ontario regulation 308/16

made under the

Endangered Species Act, 2007

Made: September 14, 2016
Filed: September 14, 2016
Published on e-Laws: September 15, 2016
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 1, 2016

Amending O. Reg. 242/08

(GENERAL)

1. Section 0.1 of Ontario Regulation 242/08 is amended by striking out “June 27, 2014” at the end and substituting “June 15, 2016”.

2. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section immediately below the heading “Exemptions Applicable to Specific Species”:

Algonquin Wolf

1.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), clause 9 (1) (a) of the Act does not apply to a person who kills, harms, harasses or captures an Algonquin Wolf if the person is hunting or trapping in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 and the regulations made under it and,

(a) under the authority of,

(i) a licence issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, or

(ii) subsection 6 (3) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997; or

(b) to protect property from an Algonquin Wolf pursuant to section 31 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in an area listed in Column 2 of item 5 of Table 6 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons - Wildlife) made under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.

(3) Clause 9 (1) (b) of the Act does not apply to a person in respect of an Algonquin Wolf if,

(a) pursuant to subsection (1), clause 9 (1) (a) of the Act did not apply to the killing, harming, harassing or capturing of the Algonquin Wolf; and

(b) the person is acting in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 and the regulations made under it.

3. Section 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Caribou (boreal population) — cast antlers

7. Clause 9 (1) (b) of the Act does not apply to antlers that dropped naturally from living caribou (boreal population).

4. (1) Subsection 22.1 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population)” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “caribou (boreal population)”.

(2) Subsection 22.1 (5) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“caribou (boreal population) continuous distribution area” means the area identified as a continuous distribution area on a map entitled “Woodland Caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population) Continuous Distribution Area / Aire de répartition continue du caribou des bois (population boréale sylvicole)”, dated April 23, 2013, that is available on the Ministry website; (“aire de répartition continue du caribou (population boréale)”)

(3) The definition of “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population) continuous distribution area” in subsection 22.1 (5) of the Regulation is revoked.

5. The Table to section 23.4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item:

 

22.

Fishes

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

 

6. Subsection 23.7 (14) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (4) or (12)” at the end and substituting “subsection (4) or (11)”.

7. (1) The definition of “chimney swift active season” in subsection 23.8 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “breeding, nesting and rearing” and substituting “breeding, nesting, rearing and roosting”.

(2) Paragraph 2 of subsection 23.8 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “to nest, rest or roost” and substituting “to breed, nest, rear or roost”.

(3) Paragraph 3 of subsection 23.8 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before subparagraph i and substituting the following:

3. If, as a result of carrying out the activity, a chimney that provides habitat for chimney swift will be unavailable for chimney swift breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting during the chimney swift active season, but will be available by the following chimney swift active season and will provide at least the same amount of suitable habitat for chimney swift at that time, the person must improve the conditions for chimney swift breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting provided by the chimney by ensuring that the activity includes measures such as any of the following:

. . . . .

(4) Subparagraph 4 ii of subsection 23.8 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “nesting, resting or roosting” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

(5) Subparagraph 4 iii of subsection 23.8 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “nesting, roosting or resting” and substituting “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

(6) Subparagraphs 1 i and ii of subsection 23.8 (6) of the Regulation are amended by striking out “nesting, resting or roosting” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

(7) Paragraph 6 of subsection 23.8 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “nesting, resting or roosting” in the portion before subparagraph i and substituting “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

(8) Subparagraph 6 i of subsection 23.8 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “nesting, resting and roosting” and substituting “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

(9) Subparagraphs 6 iv and v of subsection 23.8 (6) of the Regulation are amended by striking out “nesting, resting or roosting” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “breeding, nesting, rearing or roosting”.

8. (1) Subparagraph 7 ii of subsection 23.10 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population)” and substituting “caribou (boreal population)”.

(2) Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 23.10 (10) of the Regulation are amended by striking out “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population)” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “caribou (boreal population)”.

(3) Clause 23.10 (12) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population)” and substituting “caribou (boreal population)”.

9. (1) Clause (a) of the definition of “effective date” in subsection 23.13 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subclause (i) and by adding the following subclause:

(iii) in the case of a 2016-listed species, June 15, 2016, and

(2) The definition of “relevant species” in subsection 23.13 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“relevant species” means a transition species, a 2013-listed species, a 2014-listed species or a 2016-listed species; (“espèce concernée”)

(3) Subsection 23.13 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“2016-listed species” means those species that were listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as endangered or threatened species for the first time in 2016 and that are identified in Columns 3 and 4 of Table 4 to this section by their common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species. (“espèce inscrite en 2016”)

(4) Subsection 23.13 (2.1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subclause (b) (ii), by adding “or” at the end of subclause (c) (ii) and by adding the following clause:

(d) in the case of a 2016-listed species,

(i) the fifth anniversary of the day the prerequisite action or approval listed in Column 3 of the Table to subsection (2) was completed or obtained, or

(ii) if the prerequisite action or approval was completed or obtained before June 30, 2013, June 30, 2018.

(5) Paragraph 3 of subsection 23.13 (7) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph i, by adding “or” at the end of subparagraph ii and by adding the following subparagraph:

iii. in the case of an activity that may have an adverse effect on a 2016-listed species and that has already commenced on September 14, 2016, promptly after that date.

(6) Paragraph 11 of subsection 23.13 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population)” and substituting “caribou (boreal population)”.

(7) Table 1 to section 23.13 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Table 1
transition species

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Species Grouping	Column 3 Common Name	Column 4 Scientific Name
1.	Vascular Plants	American Chestnut	Castanea dentata
2.	Vascular Plants	American Columbo	Frasera caroliniensis
3.	Vascular Plants	American Ginseng	Panax quinquefolius
4.	Vascular Plants	American Water-willow	Justicia americana
5.	Vascular Plants	Branched Bartonia	Bartonia paniculata
6.	Vascular Plants	Bluehearts	Buchnera americana
7.	Vascular Plants	Butternut	Juglans cinerea
8.	Vascular Plants	Cherry Birch	Betula lenta
9.	Vascular Plants	Colicroot	Aletris farinosa
10.	Vascular Plants	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata
11.	Vascular Plants	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum
12.	Vascular Plants	Dense Blazing Star	Liatris spicata
13.	Vascular Plants	Dwarf Hackberry	Celtis tenuifolia
14.	Vascular Plants	False Rue-anemone	Enemion biternatum
15.	Vascular Plants	Forked Three-awned Grass	Aristida basiramea
16.	Vascular Plants	Gattinger’s Agalinis	Agalinis gattingeri
17.	Vascular Plants	Goldenseal	Hydrastis canadensis
18.	Vascular Plants	Hill’s Thistle	Cirsium hillii
19.	Vascular Plants	Houghton’s Goldenrod	Solidago houghtonii
20.	Vascular Plants	Kentucky Coffee-tree	Gymnocladus dioicus
21.	Vascular Plants	Lakeside Daisy	Tetraneuris herbacea
22.	Vascular Plants	LowlandToothcup	Rotala ramosior
23.	Vascular Plants	Round-leaved Greenbrier	Smilax rotundifolia
24.	Vascular Plants	Scarlet Ammannia	Ammannia robusta
25.	Vascular Plants	Small-flowered Lipocarpha	Lipocarpha micrantha
26.	Vascular Plants	White Prairie Gentian	Gentiana alba
27.	Vascular Plants	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata
28.	Vascular Plants	Wild Hyacinth	Camassia scilloides
29.	Vascular Plants	Willowleaf Aster	Symphyotrichum praealtum
30.	Molluscs	Kidneyshell	Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
31.	Molluscs	Mapleleaf Mussel	Quadrula quadrula
32.	Molluscs	Northern Riffleshell	Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
33.	Molluscs	Rainbow Mussel	Villosa iris
34.	Molluscs	Rayed Bean	Villosa fabalis
35.	Molluscs	Round Hickorynut	Obovaria subrotunda
36.	Molluscs	Round Pigtoe	Pleurobema sintoxia
37.	Molluscs	Salamander Mussel	Simpsonaias ambigua
38.	Molluscs	Snuffbox	Epioblasma triquetra
39.	Insects	Aweme Borer Moth	Papaipema aweme
40.	Fishes	American Eel	Anguilla rostrata
41.	Fishes	Black Redhorse	Moxostoma duquesnei
42.	Fishes	Channel Darter	Percina copelandi
43.	Fishes	Cutlip Minnow	Exoglossum maxillingua
44.	Fishes	Lake Chubsucker	Erimyzon sucetta
45.	Fishes	Northern Madtom	Noturus stigmosus
46.	Fishes	Shortjaw Cisco	Coregonus zenithicus
47.	Fishes	Shortnose Cisco	Coregonus reighardi
48.	Fishes	Spotted Gar	Lepisosteus oculatus
49.	Amphibians	Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus ochrophaeus
50.	Amphibians	Small-mouthed Salamander	Ambystoma texanum
51.	Reptiles	Blanding’s Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii
52.	Reptiles	Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos
53.	Reptiles	Massasauga (Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence population)	Sistrurus catenatus
54.	Reptiles	Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera
55.	Reptiles	Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata
56.	Birds	Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens
57.	Birds	Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
58.	Birds	Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus
59.	Mammals	Caribou (Boreal population)	Rangifer tarandus
60.	Mammals	Grey Fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
61.	Mammals	Wolverine	Gulo gulo

 

(8) Section 23.13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Table:

Table 4
2016-listed species

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Species Grouping	Column 3 Common Name	Column 4 Scientific Name
1.	Vascular Plants	Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata
2.	Mammals	Algonquin Wolf	Canis sp.
3.	Mammals	Tri-colored Bat	Perimyotis subflavus

 

10. Items 9 and 10 of the Table to section 23.18 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

 

9.	Molluscs	Proud Globelet	Patera pennsylvanica
10.	Insects	Mottled Duskywing	Erynnis martialis
11.	Reptiles	Massasauga (Carolinian population)	Sistrurus catenatus

 

11. Section 24 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2) In this section,

“American badger” means an American badger (Northwestern Ontario population) and an American badger (Southwestern Ontario population).

12. (1) Paragraph 1 of section 26 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before subparagraph i and substituting the following:

1. The area shown as “Engelmann’s Quillwort Habitat” on a map entitled “Engelmann’s Quillwort (Isoetes engelmannii) Habitat / Habitat de l’isoète d’Engelmann (Isoetes engelmannii) – Rivière Gull River” that is filed in the office of the Surveyor General and is dated July 28, 2016, but not including,

. . . .  .

(2) Paragraph 2 of section 26 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before subparagraph i and substituting the following:

2. The area shown as “Engelmann’s Quillwort Habitat” on a map entitled “Engelmann’s Quillwort (Isoetes engelmannii) Habitat / Habitat de l’isoète d’Engelmann (Isoetes engelmannii) – Rivière Severn River” that is filed in the office of the Surveyor General and is dated July 28, 2016, but not including,

. . . . .

13. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 30 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

1. Bur oak savannah where a western silvery aster exists in the part of Ontario shown on a map entitled “Geographic Scope of Western Silvery Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) regulated habitat in Ontario / Étendue géographique de l’habitat réglementé de l’aster soyeux (Symphyotrichum sericeum) en Ontario – Cliff Island / Île Cliff” that is filed in the office of the Surveyor General and is dated July 28, 2016.

2. Bur oak savannah where a western silvery aster exists in the part of Ontario shown on a map entitled “Geographic Scope of Western Silvery Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) regulated habitat in Ontario / Étendue géographique de l’habitat réglementé de l’aster soyeux (Symphyotrichum sericeum) en Ontario – Big Traverse Bay / Grande baie Traverse” that is filed in the office of the Surveyor General and is dated July 28, 2016.

Commencement

14. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.