WINNIPEG- The Manitoba government is now requiring vendors who sell bear repellent to obtain photo identification from customers in an effort to curb a rash of attacks involving the spray.   Retailers also will have to submit the buyer’s information to the provincial government and register the serial numbers for any sale of more than two cans.   Buyers will have to specify the intended use of the bear spray.   Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says the new requirements should deter people from using bear spray illegally, but not prohibit legal purchases.   He adds that the province is considering an age requirement to purchase bear spray in Manitoba.   The Progressive Conservative government is also asking the federal government to consider stronger restrictions on the online sale of bear

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