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O. Reg. 85/17: OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE
filed March 30, 2017 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: February 23, 2017
Filed: March 30, 2017
Published on e-Laws: March 30, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 15, 2017
Amending O. Reg. 670/98
(OPEN SEASONS - WILDLIFE)
1. Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 is revoked.
2. Table 3 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 3
BULLFROG — OPEN SEASON
|
Item |
Column 1 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Column 2 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 3 Daily Bag Limits |
Column 4 Possession Limits |
|
1. |
1 to 59, 72B, 76 to 95 |
From July 15 to October 15. |
10 |
10 |
3. Table 4 of the Regulation is revoked.
4. Table 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Table 6
FUrbearing mammals — Open Season
|
Item |
Column 1 Species |
Column 2 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated)
|
Column 3 Open Season |
|
1. |
Arctic Fox |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
October 25 to March 31 in the year next following. |
|
2. |
Beaver |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
October 5 to May 15 in the year next following. |
|
3. |
Beaver |
36, 37, 42 to 67, 69B |
October 15 to April 30 in the year next following. |
|
4. |
Beaver |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
October 25 to April 30 in the year next following. |
|
5. |
Bobcat and Lynx |
1 to 95 |
October 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
6. |
Coyote and Wolf |
1 to 42, 46 to 50, 53 to 58 except the geographic townships listed in Column 2 of Item 8 |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
|
7. |
Coyote and Wolf |
43 to 45, 59 to 95 except the geographic townships listed in Column 2 of Item 8 |
January 1 to December 31. |
|
8. |
Coyote and Wolf |
In the geographic townships of Airy, Alice, Allen, Anson, Anstruther, Attlee, Ballantyne, Bevin, Boulter, Boyd, Bruton, Burleigh, Burns, Burwash, Butt, Caen, Calvin, Cameron, Cardiff, Carlyle, Cavendish, Chandos, Chisholm, Clancy, Clara, Cox, Clyde, Curtin, Dalton, Dickens, Dieppe, Digby, Dudley, Eden, Eyre, Finlayson, Foster, Franklin, Fraser, Goschen, Hagarty, Halifax, Hansen, Harburn, Harcourt, Harvey, Havelock, Head, Herschel, Humboldt, Killarney, Kilpatrick, Lauder, Laura, Livingstone, Longford, Lutterworth, Maria, McClintock, McClure, McCraney, McKay, Minden, Monmouth, Murchison, Papineau, Paxton, Petawawa, Richards, Rolph, Roosevelt, Ryde, Sabine, Sale, Secord, Servos, Sinclair, Struthers, Tilton, Truman, Waldie and Wylie |
Closed Season. |
|
9. |
Fisher and Marten |
1 to 67, 69B |
October 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
10. |
Fisher and Marten |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
October 25 to January 31 in the year next following. |
|
11. |
Mink |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
October 5 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
12. |
Mink |
36, 37, 42 to 67, 69B |
October 15 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
13. |
Mink |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
October 25 to January 31 in the year next following. |
|
14. |
Muskrat |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
October 5 to May 15 in the year next following. |
|
15. |
Muskrat |
36, 37, 42 to 67, 69B |
October 15 to April 30 in the year next following. |
|
16. |
Muskrat |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
October 25 to April 30 in the year next following. |
|
17. |
Opossum |
1 to 95 |
October 5 to January 31 in the year next following. |
|
18. |
Otter |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
October 5 to April 30 in the year next following. |
|
19. |
Otter |
36, 37, 42 to 67, 69B |
October 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
|
20. |
Otter |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
October 25 to March 31 in the year next following. |
|
21. |
Raccoon |
1 to 95 |
October 5 to January 31 in the year next following. |
|
22. |
Red Fox (all colour phases) |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
September 15 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
23. |
Red Fox (all colour phases) |
36, 37, 42 to 95 |
January 1 to December 31. |
|
24. |
Red Squirrel and Weasel (Least Weasel, Long-tailed Weasel and Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine)) |
1 to 95 |
October 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
25. |
Striped Skunk |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
September 15 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
|
26. |
Striped Skunk |
36, 37, 42 to 95 |
January 1 to December 31. |
5. Table 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 7
GAME BIRDS OTHER THAN WILD TURKEY — OPEN SEASON
(HUNTING WITHOUT A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD)
|
Item |
Column 1 Species |
Column 2 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Column 3 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 4 Daily Bag Limits |
Column 5 Possession Limits |
|
1. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to December 31. |
5 |
15 |
|
2. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
September 25 to December 31. |
5 |
15 |
|
3. |
Ptarmigan |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
5 |
15 |
|
4. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
10 |
10 |
|
5. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
5 to 15, 19 to 23, 28 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to December 31. |
10 |
10 |
|
6. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
68, 69A, 70 to 94 |
September 25 to December 31. |
3 |
10 |
|
7. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
95 |
September 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
10 |
10 |
|
8. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
9. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
5 to 15, 19 to 23, 28 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to December 31. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
10. |
Ruffed Grouse |
68, 73 to 76, 82 to 84 |
September 25 to December 31. |
5 |
15 |
|
11. |
Ruffed Grouse |
69A, 70 to 72, 77 to 81, 85 to 95 |
September 25 to December 31. |
2 |
6 |
|
12. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
5 |
15 |
|
13. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
5 to 15, 19 to 23, 28 to 35, 38 to 41 |
September 15 to December 31. |
5 |
15 |
|
14. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to December 31. |
2 |
6 |
6. Table 7.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 7.1
GAME BIRDS — OPEN SEASON
(HUNTING WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD)
|
Item |
Column 1 Species |
Column 2 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Column 3 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 4 Daily Bag Limits |
Column 5 Possession Limits |
|
1. |
Gray Partridge (Hungarian) |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
2 |
15 |
|
2. |
Ptarmigan |
1 to 4, 16 to 18, 24 to 27 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
3 |
15 |
|
3. |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 to 50, 53 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
2 |
10 |
|
4. |
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse |
1 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
Combined total of 3 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
5. |
Ruffed Grouse |
68, 73 to 76, 82 to 84 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
3 |
15 |
|
6. |
Ruffed Grouse |
69A, 70 to 72, 77 to 81, 85 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
2 |
6 |
|
7. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
1 to 35, 38 to 41 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
3 |
15 |
|
8. |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
2 |
6 |
7. Table 9 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 9
SMALL GAME — OPEN SEASON
(HUNTING WITHOUT A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD)
|
Item |
Column 1 Species |
Column 2 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated)
|
Column 3 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 4 Daily Bag Limits |
Column 5 Possession Limits |
|
1. |
Cottontail and European Hare |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
5 of each |
15 of each |
|
2. |
Cottontail and European Hare |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
September 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
5 of each |
15 of each |
|
3. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrels |
5 to 15, 19 to 23, 28 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to December 31. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
4. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrels |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
September 25 to December 31. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
5. |
Varying (Snowshoe) Hare
|
1 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 15 to March 31 in the year next following. |
5 |
15 |
|
6. |
Varying (Snowshoe) Hare |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
September 25 to the last day of February in the year next following. |
2 |
6 |
8. Table 9.1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 9.1
SMALL GAME — OPEN SEASON
(HUNTING WITH A FALCONRY BIRD OR A NON-INDIGENOUS FALCONRY BIRD)
|
Item |
Column 1 Species |
Column 2 Area (Nos. refer to WMUs unless otherwise stated) |
Column 3 Open Season — Residents and Non-Residents |
Column 4 Daily Bag Limits |
Column 5 Possession Limits |
|
1. |
Cottontail and European Hare |
36, 37, 42 to 50, 53 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
5 Cottontail 3 European Hare
|
15 of each |
|
2. |
Gray (Black) and Fox Squirrel |
5 to 15, 19 to 23, 28 to 50, 53 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
Combined total of 5 |
Combined total of 15 |
|
3. |
Varying (Snowshoe) Hare |
1 to 50, 53 to 67, 69B |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
3 |
15 |
|
4. |
Varying (Snowshoe) Hare |
68, 69A, 70 to 95 |
September 1 to March 31 in the year next following. |
2 |
6 |
Commencement
9. This Regulation comes into force on the later of April 1, 2017 and the day it is filed.
Kathryn McGarry
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
Date made: February 23, 2017