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Presumption

Cap. 220, s. 17 · Revised Edition 2020

Where any person is found in possession of any wildlife or other thing in respect of which a wildlife offence has been committed, he shall, unless he can prove that he came by the wildlife or other thing innocently and without knowledge of the offence, be presumed to have committed the offence. It shall be a sufficient defence to show that he came by the thing prior to the commencement of this Act.
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