>> As Dave said, who's going to enforce it? How are they going to physically catch some who decides to avoid interrogation by heading into the marshes, tiny creeks or even a marina or wherever. And what are they going to do if they catch a violator, revoke their license, fine them, confiscate their boat/equipment? Hey, take the license, try to collect the fine (out of state/country), and my property should be protected the constiution. They don't confiscate cars do they (except the drug runners which still seems like a constituional violation). I don't think any country needs or wants more laws, rules or regulations that can't be enforced. >> ************************************************************************** * A former BWCAW ranger whom I know says don't mess with the Canadian rangers; they will confiscate your equipment on the spot if you don't have enough cash to pay the fine. You're not protected by the U.S. constitution when you are in Canada -- do you want the hassle of going to court in another country to recover your property? Note: Though the Webster-Ashburton treaty that settled the boundary between the U.S. and Canada gives citizens of either country the right to use the customary portages on the border regardless of which country the portage is in (notably on the Minnesota-Ontario border), the Canadian immigration service considers that you are in Canada as soon as you cross the line down the middle of a border lake, whereas U.S. Immigration doesn't care until you actually step on American soil. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 14 1998 - 07:57:30 PDT
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