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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
After starting the thread, and then arguing that the rumors about the course being mandatory for all hunters, the OP apparently has learned that he was incorrect, and has deleted the thread. 
I am sure that the F&W staff will be pleased, as I was told by the head office in Edmonton, that they have been on the phone for two days straight reassuring people that the regulation has not changed, and that only first time hunters require the course.It didn't help that AHEIA, was telling people that the course has been mandatory for all hunters since 1964. |
The thread on AHA is still up there, this is what F&W has to say about things,
“As with most application processes, there are instances where applicants provide false information or circumvent the eligibility criteria. If an officer suspects there is an eligibility concern, they may initiate an investigation to confirm ones eligibility and may require a hunter to prove their eligibility.
Section 15 of the Wildlife Act defines the offence of applying for, obtain or hold a licence when ineligible, this is a $115 specified penalty:
Ineligibility for licence or permit
15 A person who is not eligible to hold a licence or permit shall
not apply for, obtain or hold a licence or permit or a document that,
but for that ineligibility, would be a licence or permit.
Should a subject use or harvest wildlife with an ineligible licence, then the licence would be considered null and void and a hunt without licence offence would apply and result in a court appearance:
Hunting without licence
24(1) Subject to subsection (3), a person shall not hunt wildlife
unless the person holds a licence authorizing the person, or is
authorized by or under a licence, to hunt wildlife of that kind.”