A Fort Frances man has been fined 17-hundred dollars for keeping live snapping turtles in his home. Donald Cameron was charged back in February after Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers, acting on a public tip, found the reptiles hidden in the tank of a toilet. Cameron had been convicted of a similar offence back in 2010. Snapping turtles are a special concern species under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Fort Frances man keeps snapping turtles
A Fort Frances man has been fined 17-hundred dollars for keeping live snapping turtles in his home. Donald Cameron was charged back in February after Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers, acting on a public tip, found the reptiles hidden in the tank of a toilet. Cameron had been convicted of a similar offence back in 2010. Snapping turtles are a special concern species under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act.
