Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022 — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 . ( Loi ) aircraft includes an air vehicle that does not have a pilot on board. ( aéronef ) bait means any feed, or imitation feed, that may attract migratory birds. ( appât ) chief provincial wildlife officer means a person appointed as chief or director of a provincial authority responsible for the administration of a provincial wildlife act. ( agent provincial en chef de la faune ) contact information means postal address, email address, if any, and telephone number. ( coordonnées ) daily bag limit means, in respect of a species, or group of species, of migratory game birds or murres, the maximum number of birds that a person may kill or take in a day in a given area as set out in column 5 of Table 1 or, if applicable, of Table 2 of the relevant Part of Schedule 3, for that area and that species or, if the Minister has altered the daily bag limit under section 19 , the limit established by the Minister. ( maximum de prises par jour ) egg means the egg of a migratory bird and includes parts of the egg. ( oeuf ) game officer means a person who is appointed as a game officer under section 6 of the Act. ( garde-chasse ) habitat conservation stamp means a stamp issued for the following purposes set out in the Certificate of Continuance of Wildlife Habitat Canada dated July 11, 2014, as they relate to migratory birds: (a) to promote the conservation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife habitat in order to retain the diversity, distribution and abundance of wildlife; (b) to provide a funding mechanism for the conservation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife habitat in Canada; and (c) to foster coordination and leadership in the conservation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife in Canada. ( timbre de conservation des habitats ) holder means, with respect to a permit, a person to whom a permit, that remains valid, was issued. ( titulaire ) hunt means chase, pursue, worry, follow after or on the trail of, lie in wait for, or attempt in any manner to capture, kill, take, injure or harass a migratory bird, whether or not it is captured, killed, taken, injured or harassed. ( chasser ) lure crop area means an area of cropland that, under an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province, remains unharvested for the purpose of luring migratory birds away from other unharvested crops nearby and that is designated as such an area by a sign. ( zone de cultures de diversion ) lure station area means an area established under an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province where bait is deposited for the purpose of luring migratory birds away from unharvested crops nearby, and designated as such an area by a sign. ( zone de diversion ) minor means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. ( mineur ) open season means, in respect of a species, or group of species, of migratory game birds or murres, any season during which birds of those species may be hunted in an area as set out in column 4 of Table 1 or, if applicable, Table 2, of the relevant Part of Schedule 3 or, if the Minister has altered the open season under section 19 , the open season established by the Minister. ( saison de chasse ) overabundant species means a species of migratory game bird that causes damage or is likely to cause damage to agricultural, environmental or other similar interests as a result of the rate of increase of the population of that species or the abundance of that population, and that is is set out in column 2 of Table 2 of any Part of Schedule 3. ( espèce surabondante ) permit means a permit issued under these Regulations. ( permis ) possession limit means, in respect of a species, or group of species, of migratory game birds or murres, the maximum number of birds that a person may have in their possession at any time in an area set out in column 3 of