Thats what I was told to do but too late, wife had sent in the fine payment.
I'm not trying to make excuses for being non-compliant with the law..I try to be in accordance with all regs.
However, theres so much promo for the public working with enforcement..TIPS lines, private property access, all the booths at the shows, etc etc yet there dosnt always seem to be any common sense when applying the law.
One of the co-owners of our property north of London was in the bush during deer season. He had his licence and tag, and was hunting in the morning. It was raining a bit, so he came back to his truck which was half way back in the bush..its a sugar bush so it has wide trails for the tractor. Being a farmer, he had a bucket of black walnuts and was heeling them in a spot he wanted to grow some walnut trees. Because it was raining, he put his muzzle loader in the truck. Unbeknownst to him, a MNR C.O had come into the bush, saw him and the truck, and without speaking to Scott, checked the truck and saw the gun. He removed the gun and checked it--it was loaded with a cap on the nipple--its an old Hawkins style rifle. Scott eventually saw him, went over and was charged with having a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle. This is in the back of a bush 1/2 mile from any road on a bush lane. ...not on or close to a traveled road.
Scott did go to court where he challenged the intent of the law..being to prevent road hunting. The judge agreed in principle but felt he had to uphold the letter of the law. Scott was allowed to plead no-contest and was fined $10, with nothing attatched to his record. The C.O was berated in court by the judge for wasting the courts time.
