O. Reg. 290/17: TRAPPING"

O. Reg. 290/17: TRAPPING, Filed July 28, 2017 under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41

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.