Saturday, September 3, 2011

Southeast charter guide fined $520 after plea

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Gustavus
Type: Conviction
On 8/25/11 Steve E. Petty, 42, of Gustavus, entered a no contest plea in Hoonah District Court to one count of failing to carry proof of a sportfish charter business license and one count of making a false statement on his 2011 sportfish license. Petty was initially contacted as he actively guided paying sportfish charter clients near Goose Island in Icy Strait on 7/16/11. Petty was fined a total of $520 for both offenses.

2 comments:

  1. In other news the kodiak drag fleet continues to criminally underreported their catch of Halibut enroute to fulfilling their TAC of Flatfish and Cod.

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  2. What was the false statement on his sportfishing license? Let me quess - he claimed he was a state resident?

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