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Nova Scotia Court Fines Carey Robichaud $1,500 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act

On July 19^th, 2006, in Provincial Court, Comeauville, Nova Scotia , Carey Robichaud, of St- Bernard, Nova Scotia, entered a guilty plea to a charge of violating subsection 14.(1) of the Fish Inspection Regulations, an offence under the Fish Inspection Act.

The court sentenced the accused to a fine of $1500 and forfeiture of illegal clams seized by CFIA inspectors.

Subsection 14.(1) of the Fish Inspection Regulations states:

No person shall export fish, process fish for export or store fish for export unless the processing or storing of that fish is carried out in a registered establishment.

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For more information contact:

Michael Bourque, Area Manager,
Enforcement and Investigation Services
Moncton, N.B.
Tel.: (506) 851-3577