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Originally Posted by troutman
The penalty for scalping:
General penalty
26 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $200 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
RSA 1980 cA-41 s22
The Crown is probably reluctant to prosecute, because the penalty is so small.
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Is this simply a ticket the police can write? Do they lose the tickets they are trying to sell?
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