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O. Reg. 266/05: OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE
filed June 3, 2005 under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41
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made under the
fish and wildlife conservation act, 1997
Made: May 16, 2005
Filed: June 3, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 18, 2005
Amending O. Reg. 670/98
(Open Seasons — Wildlife)
1. The Table to Ontario Regulation 670/98 immediately following section 6 is revoked and the following substituted:
Wildlife Tables — Open Seasons List of Tables
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Table |
Species |
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1 |
American Elk |
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2 |
Black Bear |
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3 |
Bullfrog |
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4 |
Common Snapping Turtle |
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5 |
Deer |
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6 |
Furbearing Mammals |
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7 |
Game Bird-Hunting other than with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird |
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7.1 |
Game Bird-Hunting with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird |
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8 |
Moose |
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9 |
Small Game-Hunting other than with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird |
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9.1 |
Small Game-Hunting with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird |
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10 |
Woodland Caribou |
2. (1) Item 27 of Table 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
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27. |
Muskrat |
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 |
From October 15, in any year, to May 10 in the year next following |
(2) Items 29 and 30 of Table 6 of the Regulation are revoked.
3. The heading to Table 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituting:
TABLE 7
GAME BIRD — OPEN SEASON
HUNTING OTHER THAN WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD
4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following Table:
TABLE 7.1
GAME BIRD — OPEN SEASON
HUNTING WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
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Item |
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Time Limits |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
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1. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
13, 55-59, 60A, 61- 68, 69A, 70-76, 87-90 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
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2 |
6 |
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2. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
1-50, 53-59, 60A, 61-90 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
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Combined total of 3 |
Combined total of 9 |
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3. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ptarmigan |
1-50, 53-59, 60A, 61-93 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
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3 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 3 Ptarmigan |
9 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 9 Ptarmigan |
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4. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
2-50, 53-59, 60A, 61-95 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
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2 of either sex |
2 of either sex |
5. The heading to Table 9 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituting:
TABLE 9
SMALL GAME — OPEN SEASON
HUNTING OTHER THAN WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD
6. The Regulation is amended by adding the following Table:
TABLE 9.1
SMALL GAME — OPEN SEASON
HUNTING WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
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Item |
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
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1. |
Cottontail, Varying Hare, European Hare |
1-50, 53-59 |
From September 1 to June 15 in the next year following. |
6 Cottontail, 3 Varying Hare, 3 European Hare |
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|
2. |
Cottontail, Varying Hare, European Hare |
60A, 61-95 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
6 Cottontail, 3 Varying Hare, 3 European Hare |
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|
3. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrels |
36-50, 53-59, 60A, 61-94 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 5 |
Made by:
David James Ramsay
Minister of Natural Resources
Date made: May 16, 2005.