Ryan Owen Millar was sentenced to 30 days in jail and received an $11,000 fine and a 20-year ban on hunting and possessing weapons
A Tofino man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for killing a bear and its cub in what the Conservation Officer Service is calling a “precedent-setting case.”
There is no open season for wildlife within 100 metres of a dwelling or occupied outbuilding, nor is there an open season for a black bear less than two years of age, or a bear in the company of a bear under two, the Conservation Officer Service said. “I think it sends a very strong message to the public that if you’re going to commit an offence, be prepared that this is a very possible outcome,” Eichstadter said.
The witness, Thomas Funk, told the court that he and his spouse heard a noise from the property next door and saw two black bears about five metres up in a tree. Funk said he noticed Millar also watching the animals and then going into his house to retrieve a couple of bows. Shortly after the police visit, Funk saw a white truck pull into Millar’s driveway and it appeared that hunting gear and weapons were being removed from the home, as well as the body of a small dead bear, he said.
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