NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 50/20

CNLR 1156/96
as amended

1. Section 42 of the Wild Life Regulations is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following:

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where moose are considered by the minister to be a nuisance or menace and written permission of the minister or his or her agent is obtained under section 88, a person may use an artificial light or device referenced in subsection (1) and may shoot or kill moose during the period referenced in subsection (2).

2. (1) Subsection 107(3) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(3) A person shall not during any closed season for big game carry, transport or possess

(a) a rifle or single bullet;

(b) a rifled slug that can be fired from a shot gun; or

in any place known to be frequented by wild life, except a person during the prescribed open seasons may hunt small game with a rim-fire rifle not greater than .22 calibre or coyote with a centre-fire rifle not greater than .225 calibre.

(2) Subsection 107(5) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(5) A person, other than the holder of a big game licence, shall not during an open season for big game carry, transport or possess

(a) a rifle or single bullet;

(b) a rifled slug that can be fired from a shotgun; or

in any place known to be frequented by wild life within a management area other than the management area in which the big game licence is valid, except a person may, during the prescribed open seasons, hunt small game with a rim-fire rifle not greater than .22 calibre or coyote with a centre-fire rifle not greater than .225 calibre.

(3) Subsections 107(13) and (14) of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted:

(13) The holder of a trapper's licence may carry, transport, possess and use a rim-fire rifle not greater than .22 calibre to kill fur bearing animals that are alive in traps.

(14) A person shall not hunt, take or kill any big game by means of a rifle smaller than .243 calibre or a rifle using ammunition having a bullet weight of less than 100 grains or a muzzle energy less than 1,500 foot pounds or a shotgun smaller than 20 gauge calibre.

(4) Subsection 107(19) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(19) A person shall not carry, transport or possess a loaded firearm in or on or discharge the same from any aircraft, motor car or other vehicle and for the purpose of this subsection a firearm shall be considered loaded if it has a loaded shell or cartridge in the barrel or in the magazine and that magazine is affixed to the firearm in its usual position or if an arrow is loaded in a long bow, compound bow or cross bow.

(5) Subsection 107(25) of the regulations is repealed.

3. (1) Subsection 108(1) of the regulations is repealed.

(2) Section 108 of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after subsection (3) the following:

(3.1) A person shall not hunt, take or kill any small game or big game by means of a cross bow and arrow unless the cross bow has at least 68 kilograms pull at peak draw.

(3) Subsection 108(4) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(4) A person shall not hunt, take or kill any big game by means of a long bow, compound bow or cross bow as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (3.1) unless the arrow is tipped with a metal hunting head possessing 2 or more cutting surfaces retaining a sharpened edge.

(4) Subsection 108(7) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(7) A person shall not hunt, take or kill any small game by means of a long bow, compound bow or cross bow as provided in subsections (3.1), (5) and (6) unless the arrow is tipped with a blunt, bludgeon or other small game tip designed to kill by shock.