(d) provision of a license to permit the rearJ.ng and sale of certain game 

 fish , and 



(e) provision of a section which provides for the offence of careless hunting. 

 A major responsibility of the Field Services Section is to study the results 



of legal actions initiated by the conservation officer staff and those who assist 

 them, with a view to reducing the number of infractions. 



The results of actions by conservation officers in the fiscal year 1960-61 

 are as follows: • 



Number of seizures 2,^^24 



Number of convictions 2,i6u 



Number of cases dismissed 126 



Seizures from persons unknown 139 



Seizures made, no action taken 6 



Convictions reported by the R.C.M.P. in respect 

 of offences against Migratory Bird Regulations 47 

 The total number of seizures and total number of cases dealt with do not 

 correspond since convictions may be registered tor more than one offence in con- 

 nection with a single seizure, or may be registered when no seizure is made at all, 



Of 2,160 convictions obtained, 68i (31.8%) were for hunting, fishing or 

 trapping without a license, or tor transferring a license. License offences may 

 be grouped as follows: 



Fishing without a license 183 

 Hunting without a license 482 

 Trapping without a license 16 

 Residents of Ontario do not require an angling license unless they are fish- 

 ing in Algonquin, Superior or Ouetico Parks. Only 5 offences were recorded tor 

 failure to have a park angling license, while 129 occurred when non-residents 

 failed to provide themselves with an angling license. Most of these offences 

 occur in border waters; with the Lake Erie and Konptville Districts having most 

 cases. 



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