Wildlife Area Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1609)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2010-06-03. Previous Versions

GENERAL PROHIBITIONS

  • 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, in any wildlife area,

    • (a) hunt or fish,

    • (b) be in possession of any firearm, slingshot, bow and arrow, shot other than non-toxic shot or any instrument that could be used for the purpose of hunting,

    • (b.1) be in possession of, while fishing, any lead sinkers or lead jigs that weigh less than 50 grams,

    • (c) have in his possession any animal, carcass, nest, egg or a part of any of those things,

    • (d) damage, destroy or remove a plant,

    • (e) carry on any agricultural activity, graze livestock or harvest any natural or cultivated crop,

    • (f) allow any domestic animal to run at large,

    • (g) swim, picnic, camp or carry on any other recreational activity or light or maintain a fire,

    • (h) operate a conveyance,

    • (i) destroy or molest animals or carcasses, nests or eggs thereof,

    • (j) remove, deface, damage or destroy any artifact, natural object, building, fence, poster, sign or other structure,

    • (k) carry on any commercial or industrial activity,

    • (l) disturb or remove any soil, sand, gravel or other material, or

    • (m) dump or deposit any rubbish, waste material or substance that would degrade or alter the quality of the environment,

    unless he does so under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Minister pursuant to section 4.

  • (2) Where the Minister has published a notice in a local newspaper or posted a notice at the entrance of any wildlife area or on the boundary of any part thereof permitting an activity described in subsection (1), any person may carry on the activity described in the notice if the activity is carried on in accordance with the notice.

  • SOR/78-408, s. 2;
  • SOR/78-466, s. 1(F);
  • SOR/94-594, ss. 5, 10, 11(F);
  • SOR/96-442, s. 2;
  • SOR/97-439, s. 2.

PERMITS

4. The Minister may, on application, issue a permit to any person authorizing that person to carry on an activity described in section 3 in any wildlife area where that activity will not interfere with the conservation of wildlife.

  • SOR/78-466, s. 1(F);
  • SOR/82-871, s. 1;
  • SOR/94-594, s. 6(F).

5. A person to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to section 4 shall

  • (a) have the permit in his possession at all times while in the wildlife area; and

  • (b) show the permit to any wildlife officer immediately on request.

  • SOR/78-466, s. 1(F);
  • SOR/94-594, ss. 7, 11(F).

6. Every permit expires on the expiry date set out in the permit or, where a permit does not contain an expiry date, on December 31st of the year in which it was issued.

7. The Minister may cancel or suspend a permit where it is necessary to do so for the conservation of wildlife or wildlife habitat in a wildlife area.

  • SOR/78-466, s. 1(F);
  • SOR/82-871, s. 2;
  • SOR/94-594, s. 8.