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1.1 The following persons shall be deemed to be residents for the purposes of this Regulation and Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act: 1. A person with diplomatic credentials in an embassy, consulate or trade commission of a foreign government who has taken a post in and resides in Ontario. 2. A civilian employee of a service agency attached to the staff of an embassy, consulate or trade commission of a foreign government who has taken a post in and resides in Ontario. 3. A member of the armed forces of a foreign government who is stationed in and resides in Ontario. 4. A member of the RCMP or armed forces of Canada who is stationed in and resides in Ontario for at least one month. 5. A civilian employee of the RCMP or armed forces of Canada who is stationed in and resides in Ontario for at least one month. 6. A member of the armed forces of Canada whose primary residence is Ontario and is temporarily posted outside of Ontario. 7. An immediate family member of a person set out in paragraphs 1 to 6 who resides in the residence of the person in Ontario and, in the case of a person referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, has done so for at least one month. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 2; O. Reg. 232/23, s. 2. Part II   Licensing Outdoors Cards
2. A person shall not be issued a licence to hunt unless the person holds an outdoors card issued under section 4. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
3. (1) Any person who hunts wildlife shall carry his or her outdoors card on his or her person while hunting, subject to subsection (2) and to any other exception provided under this Regulation. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) A person who has applied for an outdoors card and whose licence summary has been updated to indicate that the outdoors card has been issued, but who has not yet received the card from the Ministry by mail or otherwise, may hunt wildlife without the outdoors card so long as he or she carries his or her updated licence summary on his or her person. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) On the request of a conservation officer, a person who holds an outdoors card shall produce it and show it to the officer. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) The rules set out in the following provisions of the Act apply with respect to an outdoors card as if it were a licence: 1. Subsections 68 (1) and (2). 2. Section 70, with the exception of clause 70 (1) (c). 3. Subsection 82 (3). O. Reg. 461/18, s. 1.
4. (1) The Minister may issue an outdoors card to any person, whether resident or non-resident, who is at least 16 years of age. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) For the purposes of this Regulation, the Minister may issue an outdoors card to any person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age if the person, (a) is a resident; (b) meets the requirements to obtain a licence to hunt under section 11 or 12; and (c) provides the Ministry with the consent of a parent or guardian with whom the person resides. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 461/18, s. 2.
5. An outdoors card is valid from the day it is issued and expires on the date specified on the card. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
6. (1) The holder of an outdoors card shall notify the Minister of any change in name, address, contact information or residency no later than 10 days after the change occurs. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) A holder of an outdoors card who ceases to be a resident shall not use the card to obtain a licence for which the holder is no longer eligible as a result of the change in residency. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 3.
7. (1) A person shall not apply for or possess more than one outdoors card if they have different card numbers. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) A person may possess more than one outdoors card if the cards bear the same number. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
8. A person who holds an outdoors card and whose licence is cancelled or suspended by a court order under section 104 or 105 of the Act shall immediately return the outdoors card to the Ministry if the Ministry requests it. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
9. A class H1 outdoors card or a class H2 outdoors card that was issued before January 1, 2019 remains valid after that date until it expires. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. Licences
10. (1) Subject to such exceptions as may be provided in this Regulation, a licence to hunt a wildlife species shall, (a) consist of a licence summary, issued or updated to include licence information with respect to the species; or (b) if this Regulation so requires, consist of the licence summary referred to in clause (a), together with, (i) a tag with respect to the species, or (ii) a tag and a validation certificate with respect to the species. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) The Minister may issue a licence to hunt to any person, whether resident or non-resident, who is at least 16 years old and who meets the requirements of section 11 or 12. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 4. (2.1) Despite subsection 64 (1) of the Act, the Minister may issue a licence to a resident who is 15 years of age and who meets the requirements of section 11 or 12. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 4. (3) The Minister may, (a) limit the number of licences, or of tags, validation certificates or other components of a licence required to hunt under this Regulation, that will be issued to hunt a particular species or age, sex or type of species in any area of the province and in any given year or season; and (b) refuse to issue a licence, tag, validation certificate or other component of a licence under section 71 of the Act if doing so would exceed the established limit. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
11. (1) An applicant may be issued a licence to hunt if the applicant meets both of the following requirements: 1. The applicant has successfully completed a hunter education course approved by the Minister. 2. The applicant submits the proof of successful completion of the hunter education course provided under subsection (4). O. Reg. 796/21, s. 1. (2) The Minister, or any person designated by the Minister, may appoint persons as hunting instructors to provide a hunter education course referred to in subsection (1). O. Reg. 796/21, s. 1. (3) Instructors shall be appointed for such period of time as the Minister may determine. O. Reg. 796/21, s. 1. (4) At the end of a hunter education course, the course provider shall provide proof of having successfully completed the course to any person who has done so. O. Reg. 796/21, s. 1.
12. (1) An applicant for a licence to hunt who does not meet the requirements of section 11 may be issued a licence to hunt if the applicant submits any of the following documents as proof of accreditation instead of submitting the proof of successful completion of a hunter education course provided under subsection 11 (4): 1. In the case of a resident, i. any licence to hunt that was issued to the resident after January 1, 1968 under the Act or a predecessor of the Act, ii. an outdoors card that authorized a person to hunt and that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019, iii. a hunter apprenticeship safety card that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019, iv. a hunting licence verification letter or certificate issued by the Ministry verifying the fact that a hunting licence was previously issued to the resident, or v. if the resident was previously a non-resident or is a person deemed to be a resident under section 1.1, any of the documents set out in paragraph 2 that were issued to the person while a non-resident. 2. In the case of a non-resident, i. any hunting licence issued to the non-resident under the Act or a predecessor of it since January 1, 1968, ii. an outdoors card that authorized a person to hunt and that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019, iii. a hunting licence verification letter or certificate issued by the Ministry verifying the fact that a hunting licence was previously issued to the non-resident, iv. a hunting licence issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968 by a competent authority in a recognized jurisdiction in which the applicant was a resident at the time of the issuance of the licence, provided the non-resident is not prohibited from hunting or subject to any restrictions with respect to hunting in that jurisdiction, or v. a certificate issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968 by a competent authority in a recognized jurisdiction which indicates that the holder was or is authorized to purchase a hunting licence in that jurisdiction. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 796/21, s. 2. (2) In this section, “recognized jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that regulates wildlife hunting and that has hunter education and evaluation requirements that are, in the Minister’s opinion, equivalent to those applicable in Ontario. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
13. (1) A licence summary is a document that lists various hunting licences that a person holds at any given time, together with various sport fishing licences that the person may hold under Ontario Regulation 664/98 (Fish Licensing) made under the Act. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) The licence summary is issued by the Ministry online by accessing the Government of Ontario’s website, through a person who is authorized to issue licences on the Minister’s behalf under section 61 of the Act or by such other means as the Minister determines. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) Each time a person is issued a new hunting licence, the Ministry shall issue an updated version of the licence summary to the person. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
14. (1) A tag authorizes the person to whom it is issued to hunt and kill no more than one member of the wildlife species specified on the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) No person shall apply for or possess more than one tag to hunt any given wildlife species in any given year, except in such circumstances as may be permitted in this Regulation. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) If a tag is a required component of a licence to hunt a species of wildlife, a person who is licensed to hunt that species shall not hunt or kill more members of the species than the number of tags for the species that the person is issued in any given year, subject to the rules on hunting in a party under Part III. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) A tag that authorizes the hunting of a particular wildlife species may limit the age, sex or type of the species that may be hunted and killed, limit the wildlife management units or the area in which it may be hunted and killed, and specify conditions that apply to the hunting of the species. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
15. (1) A validation certificate validates a tag so as to authorize the certificate holder to hunt and use his or her tag in circumstances not otherwise authorized by the tag alone. O. Reg. 20/20, s. 2. (2) A validation certificate may be issued by the Ministry or by another person authorized to do so in this Regulation. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) A validation certificate that authorizes the hunting of a particular wildlife species may limit the age, sex or type of the species that may be hunted and killed, limit the wildlife management units or the area in which it may be hunted and killed, and specify conditions that apply to the hunting of the species. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
16. (1) A licence holder or person otherwise authorized to hunt under this Regulation shall ensure that every component of his or her licence and any other document the person is required to carry while hunting under this Regulation remain intact and legible. O. Reg. 20/20, s. 3. (2) A licence holder shall not alter or modify a component of his or her licence in any way, except as required under this Regulation in respect of the invalidation of a tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) No person shall possess or attach to an animal any component of a licence that has been altered or modified in contravention of subsection (2). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) No person shall make a copy or counterfeit of a tag or validation certificate or possess such a copy or counterfeit. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 5. Term and Validity of Licence
17. (1) The term of a licence to hunt a wildlife species begins on the day it is issued and ends on the following December 31 or on such other day as may be specified on the licence. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) Despite the term of a licence referred to in subsection (1), a licence to hunt a wildlife species is valid only, (a) during an open season for that species that falls within the term of the licence; and (b) if a tag is a component of the licence, from the time the tag is issued until the tag is invalidated, subject to subsection (3). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) If a person is issued more than one tag to hunt a species of wildlife during the term of a licence, (a) the licence is valid at any time the person holds a tag that has not been invalidated; and (b) in the case of tags that are issued at different times, the licence is not valid once the first tag is invalidated until such time as the subsequent tag is issued. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) For the purposes of this section, a tag is invalidated at the time the tag holder invalidates it in accordance with subsection 19 (1) or, if the tag holder fails to do so, at the time he or she was required to do so under that subsection. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
18. (1) Despite section 17, a licence to hunt small game is not valid from June 16 to August 31 of any year in the parts of Ontario lying north and west of a line from Georgian Bay to the Ottawa River formed by the southerly boundary of The District Municipality of Muskoka and the southerly and easterly boundaries of the Territorial District of Nipissing, unless the holder of the small game licence is hunting small game with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) Despite section 17, a licence to hunt fox that is issued to a hunt club under section 90 is valid only from April 1 to December 31 in any year. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
19. (1) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species and who kills a member of the species shall, immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill and before moving the carcass, invalidate the tag by following the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that he or she kills unless the animal is of the same species, type, age and sex as is specified, (a) on the tag or on the validation certificate that accompanies the tag; or (b) in the case of a licensed hunter hunting deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit, in the information on the licence summary that validates a previously issued deer tag, as described in clause 38 (1) (b). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that is killed by another person. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) Following the kill of a species referred to in subsection (1), the licensed hunter shall either keep the invalidated tag on his or her person or attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (5) Despite subsection (4), a licensed hunter who kills an animal shall not keep the invalidated tag on his or her person but shall attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag before he or she, (a) ceases to be immediately accompanying the carcass; or (b) ceases to be immediately available to produce the tag for inspection to confirm the lawful killing of the animal. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (6) No person shall possess an animal that ought to have had a tag attached to it in accordance with subsection (5). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (7) The licensed hunter shall ensure that an invalidated tag is kept on his or her person or attached to the carcass in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
20. (1) A licensed hunter who kills a wildlife species under the authority of a tag shall ensure that the carcass is not skinned, cut or packed, (a) in such a manner that the species cannot be easily identified; (b) if the tag specifies the type of species or the age or sex of the animal that may be hunted and killed, in such a manner that the type, age or sex of the animal cannot be easily identified; or (c) in a manner that is contrary to the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply once the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) No person shall possess a carcass skinned, cut or packed in contravention of subsection (1). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
21. If a validation certificate is a component of a licence, after an animal is killed under the licence, the holder of the licence shall keep the validation certificate on his or her person until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage. O. Reg. 20/20, s. 4. Apprentice Hunters
22. (1) A person who is a resident and is at least 12 years of age but less than 15 years of age may hunt wildlife without a licence if,  (a) the person holds, (i) an outdoors card issued under subsection 4 (2), or (ii) a hunter apprenticeship safety card issued before January 1, 2019; and (b) the person hunts as an apprentice in accordance with the conditions set out in subsection (2). O. Reg. 461/18, s. 6. (2) An apprentice hunter may hunt wildlife without a licence if he or she complies with the following conditions: 1. The apprentice hunter must hunt under the direct and immediate supervision of a licensed hunter who is at least 18 years of age. 2. The apprentice hunter must hunt only the species of wildlife in respect of which the supervising hunter holds a licence to hunt. 3. The apprentice hunter must not carry or use a firearm other than the single firearm that he or she is sharing with the supervising hunter. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) Any wildlife killed by an apprentice hunter shall be included in the bag limit of the licensed hunter under whose supervision the apprentice is hunting. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) If the apprentice hunter kills a species of game wildlife for which the supervising hunter has been issued a tag, the supervising hunter shall invalidate his or her tag in respect of the killed animal despite subsection 19 (3). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (5) Subsections 19 (4), (5) and (6) apply to the supervising hunter in respect of the animal that was killed as though he or she were the person who killed the animal. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (6) Section 26 applies to an apprentice hunter as though he or she were a licensed hunter. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
23. (1) Despite meeting the requirement to hunt without a licence under subsection 22 (1), a resident who is at least 12 years of age but less than 15 years of age may apply for a type of licence to hunt a species of wildlife that the Minister may issue under this section. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 7 (1). (2) Despite subsection 64 (1) of the Act, the Minister may issue a licence to an applicant under subsection (1) but shall not issue the following type of licence or components of a licence: 1. A licence to hunt moose. 2.  Revoked: O. Reg. 20/20, s. 5 (1). 3. A tag that authorizes a person to hunt antlerless deer, subject to subsection (3). 4. A licence summary updated in accordance with clause 38 (1) (b) to authorize deer hunting in a controlled deer hunt management unit. 5. A licence to hunt elk. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 461/18, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 20/20, s. 5 (1, 2). (3) The Minister may issue a deer tag that authorizes a person to hunt antlerless deer in a wildlife management unit to an applicant under subsection (1) if it is an additional deer tag available for the unit in accordance with subsection 37 (5). O. Reg. 20/20, s. 5 (3). (4) A person who is issued a licence to hunt under this section is nonetheless an apprentice hunter and shall not hunt other than in compliance with the conditions set out in subsection 22 (2). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (5) For greater certainty, subsections 22 (3) and (4) do not apply to an apprentice hunter who has been issued a licence under this section. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
24. (1) It is a condition of a licence to hunt of any licensed hunter who supervises an apprentice hunter that he or she take all reasonable care to ensure that the apprentice hunter complies with the Act and the regulations. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 232/23, s. 3. (2) A licensed hunter who supervises an apprentice hunter shall not carry or possess a firearm other than the single firearm the hunter shares with the apprentice. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. Part III   Hunting in a Party Licence Requirements
24.1 (1) A person may hunt moose, deer, elk or bear in a party of two or more persons who each hold a licence to hunt the same species if the person hunts in accordance with this Part. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) If the holder of a licence to hunt moose, deer or bear invalidates his or her tag in accordance with section 19 or subsection 22 (4) or 24.2 (1), the hunter’s licence continues to be valid despite clause 17 (2) (b) if, (a) the licence holder is hunting in a party in accordance with this Part for the species specified in the licence; and (b) at least one of the other members of the party holds a valid licence for that species and has not yet invalidated his or her tag in respect of that species. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 461/18, s. 8 (1). (2.1) When a licence continues to be valid under subsection (2), the tag that accompanied the licence and that was invalidated ceases to constitute a component of the licence for the purposes of section 66 of the Act. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 8 (2). (3) Despite any limit on the number of moose, deer, elk or bear of a particular sex, age or type for which a person may hunt as an individual under this Regulation, a person who hunts in a party may hunt for as many moose, deer, elk or bear as there are valid tags held by the members of the party and not yet invalidated in respect of the particular species of game wildlife, if the following conditions are met by the person and the other members of the party: 1. The total number of moose, deer, elk or bear of a specified sex, age or type killed by the party does not exceed the total number of tags for that sex, age or type held by the members of the party. 2. All members of the party, including the person who holds the tag that is valid for the wildlife that the party is hunting, actively participate in the hunt and hunt co-operatively. 3. All members of the party hunt together in the same wildlife management unit or portion thereof for which the tag is valid. 4. Each member of the party hunts within 5 kilometres of the person who holds the tag that is valid for the wildlife being hunted. 5. Each member of the party is able to reliably and immediately communicate with the other members of the party. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) The member of a hunting party who kills a species of game wildlife shall immediately notify all other members of the party of that fact. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. Invalidation of Tags
24.2 (1) If a member of a hunting party kills a moose, deer, elk or bear under the authority of a licence that is held by another member of the hunting party, the holder of the licence shall, despite subsection 19 (3), invalidate the tag issued with respect to the species immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill and before the carcass is moved, by following the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) Subsections 19 (4), (5) and (6) apply to the holder of a licence referred to in subsection (1) in respect of the animal that was killed as though he or she were the person who killed the animal. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. Rules specific to Various Species
24.3 A person shall not hunt deer in a party in a controlled deer hunt management unit unless the requirements of clause 38 (1) (a) or (b) are met. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
24.4 A non-resident shall not hunt bear in a party in a bear management area or a wildlife management unit unless hunting bear in the area or unit is authorized under the bear hunting validation certificate issued to the non-resident. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
24.5 (1) A person shall not hunt moose in a party with a person who has received a moose tag as a registered guest of a tourist outfitter unless the person is also a registered guest of the same tourist outfitter. O. Reg. 20/20, s. 6 (1). (2) No person shall hunt moose in a hunting party in wildlife management unit 65 unless the hunting party consists of no more than two hunters who were both issued a licence to hunt moose in the relevant year and, (a) one of the hunters has been issued a moose tag for wildlife management unit 65; and (b) the other hunter holds a partner permit issued by the Minister authorizing the hunter to hunt in wildlife management unit 65 in a party with a person who holds a moose tag for the wildlife management unit. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) The hunter in a hunting party referred to in clause (2) (b) shall carry the partner permit issued by the Minister under that clause on his or her person at all times during the hunt and shall produce it at the request of a conservation officer. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (4) No member of a hunting party under subsection (2) shall hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 during the open season specified in Item 4 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the member of the hunting party referred to in clause (2) (a) is a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 20/20, s. 6 (2). (5) No person shall hunt moose in a party in wildlife management unit 11B during the open season specified in Item 8 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the party consists of hunters who have all been licensed to hunt moose in the relevant year, and, (a) one of the members of the hunting party is a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1) and who has been issued a moose tag for wildlife management unit 11B; and (b) the other members of the hunting party each hold a letter of permission from the Ministry authorizing the person to hunt in wildlife management unit 11B during the season as an assistant to a person who holds a moose tag for the wildlife management unit. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (6) An assistant who accompanies a person described in clause (5) (a) to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 11B during the open season described in subsection (5), (a) shall not hunt or use a firearm to hunt moose unless the assistant is retrieving a moose shot by the person described in clause (5) (a); and (b) shall carry the letter of permission issued by the Ministry on his or her person at all times during the hunt and shall produce it at the request of a conservation officer. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
24.6 (1) In a party hunting elk, only one member of the party shall hold an elk tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (2) A licence to hunt elk held by the members of a hunting party hunting elk shall consist of, (a) in the case of the person who holds the elk tag, a licence summary that lists the elk licence together with the elk tag; and (b) in the case of every other member of the party, other than apprentices, a licence summary that lists the elk licence. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (3) A person who applies for an elk tag in order to hunt elk in a party shall list the other members of the party in the application, except for any apprentices. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 461/18, s. 9 (1). (4) A hunting party for elk shall consist of the following members: 1. The person who holds the elk tag. 2. Any other person who was listed as a member of the party by the person referred to in paragraph 1 when he or she applied for the elk tag. 3. Any apprentice hunter hunting under the supervision of a person referred to in paragraph 1 or 2. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3. (5) No person shall hunt elk in a party of more than four persons, not counting any apprentices. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 9 (2). (6) Revoked: O. Reg. 461/18, s. 9 (2). PART IV   GENERAL
25. (1) A reference in this section to a table is a reference to a Table set out in Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife).  O. Reg. 665/98, s. 25 (1); O. Reg. 581/99, s. 1 (1). (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Regulation, a person shall not hunt a species of game wildlife unless the person hunts the species, (a) in an area specified for the species in a Table; (b) during the open season applicable to the person and to the area, as specified in the Table; and (c) of the age and sex specified in the Table, if any. O. Reg. 87/17, s. 1 (1). (3) A person shall not kill or capture in one day or possess at any time more of a species of small game or game amphibian than the number specified in a Table if the number is specified.  O. Reg. 665/98, s. 25 (3); O. Reg. 581/99, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 87/17, s. 1 (2). (3.1) A person hunting game birds or small game on the same day during the open seasons established under Tables 7 and 7.1 or Tables 9 and 9.1 shall not kill in one day, or possess at any time, more of a species than the number specified for that species for the wildlife management unit in Table 7 or 9.  O. Reg. 262/05, s. 2. (4) If a Table limits hunting to a specific time period during the day, a person shall not hunt except during the time period specified.  O. Reg. 665/98, s. 25 (4);  O. Reg. 581/99, s. 1 (4). (5) Wildlife referred to in clauses 5 (2) (a) and 6 (1) (h) of the Act and chukar partridge released under section 54 of the Act may be hunted at any time of the year.  O. Reg. 665/98, s. 25 (5).
25.1 (1) A person, while hunting, shall not possess an outdoors card, a tag or a validation certificate that was issued to another person. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 4. (2) A licensed hunter shall not by any means purport to have killed an animal that was in fact killed by another hunter. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 4.
25.2 (1) No person shall hunt with a gun unless the person meets at least one of the following requirements: 1. The person holds a valid possession and acquisition licence issued under the Firearms Act (Canada). 2. The person holds a valid minor’s licence issued under the Firearms Act (Canada). 3. The person has proof that he or she has successfully completed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and tests that form part of that course, under the Firearms Act (Canada). 4. In the case of a person who is a non-resident and who ordinarily resides outside of Canada, the person holds, i. a valid non-resident firearms declaration form confirmed by a Canadian customs officer, or ii. a valid temporary firearms borrowing licence for non-residents issued under the Firearms Act (Canada). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 4; O. Reg. 232/23, s. 4. (2) A person shall carry on his or her person the documentation required under subsection (1) while hunting with a gun and while in possession of the gun for the purposes of hunting, and shall produce the documentation to a conservation officer at the officer’s request. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 4; O. Reg. 461/18, s. 10.
26. (1) The holder of a hunting or trapping licence shall wear a garment in hunter orange and a head cover in hunter orange while hunting wildlife, (a) during the open seasons for deer, elk or moose, other than the seasons restricted to the use of bows only; and (b) during the open season for bear. O. Reg. 665/98, s. 26 (1); O. Reg. 529/10, s. 6; O. Reg. 49/11, s. 3 (1). (2) The garment referred to in subsection (1) must be solid and not open mesh clothing with a minimum total area of not less than 400 square inches above the waist and visible from all sides. O. Reg. 665/98, s. 26 (2). (3) Clause (1) (a) does not apply to a person who is hunting double-crested cormorant or migratory game birds other than woodcock. O. Reg. 665/98, s. 26 (3); O. Reg. 434/20, s. 2. (4) Clause (1) (b) does not apply to a person who, during an open season for bear, (a) hunts small game; (b) hunts wildlife, other than bear, authorized by a trapping licence on his or her trapline; (c) hunts moose, deer or elk during an open season for moose, deer or elk that is restricted to the use of bows only and that runs concurrently with the open season for bear; or (d) is in a tree stand while hunting bear.  O. Reg. 49/11, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 544/17, s. 5. (5) In this section, “hunter orange” means a daylight fluorescent orange colour with a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers, excitation purity of not less than 85 per cent and a luminance factor of not less than 40 per cent, but does not include camouflage hunter orange colouring.  O. Reg. 665/98, s. 26 (5). Part V   Small Game
27. The following are small game for the purposes of this Part: 1. Game birds, including wild turkeys. 2. Game mammals other than big game. 3. The following furbearing mammals: i. Arctic fox, red fox, opossum, raccoon, striped skunk and weasel (least, long-tailed and short-tailed). ii. Coyote and wolf. 4. Wildlife that may be hunted under clauses 6 (1) (g) and (h) of the Act. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
28. (1) A licence to hunt small game shall consist of a licence summary that lists the small game licence, subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) If a person applies for a licence to hunt small game at the same time as the person applies for an outdoors card, the Minister may list the small game licence directly on the outdoors card and, in such a case, despite subsection 10 (1), the outdoors card shall constitute the small game licence. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) A licence to hunt wolf or coyote shall consist of, (a) a licence summary or outdoors card that lists the small game licence together with a wolf/coyote tag when hunting in a wolf and coyote tag management unit; or (b) a licence summary or outdoors card that lists the small game licence when hunting in any other wildlife management unit. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 20/20, s. 7. (4) A licence to hunt wild turkey shall consist of a licence summary or outdoors card that lists a small game licence together with a wild turkey tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) A licence to hunt small game other than wolf, coyote or wild turkey that was issued before January 1, 2019 in a form not permitted under subsection (1) or (2) shall nonetheless continue to be valid after that date until the expiry date set out in the licence. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
29. A licence to hunt small game authorizes the holder of the licence to also trap varying hare, cottontail, European hare, gray squirrel or fox squirrel, by means of a box trap, cage trap or net. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
30. A person shall not apply for or possess more than two wolf/coyote tags to hunt wolf and coyote for any given year. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
31. (1) In any given year, a person shall not apply for or possess more than, (a) two wild turkey — spring tags; and (b) one wild turkey — fall tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) The holder of a small game licence who is issued a wild turkey-spring tag is thereby authorized to hunt wild turkey with a beard during the open season specified in Item 1 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) The holder of a small game licence who is issued a wild turkey-fall tag is thereby authorized to hunt wild turkey with or without a beard during the open seasons specified in Items 2 and 3 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) The holder of two wild turkey — spring tags shall not kill more than one wild turkey in a day. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) A person shall not possess more than, (a) two wild turkeys killed during the open season specified in Item 1 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act; and (b) one wild turkey killed during the open seasons specified in Items 2 and 3 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
32. If the holder of a licence to hunt wild turkey kills a turkey and invalidates his or her tag in accordance with section 19, the hunter’s licence continues to be valid despite clause 17 (2) (b) if he or she, (a) is hunting wild turkey with another person who holds a licence to hunt small game with a valid tag for wild turkey; and (b) does not carry or use a firearm. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
33. (1) A person shall not hunt wild turkey,  (a) using a live decoy; (b) using an electronic call; or (c) within 400 metres of any place where bait has been deposited unless the place has been free of bait for at least seven days. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) In this section, “bait” means corn, wheat, oats, other grain, pulse, and any other feed that may attract wild turkey or any imitation of such feed. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) For the purposes of clause (1) (c), the following are not places where bait has been deposited: 1. An area of standing crops, whether flooded or not. 2. Harvested crop land that is flooded. 3. An area where crops are properly stacked for the purposes of drying or storage in the field where they grow. 4. An area where grain is scattered solely as a result of normal agricultural or harvesting operations. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
34. This Part does not apply when hunting wild turkey on a game bird hunting preserve as authorized under section 98. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
34.1 (1) No person shall hunt double-crested cormorant unless the person has adequate means to retrieve any such bird that may be killed or injured in the hunt. O. Reg. 434/20, s. 3. (2) Any person who kills or injures a double-crested cormorant shall, (a) immediately retrieve the bird; and (b) if the bird is alive when it is retrieved, immediately kill the bird. O. Reg. 434/20, s. 3.
34.2 Subsections 36 (1) and (2) of the Act do not apply to a person in respect of double-crested cormorant if the person disposes of the double-crested cormorant by, (a) delivering it to a waste disposal site operating under an environmental compliance approval under the Environmental Protection Act, that permits the disposal of dead animals; (b) delivering it to a disposal facility within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 105/09 (Disposal of Deadstock) made under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001; (c) burying it on private land owned by the person; (d) burying it on private land occupied by the person, if the person has the consent of the owner of the land; or (e) using the services of a collector who holds a licence under Ontario Regulation 105/09 (Disposal of Deadstock) made under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001. O. Reg. 434/20, s. 3. Part VI   Frogs
35. (1) A sport fishing licence issued or recognized under Ontario Regulation 664/98 (Fish Licensing) made under the Act constitutes a licence to hunt bull frogs and northern leopard frogs. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) A person who is licensed to hunt bull frogs and northern leopard frogs shall not catch in one day or possess at any time more than 12 northern leopard frogs for the purpose of using them as bait for fishing. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) No person shall capture, kill or possess at any time specimens of any species of frog other than northern leopard frogs for the purpose of using them as bait for fishing. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) In this section, “northern leopard frog” means a member of the species Rana pipiens. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
36. Despite subsection  25 (5), a person shall not hunt frogs in that part of Nogies Creek, in the townships of Galway and Harvey in the County of Peterborough, lying south of the dam at the southerly extremity of Bass Lake in the Township of Galway, and lying within Lots 9 and 10 in Concession I and Lot 9 in Concession II in the Township of Galway and Lots 27, 28, 29 and 30 in Concession XVII and Lots 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 in Concession XVI in the Township of Harvey. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). Part VII   Deer
37. (1) A licence to hunt deer shall consist of a licence summary that lists the deer licence together with a deer tag, subject to section 39. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) A licence to hunt deer when issued to a resident authorizes the resident to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag and in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) A licence to hunt deer when issued to a non-resident authorizes the non-resident to, (a) hunt only antlered deer in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag; or (b) if the non-resident is issued an additional deer tag made available from the Ministry under subsection (5), hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag and in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) A resident who is a farmer may apply for and be issued a farmer’s deer licence, instead of a resident deer licence described in subsection (2), authorizing the farmer to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag in the geographic area in which the farmer resides and under the conditions specified on the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) A person may apply for and be issued more than one deer tag in any given year if the Ministry makes available additional tags in that given year. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
38. (1) The holder of a licence to hunt deer shall not hunt deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit unless, (a) the person is hunting with a bow during a season where only bows may be used to hunt deer in the controlled deer hunt management unit under Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act and the person’s deer tag indicates that he or she is authorized to hunt in the unit; or (b) the following conditions are met: (i) the person is hunting during a season where hunting in the controlled deer hunt management unit is not limited to the use of bows under Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife), (ii) the person’s licence summary has been updated to include a controlled deer hunt validation, and (iii) the person is hunting deer of the type specified in the controlled deer hunt validation or, if using an additional deer tag to hunt deer, of the type specified in the additional tag and in accordance with the conditions specified in the licence summary. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 461/18, s. 11 (1). (2) A licence holder who hunts deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit during an open season in the circumstances described in clause (1) (b) may use the following tags to do so: 1. The deer tag issued to the licence holder at the time of the issuance of his or her licence to hunt deer, subject to any additional conditions that may be specified in the licence summary. 2. An additional deer tag that is valid for the controlled deer hunt management unit, subject to any additional conditions that may be specified on the tag. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 11 (2). (3) A non-resident shall not be authorized to hunt in a controlled deer hunt management unit under this section unless it is a controlled deer hunt management unit that has an open season for non-residents. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) In this section, “controlled deer hunt validation” means a notation on a licence summary that indicates that the holder of the licence is authorized to hunt a specified type of deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit during a season specified in the licence summary. O. Reg. 461/18, s. 11 (3).
39. (1) A licence to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C shall consist of a licence summary that lists the deer licence together with a deer seal and an authorization for the wildlife management unit issued by the Aylmer District Office of the Ministry. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) A licence to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C authorizes the holder to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the authorization in accordance with any conditions specified on the authorization. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) A person shall not apply for or possess more than two seals to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C in any given year. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) Sections 14, 17 and 20 and Part III apply to a deer seal issued under this section as though it were a deer tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) Subsections 19 (1), (2) and (3) apply to the invalidation of a deer seal as though it were a deer tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (6) After killing a deer in wildlife management unit 93C and invalidating the deer seal in accordance with subsection (5), (a) the licensed hunter shall immediately attach the seal to the carcass of the deer in accordance with the instructions that accompany the deer seal; and (b) the deer seal shall remain attached to the carcass of the deer until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
40. (1) Despite anything in this Part, a licence to hunt deer is not valid for hunting deer on Barrie Island, Cockburn Island or Manitoulin Island in the Territorial District of Manitoulin unless, (a) the licence holder has obtained the consent of the owner of the land on the island on which the licence holder is hunting deer; (b) the owner of the land on which the licence holder is hunting deer has signed a consent form supplied by the Ministry for the purpose of this section; and (c) the licence holder carries the consent form on his or her person with his or her licence while hunting and produces it on the request of a conservation officer. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the holder of the licence is the owner of land on the relevant island and hunts on that land. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). Part VIII   Elk
41. (1) A licence to hunt elk shall consist of a licence summary that lists the elk licence together with an elk tag, subject to the rules in subsection 24.6 (2) that apply to certain members of a hunting party hunting elk. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) A licence to hunt elk authorizes the holder of the licence to hunt elk of the age and sex and in the area specified on the elk tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) A non-resident is not eligible to be issued a licence to hunt elk, whether as an individual or as a member of a hunting party. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) A resident who is issued an elk tag in any given year is not eligible to be issued another elk tag until at least five years have elapsed since the previous tag was issued. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) If a person was issued an elk seal at any time before January 1, 2019, the person is not eligible to be issued an elk tag until at least five years have elapsed since the elk seal was issued. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1).
42. (1) A licence to hunt elk is not valid for hunting elk on private property unless the owner of the property has consented in writing to the hunt occurring on the property. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (2) The consent of the property owner shall be in writing on a form provided by the Ministry. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (3) A person who hunts elk on private property shall carry a copy of the written consent of the owner of the property on his or her person while hunting. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (4) A person who hunts elk on private property shall, at the request of a conservation officer, produce for inspection the copy of the property owner’s written consent. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to an apprentice hunter. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). (6) This section does not apply to a person who hunts elk on his or her own property. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1). Part Viii.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 544/17, s. 6 (1) Part Ix   Moose General