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Newfoundland and Labrador NEWFOUNDLAND Black Bear
Hunting and Trapping Order, Newfoundland and Labrador (Filed March 30, 2023) Under the authority of sections 92 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at St. John’s, March 30, 2023. Jamie Chippett ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Devices permitted 3. Prohibited devices 4. Special licence 5. Bag limit 6. Repeal Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Black Bear Hunting and Trapping Order, Newfoundland and Labrador. Devices permitted 2. (1) Only Aldrich foot
snares or similar foot holding devices may be set for the taking of black bears
and those devices shall be set in a covered "cubby set" and clearly
marked with a warning sign indicating that a bear trapping device is set in the
"cubby". (2) A person who sets a device referred to in subsection (1) shall check it daily. Prohibited devices 3. Steel-jaw leghold, spring or jump traps or neck snares shall not be used to take black bears. Special licence 4. Persons who have resided in the electoral district of
Torngat Mountains for a period of 6 consecutive months immediately before
applying for a licence may be issued a licence identified as a special licence
free of charge. Bag limit 5. (1) The bag limit shall be 2 black bear of any age or sex per
licence. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), female black bears accompanied
by cubs shall not be taken by shooting. Repeal 6. The Black Bear Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 68/18, is repealed. ©King's Printer |