A Minnesota man has been fined $1,500 for a bait violation in northwestern Ontario.
This past June, border agents at the Fort Frances port of entry inspected a vehicle and discovered two containers of live leeches in a cooler.
Conservation officers found out that Duane T. Hanson of Spicer was planning to use the leeches while fishing in Ontario waters.
The province reminds anglers that importing live organisms can introduce invasive species to our lakes.
