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O. Reg. 443/16: OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE
filed December 8, 2016 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: November 16, 2016
Filed: December 8, 2016
Published on e-Laws: December 8, 2016
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 24, 2016
Amending O. Reg. 670/98
(OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE)
1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 is amended by striking out “classes of firearm” and substituting “classes or types of firearm”.
2. (1) The heading to Table 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Table 7
Game Birds other than Wild Turkey — Open Season
(when Hunting without a Falconry Bird or a Non-Indigenous Falconry Bird)
(2) Items 32 and 33 of Table 7 of the Regulation are revoked.
3. The heading to Table 7.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Table 7.1
Game Birds other than Wild Turkey — Open Season
(when Hunting with a Falconry Bird or a Non-Indigenous Falconry Bird)
4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following Table:
Table 7.2
Wild Turkey — Open Season
|
Item |
Column 1 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Column 2 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 3 Time Limits |
Column 4 Type of Firearm |
|
1. |
36, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66A, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83A, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 |
From April 25 to May 31 in any year. |
½ hour before sunrise to 7 p.m. |
Bow or Shotgun (including muzzle-loading shotgun). |
|
2. |
59, 64, 65, 66A, 67, 68, 73, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 |
From October 1 to October 31 in any year. |
None except as provided for in subsection 20 (1) of the Act |
Bow. |
|
3. |
59, 64, 65, 66A, 67, 68, 73, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 |
From the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Monday to the second following Sunday, in any year. |
None except as provided for in subsection 20 (1) of the Act |
Shotgun (including muzzle-loading shotgun). |
Commencement
5. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2017 and the day it is filed.
Kathryn McGarry
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
Date made: November 16, 2016