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ontario regulation 290/17

made under the

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Made: July 26, 2017
Filed: July 28, 2017
Published on e-Laws: July 28, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 12, 2017

Amending O. Reg. 667/98

(TRAPPING)

1. Section 13 of Ontario Regulation 667/98 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3.1) Despite subsection (3), if a trapping licence authorizes the licence holder to trap a species in two or more areas with different open seasons, the licence holder shall complete the information required under paragraph 1 of subsection (2) within 24 hours of the close of the open season that closes the latest in the year and record the date the record was made, verified by the licence holder’s initials.

2. Section 18 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

18. (1) If a species is listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 or in Column 2 of Schedule 2, a person shall not use a trap for trapping the species unless,

(a) the trap that is used is set out in Column 3 of the relevant Schedule opposite the species; and

(b) the trap is used in accordance with any conditions set out in section 18.1.

(2) Despite subsection (1),

(a) muskrat may be trapped using traps known as funnel traps if they are set under the surface of the water;

(b) lynx may be trapped using a suspended snare in accordance with this Regulation.

18.1  (1) A person may set a trap set out in Column 3 of Schedule 1 to trap beaver only on land or under water, subject to subsection (2).

(2) A person shall not use a body-gripping trap with a jaw spread greater than 22 centimetres in wildlife management units 60 to 95 except as part of an underwater set used in the trapping of beaver and otter.

(3) The following conditions apply to a person using a trap set out in Column 3 of Schedule 1 or 2 to trap muskrat:

1. If the person is using a jaw-type killing trap or a jaw-type leg-hold trap, the trap must exert clamping force on the animal and be set as a submersion set in a manner consistent with clause 19 (2) (c) or subsection 19 (3).

2. If the person is using any other type of certified killing trap set out for trapping muskrat in Column 3 of Schedule 1, the trap must be set on land.

(4) The following conditions apply to a person using certain traps set out in Column 3 of Schedule 2 to trap lynx:

1. In the case of a person using a trap known as the Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch, the trap must be equipped with either two coil springs or four coil springs.

2. In the case of a person using a trap known as the Oneida Victor #3, the trap must be equipped with a minimum of 8 mm thick, non-offset steel jaws, four coil springs and an anchoring swivel centre mounted on a base plate.

3. Subsection 19 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or a species of weasel”.

4. Section 21 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

21. (1) A person shall release any black bear cub or female black bear accompanied by a cub that the person traps during any part of an open season for bear specified in Table 2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 that falls within May or June of any year.

(2) In this section,

“cub” means a bear born in the year of the hunt.

5. Subsection 26 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) Despite clause (1) (a) and subject to subsection (3) and section 17.1, a person permitted under clause 22 (2) (a), (b) or (c) of the Act to use a body-gripping trap may use a relaxing cable restraint to trap wolf or coyote, but shall not do so in an area during an open season for deer during which a person may use or be accompanied by a dog while hunting deer in the area.

6. Schedules 1 and 2 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Schedule 1
Certified killing traps

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species

Column 3

Trap Type

1.

Beaver

Bélisle Classic 330

2.

Beaver

Bélisle Super X 280

3.

Beaver

Bélisle Super X 330

4.

Beaver

B.M.I. Body Gripper 280

5.

Beaver

B.M.I. Body Gripper 330

6.

Beaver

B.M.I. BT 300

7.

Beaver

Bridger 330

8.

Beaver

Duke 330

9.

Beaver

LDL C280

10.

Beaver

LDL C280 Magnum

11.

Beaver

LDL C330

12.

Beaver

LDL C330 Magnum

13.

Beaver

Rudy 280

14.

Beaver

Rudy 330

15.

Beaver

Sauvageau 1000-11F

16.

Beaver

Sauvageau 2001-8

17.

Beaver

Sauvageau 2001-11

18.

Beaver

Sauvageau 2001-12

19.

Beaver

Species-Specific 330 Dislocator Half Magnum

20.

Beaver

Species-Specific 440 Dislocator Half Magnum

21.

Beaver

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 280

22.

Beaver

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330

23.

Canada Lynx

Bélisle Super X 280

24.

Canada Lynx

Bélisle Super X 330

25.

Canada Lynx

B.M.I 220 Body Gripper

26.

Canada Lynx

B.M.I 280 Magnum Body Gripper

27.

Canada Lynx

B.M.I 220 Magnum Body Gripper

28.

Canada Lynx

B.M.I 280 Body Gripper

29.

Canada Lynx

Bridger 220

30.

Canada Lynx

Bridger 280 Mag Bodygripper

31.

Canada Lynx

LDL C220

32.

Canada Lynx

LDL C220 Magnum

33.

Canada Lynx

LCL C280 Magnum

34.

Canada Lynx

LDL C330

35.

Canada Lynx

LDL C330 Magnum

36.

Canada Lynx

Rudy 330

37.

Canada Lynx

Sauvageau 2001-8

38.

Canada Lynx

Sauvageau 2001-11

39.

Canada Lynx

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330

40.

Fisher

Bélisle Super X 120

41.

Fisher

Bélisle Super X 160

42.

Fisher

Bélisle Super X 220

43.

Fisher

Koro #2

44.

Fisher

LDL C160 Magnum

45.

Fisher

LDL C220 Magnum

46.

Fisher

Rudy 120 Magnum

47.

Fisher

Rudy 160 Plus

48.

Fisher

Rudy 220 Plus

49.

Fisher

Sauvageau 2001-5

50.

Fisher

Sauvageau 2001-6

51.

Fisher

Sauvageau 2001-7

52.

Fisher

Sauvageau 2001-8

53.

Marten

Bélisle Super X 120

54.

Marten

Bélisle Super X 160

55.

Marten

B.M.I. Body Gripper 126 Magnum

56.

Marten

Eiabzugseisen

57.

Marten

Kleiner Schwanenhals

58.

Marten

Koro #1

59.

Marten

Koro #2

60.

Marten

KP120

61.

Marten

LDL B120 Magnum

62.

Marten

LDL C160 Magnum

63.

Marten

Northwoods 155

64.

Marten

Rudy 120 Magnum

65.

Marten

Rudy 160 Plus

66.

Marten

Sauvageau C120 Magnum

67.

Marten

Sauvageau 2001-5

68.

Marten

Sauvageau 2001-6

69.

Muskrat

Any jaw-type killing trap

70.

Muskrat

Bélisle Super X 110

71.

Muskrat

Bélisle Super X 120

72.

Muskrat

B.M.I. Body Gripper 120

73.

Muskrat

B.M.I. Body Gripper 120 Magnum

74.

Muskrat

B.M.I. Body Gripper 126 Magnum

75.

Muskrat

Bridger 120

76.

Muskrat

Bridger 120 Magnum Bodygripper

77.

Muskrat

Bridger 155 Magnum Bodygripper

78.

Muskrat

Duke 120

79.

Muskrat

Koro Large Rodent Double Spring

80.

Muskrat

Koro Muskrat

81.

Muskrat

LDL B120

82.

Muskrat

LDL B120 Magnum

83.

Muskrat

Oneida Victor 120 Stainless Steel

84.

Muskrat

Ouell RM

85.

Muskrat

Ouell 411-180

86.

Muskrat

Rudy 110

87.

Muskrat

Rudy 120

88.

Muskrat

Rudy 120 Magnum

89.

Muskrat

Sauvageau C120 Magnum

90.

Muskrat

Sauvageau C120 “Reverse Bend”

91.

Muskrat

Sauvageau 2001-5

92.

Muskrat

Triple M

93.

Muskrat

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 110

94.

Muskrat

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 120

95.

Otter

Bélisle Super X 220

96.

Otter

Bélisle Super X 280

97.

Otter

Bélisle Super X 330

98.

Otter

LDL C220

99.

Otter

LDL C220 Magnum

100.

Otter

LDL C280 Magnum

101.

Otter

Sauvageau 2001-8

102.

Otter

Sauvageau 2001-11

103.

Otter

Sauvageau 2001-12

104.

Otter

Rudy 220 Plus

105.

Otter

Rudy 280

106.

Otter

Rudy 330

107.

Otter

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 220

108.

Otter

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 280

109.

Otter

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330

110.

Raccoon

Bélisle Classic 220

111.

Raccoon

Bélisle Super X 160

112.

Raccoon

Bélisle Super X 220

113.

Raccoon

Bélisle Super X 280

114.

Raccoon

B.M.I. Body Gripper 160

115.

Raccoon

B.M.I. Body Gripper 220

116.

Raccoon

B.M.I. Body Gripper 280

117.

Raccoon

B.M.I. Magnum Body Gripper 280

118.

Raccoon

Bridger 160

119.

Raccoon

Bridger 220

120.

Raccoon

Bridger 280 Mag Bodygripper

121.

Raccoon

Duke 160

122.

Raccoon

Duke 220

123.

Raccoon

Koro #2

124.

Raccoon

LDL C 160

125.

Raccoon

LDL C 160 Magnum

126.

Raccoon

LDL C 220

127.

Raccoon

LDL C 220 Magnum

128.

Raccoon

LDL C 280 Magnum

129.

Raccoon

Northwoods 155

130.

Raccoon

Rudy 160

131.

Raccoon

Rudy 160 Plus

132.

Raccoon

Rudy 220

133.

Raccoon

Rudy 220 Plus

134.

Raccoon

Sauvageau 2001-6

135.

Raccoon

Sauvageau 2001-7

136.

Raccoon

Sauvageau 2001-8

137.

Raccoon

Species-Specific 220 Dislocator Half Magnum

138.

Raccoon

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 160

139.

Raccoon

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 220

140.

Weasel

Bélisle Super X 110

141.

Weasel

Bélisle Super X 120

142.

Weasel

B.M.I #60

143.

Weasel

B.M.I 120 Body Gripper Magnum

144.

Weasel

B.M.I 126 Body Gripper Magnum

145.

Weasel

Bridger 120

146.

Weasel

Bridger 120 Mag Bodygripper

147.

Weasel

Bridger 155 Mag Bodygripper

148.

Weasel

Koro Large Rodent Double Spring

149.

Weasel

Koro Muskrat Trap

150.

Weasel

Koro Rodent Trap

151.

Weasel

LDL B120 Magnum

152.

Weasel

Ouell 3-10

153.

Weasel

Ouell 411-180

154.

Weasel

Ouell RM

155.

Weasel

Rudy 120 Magnum

156.

Weasel

Sauvageau C120 Magnum

157.

Weasel

Sauvageau C120 “Reverse Bend”

158.

Weasel

Sauvageau 2001-5

159.

Weasel

Triple M

160.

Weasel

Victor Rat Trap

161.

Weasel

WCS Tube Trap Int’l

162.

Weasel

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 110

163.

Weasel

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 120

 

Schedule 2
Certified leg-hold restraining traps

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species

Column 3

Trap Type

1.

Canada Lynx

Bélisle Footsnare #6

2.

Canada Lynx

Bélisle Sélectif

3.

Canada Lynx

Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch

4.

Canada Lynx

Oneida Victor #3

5.

Muskrat

Any jaw type leg-hold trap

6.

Raccoon

Bridger T3

7.

Raccoon

Duffer’s Raccoon Trap

8.

Raccoon

Duke DP Coon Trap

9.

Raccoon

Egg Trap

10.

Raccoon

Lil’ Grizz Get’rz

 

Commencement

7. This Regulation comes into force on the later of September 1, 2017 and the day it is filed.