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(b) That the prov^isioa of Section 65 (Trespass) would not apply in the case of person^ 

 travelling oa water with fishing tackle so encased or dismantled as to prevent its 

 use whil^ in transit. 



Regulatioas additional to those already referred to in other portions of this report were 

 adopted, and provided : — 



(a) An open season for black and grey squirrels in Southern Ontario, on November 

 5th, 6th, and 7th, 1942^ with a bag limit of five per day. 



(b) That it would be unlawful for any person to take minnows in excess of a total 

 weight of forty pounds from the waters of Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, 

 during the period from October 1st, 1942, to March 31st, 1943. 



(c) That it would be unlawful to hunt deer or moose in the open season in the territory- 

 lying within one and ;one-half miles on either side of Highway No. 70, between 

 Kenora and Fort Frances. 



(d) That certain Townships in the District of Algoma, as enumerated, be transferred 

 from Division "C" to Division "B" for the purpose of the open season for deer 

 and moose. 



ENFORCEMENT 



Enforcement of provisions of the Game and Fisheries Act and other legislation which 

 has been provided for the protection of game and fish in Ontario, such as the Migratory Birds 

 Convention Act and the Dominion Special Fishery Regulations, is assigned to the regular 

 8taff of Game and Fisheries Overseers, and the services performed by the members of this 

 branch of Departmental services play an important part in maintaining and improving our 

 efforts towards the conservation and preservation of the game and fish resources of this 

 Province. These services are augmented by the co-operation provided thoughout the year 

 by members of the Ontario Provincial Police Force, and by the services of seasonal overseers 

 who are engaged periodically, but more particularly for the purpose of providing additional 

 patrol services through the critical fish spawning periods in the spring of the year. Considerable 

 assistance is also received from the many hundreds of interested persoas who voluntarily act 

 as Deputy Game and Fishery Wardens, without remuneration, under the authority of their 

 annual appointments. Quite a proportion of the.se Deputy Game Wardeas are appointed on 

 the recommendation of the Municipal Councils of the Townships which have been established 

 as Regulated Game Preserve Areas and for the most part these appointees are active only in 

 the Townships in which they reside. 



The duties of the officers to whom is entrusted this work of enforcement are greatly 

 assisted by reason of the active co-opferation received by them from the majority of sportsmen 

 who in more recent years have become convinced of the necessity for proper observance of 

 the various provisions bf the Game and Fisheries Act which are essential for the adequate 

 protection and conservation of thia division of our natural resources. Such a satisfactory 

 condition is to a very great extent attributable to the educational programmes undertaken by 

 the Fish and Game Protective Aasociations, and other organizations having similar objectives, 

 and which associatioas and organizatioas now exist in practically every section of Ontario. 



Nevertheless it is still true that there are occasioas on which it is necessary for our 

 enforcement officers to make seizures and undertake subsequent prosecutions for offences 

 iuvolviuK violations of provisions of this protective legislation. 



During the period covered by this report the seizure of articles from offenders was 

 reported in a total of 1448 cases. Such seizures were made by Game and Fisheries Overseers 



