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O. Reg. 33/06: OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE
filed February 8, 2006 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: January 6, 2006
Filed: February 8, 2006
Published on e-Laws: February 9, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: February 25, 2006
Amending O. Reg. 670/98
(Open Seasons — Wildlife)
1. Section 4 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 is revoked and the following substituted:
4. A reference in this Regulation to a wildlife management unit (WMU) is a reference to that unit as referred to in Schedule 1 to Part 6 of Ontario Regulation 663/98 (Area Descriptions) made under the Act except that if a wildlife management unit is referred to by whole number only, the whole number includes a reference to all of the wildlife management units referred to in Schedule 1 by that number used in combination with a letter, or a letter and another number.
2. Item 5 of Table 2 of the Regulation is revoked the following substituted:
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
|
|
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
|
5. |
48, 54, 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 and 68 |
From September 1 to November 30, in any year. |
3. Items 15 and 70 of Table 5 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
|
|
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents |
Open Season — Non-Residents |
Class of Firearm |
|
15. |
60, 61, 62 |
From October 15 to the Sunday immediately prior to the first Monday in November, in any year. |
From October 15 to the Sunday immediately prior to the first Monday in November, in any year. |
1 |
. . . . .
|
70. |
36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53A, 54, 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68A, 74B |
From the first Monday in November to the second following Saturday, in any year. |
From the first Monday in November to the second following Saturday, in any year. |
7 |
4. Item 4.1 of Table 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
|
|
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to schedules and paragraphs set out in Regulation 427 of R.R.O. 1980) |
Open Season |
|
4.1 |
Coyote and Wolf |
WMUs 43, 44, 45, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 95. |
From October 1, in any year, to September 30 in the year next following. |
5. Items 3, 10, 18, 23 and 32 of Table 7 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
|
Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
|
|
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Time Limits |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
|
3. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
60, 68, 69A, 70 to 75, inclusive, 88, 89 |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, to the second Saturday in November, in any year. |
|
8 |
16 |
. . . . .
|
10. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
60, 68, 69A, 70, 71 |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, to the last day in December, in any year. |
|
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
. . . . .
|
18. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ptarmigan |
60, 68, 69A, 70, 71 |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, to the last day in December, in any year. |
|
5 Sharp-tailed Grouse 5 Ptarmigan |
15 Sharp-tailed Grouse 15 Ptarmigan |
. . . . .
|
23. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
60, 68, 69A, 70 to 77, inclusive, 81 to 86, inclusive |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, to December 15, in any year. |
|
3 of either sex |
|
. . . . .
|
32. |
Wild Turkey |
48, 55B, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64A, 64B, 65, 66A, 67, 68, 69A, 69B, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82A, 82B, 83A, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92A, 92B, 92C, 92D, 93A, 93B, 93C, 94B, 95 |
From April 25, or if April 25 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Monday immediately following April 25, and ending on May 31. |
½ hour before sunrise to 7 p.m. |
As provided in Part VI of Ontario Regulation 665/98 (Hunting) |
|
6. Table 7.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 7.1
GAME BIRD — OPEN SEASON
HUNTING WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
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Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Time Limits |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
|
1. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
13, 55-68, 69A, 70-76, 87-90 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
|
2 |
6 |
|
2. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
1-50, 53-90 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
|
Combined total of 3 |
Combined total of 9 |
|
3. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ptarmigan |
1-50, 53-93 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
|
3 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 3 Ptarmigan |
9 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 9 Ptarmigan |
|
4. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
2-50, 53-95 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
|
2 of either sex |
2 of either sex |
7. Item 8 of Table 8 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
|
|
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents |
Open Season — Non-Residents |
Class of Firearm |
|
8. |
46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
From the third Monday in October to the Saturday next following, in any year. |
Closed season |
7 |
8. Items 3 and 12 of Table 9 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
|
Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
|
|
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
|
3. |
Cottontail, Varying Hare, European Hare |
60, 68, 69A, 70, 71, 74, 75 |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, in any year, to the last day of March in the year next following. |
6 Cottontail 6 European Hare 6 Varying Hare |
|
. . . . .
|
12. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrels |
60, 68, 69A, 70 to 92, inclusive |
From September 25 or if September 25 falls on a Sunday, the Saturday immediately prior to September 25, to December 15, in any year. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 10 |
9. Items 2 and 3 of Table 9.1 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
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Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
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|
|
Species |
Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Daily Bag Limits |
Possession Limits |
||
|
2. |
Cottontail, Varying Hare, European Hare |
60-95 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
6 Cottontail, 3 Varying Hare, 3 European Hare |
|
||
|
3. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrels |
36-50, 53-94 |
From September 1 to March 31 in the next year following. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 5 |
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10. This Regulation comes into force on June 1, 2006.
Made by:
David James Ramsay
Minister of Natural Resources
Date made: January 6, 2006.