CORNER BROOK, Newfoundland and Labrador, March 16, 2006 -
Three men from Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador, were convicted in Provincial
Court on March 10, 2006, for offences under the federal Migratory Birds
Convention Act.
George Allan Neil, 58 years old, was convicted of all 19 offences for which
he was charged under the Migratory Bird Convention Act and received a total
fine of $5,000. Mr. Neil was sentenced to three years of probation and a 10-year
prohibition during which time he is restricted from hunting or being in the
company of anyone hunting migratory birds. Mr. Neil is not permitted to hold
or use a hunting or fishing license until all fines are paid. In addition,
he has forfeited a 20-foot fibreglass boat, two motors, firearms, ammunition
and other items seized that were connected to the illegal hunting and selling
of birds.
Lyndon Scott Neil, 28 years old, was convicted of all 11 offences for which
he was charged under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. He has received a
total fine of $3,000, and was sentenced to three years of probation and a five-year
prohibition during which time he is restricted from hunting or being in the
company of anyone hunting migratory birds. Mr. Neil is not permitted to hold
or use a hunting or fishing license until all fines are paid.
Randy Chislett, 29 years old, was convicted of all seven offences for which
he was charged under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. He has received a
total fine of $3,000, was sentenced to three years of probation and a five-year
prohibition during which time he is restricted from hunting or being in the
company of anyone hunting migratory birds. Mr. Chislett is not permitted to
hold or use a hunting or fishing license until all fines are paid. In addition,
he has forfeited a shotgun, ammunition and bird pickers.
These charges were laid as the result of a three-year investigation led by
Environment Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service into the illegal hunting,
selling and trading of migratory birds on the Southwest coast of Newfoundland.
The investigation was a joint operation with the Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Natural Resources. The individuals were apprehended in April
2005, with the assistance of officers from the Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Natural Resources, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland Region.
For more information, please contact:
Ken Tucker
Canadian Wildlife Service
Atlantic Region
(709) 535-0601
