Coaldale Taxidermist to pay $20,000 for violating federal wildlife laws
Jan 23, 2019 | 5:43 AM
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COALDALE – A man from Coaldale has been sentenced and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for importing a black bear hide from Alaska.
He was convicted Jan.18, under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.
He also had to forfeit the hide.
According to a news release from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fredrick Thomson has also been prohibited from hunting outside of Canada for two years and must not import or export animals or their parts from Canada for two years for reasons not related to his taxidermy business.
