Offence respecting sale of wildlife or trout
51(1)Every person commits an offence who at any time
(a)
offers or exposes for sale, trade or barter, or purchases or offers to purchase, the carcass or any part thereof of wildlife; or
(b)
offers or exposes for sale, trade or barter or purchases or offers to purchase trout unless the trout has been imported or raised artificially in licensed ponds as prescribed by regulation.
(a)
having lawfully taken wildlife pursuant to this Act, offers or exposes for sale, trade or barter the pelt thereof to a licensed fur trader,
(b)
having lawfully taken bear, deer or moose pursuant to this Act, offers or exposes for sale, trade or barter the hide of the bear, deer or moose to a licensed hide dealer, or
(c)
having lawfully taken wildlife under this Act, offers or exposes for sale, trade or barter the carcass or any part of the carcass of the wildlife to a licensed fur trader in accordance with the regulations,
does not commit an offence under paragraph (1)(
a).
1983, c.33, s.15; 1991, c.43, s.11; 1997, c.1, s.15; 2001, c.18, s.4