112 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, 0.1 prescribing nets for the purpose of the definition of “commercial fish net” in subsection 1 (1); 1. prescribing species for the purpose of the definition of “farmed animal” in subsection 1 (1); 2. prescribing species for the purpose of the definition of “furbearing mammal”, “game amphibian”, “game bird”, “game mammal”, “game reptile”, “specially protected amphibian”, “specially protected bird”, “specially protected invertebrate”, “specially protected mammal”, “specially protected raptor” or “specially protected reptile” in subsection 1 (1); 3. prescribing regulations made under the Fisheries Act (Canada) for the purpose of the definition of “Ontario Fishery Regulations” in subsection 1 (1); 4. prohibiting or regulating the hunting, trapping or possession of wildlife, other than, i. prescribing open seasons or closed seasons for wildlife, ii. prescribing times of day during which the hunting of wildlife is or is not permitted, or iii. prescribing limits on the number of wildlife of a species, sex, size, age or type prescribed by the regulations that may be killed, captured or possessed; 4.0.1 prescribing, with respect to any wildlife referred to in subclause 6 (2) (b) (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a period during which the holder of a licence to trap furbearing mammals may hunt the wildlife to the extent that the open season falls within that period; 4.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may hunt or trap wildlife without a licence under subsection 6 (4); 5. prohibiting or regulating hunting or trapping by non-residents; 6. deeming a class of persons to be residents; 6.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may destroy, take or possess nests or eggs of birds under clause 7 (3) (b); 7. prescribing parts of Ontario as Crown game preserves for the purposes of this Act and prohibiting or regulating entry to or activities in Crown game preserves; 8. prescribing areas as unsafe for hunting for the purpose of section 14; 9. prescribing, for the purpose of section 15, coloured clothing that shall be worn while hunting; 10. respecting public safety in connection with hunting or trapping activities, including prohibiting or regulating activities that may pose a threat to the safety of the public; 11. prescribing, for the purpose of clause 17 (1) (d), parts of Ontario in which a person shall not have a loaded firearm in, or discharge a firearm in or across, a right of way for public vehicular traffic; 12. defining “unmaintained right of way” for the purpose of subsection 17 (2) and prescribing circumstances in which clause 17 (1) (d) or (e) applies to an unmaintained right of way despite that subsection; 13. prescribing the manner in which a person’s mobility must be impaired for the purposes of subsection 17 (3) and prescribing the circumstances in which a person whose mobility is impaired may possess a loaded firearm in or on a conveyance and discharge a firearm from a conveyance under clause 17 (3) (b); 14. prescribing parts of Ontario in which body-gripping traps may be used under clause 22 (2) (d) and prescribing types of body-gripping traps as humane traps for the purpose of clause 22 (2) (e); 15. prohibiting or regulating the use or possession for the purposes of hunting or trapping of firearms and prohibiting or regulating the use or possession of blinds, decoys, traps or other hunting or trapping devices; 16. prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 25 (2), areas where a person shall not use or be accompanied by a dog while hunting a prescribed species of big game; 16.1 governing the presence of, or use of, a dog while hunting, including prescribing the circumstances in which a person may use or be accompanied by a dog while hunting big game without a licence for the purposes of subsection 25 (2.1); 17. prescribing species of specially protected raptors and other birds of prey that a person may hunt with under subsection 27 (2); 18. prohibiting or regulating hunting with specially protected raptors, other birds of prey, dogs or other animals; 19. prescribing classes of agents for the purpose of subsection 31 (2); 20. prescribing wildlife that may be harassed, captured or killed in protection of property under clause 31 (3) (b); 20.1 prescribing the circumstances in which wildlife referred to in clause 31 (3) (b) may be harassed, captured or killed in protection of property under that clause; 21. governing the harassing, capturing or killing of wildlife under section 31 and governing the release of wildlife captured under that section; 22. prescribing provisions of this Act and the regulations that do not apply to a person who harasses, captures or kills wildlife under section 31; 23. prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 31 (10), wildlife that shall be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Minister; 24. prescribing species of wildlife for the purpose of clause 32 (2) (a) and governing guides within the meaning of that section; 25. defining “black bear hunting services” for the purpose of section 32 and prohibiting or regulating the provision of black bear hunting services in areas specified by the regulations; 26. governing game bird hunting preserves; 27. defining “fishing preserve” for the purpose of section 34 and governing fishing preserves; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 112 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs: (See: 2023, c. 9, Sched. 14, s. 7 (1)) 27.0.1 governing train and trial areas for the purposes of subsection 35 (1), including regulating the management and operation of the areas by the licensee, establishing requirements in respect of the areas and exempting persons who use the area for teaching dogs hunting skills or testing dogs’ hunting skills from section 26; 27.0.2 prescribing the start and end dates of the 90-day application period referred to in subsection 35 (3) during which a person may submit an application for a licence to establish a new train a trial area; 27.1 prescribing the circumstances under which subsection 36 (1) or (2) does not apply to a person in respect of double crested-cormorant; 28. governing the keeping of game wildlife and specially protected wildlife in captivity including prescribing the circumstances in which a person may keep live game wildlife or live specially protected wildlife in captivity without a licence for the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection 40 (2) and prescribing the circumstances in which a person may hunt or trap such wildlife under clause 40 (3) (b); 29. prescribing, for the purpose of clause 41 (1) (b), wildlife that a person shall not hunt or permit the hunting of while the wildlife is in captivity; 30. prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 41 (2), areas in which game birds may be hunted while they are in captivity; 31. prescribing birds of prey for the purpose of section 42, prescribing the manner of marking specially protected raptors and other birds of prey under that section and prescribing the records that shall be kept under that section; 32. prescribing circumstances in which subsection 40 (1) or section 42 applies, despite section 43, to wildlife that originated outside Ontario and that is in Ontario temporarily in transit or in quarantine; 32.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may keep injured, sick or immature game wildlife or specially protected wildlife for the purpose of rehabilitating or caring for them under clause 44 (2) (b); 32.2 prescribing the circumstances in which injured, sick or immature game wildlife or specially protected wildlife may be killed by a wildlife custodian if they are not capable of being released into the wild following care under clause 44 (4) (b); 32.3 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may release farmed animals, game wildlife or specially protected wildlife under clause 46 (1) (b); 33. prescribing provisions of this Act and the regulations that do not apply to a person acting under subsection 46 (3) or 54 (3), subject to such conditions as are prescribed by the regulations; 34. governing the propagation of game wildlife and specially protected wildlife including prescribing the circumstances in which a person may propagate or offer to propagate game wildlife or specially protected wildlife, or possess it for the purpose of propagation, under clause 45 (2) (b); 35. governing aquaculture; 35.1 respecting wildlife diseases that may have serious adverse impacts on wildlife populations or serious adverse, ecological, social or economic impacts in Ontario, including prohibiting or regulating certain activities or establishing requirements to assist in preventing, controlling or eradicating wildlife diseases or minimizing their impacts; 36. governing the buying or selling of game wildlife or specially protected wildlife, including pelts; 37. requiring pelts to be sealed or marked in accordance with the regulations and governing the sealing and marking of pelts; 38. prohibiting or regulating the possession, tanning, treating or plucking of pelts; 39. governing the buying or selling of fish and prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 51 (1), fish that do not exist in Ontario waters that can be bought or sold only under the authority of a licence; 39.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may list game wildlife or fish on a menu, or charge for serving it, under clause 52 (3) (b); 40. requiring, for the purpose of section 53, a licence or permit to transport into Ontario game wildlife or specially protected wildlife that is prescribed by the regulations; 40.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may, under clause 54 (1.1) (b), release wildlife or an invertebrate that has been transported into Ontario or has been propagated from stock that was transported into Ontario; 41. requiring, for the purpose of subsection 55 (1), a licence or permit to transport out of Ontario game wildlife or specially protected wildlife that is prescribed by the regulations, including pelts; 41.1 prescribing the circumstances in which a person may, without a licence or permit required by the regulations, transport out of Ontario game wildlife or specially protected wildlife under subsection 55 (4); 42. governing the issuance, renewal, transfer, refusal, suspension or cancellation of licences, including the qualifications for licences, application requirements and requirements to complete courses and pass examinations approved by the Minister or by other persons; 42.1 governing delegations made under section 60.1, including prescribing persons or bodies to whom powers may be delegated, prescribing the circumstances in which powers may be delegated, prescribing the limitations that apply to the delegations and regulating the collection of fees in relation to the exercise of powers delegated under section 60.1; 43. limiting the number of licences of any class that may be issued and establishing a system for limiting the number; 44. prescribing conditions to which a licence is subject; 45. authorizing a licence or component of a licence to be transferred, bought, sold or used, for the purpose of subsection 68 (3); 46. authorizing a person who holds a licence to trap to designate another person to hunt or trap under the licence in his or her stead, and governing the making of the designation and the effect of the designation; 47. governing the form or format of a licence, authorization or other document issued under this Act, including the components of the licence, authorization or other document; 48. deeming a document or other thing to be a licence; 49. prescribing licences to which subsection 72 (1) or 75 (1) does not apply; 49.1 prescribing methods of serving notice for the purposes of clauses 62.1 (4) (c) and 76 (1) (c), and prescribing rules surrounding the use of such methods, including prescribing, for the purposes of clauses 62.1 (5) (c) and 76 (2) (c), the day on which a notice served by a prescribed method is deemed to have been served; 50. establishing and governing the calculation and payment of royalties for pelts, furbearing mammals, fish or bait for fishing captured, killed or taken for commercial purposes; 51. requiring and governing the registration for the purposes of this Act of wildlife or invertebrates; 52. requiring records to be kept for the purposes of this Act, requiring information to be submitted to the Minister or another person for the purposes of this Act and governing the submission of the information; 53. governing the form or format of any document submitted under this Act; 54. prescribing exemptions from subsection 6 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1) or (2) or 10 (7), clauses 11 (1) (a) to (d) or clause 17 (1) (a), or subsection 20 (1), 24 (2) or (3), 25 (1), 29 (1), 30 (1), 32 (2), 33 (1), 34 (1), 36 (3) or (5), 37 (1), 40 (1) or (3), 41 (1), 45 (1), 46 (1), 47 (1), 48 (1), 51 (1), 52 (1), 54 (1), 55 (1), 57 (1), 63 (1) or 64 (1), subject to such conditions as are prescribed by the regulations; 55. exempting a person from subsection 35 (1) if, on June 9, 1997, the person owned and operated an area in which wildlife was enclosed for the purpose of teaching dogs hunting skills or testing dogs’ hunting skills, prescribing conditions to which the exemption is subject, governing the management and operation of the area by the exempted person and exempting persons who use the area for teaching dogs hunting skills or testing dogs’ hunting skills from section 6 or 26.  1997, c. 41, s. 112; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 22, s. 2 (27-29); 2012, c. 8, Sched. 16, s. 14; 2017, c. 2, Sched. 14, s. 14; 2019, c. 14, Sched. 15, s. 42; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 13, s. 2; 2020, c. 34, Sched. 5, s. 2; 2023, c. 9, Sched. 14, s. 7 (2). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 55 of subsection 112 (1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2023, c. 9, Sched. 14, s. 7 (3)) Same (2) A regulation made under paragraph 52 of subsection (1) may, without limiting the generality of that paragraph, (a) require the holder of a licence or of an authorization given under this Act to complete reports and submit them to the Minister or another person at such time as may be prescribed; (b) establish rules governing the content and the submission of the reports; and (c) require the holder of a hunting licence who fails to submit a report at the prescribed time to pay a penalty and prescribe the amount of the penalty. 2021, c. 25, Sched. 8, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 22, s. 2 (27-29) - 15/12/2009 2012, c. 8, Sched. 16, s. 14 (1-8) - 20/06/2012 2017, c. 2, Sched. 14, s. 14 (1-3) - 22/03/2017 2019, c. 14, Sched. 15, s. 42 - 10/12/2019; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 13, s. 2 - 15/09/2020 2020, c. 34, Sched. 5, s. 2 (1, 2) - 08/12/2020 2021, c. 25, Sched. 8, s. 1 - 03/06/2021 2023, c. 9, Sched. 14, s. 7 (1, 3) - not in force; 2023, c. 9, Sched. 14, s. 7 (2) - 08/06/2023