“The appellant, a native, was charged with selling 10 salmon caught under the authority of an Indian food fish licence, contrary to s. 27(5) of the British Columbia Fishery (General) Regulations, which prohibited the sale or barter of fish caught under such a licence. The restrictions imposed by s. 27(5) were alleged to infringe the appellant’s aboriginal right to sell fish and accordingly were invalid because they violated s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982.” Supreme Court of Canada ruling:
