CBC (Toronto, Ontario) 17 June 03 Man fined for having too many frogs
Toronto: A Toronto man has been fined $10,000 after police found him with a car full of frogs and turtles.
Sun Huynh, 47, was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of illegally transporting bullfrogs and snapping turtles.
Huynh was pulled over last October by York Regional Police during a routine traffic patrol in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, just north of Toronto.
Officers found 123 live bullfrogs, 10 live snapping turtles and two Midland painted turtles in Huynh's car.
The animals were seized and later returned to Lake Scugog.
Under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, a person who has a valid Ontario fishing licence can have up to 10 bullfrogs in their possession. They can also have up to five snapping turtles, but only during the July 15 to Sept. 15 open season in southern Ontario.
It is illegal to transport wildlife or fish captured during a closed season or in quantities above the legal harvest limit.
In addition to the fine, Huynh was suspended from fishing for three years.
Man fined for having too many frogs