Contents
- His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the rec…
- Short Title
- Part I Interpretation and Application
- Part II General Prohibitions and Restrictions
- Part III General Hunting Permits, Trapping Permits and Certificates of Registration
- Part IV General Rules of the Park
- Part V Powers of the Superintendent
- Schedule I Whooping Crane Nesting Area (Section 8)
- Schedule II (Sections 9, 39 and 56)
- Schedule III (Section 10)
- Schedule IV
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection 7(1) of the National Parks Act, is pleased hereby to revoke the Wood Buffalo Park Game Regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 1954-1739 of 18th November, 1954, as amended, and to make the annexed Regulations respecting game in Wood Buffalo National Park.notenote
Short Title
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Part I · Interpretation and Application
Interpretation
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Application
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Part II · General Prohibitions and Restrictions
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Part III · General Hunting Permits, Trapping Permits and Certificates of Registration
Issue of Permits and Certificates
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Prohibitions
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Application
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Signature
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Expiry Date
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Renewal
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Returns and Information
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Suspension and Cancellation
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General
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Part IV · General Rules of the Park
Dogs
Firearms
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Hunting Lights
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Traps
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Aircraft
Meat of Game
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Poison
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Oversnow Vehicles
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Trapper’s Cabins
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Sale of Skins or Pelts
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Fishing
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Disputes
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Part V · Powers of the Superintendent
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Schedule I · Whooping Crane Nesting Area (Section 8)
The whooping crane nesting area lies within the following boundaries:Commencing at a point one mile west on Northwest Territories Highway No. 5 from the crossing of said highway across the Little Buffalo River and 180 metres north of the edge of the cleared right-of-way of said highway, thence in a north westerly direction parallel to said highway to a point 180 metres east of the centre of the main channel of the Nyarling River; thence in a north easterly direction parallel to the centre of the main channel of the Nyarling River to its intersection with a line drawn 180 metres west of and parallel to the centre of the main channel of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a south easterly direction parallel to and 180 metres west of the centre of the main channel of the Little Buffalo River to the centre of the main channel of Seton Creek; thence in a south westerly direction following the centre of the main channel of Seton Creek to a point due North of the commencement point; thence due South to the commencement point.Commencing at a point due south of the most south easterly corner of the whooping crane nesting area described in Part A of this Schedule and 180 metres south of the edge of the cleared right-of-way of the Northwest Territory Highway No. 5; thence in a north westerly direction parallel to the said highway to a point due north of the most northerly extention of Sass Lake and 180 metres south of the cleared right-of-way of the said highway; thence due south to the most northerly extention of Sass Lake; thence in a south easterly direction along the shore of Sass Lake to the most easterly extension of Sass Lake, thence in a south easterly direction to a point 180 metres north of the centre line of the tributary of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a north easterly direction parallel to the centre line of the said tributary and 180 metres north of the said centre line to a point 180 metres west of the centre line of the Little Buffalo River; thence in a north westerly direction parallel to the centre line of the Little Buffalo River and 180 metres west to the commencement point.
Schedule II · (Sections 9, 39 and 56)
| Column I | Column II | Column IIIGame | Open Season | Bag Limits1 | Beaver | Oct. 1 to May 10 | No limit2 | Bear | All year | No limit3 | Bison | No Open Season | 4 | Caribou (woodland only) | No Open Season | 5 | Coyote | Nov. 1 to March 31 | No limit6 | Deer (mule and white tail) | No Open Season | 7 | Fisher | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit8 | Fox | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit9 | Grouse and Ptarmigan | Sept. 1 to March 31 | Possession of 25 per day in aggregate10 | Lynx | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit11 | Marten | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit12 | Mink | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit13 | Moose | Sept. 1 to May 10 | 1 per permit year*14 | Muskrat | Oct. 1 to May 10 | No limit15 | Otter | Nov. 1 to May 10 | No limit16 | Skunk | No Open Season | 17 | Squirrel | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit18 | Varying Hare | All year | No limit19 | Wapiti (Elk) | No Open Season | 20 | Weasel | Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 | No limit21 | Wolf | Nov. 1 to March 31 | No limit22 | Wolverine | Nov. 1 to March 31 | No limit23 | Woodchuck | All year | No limit
Schedule III · (Section 10)
| Column I | Column IISpecies | Scientific Name1 | Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus2 | Cross of Plains and Wood Buffalo | Bison bison bison X Bison bison athabascae3 | Elk | Cervus elaphus4 | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos5 | Mule Deer | Odocoileus hemionus6 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus7 | Plains Bison | Bison bison bison8 | White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos9 | Whitetail Deer | Odocoileus virginianus10 | Whooping Crane | Grus americana11 | Wood Bison | Bison bison athabascae12 | Red Sided Garter Snake | Thanmophis Sirtalis Pariepalis
Schedule IV
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