O. Reg. 432/20: WILDLIFE SCHEDULES"

O. Reg. 432/20: WILDLIFE SCHEDULES, Filed July 30, 2020 under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41

Ontario regulation 432/20

made under the

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Made: July 30, 2020
Filed: July 30, 2020
Published on e-Laws: July 31, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 15, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 669/98

(WILDLIFE SCHEDULES)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 669/98 is revoked and the following substituted:

1. The species listed in Schedule 1 are prescribed as furbearing mammals.

2. The species listed in Schedule 2 are prescribed as game mammals.

3. The species listed in Schedule 3 are prescribed as game birds.

4. The species listed in Schedule 4 are prescribed as game reptiles.

5. The species listed in Schedule 5 are prescribed as game amphibians.

6. The species listed in Schedule 6 are prescribed as specially protected mammals.

7. The species listed in Schedule 7 are prescribed as specially protected raptors.

8. The species listed in Schedule 8 are prescribed as specially protected birds.

9. The species listed in Schedule 9 are prescribed as specially protected reptiles.

10. The species listed in Schedule 10 are prescribed as specially protected amphibians.

11. The species listed in Schedule 11 are prescribed as specially protected invertebrates.

2. The Schedule to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Schedule 1
FURBEARING MAMMALS

Common Name	Scientific Name
American Badger	Taxidea taxus
Arctic Fox	Vulpes lagopus
Beaver	Castor canadensis
Bobcat	Lynx rufus
Coyote	Canis latrans
Fisher	Pekania pennanti
Gray Fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Least Weasel	Mustela nivalis
Long-tailed Weasel	Mustela frenata
Lynx	Lynx canadensis
Marten	Martes americana
Mink	Neovison vison
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Opossum	Didelphis virginiana
Otter	Lontra canadensis
Polar Bear	Ursus maritimus
Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Red Fox (all colour phases)	Vulpes vulpes
Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine)	Mustela erminea
Striped Skunk	Mephitis mephitis
Wolf	Canis lupus
Wolverine	Gulo gulo

Schedule 2
GAME MAMMALS

Common Name	Scientific Name
American Elk (Wapiti)	Cervus elaphus
Black Bear	Ursus americanus
Cottontail	Sylvilagus floridanus
European Hare	Lepus europaeus
Fox Squirrel	Sciurus niger
Gray (Black) Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
Moose	Alces alces
Snowshoe (Varying) Hare	Lepus americanus
White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus virginianus
Woodland Caribou	Rangifer tarandus caribou

Schedule 3
GAME BIRDS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Gray (Hungarian) Partridge	Perdix perdix
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus

SCHEDULE 4
GAME REPTILES

Common Name	Scientific Name
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina

Schedule 5
GAME AMPHIBIANS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus

SCHEDULE 6
SPECIALLY PROTECTED MAMMALS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Arctic Shrew	Sorex arcticus
Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Chipmunk	Tamias striatus
Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Myotis leibii
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus
Least Chipmunk	Tamias minimus
Least Shrew	Cryptotis parva
Little Brown Myotis	Myotis lucifugus
Masked Shrew	Sorex cinereus
Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus
Northern Myotis	Myotis septentrionalis
Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Blarina brevicauda
Pygmy Shrew	Sorex hoyi
Red Bat	Lasiurus borealis
Silver-haired Bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans
Smoky Shrew	Sorex fumeus
Southern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys volans
Tri-colored Bat	Perimyotis subflavus
Water Shrew	Sorex palustris

Schedule 7
SPECIALLY PROTECTED RAPTORS

Common Name	Scientific Name
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
American Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn Owl	Tyto alba
Barred Owl	Strix varia
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia
Cooper’s Hawk	Accipiter cooperii
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura

Schedule 8
SPECIALLY PROTECTED BIRDS

Common Name	Scientific Name
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata
Brewer’s Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Canada Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Common Raven	Corvus corax
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Schedule 9
Specially PROTECTED REPTILES

Common Name	Scientific Name
Blanding’s Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii
Blue Racer	Coluber constrictor foxii
Butler’s Gartersnake	Thamnophis butleri
Common Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus
Eastern Foxsnake	Pantherophis vulpinus
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Milksnake	Lampropeltis triangulum
Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus
Gray Ratsnake	Pantherophis spiloides
Lake Erie Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon insularum
Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus
Midland Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta marginata
Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica
Northern Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Queensnake	Regina septemvittata
Smooth Greensnake	Opheodrys vernalis
Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera
Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii
Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta

Schedule 10
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AMPHIBIANS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog	Acris blanchardi
Blue-spotted Salamander	Ambystoma laterale
Eastern Red-backed Salamander	Plethodon cinereus
Eastern Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum
Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum
Fowler’s Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri
Gray Treefrog	Hyla versicolor
Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Northern Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus
Northern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea bislineata
Small-mouthed Salamander	Ambystoma texanum
Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum

Schedule 11
specially pROTECTED INVERTEBRATES

Common Name	Scientific Name
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes
Bog Elfin	Callophrys lanoraieensis
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis
Eastern Swallowtail	Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus
Frosted Elfin	Callophrys irus
Karner Blue	Plebejus melissa samuelis
Monarch	Danaus plexippus
Mottled Duskywing	Erynnis martialis
Old World Swallowtail	Papilio machaon
Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus
West Virginia White	Pieris virginiensis
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day section 17 of Schedule 14 to the Burden Reduction Act, 2017 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.