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Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
interpretation services means an activity that involves the interpretation of wildlife and is carried out in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area; ( services d’interprétation )
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lead jig means a weighted hook, used for fishing, that weighs less than 50 g and contains more than 1% lead by weight; ( turlutte plombée )
Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
lead sinker means a sinker that weighs less than 50 g and contains more than 1% lead by weight; ( lest en plomb )
Wildlife Area Regulations — (a)
non-toxic shot means any shot composed, by weight, of (a) up to 100% iron, tungsten, tin or bismuth, alone or in any combination of those substances, (b) not more than 45% copper, (c) not more than 40% nickel, (d) not more than 7% Nylon 6, Nylon 11 or ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, alone or in any combination of those substances, and (e) not more than1% all other substances combined; ( grenaille non toxique )
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residence has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act ; ( résidence )
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senior means a person who is 65 years of age or over; ( aîné )
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sinker means an object used to sink a fishing line; ( pesée )
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special-activity interpretation services [Repealed, SOR/99-95, s. 1]
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steel shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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student means a person who is 13 years of age or over but under 18 years of age, or a person who holds a valid student identification card from a recognized educational institution; ( étudiant )
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toxic shot means shot, other than non-toxic shot; ( grenaille toxique )
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tungsten-bronze-iron shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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tungsten-iron-nickel-copper shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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tungsten-iron shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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tungsten-matrix shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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tungsten-nickel-iron shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
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tungsten-polymer shot [Repealed, SOR/2020-256, s. 3]
Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
wildlife area means an area of public lands set out in Schedule I. ( réserve d’espèces sauvages )
Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
wildlife area officer [Repealed, SOR/94-594, s. 4]
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3
3 (1) Subject to subsections 3.1 (1) to (3) and sections 3.6 and 3.7, no person shall do any of the following in any wildlife area except in accordance with a permit issued under section 4 or section 8.1 : (a) introduce any living organism whose presence is likely to result in harm to any wildlife or the degradation of any wildlife residence or wildlife habitat; (b) hunt, fish or trap; (c) have in their possession any equipment that could be used for hunting, fishing or trapping; (d) have in their possession, while fishing, any lead sinkers or lead jigs; (e) have in their possession any wildlife, carcass, nest, egg or a part of any of those things; (f) carry on any agricultural activity, graze livestock or harvest any natural or cultivated crop; (g) bring a domestic animal with hooves into the wildlife area; (h) allow any domestic animal to run at large or keep any domestic animal on a leash that is longer than three metres; (i) carry on any recreational activities, including swimming, camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and skating; (j) participate in a group meal or group event involving 15 or more people; (k) light or maintain a fire; (l) operate a conveyance — including a conveyance without a driver on board — other than an aircraft; (m) conduct a take-off or landing of an aircraft, including a remotely piloted aircraft; (n) operate on land or in the water a remotely controlled self-propelled device or set in motion on land or in the water an autonomous self-propelled device; (o) remove, damage or destroy any poster or sign or any fence, building or other structure; (p) sell, or offer for sale, any goods or services; (q) carry on any industrial activity; (r) disturb or remove any soil, sand, gravel or other material; (s) dump or deposit any waste material, or any substance that would degrade or alter the quality of the environment; (t) remove, damage or destroy any artifact or natural object; or (u) carry out any other activity that is likely to disturb, damage, destroy or remove from the wildlife area any wildlife — whether alive or dead — wildlife residence or wildlife habitat. (2) No person shall, except in accordance with a permit issued under section 4 or section 8.1 , hunt or fish from outside the wildlife area for wildlife located in the wildlife area. 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 SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.1
3.1 (1) The activities set out in Schedule I.1 in relation to any wildlife area that is listed in that Schedule may be carried out in that wildlife area, subject to any conditions that are specified in that Schedule for those activities in that wildlife area. (2) The activities must be carried out in a manner that minimizes the adverse effects on any wildlife, wildlife residence or wildlife habitat. (3) The activities may be carried out in that wildlife area only from sunrise to sunset, unless otherwise specified in Schedule I.1. (4) For greater certainty, a permit issued under section 4 or section 8.1 is not required for those activities. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.2
3.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if an activity referred to in subsection 3(1) is described in Schedule I.1 as being authorized in a wildlife area at a designated location or during a designated period, the Minister may designate the applicable location or period for that activity. (2) The Minister shall, when designating a location or a period, take the following into consideration: (a) the health and safety of all persons in the wildlife area; (b) the conservation and protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat; (c) any research, conservation and interpretation activities that are in progress in or planned for the wildlife area; (d) the security of physical assets in the wildlife area; (e) the integrity of objects and infrastructure in the wildlife area; (f) any existing agreements with respect to the wildlife area; and (g) the compatibility of the activity in question with other activities that are authorized to be carried out in the wildlife area. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.3
3.3 (1) No person shall enter any of the following wildlife areas except in accordance with a permit issued under section 4: (a) Country Island National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 8 of Part I of Schedule I; (a.1) Isle Haute National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 9 of Part I of Schedule I; (a.2) Îles de la Paix National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 3 of Part III of Schedule I; (b) Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 2 of Part IV of Schedule I; (c) Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 6 of Part IV of Schedule I; (d) Scotch Bonnet Island National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 9 of Part IV of Schedule I; (e) St-Denis National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 4 of Part VI of Schedule I; (f) Meanook National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 2 of Part VII of Schedule I; (g) Canadian Forces Base Suffield National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 4 of Part VII of Schedule I; (g.1) Edéhzhíe National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 1 of Part IX of Schedule I; (h) Akpait National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 1 of Part XI of Schedule I; (i) Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 2 of Part XI of Schedule I; (j) Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 3 of Part XI of Schedule I; (k) Nanuit Itillinga National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 4 of Part XI of Schedule I; and (l) Nirjutiqarvik National Wildlife Area, as set out in item 5 of Part XI of Schedule I. (2) No person shall enter St. Paul Island National Wildlife Area or Mohawk Island National Wildlife Area during the period beginning on April 1 in any year and ending on August 31 in the same year except in accordance with a permit issued under section 4. SOR/2020-256, s. 4 SOR/2022-90, s. 1 SOR/2024-271, s. 1
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.4
3.4 Sections 3 and 3.3 do not apply in respect of an activity carried out for the purpose of ensuring public safety or national security or in response to an emergency. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.5
3.5 (1) Paragraphs 3 (1)(b), (c), (e), (g) to (i), (k) to (o), (r), (t) and (u) and section 3.3 do not apply in respect of a federal or provincial enforcement officer when they are performing their duties or functions or a person who is acting under the direction or control of that enforcement officer. (2) Section 3.3 does not apply in respect of an employee of the Department of the Environment who, in the course of performing their duties or functions, is carrying out a wildlife research, conservation or interpretation activity or a person who is acting under the direction or control of that employee. (3) Section 3.3 does not apply in respect of a person who, on behalf of a representative of the government of Canada and in the course of their duties or functions, is carrying out an activity relating to the maintenance of a wildlife area. (4) A person referred to in subsection (2) or (3) may, in the course of their duties or functions in a wildlife area, (a) despite paragraph 3 (1)(l), operate a conveyance with a driver on board, other than an aircraft; and (b) despite paragraph 3 (1)(o), remove, damage or destroy a poster or sign. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.6
3.6 (1) If a domestic animal is at large in a wildlife area and a wildlife officer has reasonable grounds to conclude that the animal has an owner, the officer may (a) capture the animal if the owner (i) is present but is unable or unwilling to capture the animal within a reasonable time, or (ii) is not present or is unknown; (b) require the owner to remove the animal from the wildlife area if the owner is present; (c) impound the animal at the expense of the owner if the owner is not present; (d) if the animal is injured, obtain medical care for the animal at the expense of the owner if the owner is known; and (e) destroy the animal if it poses a danger to any person, any other domestic animal or any wildlife and the owner (i) is present but is unable or unwilling to capture the animal within a reasonable time, or (ii) is not present or is unknown. (2) If a domestic animal is at large in a wildlife area and a wildlife officer has no reasonable grounds to conclude that the animal has an owner, the officer may (a) capture the animal; (b) impound the animal; (c) if the animal is injured, obtain medical care for the animal; or (d) destroy the animal if it poses a danger to any person, any other domestic animal or any wildlife. (3) For the purposes of this section, the owner of an animal includes the person who is responsible for it. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.7
3.7 A wildlife officer, an employee referred to in subsection 3.5(2) or a person acting under the direction or control of the officer or the employee, may capture or destroy, in a wildlife area, any wildlife that is not indigenous to that wildlife area and is likely to cause immediate harm to indigenous wildlife or immediately degrade its habitat. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3.8
3.8 (1) The Minister may temporarily close all or any part of a wildlife area if (a) there is a risk of harm to wildlife, including as a result of an outbreak of disease; (b) there is a natural disaster or any other major emergency; or (c) there is a risk to public safety or national security. (2) The Minister shall give notice in writing to the public of (a) the temporary closure of all or any part of a wildlife area under subsection (1); and (b) the reopening of all or any part of a wildlife area. (3) The written notice shall be posted at the entrance or boundary of the wildlife area or published on a federal government website or on other media. (4) No person shall enter a wildlife area or any part of it that has been closed under subsection (1), other than a person referred to in section 3.5 . SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 4
4 (1) The Minister may, on application, issue a permit to a person or a government body for any activity referred to in section 3 or 3.3 if (a) in the case where the purpose of the proposed activity is to promote the conservation or protection of wildlife or wildlife habitat, (i) the benefits that the proposed activity is likely to have for the conservation or protection of wildlife or wildlife habitat outweigh any adverse effects that it is likely to have on wildlife or wildlife habitat, and (ii) there are no alternatives to the proposed activity that would be likely to produce the same or equivalent benefits for the conservation or protection of wildlife or wildlife habitat but would be likely to have less significant adverse effects; and (b) in any other case, (i) taking into consideration the measures described in paragraph (2)(d), the adverse effects that the proposed activity is likely to have on wildlife or wildlife habitat would not compromise their conservation, and (ii) there are no alternatives to the proposed activity that would allow the applicant to achieve the same outcome but would likely have less significant adverse effects on wildlife or wildlife habitat. (2) The application must be in a form approved by the Minister and include the following information: (a) the applicant’s contact information; (b) details regarding the activity that the applicant proposes to carry out, including (i) the purpose of the activity, (ii) the location where it will be carried out, (iii) the conveyances and devices that will be used, including remotely piloted aircraft and self-propelled terrestrial or aquatic devices, whether those devices are remotely controlled or autonomous, (iv) the types of equipment that will be used, and (v) the number of persons who will be carrying out the activity and their qualifications in relation to the activity; (c) details regarding the effects that the activity is likely to have on wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area, including the likelihood that those effects will occur and their scope; and (d) details regarding the measures that will be taken by the applicant to monitor the effects referred to in paragraph (c) and to prevent or, if prevention is not feasible, to mitigate any adverse effects. SOR/78-466, s. 1(F); SOR/82-871, s. 1; SOR/94-594, s. 6(F) SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 4.1
4.1 Before issuing a permit under subsection 4 (1), the Minister shall, for the purpose of evaluating the effects that a proposed activity is likely to have on wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area and determining whether the effects are adverse, take the following into consideration: (a) the likelihood that those effects will occur and their scope; (b) the capacity of the wildlife or wildlife habitat to recover or to be restored, if the effects occur; and (c) the cumulative effects of the activity when combined with the effects of other activities carried out in the wildlife area. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 4.2
4.2 (1) A permit must include the condition that the permit holder must notify the Minister of any change to any information provided in the application for the permit. (2) A permit may include conditions with respect to (a) the locations, dates, duration and frequency of the activity that may be carried out under the permit, the method by which the activity may be carried out and the types of equipment, devices and conveyances that may be used to carry out the activity; (b) the measures that the permit holder must take to (i) monitor the effects that the activity is likely to have on wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area, and (ii) prevent or, if prevention is not feasible, mitigate any adverse effects; (c) the reports that the permit holder must provide to the Minister with respect to the activity, including its actual and likely effects on wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area; and (d) the minimum or maximum number of persons that may carry out the activity and the qualifications they must have. SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 5
5 Any person carrying out activities authorized by a permit shall (a) have a copy of the permit in their possession at all times when they are in the wildlife area; and (b) show a copy of the permit to a wildlife officer on request. SOR/78-466, s. 1(F); SOR/94-594, ss. 7, 11(F) SOR/2020-256, s. 4
Wildlife Area Regulations — 6
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.
Wildlife Area Regulations — 7
7 (1) The Minister may suspend a permit if (a) it is necessary to do so for the conservation or protection of wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area; or (b) the permit holder has failed to comply with any condition of the permit. (2) The permit is suspended until the day on which the Minister notifies the permit holder that the suspension is lifted. (3) The Minister shall lift the suspension when the grounds for the suspension no longer exist or when the permit holder has taken the measures necessary to remedy the situation on which the suspension was based. SOR/78-466, s. 1(F); SOR/82-871, s. 2; SOR/94-594, s. 8 SOR/2020-256, s. 5
Wildlife Area Regulations — 8
8 The Minister may revoke a permit if (a) it is necessary to do so for the conservation or protection of wildlife or wildlife habitat in the wildlife area; (b) there are grounds on which to suspend the permit under subsection 7 (1) and the permit has been suspended at least twice before; (c) the permit has been suspended for at least six months; or (d) the permit holder has provided false or misleading information. SOR/78-466, s. 1(F); SOR/94-594, s. 11(F) SOR/2020-256, s. 5
Wildlife Area Regulations — 8.1
8.1 (1) The Minister may, on application, issue a permit to hunt migratory game birds in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area to an applicant, who is chosen by lot, subject to the following conditions: (a) the application for a permit for a particular year must be submitted to the Minister during the period beginning on February 15 and ending on April 30 of that year; (b) the applicant must be a resident of Canada; (c) only one application is to be accepted from an applicant during the application period referred to in paragraph (a); and (d) the completed application must be accompanied by the non-refundable application fee set out in item 1 of Schedule III. (2) The permit must indicate the period for which it is valid and set out the names of the guests of the permit holder, if any. (3) The permit holder shall comply with the following conditions: (a) on receipt of the permit, the permit holder shall pay the applicable fee set out for the permit in item 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule III and they and their guests shall sign the permit; and (b) the permit holder shall carry a signed copy of the permit while hunting under the authority of the permit in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area. SOR/81-421, s. 1; SOR/83-716, s. 1; SOR/84-705, s. 1; SOR/85-899, s. 1; SOR/86-859, s. 1; SOR/91-480, s. 1; SOR/94-450, s. 1; SOR/98-431, s. 1 SOR/2020-256, s. 5
Wildlife Area Regulations — 8.2
8.2 No person shall hunt migratory game birds in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area except in a blind approved by the Minister. SOR/81-421, s. 1 SOR/2020-256, s. 52(F)
Wildlife Area Regulations — 8.3
8.3 (1) Every person who enters Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area shall pay the applicable amount, if any, set out in item 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule II. (2) Every person who requests naturalist services shall pay the amount set out in item 5 of Schedule II. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply when the entrance gate to the wildlife area is open and no attendant is present. SOR/95-78, s. 2; SOR/99-95, s. 2; SOR/2003-296, s. 1; SOR/2018-113, s. 2 SOR/2020-256, s. 6 SOR/2020-256, s. 52(F)
Wildlife Area Regulations — 1
1 John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area Being all that parcel of land, in the County of Cumberland, expropriated by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, according to an expropriation document registered in the Registry of Deeds at Amherst, in Exp. Book — page 19, as number 338-1967.
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Being all that parcel of land, in the County of Cumberland, expropriated by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, according to an expropriation document registered in the Registry of Deeds at Amherst, in Exp. Book — page 19, as number 338-1967.
Wildlife Area Regulations — 2
2 Sand Pond National Wildlife Area Being all that parcel of land, in the County of Yarmouth, in the vicinity of Argyle Settlement, shown bordered green on a plan signed by Walter E. Servant, Nova Scotia Land Surveyor, October 21, 1966, and recorded as 55627 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa; said parcel containing 1315.5 acres, more or less, including the beds of any lakes or streams lying therein.
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Being all that parcel of land, in the County of Yarmouth, in the vicinity of Argyle Settlement, shown bordered green on a plan signed by Walter E. Servant, Nova Scotia Land Surveyor, October 21, 1966, and recorded as 55627 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa; said parcel containing 1315.5 acres, more or less, including the beds of any lakes or streams lying therein.
Wildlife Area Regulations — 3
3 Boot Island National Wildlife Area All that lot of land and premises commonly known as Bout Island (sometimes called Boot Island), in Kings County, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, little Bout Island so-called and all salt marsh land, dyke land and upland connected with the aforesaid Islands the same being located at the junction of the Gaspereaux River and the Avon River at the point where the said Rivers empty into the Minas Basin; said lot containing about 144 hectares (356 acres).
Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
All that lot of land and premises commonly known as Bout Island (sometimes called Boot Island), in Kings County, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, little Bout Island so-called and all salt marsh land, dyke land and upland connected with the aforesaid Islands the same being located at the junction of the Gaspereaux River and the Avon River at the point where the said Rivers empty into the Minas Basin; said lot containing about 144 hectares (356 acres).
Wildlife Area Regulations — 4
4 Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area All those parcels of land, in the County of Cumberland, bordered by a heavy line according to plan 66185 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa; Saving and Excepting thereout from the above Parcel I as shown on Plan of Survey, surveyed by Gerald MacDougall, N.S.L.S., said plan filed with the Department of Public Works and Government Services as S-585, containing about 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres). Said remainder containing together about 580.5 hectares (1433.8 acres).
Wildlife Area Regulations — Wildlife Area Regulations
All those parcels of land, in the County of Cumberland, bordered by a heavy line according to plan 66185 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa;