Species at Risk Act — S-15.3 2
Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. action plan means an action plan included in the public registry under subsection 50(3) and includes any amendment to it included in the public registry under section 52. ( plan d’action ) alternative measures means measures, other than judicial proceedings, that are used to deal with a person who is alleged to have committed an offence. ( mesures de rechange ) aquatic species means a wildlife species that is a fish, as defined in section 2 of the Fisheries Act , or a marine plant, as defined in section 47 of that Act. ( espèce aquatique ) Attorney General means the Attorney General of Canada or, for the purposes of sections 108 to 113, an agent of the Attorney General of Canada. ( procureur général ) Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council means the Council referred to in subsection 7(1). ( Conseil canadien pour la conservation des espèces en péril ) competent minister means (a) the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency with respect to individuals in or on federal lands administered by that Agency; (b) the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans with respect to aquatic species, other than individuals mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) the Minister of the Environment with respect to all other individuals. ( ministre compétent ) conveyance means a vehicle, aircraft or water-borne craft or any other contrivance that is used to move persons or goods. ( moyen de transport ) COSEWIC means the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada established by section 14. ( COSEPAC ) critical habitat means the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species’ critical habitat in the recovery strategy or in an action plan for the species. ( habitat essentiel ) emergency order means an order made under section 80. ( décret d’urgence ) endangered species means a wildlife species that is facing imminent extirpation or extinction. ( espèce en voie de disparition ) extirpated species means a wildlife species that no longer exists in the wild in Canada, but exists elsewhere in the wild. ( espèce disparue du pays ) federal land means (a) land that belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or that Her Majesty in right of Canada has the power to dispose of, and all waters on and airspace above that land; (b) the internal waters of Canada and the territorial sea of Canada; and (c) reserves and any other lands that are set apart for the use and benefit of a band under the Indian Act , and all waters on and airspace above those reserves and lands. ( territoire domanial ) habitat means (a) in respect of aquatic species, spawning grounds and nursery, rearing, food supply, migration and any other areas on which aquatic species depend directly or indirectly in order to carry out their life processes, or areas where aquatic species formerly occurred and have the potential to be reintroduced; and (b) in respect of other wildlife species, the area or type of site where an individual or wildlife species naturally occurs or depends on directly or indirectly in order to carry out its life processes or formerly occurred and has the potential to be reintroduced. ( habitat ) individual means an individual of a wildlife species, whether living or dead, at any developmental stage and includes larvae, embryos, eggs, sperm, seeds, pollen, spores and asexual propagules. ( individu ) land claims agreement means a land claims agreement within the meaning of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( accord sur des revendications territoriales ) List means the List of Wildlife Species at Risk set out in Schedule 1. ( liste ) listed means listed on the List. ( inscrite ) Minister means the Minister of the Environment. ( ministre ) offence means an offence under this Act. ( infraction ) provincial minister means any minister of the government of a province who is responsible for the conservation and manag