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ontario regulation 544/17

made under the

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Made: December 13, 2017
Filed: December 18, 2017
Published on e-Laws: December 18, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 6, 2018

Amending O. Reg. 665/98

(HUNTING)

1. (1) Subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 665/98 is amended by adding the following definitions:

“apprentice hunter” means a person described in section 22 or 23;

. . . . .

“controlled calf moose harvest management unit” means wildlife management unit 48, 55A, 55B or 57;

“controlled deer hunt management unit” means wildlife management unit 53B, 69A-2, 70, 76A, 76B, 76C, 76D, 76E, 77A, 77B, 77C, 78A, 78B, 79A, 79C, 79D, 80, 81A, 81B, 85A, 85B, 85C, 86A, 86B, 87B, 87C, 87D, 87E, 89A, 89B, 90A, 90B, 91A, 91B, 92A, 92B, 92C, 92D, 93A, 93B or 94B;

(2) The definitions of “e-licence” and “licence tag” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation are revoked.

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

“licence summary” means the document described in section 13;

. . . . .

“licensed bear operator” means a person who is licensed to provide black bear hunting services under clause 32 (2) (b) of the Act;

(4) The definition of “outdoors card” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“outdoors card” means the card issued under section 4;

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

“registered guest” means a person who,

(a) contracts for accommodation with a tourist outfitter, and

(b) stays in accommodations, for the duration of that person’s hunt, on the premises of the tourist outfitter or on a Crown land site if authorized for occupancy by the district manager of the Ministry for that area;

(6) The definition of “small game” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“small game” means the wildlife listed in section 27;

(7) Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“tag” means a component of a hunting licence described in section 14 that authorizes the tag holder to hunt a member of a species of game wildlife specified in the tag, subject to the conditions specified in the tag;

“tourist outfitter” means a person who provides services to moose hunters in a wildlife management unit that has an open season for moose and,

(a) operates a tourist establishment that provides overnight accommodation,

(b) is an air carrier licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency and Transport Canada and provides air transportation to a hunting outpost site, or

(c) operates a minimum of four houseboats or charter boats in the wildlife management unit which provide,

(i) accommodation facilities, including a fixed head, on each boat for a minimum of four overnight guests, and

(ii) housekeeping services; 

(8) The definition of “validation tag” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked.

(9) Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“validation certificate” means a component of a hunting licence described in section 15 that, together with a tag, authorizes the certificate holder to hunt a member of a species of game wildlife specified in the certificate, subject to the conditions specified in the certificate;

“wolf and coyote tag management unit” means wildlife management unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11A, 11B, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 or 58.

(10) Subsection 1 (4) of the Regulation is revoked.

2. Part I of the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

1.1 The following persons shall be deemed to be residents for the purposes of this Regulation and Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act:

1. A person with diplomatic credentials in an embassy, consulate or trade commission of a foreign government who has taken a post in and resides in Ontario.

2. A civilian employee of a service agency attached to the staff of an embassy, consulate or trade commission of a foreign government who has taken a post in and resides in Ontario.

3. A member of the armed forces of a foreign government who is stationed in and resides in Ontario.

4. A member of the RCMP or armed forces of Canada who is stationed in and resides in Ontario for at least one month.

5. A civilian employee of the RCMP or armed forces of Canada who is stationed in and resides in Ontario for at least one month.

6. A member of the armed forces of Canada whose primary residence is Ontario and is temporarily posted outside of Ontario.

7. A member of the immediate family of a person set out in paragraphs 1 to 6 who resides in the residence of the person in Ontario and, in the case of a person referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, has done so for at least one month.

3. Parts II and III of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Part II
Licensing

Outdoors Cards

2. A person shall not be issued a licence to hunt unless the person holds an outdoors card issued under section 4.

3. (1) Any person who hunts wildlife shall carry his or her outdoors card on his or her person while hunting, subject to subsection (2) and to any other exception provided under this Regulation. 

(2) A person who has applied for an outdoors card and whose licence summary has been updated to indicate that the outdoors card has been issued, but who has not yet received the card from the Ministry by mail or otherwise, may hunt wildlife without the outdoors card so long as he or she carries his or her updated licence summary on his or her person.

(3) On the request of a conservation officer, a person who holds an outdoors card shall produce it and show it to the officer.

4. (1) The Minister may issue an outdoors card to any person, whether resident or non-resident, who is at least 16 years of age.

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, the Minister may issue an outdoors card to any person who is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age if the person,

(a) is a resident;

(b) has successfully completed a hunter education course and been issued an examiner’s report under subsection 11 (6); and

(c) provides the Ministry with the consent of a parent or guardian with whom the person resides.

5. An outdoors card is valid from the day it is issued and expires on the date specified on the card. 

6. (1) The holder of an outdoors card shall notify the Minister of any change in name, address, contact information or residency no later than 10 days after the change occurs.

(2) A non-resident shall not use an outdoors card that he or she was issued while a resident to obtain a hunting licence for which the non-resident is no longer eligible as a result of the change in residency.

7. (1) A person shall not apply for or possess more than one outdoors card if they have different card numbers.

(2) A person may possess more than one outdoors card if the cards bear the same number.

8. A person who holds an outdoors card and whose licence is cancelled or suspended by a court order under section 104 or 105 of the Act shall immediately return the outdoors card to the Ministry if the Ministry requests it.

9. A class H1 outdoors card or a class H2 outdoors card that was issued before January 1, 2019 remains valid after that date until it expires.

Licences

10. (1) Subject to such exceptions as may be provided in this Regulation, a licence to hunt a wildlife species shall,

(a) consist of a licence summary, issued or updated to include licence information with respect to the species; or

(b) if this Regulation so requires, consist of the licence summary referred to in clause (a), together with,

(i) a tag with respect to the species, or

(ii) a tag and a validation certificate with respect to the species.

(2) The Minister may issue a licence to hunt to any person who meets the requirements of section 11 or 12.

(3) The Minister may,

(a) limit the number of licences, or of tags, validation certificates or other components of a licence required to hunt under this Regulation, that will be issued to hunt a particular species or age, sex or type of species in any area of the province and in any given year or season; and

(b) refuse to issue a licence, tag, validation certificate or other component of a licence under section 71 of the Act if doing so would exceed the established limit.

11. (1) An applicant may be issued a licence to hunt if he or she provides the Minister with an examiner’s report referred to in subsection (6) indicating that the applicant has successfully completed the hunter education course and examination approved by the Minister.

(2) The Minister or any person designated by the Minister may appoint persons as hunting instructors of the hunter education course referred to in subsection (1) for such period as the Minister may determine.

(3) Upon completion of the hunter education course, the hunting instructor shall issue a certificate certifying that the candidate has completed the course.

(4) The Minister or any person designated by the Minister may appoint persons to be hunter education examiners for such period as the Minister may determine.

(5) A person who has been issued a certificate under subsection (3) may, upon application to an examiner, take a hunter education examination approved by the Minister.

(6) The examiner shall issue a report to a person who successfully completed the hunter education examination.

12. (1) An applicant may be issued a licence to hunt if he or she submits any of the following documents as proof of accreditation instead of providing an examiner’s report under section 11:

1. In the case of a resident,

i. any licence to hunt that was issued to the resident after January 1, 1968 under the Act or a predecessor of the Act,

ii. an outdoors card that authorized a person to hunt and that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019,

iii. a hunter apprenticeship safety card that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019,

iv. a hunting licence verification letter or certificate issued by the Ministry verifying the fact that a hunting licence was previously issued to the resident, or

v. if the resident was previously a non-resident or is a person deemed to be a resident under section 1.1, any of the documents set out in paragraph 2 that were issued to the person while a non-resident.

2. In the case of a non-resident,

i. any hunting licence issued to the non-resident under the Act or a predecessor of it since January 1, 1968,

ii. an outdoors card that authorized a person to hunt and that was issued to the applicant before January 1, 2019,

iii. a hunting licence verification letter or certificate issued by the Ministry verifying the fact that a hunting licence was previously issued to the non-resident,

iv. a hunting licence issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968 by a competent authority in a recognized jurisdiction in which the applicant was a resident at the time of the issuance of the licence, provided the non-resident is not prohibited from hunting or subject to any restrictions with respect to hunting in that jurisdiction, or

v. a certificate issued to the applicant after January 1, 1968 by a competent authority in a recognized jurisdiction which indicates that the holder was or is authorized to purchase a hunting licence in that jurisdiction.

(2) In this section,

“recognized jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that regulates wildlife hunting and that has hunter education and evaluation requirements that are, in the Minister’s opinion, equivalent to those applicable in Ontario.

13. (1) A licence summary is a document that lists various hunting licences that a person holds at any given time, together with various sport fishing licences that the person may hold under Ontario Regulation 664/98 (Fish Licensing) made under the Act.

(2) The licence summary is issued by the Ministry online by accessing the Government of Ontario’s website, through a person who is authorized to issue licences on the Minister’s behalf under section 61 of the Act or by such other means as the Minister determines.

(3) Each time a person is issued a new hunting licence, the Ministry shall issue an updated version of the licence summary to the person.

14. (1) A tag authorizes the person to whom it is issued to hunt and kill no more than one member of the wildlife species specified on the tag.

(2) No person shall apply for or possess more than one tag to hunt any given wildlife species in any given year, except in such circumstances as may be permitted in this Regulation.

(3) If a tag is a required component of a licence to hunt a species of wildlife, a person who is licensed to hunt that species shall not hunt or kill more members of the species than the number of tags for the species that the person is issued in any given year, subject to the rules on hunting in a party under Part III.

(4) A tag that authorizes the hunting of a particular wildlife species may limit the age, sex or type of the species that may be hunted and killed, limit the wildlife management units or the area in which it may be hunted and killed, and specify conditions that apply to the hunting of the species.

15. (1) A validation certificate validates a tag so as to authorize the certificate holder to hunt and use his or her tag in circumstances not otherwise authorized by the tag alone.  The certificate may,

(a) authorize a tag holder who is authorized to hunt a species of a particular age, sex or type under the tag to hunt a different age, sex or type of the species;

(b) authorize a tag holder who is authorized to hunt a species of game wildlife in one area under the tag to hunt the species in another area; or

(c) authorize the tag holder to hunt in such circumstances not specified in the tag but permitted under this Regulation.

(2) A validation certificate may be issued by the Ministry or by another person authorized to do so in this Regulation. 

(3) A validation certificate that authorizes the hunting of a particular wildlife species may limit the age, sex or type of the species that may be hunted and killed, limit the wildlife management units or the area in which it may be hunted and killed, and specify conditions that apply to the hunting of the species.

16. (1) A licence holder shall ensure that every component of his or her licence remains intact and legible.

(2) A licence holder shall not alter or modify a component of his or her licence in any way, except as required under this Regulation in respect of the invalidation of a tag.

(3) No person shall possess or attach to an animal any component of a licence that has been altered or modified in contravention of subsection (2).

Term and Validity of Licence

17. (1) The term of a licence to hunt a wildlife species begins on the day it is issued and ends on the following December 31 or on such other day as may be specified on the licence.

(2) Despite the term of a licence referred to in subsection (1), a licence to hunt a wildlife species is valid only,

(a) during an open season for that species that falls within the term of the licence; and

(b) if a tag is a component of the licence, from the time the tag is issued until the tag is invalidated, subject to subsection (3).

(3) If a person is issued more than one tag to hunt a species of wildlife during the term of a licence,

(a) the licence is valid at any time the person holds a tag that has not been invalidated; and

(b) in the case of tags that are issued at different times, the licence is not valid once the first tag is invalidated until such time as the subsequent tag is issued.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a tag is invalidated at the time the tag holder invalidates it in accordance with subsection 19 (1) or, if the tag holder fails to do so, at the time he or she was required to do so under that subsection.

18. (1) Despite section 17, a licence to hunt small game is not valid from June 16 to August 31 of any year in the parts of Ontario lying north and west of a line from Georgian Bay to the Ottawa River formed by the southerly boundary of The District Municipality of Muskoka and the southerly and easterly boundaries of the Territorial District of Nipissing, unless the holder of the small game licence is hunting small game with a falconry bird or a non-indigenous falconry bird.

(2) Despite section 17, a licence to hunt fox that is issued to a hunt club under section 90 is valid only from April 1 to December 31 in any year.

19. (1) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species and who kills a member of the species shall, immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill and before moving the carcass, invalidate the tag by following the instructions that accompany the tag.

(2) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that he or she kills unless the animal is of the same species, type, age and sex as is specified,

(a) on the tag or on the validation certificate that accompanies the tag; or

(b) in the case of a licensed hunter hunting deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit, in the information on the licence summary that validates a previously issued deer tag, as described in clause 38 (1) (b). 

(3) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that is killed by another person.

(4) Following the kill of a species referred to in subsection (1), the licensed hunter shall either keep the invalidated tag on his or her person or attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag.

(5) Despite subsection (4), a licensed hunter who kills an animal shall not keep the invalidated tag on his or her person but shall attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag before he or she,

(a) ceases to be immediately accompanying the carcass; or

(b) ceases to be immediately available to produce the tag for inspection to confirm the lawful killing of the animal.

(6) No person shall possess an animal that ought to have had a tag attached to it in accordance with subsection (5).

(7) The licensed hunter shall ensure that an invalidated tag is kept on his or her person or attached to the carcass in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage.

20. (1) A licensed hunter who kills a wildlife species under the authority of a tag shall ensure that the carcass is not skinned, cut or packed,

(a) in such a manner that the species cannot be easily identified;

(b) if the tag specifies the type of species or the age or sex of the animal that may be hunted and killed, in such a manner that the type, age or sex of the animal cannot be easily identified; or

(c) in a manner that is contrary to the instructions that accompany the tag.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply once the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage.

(3) No person shall possess a carcass skinned, cut or packed in contravention of subsection (1).

21. If a validation certificate is a component of a licence, after an animal is killed under the licence,

(a) in the case of a moose, the validation certificate shall accompany the tag until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage; and

(b) in the case of a bear, the bear hunter shall keep the validation certificate on his or her person until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage.

Apprentice Hunters

22. (1) A person who is a resident and is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may hunt wildlife without a licence if,

(a) the person has been issued an outdoors card under subsection 4 (2); and

(b) the person hunts as an apprentice in accordance with the conditions set out in subsection (2).

(2) An apprentice hunter may hunt wildlife without a licence if he or she complies with the following conditions:

1. The apprentice hunter must hunt under the direct and immediate supervision of a licensed hunter who is at least 18 years of age.

2. The apprentice hunter must hunt only the species of wildlife in respect of which the supervising hunter holds a licence to hunt.

3. The apprentice hunter must not carry or use a firearm other than the single firearm that he or she is sharing with the supervising hunter.

(3) Any wildlife killed by an apprentice hunter shall be included in the bag limit of the licensed hunter under whose supervision the apprentice is hunting.

(4) If the apprentice hunter kills a species of game wildlife for which the supervising hunter has been issued a tag, the supervising hunter shall invalidate his or her tag in respect of the killed animal despite subsection 19 (3).

(5) Subsections 19 (4), (5) and (6) apply to the supervising hunter in respect of the animal that was killed as though he or she were the person who killed the animal.

(6) Section 26 applies to an apprentice hunter as though he or she were a licensed hunter.

23. (1) Despite meeting the requirement to hunt without a licence under subsection 22 (1), a resident who is at least 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may apply for a licence to hunt a species of wildlife.

(2) Despite subsection 64 (1) of the Act, the Minister may issue a licence to an applicant under subsection (1) but shall not issue the following type of licence or components of a licence to an applicant who is less than 15 years of age:

1. A tag or validation certificate that authorizes a person to hunt bull or cow moose, subject to paragraph 1 of subsection (3).

2. A tag that authorizes a person to hunt calf moose in a controlled calf moose harvest management unit or wildlife management unit 65.

3. A tag that authorizes a person to hunt antlerless deer, subject to paragraph 2 of subsection (3).

4. A licence summary updated in accordance with clause 38 (1) (b) to authorize deer hunting in a controlled deer hunt management unit.

5. A licence to hunt elk.

(3) The Minister may issue the following licence components to an applicant who is at least 12 but less than 15 years of age if the following conditions are met:

1. A validation certificate that authorizes a person to hunt bull moose or cow moose if the applicant is a registered guest of a tourist outfitter.

2. An deer tag that authorizes a person to hunt antlerless deer in a wildlife management unit if it is an additional deer tag available for the unit in accordance with subsection 37 (5).

(4) A person who is issued a licence to hunt under this section is nonetheless an apprentice hunter and shall not hunt other than in compliance with the conditions set out in subsection 22 (2).

(5) For greater certainty, subsections 22 (3) and (4) do not apply to an apprentice hunter who has been issued a licence under this section.

24. (1) It is a condition of a licence to hunt of any licensed hunter who supervises an apprentice hunter that he or she take all reasonable care to ensure that the apprentice hunter complies with this Act and the regulations.

(2) A licensed hunter who supervises an apprentice hunter shall not carry or possess a firearm other than the single firearm the hunter shares with the apprentice.

Part III
Hunting in a Party

Licence Requirements

24.1 (1) A person may hunt moose, deer, elk or bear in a party of two or more persons who each hold a licence to hunt the same species if the person hunts in accordance with this Part.

(2) If the holder of a licence to hunt moose, deer or bear kills an animal and invalidates his or her tag in accordance with section 19, the hunter’s licence continues to be valid despite clause 17 (2) (b) if,

(a) the licence holder is hunting in a party in accordance with this Part for the species specified in the licence; and

(b) at least one of the other members of the party holds a valid licence for that species and has not yet invalidated his or her tag in respect of that species.

(3) Despite any limit on the number of moose, deer, elk or bear of a particular sex, age or type for which a person may hunt as an individual under this Regulation, a person who hunts in a party may hunt for as many moose, deer, elk or bear as there are valid tags held by the members of the party and not yet invalidated in respect of the particular species of game wildlife, if the following conditions are met by the person and the other members of the party:

1. The total number of moose, deer, elk or bear of a specified sex, age or type killed by the party does not exceed the total number of tags for that sex, age or type held by the members of the party.

2. All members of the party, including the person who holds the tag that is valid for the wildlife that the party is hunting, actively participate in the hunt and hunt co-operatively.

3. All members of the party hunt together in the same wildlife management unit or portion thereof for which the tag is valid.

4. Each member of the party hunts within 5 kilometres of the person who holds the tag that is valid for the wildlife being hunted.

5. Each member of the party is able to reliably and immediately communicate with the other members of the party.

(4) The member of a hunting party who kills a species of game wildlife shall immediately notify all other members of the party of that fact.

Invalidation of Tags

24.2 (1) If a member of a hunting party kills a moose, deer, elk or bear under the authority of a licence that is held by another member of the hunting party, the holder of the licence shall, despite subsection 19 (3), invalidate the tag issued with respect to the species immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill and before the carcass is moved, by following the instructions that accompany the tag.

(2) Subsections 19 (4), (5) and (6) apply to the holder of a licence referred to in subsection (1) in respect of the animal that was killed as though he or she were the person who killed the animal.

Rules specific to Various Species

24.3 A person shall not hunt deer in a party in a controlled deer hunt management unit unless the requirements of clause 38 (1) (a) or (b) are met.

24.4 A non-resident shall not hunt bear in a party in a bear management area or a wildlife management unit unless hunting bear in the area or unit is authorized under the bear hunting validation certificate issued to the non-resident. 

24.5 (1) A non-resident shall not hunt moose in a party in a wildlife management unit unless hunting in that wildlife management unit is authorized under the tag or validation certificate held by the non-resident. 

(2) No person shall hunt moose in a hunting party in wildlife management unit 65 unless the hunting party consists of no more than two hunters who were both issued a licence to hunt moose in the relevant year and,

(a) one of the hunters has been issued a moose tag for wildlife management unit 65; and

(b) the other hunter holds a partner permit issued by the Minister authorizing the hunter to hunt in wildlife management unit 65 in a party with a person who holds a moose tag for the wildlife management unit.

(3) The hunter in a hunting party referred to in clause (2) (b) shall carry the partner permit issued by the Minister under that clause on his or her person at all times during the hunt and shall produce it at the request of a conservation officer.

(4) No member of a hunting party under subsection (2) shall hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 during the open season specified in Item 3 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the member of the hunting party referred to in clause (2) (a) is a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1).

(5) No person shall hunt moose in a party in wildlife management unit 11B during the open season specified in Item 8 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the party consists of hunters who have all been licensed to hunt moose in the relevant year, and,

(a) one of the members of the hunting party is a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1) and who has been issued a moose tag for wildlife management unit 11B; and

(b) the other members of the hunting party each hold a letter of permission from the Ministry authorizing the person to hunt in wildlife management unit 11B during the season as an assistant to a person who holds a moose tag for the wildlife management unit.

(6) An assistant who accompanies a person described in clause (5) (a) to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 11B during the open season described in subsection (5),

(a) shall not hunt or use a firearm to hunt moose unless the assistant is retrieving a moose shot by the person described in clause (5) (a); and

(b) shall carry the letter of permission issued by the Ministry on his or her person at all times during the hunt and shall produce it at the request of a conservation officer.

24.6 (1) In a party hunting elk, only one member of the party shall hold an elk tag.

(2) A licence to hunt elk held by the members of a hunting party hunting elk shall consists of,

(a) in the case of the person who holds the elk tag, a licence summary that lists the elk licence together with the elk tag; and

(b) in the case of every other member of the party, other than apprentices, a licence summary that lists the elk licence.

(3) A person who applies for an elk tag in order to hunt elk in a party shall list every other member of the party in the application, except for any apprentices.

(4) A hunting party for elk shall consist of the following members:

1. The person who holds the elk tag.

2. Any other person who was listed as a member of the party by the person referred to in paragraph 1 when he or she applied for the elk tag.

3. Any apprentice hunter hunting under the supervision of a person referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.

(5) No person shall hunt elk in a party of more than four licensed hunters.

(6) Despite subsection (5), a person may hunt elk in a party of more than four persons if the additional person is an apprentice hunter.

4. Part IV of the Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:

25.1 (1) A person, while hunting, shall not possess an outdoors card, a tag or a validation certificate that was issued to another person.

(2) A licensed hunter shall not by any means purport to have killed an animal that was in fact killed by another hunter.

25.2 (1) No person shall hunt with a gun unless the person meets at least one of the following requirements:

1. The person holds a valid possession and acquisition licence issued under the Firearms Act (Canada).

2. The person holds a valid minor’s licence issued under the Firearms Act (Canada).

3. The person has proof that he or she has successfully completed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and tests that form part of that course, under the Firearms Act (Canada).

4. In the case of an individual who is a non-resident and who ordinarily resides outside of Canada,

i.  a valid non-resident firearms declaration form confirmed by a Canadian customs officer, or

ii. a valid temporary firearms borrowing licence for non-residents issued under the Firearms Act (Canada).

(2) A person shall carry on his or her person the documentation required under subsection (1) while hunting with a gun and while in possession of the gun for the purposes of hunting.

5. Clause 26 (4) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or wild turkey” at the end.

6. (1) Parts V to X of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Part V
Small Game

27. The following are small game for the purposes of this Part:

 

1. Game birds, including wild turkeys.

2. Game mammals other than big game.

3. The following furbearing mammals:

i. Arctic fox, red fox, opossum, raccoon, striped skunk and weasel (least, long-tailed and short-tailed).

ii. Coyote and wolf.

4. Wildlife that may be hunted under clauses 6 (1) (g) and (h) of the Act.

28. (1) A licence to hunt small game shall consist of a licence summary that lists the small game licence, subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4).

(2) If a person applies for a licence to hunt small game at the same time as the person applies for an outdoors card, the Minister may list the small game licence directly on the outdoors card and, in such a case, despite subsection 10 (1), the outdoors card shall constitute the small game licence.

(3) A licence to hunt wolf or coyote shall consist of,

(a) a licence summary or outdoors card that lists the small game licence together with a wolf/coyote tag when hunting in a wolf and coyote tag management unit; and

(b) a licence summary or outdoors card that lists the small game licence when hunting in any other wildlife management unit.

(4) A licence to hunt wild turkey shall consist of a licence summary or outdoors card that lists a small game licence together with a wild turkey tag.

(5) A licence to hunt small game other than wolf, coyote or wild turkey that was issued before January 1, 2019 in a form not permitted under subsection (1) or (2) shall nonetheless continue to be valid after that date until the expiry date set out in the licence.

29. A licence to hunt small game authorizes the holder of the licence to also trap varying hare, cottontail, European hare, gray squirrel or fox squirrel, by means of a box trap, cage trap or net.

30. A person shall not apply for or possess more than two wolf/coyote tags to hunt wolf and coyote for any given year.

31. (1) In any given year, a person shall not apply for or possess more than,

(a) two wild turkey — spring tags; and

(b) one wild turkey — fall tag.

(2) The holder of a small game licence who is issued a wild turkey-spring tag is thereby authorized to hunt wild turkey with a beard during the open season specified in Item 1 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act.

(3) The holder of a small game licence who is issued a wild turkey-fall tag is thereby authorized to hunt wild turkey with or without a beard during the open seasons specified in Items 2 and 3 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act.

(4) The holder of two wild turkey — spring tags shall not kill more than one wild turkey in a day.

(5) A person shall not possess more than,

(a) two wild turkeys killed during the open season specified in Item 1 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act; and

(b) one wild turkey killed during the open seasons specified in Items 2 and 3 of Table 7.2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act. 

32. If the holder of a licence to hunt wild turkey kills a turkey and invalidates his or her tag in accordance with section 19, the hunter’s licence continues to be valid despite clause 17 (2) (b) if he or she,

(a) is hunting wild turkey with another person who holds a licence to hunt small game with a valid tag for wild turkey; and

(b) does not carry or use a firearm.

33. (1) A person shall not hunt wild turkey,

(a) using a live decoy;

(b) using an electronic call; or

(c) within 400 metres of any place where bait has been deposited unless the place has been free of bait for at least seven days.

(2) In this section,

“bait” means corn, wheat, oats, other grain, pulse, and any other feed that may attract wild turkey or any imitation of such feed.

(3) For the purposes of clause (1) (c), the following are not places where bait has been deposited:

1. An area of standing crops, whether flooded or not.

2. Harvested crop land that is flooded.

3. An area where crops are properly stacked for the purposes of drying or storage in the field where they grow.

4. An area where grain is scattered solely as a result of normal agricultural or harvesting operations. 

34. This Part does not apply when hunting wild turkey on a game bird hunting preserve as authorized under section 98.

Part VI
Frogs

35. (1) A sport fishing licence issued or recognized under Ontario Regulation 664/98 (Fish Licensing) made under the Act constitutes a licence to hunt bull frogs and northern leopard frogs.

(2) A person who is licensed to hunt bull frogs and northern leopard frogs shall not catch in one day or possess at any time more than 12 northern leopard frogs for the purpose of using them as bait for fishing.

(3) No person shall capture, kill or possess at any time specimens of any species of frog other than northern leopard frogs for the purpose of using them as bait for fishing.

(4) In this section,

“northern leopard frog” means a member of the species Rana pipiens.

36. Despite subsection  25 (5), a person shall not hunt frogs in that part of Nogies Creek, in the townships of Galway and Harvey in the County of Peterborough, lying south of the dam at the southerly extremity of Bass Lake in the Township of Galway, and lying within Lots 9 and 10 in Concession I and Lot 9 in Concession II in the Township of Galway and Lots 27, 28, 29 and 30 in Concession XVII and Lots 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 in Concession XVI in the Township of Harvey.

Part VII
Deer

37. (1) A licence to hunt deer shall consist of a licence summary that lists the deer licence together with a deer tag, subject to section 39.

(2) A licence to hunt deer when issued to a resident authorizes the resident to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag and in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag.

(3) A licence to hunt deer when issued to a non-resident authorizes the non-resident to,

(a) hunt only antlered deer in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag; or

(b) if the non-resident is issued an additional deer tag made available from the Ministry under subsection (5), hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag and in the area and under the conditions specified on the tag.

(4) A resident who is a farmer may apply for and be issued a farmer’s deer licence, instead of a resident deer licence described in subsection (2), authorizing the farmer to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the deer tag in the geographic area in which the farmer resides and under the conditions specified on the tag.

(5) A person may apply for and be issued more than one deer tag in any given year if the Ministry makes available additional tags in that given year.

38. (1) The holder of a licence to hunt deer shall not hunt deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit unless,

(a) the person is hunting with a bow during a season where only bows may be used to hunt deer in the controlled deer hunt management unit under Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act and the person’s deer tag indicates that he or she is authorized to hunt in the unit; or

(b) the following conditions are met:

(i) the person is hunting during a season where hunting in the controlled deer hunt management unit is not limited to the use of bows under Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife),

(ii) the person’s licence summary has been updated to validate a deer tag that the person holds and indicates that he or she is authorized to hunt a specified type of deer in that unit at a time during that season specified in the licence summary, and

(iii) the person is hunting deer of the type specified in the licence summary and in accordance with the conditions specified in the licence summary.

(2) The holder of a licence to hunt deer who hunts deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit during an open season under clause (1) (b) shall not be issued a deer tag specifically for that season but may use any deer tag previously issued to the licence holder to hunt deer in the controlled deer hunt management unit, so long as the licence holder is hunting deer of the type and in the area specified in the licence summary and subject to any additional conditions that may be specified in the licence summary.

(3) A non-resident shall not be authorized to hunt in a controlled deer hunt management unit under this section unless it is a controlled deer hunt management unit that has an open season for non-residents.

39. (1) A licence to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C shall consist of a licence summary that lists the deer licence together with a deer seal and an authorization for the wildlife management unit issued by the Aylmer District Office of the Ministry.

(2) A licence to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C authorizes the holder to hunt antlered or antlerless deer as specified on the authorization in accordance with any conditions specified on the authorization.

(3) A person shall not apply for or possess more than two seals to hunt deer in wildlife management unit 93C in any given year.

(4) Sections 14, 17 and 20 and Part III apply to a deer seal issued under this section as though it were a deer tag.

(5) Subsections 19 (1), (2) and (3) apply to the invalidation of a deer seal as though it were a deer tag.

(6) After killing a deer in wildlife management unit 93C and invalidating the deer seal in accordance with subsection (5),

(a) the licensed hunter shall immediately attach the seal to the carcass of the deer in accordance with the instructions that accompany the deer seal; and

(b) the deer seal shall remain attached to the carcass of the deer until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage.

40. (1) Despite anything in this Part, a licence to hunt deer is not valid for hunting deer on Barrie Island, Cockburn Island or Manitoulin Island in the Territorial District of Manitoulin unless,

(a) the licence holder has obtained the consent of the owner of the land on the island on which the licence holder is hunting deer;

(b) the owner of the land on which the licence holder is hunting deer has signed a consent form supplied by the Ministry for the purpose of this section; and

(c) the licence holder carries the consent form on his or her person with his or her licence while hunting and produces it on the request of a conservation officer. 

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the holder of the licence is the owner of land on the relevant island and hunts on that land. 

Part VIII
Elk

41. (1) A licence to hunt elk shall consist of a licence summary that lists the elk licence together with an elk tag, subject to the rules in subsection 24.6 (2) that apply to certain members of a hunting party hunting elk.

(2) A licence to hunt elk authorizes the holder of the licence to hunt elk of the age and sex and in the area specified on the elk tag.

(3) A non-resident is not eligible to be issued a licence to hunt elk, whether as an individual or as a member of a hunting party.

(4) A resident who is issued an elk tag in any given year is not eligible to be issued another elk tag until at least five years have elapsed since the previous tag was issued.

(5) If a person was issued an elk seal at any time before January 1, 2019, the person is not eligible to be issued an elk tag until at least five years have elapsed since the elk seal was issued.

42. (1) A licence to hunt elk is not valid for hunting elk on private property unless the owner of the property has consented in writing to the hunt occurring on the property.

(2) The consent of the property owner shall be in writing on a form provided by the Ministry. 

(3) A person who hunts elk on private property shall carry a copy of the written consent of the owner of the property on his or her person while hunting. 

(4) A person who hunts elk on private property shall, at the request of a conservation officer, produce for inspection the copy of the property owner’s written consent. 

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to an apprentice hunter.

(6) This section does not apply to a person who hunts elk on his or her own property.

Part Ix
Moose

General

43. (1) A licence to hunt moose shall consist of a licence summary that lists the moose licence together with a moose tag.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a licence to hunt moose shall consist of a licence summary that lists the moose licence together with a moose tag and a validation certificate in the circumstances set out in subsections 47 (1) and 50 (2).

(3) A licence to hunt moose authorizes the holder of the licence to hunt calf moose, cow moose or bull moose as specified on the moose tag, in the area specified on the moose tag and in accordance with the conditions specified on the moose tag.

(4) Despite subsection (3), if a validation certificate is a component of a licence to hunt moose, the holder of the licence is authorized,

(a) to hunt calf moose, cow moose or bull moose as specified on the moose tag, in the area specified on the moose tag and in accordance with the conditions specified on the moose tag; and

(b) to hunt calf moose, cow moose or bull moose as specified on the validation certificate, in the area specified on the certificate and in accordance with the conditions specified on the certificate.

44. For greater certainty, no person shall kill more than one moose under a moose licence, even where the licence holder is authorized to hunt more than one type of moose under a licence under subsection 43 (4).

45. A person who holds a licence to hunt moose shall not hunt moose that are predominantly white in colour in wildlife management units 30 and 31.

46. (1) A tourist outfitter may apply to the Minister for validation certificates on behalf of their registered guests.

(2) A tourist outfitter shall not provide a validation certificate obtained from the Minister to a person who is not a registered guest of that tourist outfitter.

(3) No person shall possess a validation certificate obtained from a tourist outfitter in contravention of subsection (2).

(4) A tourist outfitter shall keep a record of every registered guest, and the record shall set out,

(a) the name and outdoors card number of the registered guest;

(b) the location, date and duration of stay;

(c) the type of moose validation certificate provided to the registered guest; and

(d) the wildlife management unit for which the certificate is valid.

(5) A tourist outfitter shall keep the record of each registered guest’s stay for a period of three years following the end of the calendar year during which the person was a registered guest.

Resident Licences

47. (1) A resident who holds a licence to hunt moose in any calendar year may apply to obtain a validation certificate to hunt moose,

(a) from the Ministry, if, at some point during the year, the Ministry makes validation certificates available for resident licence holders to hunt in certain areas of the province for the remainder of the year; or

(b) from a tourist outfitter with whom the resident is a registered guest.

(2) If the holder of a licence to hunt moose obtains a validation certificate, the certificate may,

(a) if the previously issued licence was limited to hunting calf moose, authorize the licence holder to hunt bull moose or cow moose; and

(b) if the previously issued licence was limited to hunting in a specified area, authorize the licence holder to hunt in another area.

(3) A resident who holds a licence to hunt moose shall not apply for or possess more than one valid validation certificate at any given time in a year.

(4) The holder of a licence to hunt moose who has already invalidated his or her moose tag in a given year shall not apply for or possess a validation certificate under this section.

48. (1) A resident who holds a licence to hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 shall not hunt moose on private land in the wildlife management unit unless the resident has on his or her person the written consent of the owner of the private land on a form provided for that purpose by the Ministry.

(2) A person who hunts moose on private property in wildlife management unit 65 shall, at the request of a conservation officer, produce for inspection the copy of the property owner’s written consent.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where the resident is hunting on land that he or she owns in wildlife management unit 65.

49. (1) A resident who holds a licence to hunt moose shall not hunt moose in wildlife management unit 65 during the open season and using the class of firearm specified in Item 3 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the resident is,

(a) a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1); or

(b) a person hunting in a party with a person described in clause (a) and carrying a partner permit in accordance with subsection 24.5 (3).

(2) A resident who holds a licence to hunt moose shall not hunt moose in wildlife management unit 11B during the open season and using the class of firearm specified in Item 8 of Table 8 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act unless the resident is,

(a) a person whose mobility is impaired in the manner described in subsection 93 (1); or

(b) a person hunting in a party as an assistant to a person described in clause (a) and carrying a letter of permission from the Ministry in accordance with subsection 24.5 (6). 

Non-Resident Licences

50. (1) A non-resident licence to hunt moose authorizes the non-resident to hunt moose only in the following circumstances:

1. Hunting while a registered guest of a tourist outfitter.

2. Hunting in a hunting party with an immediate relative who is a resident and holds a resident licence to hunt moose.

3. Hunting in a wildlife management unit in which the non-resident owns land.

(2) A licence to hunt moose that is issued to a non-resident under paragraph 1 of subsection (1) shall include, as a component of the licence, a validation certificate obtained from the tourist outfitter.

(3) A non-resident licence to hunt moose authorizes the holder of the licence to,

(a) hunt calf moose, cow moose or bull moose as specified on the moose tag, in the area and in accordance with the conditions set out in the moose tag; or

(b) in the case of a non-resident licence issued to a registered guest of a tourist outfitter, hunt calf moose, cow moose or bull moose as specified on the validation certificate, in the area and in accordance with the conditions set out in the certificate.

(4) A licence to hunt moose that is issued to a non-resident described paragraph 3 of subsection (1) to hunt on land that the non-resident owns shall not,

(a) authorize the non-resident to hunt in a wildlife management unit other than the wildlife management unit in which the non-resident owns land; and

(b) authorize the non-resident to hunt a type of moose other than a calf moose.

(5) A licence to hunt moose shall not be issued to a non-resident described in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) if the wildlife management unit in which the non-resident owns land is wildlife management unit 7B, 9B, 11A, 11B, 12B, 13 or 14.

(6) No more than one moose tag shall be issued under paragraph 3 of subsection (1) in respect of land that is owned by a non-resident.

(7) A non-resident who holds a licence to hunt moose shall not apply for or possess more than one valid validation certificate at any given time in a year.

Part X
Bear

Resident Licences

51. (1) A licence to hunt bear that is issued to a resident shall consist of a licence summary that lists the bear hunting licence together with a bear tag.

(2) A resident licence to hunt bear authorizes the holder of the licence to hunt bear in the area specified on the tag and in accordance with the conditions specified on the tag.

(3) A resident shall not apply for or possess more than two bear tags in any given year.

Non-Resident Licences

52. In sections 53 and 54,

“bear hunting services” means bear guiding or baiting services provided to non-resident bear hunters;

“bear management area” means an area designated and outlined in black on a bear management area map, one of a series of bear management area maps covering various parts of the Province of Ontario, produced by the Ministry and filed in the office of the Director of the Species Conservation Policy Branch of the Ministry, as the maps may exist from time to time.

53. (1) A licence to hunt bear that is issued to a non-resident shall consist of a licence summary that lists the bear hunting licence together with a bear tag and a bear hunting validation certificate obtained from the Ministry or from a licensed bear operator.

(2) A non-resident licence to hunt bear authorizes the holder of the licence to hunt bear in the area specified in the bear hunting validation certificate and in accordance with the conditions specified on the certificate.

(3) A non-resident licence to hunt bear authorizes the non-resident to hunt bear only in the following circumstances:

1. Hunting while the non-resident has a contract for bear hunting services with the licensed bear operator who issued the bear hunting validation certificate.

2. Hunting in a party with an immediate relative who is a resident and holds a resident licence to hunt bear.

3. Hunting in a wildlife management unit in which the non-resident owns land.

(4) No more than one bear hunting validation certificate shall be issued under paragraph 3 of subsection (3) in respect of land that is owned by a non-resident.

(5) No person shall possess or use a bear hunting validation certificate issued in contravention of subsection (4).

(6) A bear hunting validation certificate is not transferrable.

(7) A bear hunting validation certificate is valid only for the area and for the period specified on it.

54. (1) A licence to provide bear hunting services under clause 32 (2) (b) of the Act authorizes a licensed bear operator to,

(a) provide bear hunting services in a bear management area or wildlife management unit designated in his or her licence, subject to subsection (2); and

(b) issue bear hunting validation certificates on behalf of the Ministry.

(2) A licensed bear operator shall only provide bear hunting services,

(a) if the licence specifies a bear management area,

(i) on Crown land in the area, and

(ii) on any private land in the area for which the licence holder has received permission to provide the services; and

(b) if the licence specifies a wildlife management unit, on any private land in the area for which the licence holder has received permission to provide the services that is not located within a bear management area.

(3) A licensed bear operator shall not issue a bear hunting validation certificate to a non-resident unless the non-resident has contracted with the operator for bear hunting services.

(4) A licensed bear operator shall not issue a bear hunting validation certificate to a non-resident to hunt bear in an area other than the area, or a part of the area, in which the licensed bear operator is authorized to provide bear hunting services.

(5) No person shall possess or use a validation certificate issued by a licensed bear operator in contravention of subsection (3) or (4).

(6) A licensed bear operator shall carry out the following responsibilities with respect to the bear hunting validation certificates it receives from the Ministry:

1. When issuing a certificate, the operator shall,

i. complete all applicable information on the certificate, and

ii. follow any other instructions from the Ministry that are provided along with the certificates.

2. The operator shall return all unissued, cancelled or void certificates that were provided by the Ministry to the office of the Ministry that provided the certificates on or before,

i. June 29 in the year the certificates were provided, if they were provided on or before June 15, and

ii. December 14 in the year the certificates were provided, if they were provided after June 15.

General

55. (1) A person who holds a licence to hunt bear or a trapping licence shall not shoot or attempt to shoot a cub or a female bear that is accompanied by a cub during any part of an open season for bear specified in Table 2 of Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons — Wildlife) made under the Act that falls within May or June in any year.

(2) In this section,

“cub” means a bear born in the year of the hunt.

56. (1) A person who places bait for the purpose of bear hunting shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Bait must not be placed within 500 metres of a dwelling, unless written permission is obtained from the owner of the dwelling.

2. Bait must not be placed within 500 metres of a public building.

3. Bait must not be placed within 200 metres of,

i. a right of way for public vehicular traffic, or

ii. a recreational trail that,

A.  is established and maintained by an organization for the general public, and

B.  is reasonably signposted and marked as a trail.

(2) In this section,

“bait” means any organic matter that may attract bear;

“public building” means any building that is open to the public or to which the public may be admitted, including both commercial and non-commercial establishments.

 

57. A person shall not hunt a bear within 400 metres of a waste disposal site as defined in the Environmental Protection Act.

(2) Paragraph 2 of subsection 54 (6) of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked and the following substituted:

2. The operator shall return all unissued, cancelled or void certificates that were provided by the Ministry to the office of the Ministry that provided the certificates on or before December 15 in the year the certificates were provided.

(3) Section 55 of the Regulation, as remade by subsection (1), is revoked.

7. (1) The Regulation is amended by adding the following Part:

Part X.1
Hunter Reporting

58. (1) A person who is issued a tag to hunt a species of game wildlife under this Regulation shall complete a hunter report and submit it to the Minister in accordance with this Part.

(2) A hunter report shall be in the form provided by the Minister.

(3) A hunter report shall set out the following information:

1. Information about any wildlife killed under the tag, including the species that was killed, the sex, age or type of animal that was killed, where applicable, and the date and location of the kill.

2. Such information relating to the hunt as may be specified in the form provided by the Minister, including the location of the hunt, the type of firearm used and the days on which the person engaged in hunting activities, whether or not any wildlife was killed.

(4) A hunter report may be submitted online on the Government of Ontario website or by such other means as the Ministry determines.

(5) A hunter report shall be submitted within the following time periods:

1. A person who is issued a wolf/coyote tag shall submit the report no later than January 14 in the year following the end of the year during which the tag was valid. 

2. A person who is issued a wild turkey – spring tag shall submit the report no later than June 14 following the spring open season for wild turkey.

3. A person who is issued a wild turkey – fall tag shall submit the report no later than November 14 following the fall open season for wild turkey.

4. A person who is issued an elk tag shall submit the report no later than 14 days following the close of the last open season in the year during which the tag was valid.

5. A person who is issued a moose tag shall submit the report no later than December 29 in the year during which the tag was valid.

6. A person who is issued a deer tag shall submit the report no later than January 14 in the year following the year during which the tag was valid.

7. A person who is issued a bear tag on or before June 15 in any year shall submit a hunter report for the spring and one for the fall as follows:

i. The spring report shall be submitted no later than June 29 following the spring open season in the year the tag was valid, and

ii. The fall report shall be submitted no later than December 14 following the fall open season in the year the tag was valid.

8. A person who is issued a bear tag after June 15 shall submit the report no later than December 14 in the year the tag was valid.  

(6) This section does not apply to a non-resident who is issued,

(a) a validation certificate to hunt moose by a tourist outfitter; or

(b) a licence to hunt bear.

59. (1) Any person, whether resident or non-resident, who is a registered guest of a tourist outfitter and has been issued a validation certificate to hunt moose by the tourist outfitter shall submit a hunter report to the tourist outfitter under this section.

(2) A hunter report required under this section shall set out the information required under subsection 58 (3).

(3) A hunter report required under this section shall be submitted to the tourist outfitter no later than,

(a) in the case of a registered guest who is a non-resident, November 22 in the year during which the certificate is valid; and

(b) in the case of a registered guest who is a resident, December 22 in the year during which the certificate is valid.

60. (1) A non-resident who is issued a licence to hunt bear shall submit a hunter report under this section.

(2) A hunter report required under this section shall set out the information required under subsection 58 (3).

(3) A hunter report required under this section shall be submitted within the time specified in subsection (4) to,

(a) if the bear hunting validation certificate was issued by a licensed bear operator, that licensed bear operator; and

(b) if the bear hunting validation certificate was issued by the Ministry, the district office of the Ministry that issued the certificate.

(4) A hunter report required under this section shall be submitted,

(a) no later than June 22 following the day the bear hunting validation certificate is issued if it is issued on or before June 15; and

(b) no later than December 7 following the day the bear hunting validation certificate is issued if it is issued after June 15.

61. (1) A tourist outfitter or a licensed bear operator who receives a hunter report under section 59 or 60, as the case may be, shall submit the report to the Ministry.

(2) A hunter report shall be submitted to the Ministry at the district office of the Ministry that provided the tourist outfitter or licensed bear operator with validation certificates or at such other place as may be permitted by the Minister.

(3) A hunter report shall be submitted to the Ministry under this section,

(a) in the case of a report submitted by a tourist outfitter, on or before December 29 in the year during which the certificate is valid; and

(b) in the case of a report submitted by a licensed bear operator,

(i) on or before June 29 following the day the report was received from the non-resident, if the report was to be received by the operator on or before June 22, and

(ii) on or before December 14 following the day the report was received from the non-resident, if the report was to be received from the non-resident on or before December 7.

62. The Minister may refuse to issue a licence to hunt to any person who failed, in the previous year, to submit a hunter report under section 58, 59 or 60 within the time specified under those sections or who submitted a false or misleading report.

(2) Subsection 60 (3) of the Regulation, as remade by subsection (1), is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) A hunter report required under this section shall be submitted to the licensed bear operator no later than December 7 in the year the certificate was issued.

(3) Clause 61 (3) (b) of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked and the following substituted:

(b) in the case of a report submitted by a licensed bear operator, no later than December 14 following the day the report was received from the non-resident.

8. Clause 77 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) a centre-fire rifle; or

9. Subsections 86 (4) and (5) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(4) For the purposes of subsection 25 (2.1) of the Act and despite subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section, a person may use or be accompanied by a dog while hunting deer, moose or elk in any parts of Ontario without a licence issued in respect of the dog if,

(a) the person is using the dog only to search for an elk, deer or moose that has already been wounded during the hunt;

(b) the dog is kept on a leash that has a maximum length of 10 metres; and

(c) the dog is under the physical control of the person at all times.

(5) A person who uses a dog to track a deer, moose or elk already wounded in a hunt may do so without a licence to hunt despite subsection 6 (1) of the Act and without carrying an outdoors card if,

(a) the person follows the requirements of clauses (4) (b) and (c);

(b) the person is not in possession of a firearm; and

(c) the person accompanies the licensed hunter who wounded the animal being tracked.

(6) Section 26 applies to a person referred to in subsection (5) as though he or she were a licensed hunter.

10. Part XII of the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

97.1 (1) Despite subsection 6 (1) of the Act, a person may hunt game birds on a game bird hunting preserve without a licence to do so if,

(a) the person holds a valid outdoors card; and

(b) the person meets one of the accreditation requirements for a licence to hunt described in section 11 or 12.

(2) The owner or operator of a game bird hunting preserve shall not permit a person to hunt on the preserve unless,

 

(a) the person holds a valid outdoors card;

(b) if hunting with a gun, the person meets the requirements to hunt with a gun under section 25.2; and

(c) the person has provided documentation to the owner or operator of the game bird hunting preserve confirming that he or she meets the requirements of clauses (a) and (b). 

(3) A person shall not hunt a species of game bird on a game bird hunting preserve unless it is a species of game bird for which the licence to own or operate the game bird hunting preserve is valid.

11. (1) Subsection 98 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Northern bobwhite” at the beginning and substituting “Gray (Hungarian) partridge, northern bobwhite”.

(2) Subsection 98 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “northern bobwhite” and substituting “gray (Hungarian) partridge, northern bobwhite”.

12. Subsection 130 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “in the wildlife management units listed in subsection 29.1 (1)” and substituting “in a wolf and coyote tag management unit”.

13. (1) Paragraph 6 of subsection 132 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

6. Persons who hold a valid outdoors card and who meet the accreditation requirements for a licence to hunt described in section 11 or 12, for the purposes of killing or harassing the wildlife but not capturing it.

(2) Subsection 132 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) An agent described in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection (1) who is using a firearm must meet the accreditation requirements for a licence to hunt described in section 11 or 12.

(2.1) An agent described in subsection (1) who is using a gun must meet the requirements of section 25.2 to hunt with a gun.

14. Paragraph 3 of section 135.2 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. A person who holds a licence to own or operate a game bird hunting preserve may release chukar partridge or any species of game bird for which the licence is valid during the time period for which the licence is valid and in the areas to which the licence applies.

Commencement

15. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2019.

(2) Subsections 6 (2) and (3) and 7 (2) and (3) come into force on January 1, 2021.