The applicants sought judicial review of the respondent's alleged decision to allow coyote hunting contests to proceed without written authorization, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding that the respondent did not authorize the contests.
Instead, the contests proceeded without authorization, and the respondent's Enforcement Branch exercised its prosecutorial discretion not to lay charges.
The court held that this discretionary decision is immune from judicial review absent bad faith or abuse of process, which were not alleged.
