Canada National Parks Act — N-14.01 26
Hunting, trafficking or possessing 26 (1) Except as permitted by this Act or the regulations, no person shall (a) hunt, in a park, any wild animal of a species named in Part 1 of Schedule 3; (b) traffic in or possess, in a park, any wild animal of a species named in Part 1 of Schedule 3, whether living or dead, at any developmental stage, or any egg or embryo, or any part or derivative, of any such animal; or (c) traffic in or possess any wild animal of a species named in Part 1 of Schedule 3, whether living or dead, at any developmental stage, taken from a park, or any egg or embryo, or any part or derivative, of any such animal that was taken from a park. Offence (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable (a) on conviction on indictment, (i) in the case of an individual, (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $15,000 and not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $30,000 and not more than $2,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both, (ii) in the case of a person, other than an individual or a corporation referred to in subparagraph (iii), (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $500,000 and not more than $6,000,000, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $12,000,000, and (iii) in the case of a corporation that the court has determined under section 27.1 to be a small revenue corporation, (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $75,000 and not more than $4,000,000, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $150,000 and not more than $8,000,000; or (b) on summary conviction, (i) in the case of an individual, (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $300,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more than $600,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, (ii) in the case of a person, other than an individual or a corporation referred to in subparagraph (iii), (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $100,000 and not more than $4,000,000, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $200,000 and not more than $8,000,000, and (iii) in the case of a corporation that the court has determined under section 27.1 to be a small revenue corporation, (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $25,000 and not more than $2,000,000, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $50,000 and not more than $4,000,000. Hunting, trafficking or possessing (3) Except as permitted by this Act or the regulations, no person shall (a) hunt, in a park, any wild animal of a species named in Part 2 of Schedule 3; (b) traffic in or possess, in a park, any wild animal of a species named in Part 2 of Schedule 3, whether living or dead, at any developmental stage, or any egg or embryo, or any part or derivative, of any such animal; or (c) traffic in or possess any wild animal of a species named in Part 2 of Schedule 3, whether living or dead, at any developmental stage, taken from a park, or any egg or embryo, or any part or derivative, of any such animal that was taken from a park. Offence (4) Every person who contravenes subsection (3) is guilty of an offence and liable (a) on conviction on indictment, (i) in the case of an individual, (A) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more than $750,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both, and (B) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $1,500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both, (ii) in the case