The results of prosecutions during the last three years are summarized as 

 follows : 



1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 



Number of Seizures 2,424 2,050 2,186 



Number of Convictions 2,160 2,019 2,045 



Cases Dismissed 126 56 66 



Convictions reported by the R.C.M.P. re 



Migratory Bird Regulations 47 30 34 



Seizures, from persons unknown 139 37 58 



Convictions for licence offences, particularly for hunting or fishing without 

 a licence, but also loaning a licence, continues to constitute a major part of the 

 enforcement record. Such offences do not affect the supply of game or fish, but 

 are very important since, as a matter of principle, every sportsman should accept 

 the responsibility of paying his share. 



Comparison of Licence Offences During a Three-Year Period 



Percent Percent Percent 



1960-61 Frequency 1961-62 Frequency 1962-63 Frequency 



TOTAL 681 31.5 385 19.0 449 21.9 



Percent frequency is based upon comparison with the total of all convictions 

 in each year. While there has been a drop from 1960-61 to 1961-62 of almost 

 12 percent, in the year 1962-63 there has been a slight upward trend. The 

 increasing interest of the public in outdoor recreation may mean increasing aware- 

 ness of the need to be properly licensed. The reduction in this type of offence over 

 a two-year period as compared with the situation in 1960-61 is gratifying. 



Offences against the fishing regulations of frequent occurrence, (other than 

 with respect to licences), were as follows: 



1. Possessing an overlimit of fish 132 



2. Angling with more than one line 81 



3. Taking fish by means other than angling 64 



4. Possessing fish in a closed season 59 



5. Possessing a fish spear within 50 feet of the water's edge, during 

 prohibited hours 38 



6. Using a net without the authority of a licence 35 



7. Taking fish during a closed season 30 



8. Illegal possession of bait fish 22 



9. Taking fish by means of set lines 10 



10. Attempting to take fish by means of artificial lights 9 



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