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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 mayset a trap set out in Column 3 of Schedule 1 to trap beaver onlyon 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 Regulationis 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 areaduring an open season for deer during which aperson 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
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 / Ouell3-10
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
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.
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