O. Reg. 147/00: HUNTING

 

ONTARIO REGULATION 147/00

made under the

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Made: March 1, 2000
Filed: March 3, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 665/98

(Hunting)

1. Ontario Regulation 665/98 is amended by adding the follow–ing section:

24.1 (1) No person shall hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 in a party with more than one other hunter.

(2) No person who holds a moose hunting licence and a partner permit validated for hunting moose in wildlife management unit 65 shall hunt moose in that unit except as part of a party that includes a person who holds a moose hunting licence validated for hunting moose in that unit.

(3) The holder of the partner permit referred to in subsection (2) shall not attach a seal to a moose killed in wildlife management unit 65.

2. Section 52 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(2.1) The holder of a resident licence to hunt moose shall not hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 unless the holder has,

(a) a validation tag permitting him or her to hunt moose of a specific age and sex in that unit; or

(b) a partner permit permitting the holder to hunt in a party with the holder of a validation tag described in clause (a).

(2.2) A license referred to in subsection (2.1) is not valid for hunting moose on private land in wildlife management unit 65 if the land is not owned by the licence holder, unless the licence holder has on his or her person the written consent of the owner of the private land on a form provided for that purpose by the Ministry.

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(5) The holder of a permit or validation tag to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 who is provided a questionnaire relating to the hunting activities carried out under that permit or validation tag shall complete the questionnaire and return it to the office of the Ministry specified in the questionnaire within 14 days following the last day of the hunt specified in the permit or validation tag.

(6) A person who does not return the completed questionnaire as required under subsection (5) is ineligible to receive a permit or validation tag to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 for the year following the year in which the return is required.

3. Subsection 55 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) The holder of a resident licence to hunt moose shall not hunt moose in the areas and open season periods described in items 1.1 and 5 in Table 8 to Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) unless the licence bears a permission furnished by the Ministry permitting the holder to hunt moose of a specified age and sex under specified conditions.

4. (1) Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection 86 (1) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

2. In the case of hunting moose, during the periods and in the areas specified in Items 1.1 and 1.2 of Table 8 to Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife).

(2) Subsection 86 (2) of the Regulation is revoked.

5. Section 129 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

129. (1) The holder of a hunting licence may hunt wildlife that is authorized by his or her licence in the Larose Forest Hunting Area.

(2) The holder of a resident licence to hunt moose who has been issued a validation tag to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 may hunt moose of the type specified on the tag in the Larose Forest Hunting Area, subject to the conditions specified on the tag.