National Parks Wildlife Regulations (SOR/81-401)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2009-12-03. Previous Versions
National Parks Wildlife Regulations
SOR/81-401
Registration 1981-05-22
Regulations Respecting Wildlife in the National Parks of Canada other than Wood Buffalo National Park
P.C. 1981-1331 1981-05-21
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 7(1) of the National Parks Act, is pleased hereby to revoke the National Parks Game Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1122, and to make the annexed Regulations respecting wildlife in the National Parks of Canada other than Wood Buffalo National Park, in substitution therefor.
SHORT TITLE
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Parks Wildlife Regulations.
INTERPRETATION
2. In these Regulations,
- “Director”
“Director”[Repealed, SOR/91-421, s. 1]
- “exotic wildlife”
“exotic wildlife” means all wildlife that is not indigenous to a park or that has been declared, pursuant to these Regulations, to be exotic wildlife; (faune exotique)
- “firearm”
“firearm” means any weapon from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged and that is capable of causing injury or death to wildlife and includes anything that can be adapted for use as a firearm and anything that is designed for or capable of being used for the purpose of causing injury or death to wildlife; (arme à feu)
- “guide”
“guide” means a person who holds a valid licence issued pursuant to the National Parks Businesses Regulations to carry on the business of a guide; (guide)
- “hunt”
“hunt” means to trap, chase, pursue, worry, follow after or on the trail of, search for, shoot at, stalk, lie in wait for, or to attempt, in any manner, to capture, kill or injure any wildlife whether or not the wildlife is captured, killed or injured; (chasser)
- “hunting permit”
“hunting permit”[Repealed, SOR/91-421, s. 1]
- “loaded”
“loaded” with respect to a firearm, means that a live shell or cartridge is present in the breach, chamber or attached magazine of the firearm or that a projectile is present in the barrel of the firearm; (chargée)
- “park”
“park”[Repealed, SOR/91-421, s. 1]
- “possession”
“possession” means possession within the meaning of subsection 4(3) of the Criminal Code; (possession)
- “superintendent”
“superintendent”[Repealed, SOR/91-421, s. 1]
- “through highway”
“through highway” means
(a) the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff, Yoho, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks,
(b) the Yellowhead Highway in Jasper National Park,
(c) the Banff-Windermere Highway in Banff and Kootenay National Parks,
(d) Highways 10 and 19 in Riding Mountain National Park,
(e) the Trans-Canada Highway, the Charlottetown Highway, the East Port area Highway 310 and the Terra Nova area Highway 301 in Terra Nova National Park,
(f) Highway 114 and the unnumbered roads leading to Teahans Corner in Fundy National Park,
(g) the Cabot Trail (Highway 19) in Cape Breton Highlands National Park,
(h) Highway 132 between Cap-aux-Os and Cap-des-Rosiers in Forillon National Park,
(i) Highway 117 in Kouchibouguac National Park, or
(j) Highway 93 in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park; (route de transit)
- “traffic”
“traffic”[Repealed, SOR/2009-322, s. 16]
- “trap”
“trap” means a structure, contrivance or device that is capable of capturing wildlife by affording entrance but not exit, and includes a snare; (piège)
- “vehicle”
“vehicle” means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on land; (véhicule)
- “vessel”
“vessel” includes any boat, canoe, raft, amphibious vehicle or any other structure, other than a sea plane, used or capable of being used for transportation on water; (bateau)
- “wildlife”
“wildlife” means all wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, insects and other invertebrates and any part thereof, and includes their eggs and young; (faune ou animaux sauvages)
- SOR/84-874, s. 1;
- SOR/88-40, s. 1;
- SOR/91-421, s. 1;
- SOR/92-441, s. 1, 4(E);
- SOR/97-102, s. 1;
- SOR/2009-322, s. 16.
