Migratory Birds Regulations
5 (1) No person shall hunt a migratory bird except under authority of a permit therefor.
(2) Subject to subsection (8), no person shall hunt murres unless the person is a resident of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, holds a migratory game bird hunting permit and is hunting murres for human consumption.
(3) No person shall hunt a migratory game bird unless he is the holder of a migratory game bird hunting permit.
(4) Subject to section 23.1, no person shall in any area described in Schedule I hunt a species of migratory bird except during an open season specified in that Schedule for that area and that species.
(5) [Repealed, SOR/79-544, s. 2]
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3),
(a) an Indian or Inuk may, in any area in Canada, and
(b) a resident of the Northwest Territories who is a holder of a general hunting licence issued under the Wildlife Act of the Northwest Territories may, within the Northwest Territories,
hunt migratory game birds without a migratory game bird hunting permit.
(6.1) [Repealed, SOR/80-577, s. 3]
(7) Subsection (4) does not apply to the holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 19.
(8) Notwithstanding subsection (4) but subject to subsection (9), an Indian or Inuk may at any time, without a permit, take auks, auklets, guillemots, murres, puffins and scoters and their eggs for human food and clothing.
(9) No person shall hunt in a migratory bird sanctuary except
(a) under authority of a special permit therefor; or
(b) as provided in the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations.
(10) Subsections 5(1) and (3) do not apply to an Indian or Inuk.
(11) Despite subsections (1) and (3), a minor may hunt the migratory birds referred to in column 2 of Table I of any of Parts I to X of Schedule I, or of Table II of Part I of Schedule I, without a permit during the Waterfowler Heritage Days that are set out in that column if the person
(a) is lawfully able to hunt in the province or territory where the hunting will occur; and
(b) is accompanied by a migratory game bird hunting permit holder who is not a minor.
(12) The permit holder referred to in paragraph (11)(b) must not, during the days referred to in subsection (11),
(a) have in their possession or use a firearm while accompanying the minor; and
(b) accompany more than two minors at one time.
- SOR/78-490, s. 2
- SOR/79-544, s. 2
- SOR/80-577, s. 3
- SOR/81-641, s. 1(F)
- SOR/82-703, s. 3
- SOR/94-684, s. 5
- SOR/99-147, s. 2
- SOR/2000-331, s. 1
- SOR/2000-347, s. 2
- SOR/2001-234, s. 1
- SOR/2005-186, s. 3(E)
- SOR/2009-190, s. 1
- SOR/2013-126, s. 1
- SOR/2016-126, s. 2
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