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Newfoundland Regulation 1998 Furbearing Animals Trapping Order, 1997-98 (Filed
December 31, 1997) Under the
authority of sections 16, 25, 27 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the
Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at Kevin
Aylward ORDER Analysis 1. Short
title 2. Open
season trapping 3. Prohibited
areas 4. Zones 5. Rate
of beaver harvest 6. Underwater
sets required 7. management zones 8. Open
season trapping 9. Trapping
prohibited 10. Limit 11. Prohibited
devices 12. Neck
snares 13. Foot
traps 14. Quick
kill traps 15. Live
holding devices 16. Prohibited
devices 17. Lynx
to be registered 18. Licence
and registration required 19. Accidental
taking of lynx 20. Wolves 21. Repeal Schedule A Schedule B Schedule C Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Furbearing Animals Trapping Order, 1997-98. Open season trapping 2. The open season for trapping on the
Beaver Coyote Ermine, weasel Fox, coloured Fox, white Lynx, Zones B only Lynx, Zone A & C No open season Marten, sable No open season Mink Muskrat Otter Squirrel Prohibited areas 3. (1) Notwithstanding section 2, the
trapping of furbearing animals, other than beaver, is prohibited in that part
of the Island of Newfoundland known as the Pine Marten Study Area which is
described in Schedule A. (2) The
trapping of all furbearing animals is prohibited in the following areas: (a) Frenchman's
Cove, Great Garnish, Barasway; (b) (c) (d) (3) Notwithstanding
section 2, all dry land trapping and snaring of furbearing animals is
prohibited in that part of the Zones 4. (1) For the purpose of managing the
harvests of beaver, the (2) For
the purpose of managing the harvests of lynx on the Rate of beaver harvest 5. On the Underwater sets required 6. The trapping of beaver in the Pine
Marten Study Area is permitted only by the use of underwater sets. 7. The Labrador Furbearer Management
Zones are as described in Schedule C. Open season trapping 8. The open seasons for trapping within
(a) Zone A-1 Beaver Coyote Ermine, weasel Fox, coloured Fox, white, Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Squirrel Wolf Wolverine No open season Fisher No open season (b) Zone A-2 Beaver Coyote Ermine, weasel Fox, coloured Fox, white Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Squirrel Wolf Wolverine No open season Fisher No open season (c) Zones B-1 and B-2 Beaver Coyote Ermine, weasel Fox, coloured Fox, white Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Squirrel Wolf Wolverine No open season Fisher No open season (d) Zone C Beaver Coyote Ermine Fox, coloured Fox, white Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Squirrel Wolf Wolverine No open season Fisher No open season Trapping prohibited 9. (1) Notwithstanding section 8, the
trapping of furbearing animals is prohibited. (2) Notwithstanding
subsection (1), trapping of the pine marten is permitted in the Limit 10. In Prohibited devices 11. A person shall not trap, take or
kill any furbearing animal by means of a trap or other device that is equipped
with metal teeth, metal serrated edges, hooks or sharp devices. Neck snares 12. All neck snares which are set on
land, for the purpose of taking furbearing animals, except squirrel, shall be
equipped with a noose locking device, set in a manner that the noose once closed
is prevented from expanding. Foot traps 13. All foot hold traps set for beaver,
muskrat, otter and mink shall be set in a manner that allows the animal to
submerge and prevent it from resurfacing. Quick kill traps 14. (1) All furbearing animals, except
fox, coyote, wolf, and lynx shall be taken only by means of quick kill traps,
box traps, cage traps or other traps set in a manner as to kill the animal
quickly. (2) Fox,
coyote, wolf, and lynx may be taken by foot holding devices. Live holding devices 15. All live holding devices set on
land for furbearing animals shall be checked at least every 72 hours. Prohibited devices 16. A person shall not use spring poles
or foot hold traps in trees or poles, unless the trap is set as a quick killing
device. Lynx to be registered 17. (1) All lynx caught on the (2) All
lynx carcasses shall be surrendered to the Wildlife Division at the time of
registration. Licence and registration required 18. A person on the Accidental taking of lynx 19. A licensed trapper who, on the
Island of Newfoundland, takes lynx accidentally during the trapping seasons for
other species other than those trapping periods specified for lynx shall within
7 days of taking the lynx surrender it to the Wildlife Division. Wolves 20. (1) All persons taking wolves must
surrender to the Wildlife Division the lower jawbone or complete skull from
each wolf taken. (2) These
specimens shall be submitted by Repeal 21. The Furbearing Animals Trapping Order, 1996-97, Newfoundland
Regulation 92/96, is repealed. Schedule A (a) Pine Marten Study Area That part of
the Then following
the Camp 33 Road to the southwestern extremity of Then following
the shoreline of Grand Lake to the mouth of Red Indian Brook a distance of
approximately 15 kilometres to a small lake on its headwaters; Then following
a straight line in a generally southeasterly direction to the southeastern
extremity of the Then following
the western bank of the brook flowing out of Then following
the western Then following
the northern bank of Lloyds River and the northern shore of Lloyds Lake and the
northern bank of Lloyds River, west of Lloyds Lake, to the mouth of the brook
flowing out of Cormacks Lake; Then following
the eastern or northern bank of this brook to Then following
a straight line in a generally northerly direction approximately 8 kilometres
to a point on the headwaters of Little Barachois Brook; Then following
the northern bank of Little Barachois Brook to its intersection with the
eastern boundary of the Then following
the eastern and northern boundaries of the park to the Then following
the (b) All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland, commencing at a tributary on Main River UTM 481,975
metres east 5,522,600 metres north; Then following
this tributary in a generally northerly direction to UTM 483,840 metres east
5,528,225 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a south easterly direction to UTM 488,460 metres east
5,525,000 metres north; Then following
a straight line in an easterly direction to the eastern extremity of a small
pond at UTM 498,485 metres east 5,525,000 metres north; Then following
the eastern shoreline of the pond to its outlet; Then following
a chain of brooks in a southerly direction to UTM 498,771 metres east 5,522,615
metres north; Then following
a straight line in a generally southeasterly direction to UTM 502,332 metres
east 5,518,590 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to UTM 499,538 metres
east 5,516,260 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a southerly direction to the outlet of a small pond at UTM
499,615 metres east 5,513,620 metres north; Then following
a stream that flows in a southerly direction to Then following
Then following
that tributary and a chain of ponds in a generally westerly direction to where
a small stream is intersected by the Upper Humber Forest Access Road at UTM
480,650 metres east 5,509,735 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a westerly direction to the east shore of a small pond at
UTM 469,023 metres east 5,510,070 metres north; Then following
the north side of that pond and a connecting tributary in a northwesterly
direction to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Gros Morne National
Park at UTM 466,335 metres east 5,510,602 metres north; Then following
the boundary of the park in a northerly direction to where it intersects a lake
at UTM 461,750 metres east 5,529,000 metres north; Then following
the south shoreline of that lake in an easterly direction to its most eastern
extremity; Then following
a straight line in an easterly direction to UTM 466,087 metres east 5,528,540
metres north; Then following
the southern shore of Schedule B (a) Zone A Includes the
Avalon, Bonavista and All that part
of (b) Zone B Includes all
that part of Then following
in a generally westerly direction in a straight line to the west bank at the
source of the main stream flowing from Then in a
straight line in a general northwesterly direction to the intersection of the
Bay D'Espoir Highway, Route 360, with the Northwest Gander River; Then in a
straight line in a general southwesterly direction to the easternmost point of
the Ebbegunbag Dam on the Meelpaeg Lake Reservoir; Then in a general
westerly direction to the mouth of Then following
the west bank of Then following
the western shoreline of Then in a
straight line in a general southwesterly direction to the headwater pond on
Garia Brook; Then following
the west bank of Garia Brook downstream to its outlet in Garia Bay; Then following
the western and northern (c) Zone C All that
portion of Schedule C (a) Zone A - All that part
of Then following
the south shore of Grand Then following
upstream the south bank of that river to a point of intersection near its
source at 62° 15' longitude; Then
proceeding due west to a point of intersection at 62° 57' longitude; Then
proceeding in a straight line in a generally south-easterly direction to the
eastern extremity of Then following
downstream the north bank of the (b) Zone B - All that part
of Labrador encompassed by a line beginning at a point on the Quebec-Labrador
boundary at 55°, 00' latitude, 63° 40' longitude; Then following
a straight line in a southeasterly direction to a point on the Then following
a straight line in a southerly direction to the north-west extremity of the
Goose Bay Zone at 53° 40' latitude, 62° 57' longitude; Then following
a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to the eastern extremity
of Then following
upstream the north shore of that lake and the north bank of the Then following
a straight line due south to its intersection with the Quebec-Labrador boundary; Then following
the Quebec-Labrador boundary in a counterclockwise direction to the point of
commencement. (c) Zone C - Remainder of All those
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