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$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
Daniel Gazzola was fined $50,000 and banned from hunting for 10 years for multiple Wildlife Act offences including killing a female mountain goat and her kid.
- Dec. 15, 2025, Daniel Gazzola pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court to five counts under the Wildlife Act, receiving $10,000 fines per count and a 10-year hunting ban in B.C.
- The agency says the offences involved hunting a female mountain goat and its kid outside open season, discharging a firearm within 100 metres of residences, and four people charged.
- Other defendants in the probe faced penalties as Nicole Elie Rogers pleaded guilty earlier this month, fined $7,000 and banned from hunting for three years, while Cole Rogozinski received a $7,000 fine for a false statement offence.
- The provincial agency says most of the fines will go to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Gazzola must submit an apology letter to the Conservation Officer Service.
- A fourth individual is scheduled for trial in June 2026, signaling ongoing prosecutions; the case remains active with four people charged, the Canadian Press reported Dec. 15, 2025.
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