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ontario regulation 430/18

made under the

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Made: September 26, 2018
Filed: October 5, 2018
Published on e-Laws: October 5, 2018
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 20, 2018

Amending O. Reg. 667/98

(TRAPPING)

1. Clause 8 (1) (b) of Ontario Regulation 667/98 is amended by striking out “and” at the end and substituting “or”.

2. The definition of “Canadian citizen” in subsection 11 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Immigration Act” and substituting “Immigration and Refugee Protection Act”.

3. Clause 18 (2) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “lynx” at the beginning and substituting “bobcat or lynx”.

4. Subsections 18.1 (3) and (4) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(3) A person who uses any of the following traps to trap muskrat shall ensure that the trap meets the following requirements:

1. In the case of 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. In the case of 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) A person who uses any of the following traps to trap lynx shall ensure that the trap meets the following requirements:

1. In the case of the 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 the 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.

(5) A person who uses any of the following traps to trap bobcat shall ensure that the trap meets the following requirements:

1. In the case of the trap known as the Oneida Victor #1.5 Soft Catch, the trap must be equipped with four coil springs.

2. In the case of the trap known as the Oneida Victor #1.75, the trap must be equipped with offset, laminated jaws and two coil springs.

3. In the case of the trap known as the Oneida Victor #3, the trap must be equipped with 3/16 inch offset, double rounded steel jaw laminations (3/16 inch on the topside of the jaw and 1/4 inch on the underside of the jaw) and two coil springs.

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

5. (1) Clause 19 (2) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “for a bobcat, coyote or wolf” at the beginning and substituting “for a coyote or wolf”.

(2) Clause 19 (2) (a.1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “for lynx or raccoon” at the beginning and substituting “for bobcat, lynx or raccoon”.

6. Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following items:

 

7.1

Beaver

Duke 280

 

. . . . .

 

22.1

Bobcat

Bélisle Super X 280

22.2

Bobcat

Bélisle Super X 330

22.3

Bobcat

B.M.I. 220 Body Gripper

22.4

Bobcat

B.M.I. 280 Body Gripper

22.5

Bobcat

B.M.I. 220 Magnum Body Gripper

22.6

Bobcat

B.M.I. 280 Magnum Body Gripper

22.7

Bobcat

Bridger 220

22.8

Bobcat

Bridger 280 Mag Bodygripper

22.9

Bobcat

Duke 280

22.10

Bobcat

LDL C220

22.11

Bobcat

LDL C220 Magnum

22.12

Bobcat

LDL C280 Magnum

22.13

Bobcat

LDL C330

22.14

Bobcat

LDL C330 Magnum

22.15

Bobcat

Rudy 330

22.16

Bobcat

Sauvageau 2001-8

22.17

Bobcat

Sauvageau 2001-11

22.18

Bobcat

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330

 

. .  . . .

 

30.1

Canada Lynx

Duke 280

 

. . . . .

 

77.1

Muskrat

CONV 110 CAN (Holland)

 

. . . . .

 

78.1

Muskrat

FMB 110 SS (Holland)

78.2

Muskrat

FMB 150 SS (Holland)

 

. . . . .

 

82.1

Muskrat

Oneida Victor Conibear 110-3 Stainless Steel

 

. . . . .

 

92.1

Muskrat

WCS Tube Trap Int’l

 

7. Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following items:

 

0.1

Bobcat

Bélisle Footsnare #6

0.2

Bobcat

Bélisle Sélectif

0.3

Bobcat

Oneida Victor #1.5 Soft Catch

0.4

Bobcat

Oneida Victor #1.75

0.5

Bobcat

Oneida Victor #3

0.6

Bobcat

Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch

 

Commencement

8. This Regulation comes into force on the later of September 1, 2018 and the day it is filed.