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Newfoundland
and Labrador EWFOUNDLAND Furbearing
Animals Trapping Order, 2003-2004 (Filed 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 Julie
Bettney ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Open season trapping 3. Prohibited areas 4. Beaver management area 5. Rate of beaver harvest 6. Underwater sets required 7.
8. Open season trapping 9. Limit 10. Prohibited devices 11. Neck snares 12. Foot traps 13. Quick kill traps 14. Live holding devices 15. Prohibited devices 16. Lynx to be registered 17. Licence and registration required 18. Accidental taking of lynx 19. Wolves 20. Repeal Schedule A Schedule B Short title 1. This
Order may be cited as the Furbearing
Animals Trapping Order, 2003-2004. Open season trapping 2. The
open season for trapping on the
Prohibited areas 3. (1)
Notwithstanding section 2, (a) 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; and (b) the
trapping of all furbearing animals is prohibited in the following areas: (i) Brunette Island, Fortune Bay, and (ii) Great Southern Harbour. (2) Notwithstanding
section 2, all dry
land trapping and snaring of furbearing animals is prohibited in that part of
the Island of Newfoundland known as the Main River/Upper Humber Study Area and
on Glover Island as described in Schedule A. (3) Notwithstanding
subsection (3), the use of submerged and semi-submerged sets is permitted in
the areas referred to in that subsection, but for the purposes of mink,
muskrat, beaver and otter, trapping is restricted to underwater sets including (i) a submerged leghold trap set as a drowner, (ii) floating mink boxes, (iii) underwater conibear sets, and (iv) submarine or multiple catch type sets. (4) Notwithstanding subsection 2, select dry land trapping only is permitted in the North West Grand Lake Area, the Charlottetown Enclave Area, the Terra Nova Area and the Red Indian Lake Area as described in Schedule A. (5) For
the purpose of subsection (5), "select dry land trapping" includes
the use of neck snares for fox, coyote and lynx, but for the purpose of mink,
muskrat, beaver and otter trapping is restricted to underwater sets including (a) a
submerged leghold trap set as a drowner, (b) floating
mink boxes, (c) underwater
conibear sets, (d) submarine
or multiple catch type sets, and (e) 330
conibear and similar traps set at waters edge in beaver runs. Beaver management area 4. For
the purpose of managing the harvests of beaver, the Island of Newfoundland is
designated as a beaver management area. Rate of beaver harvest 5. On
the Island of Newfoundland, the holder of a beaver trapline licence shall
harvest beaver at a rate of one beaver per active lodge on the trapline area
identified in the licence. Underwater sets required 6. The
trapping of beaver in the Pine Marten Study Area is permitted only by the use
of underwater sets. Labrador furbearer management zones 7. The
Labrador Furbearer Management Zones are as described in Schedule B. Open season trapping 8. The
open seasons for trapping within Labrador shall be (a) Northern Labrador Zone
(b) Eastern Labrador Zone
(c) Western Labrador Zone
Limit 9. In
Labrador there is no limit on the number of beaver which may be taken by the
holder of a trappers beaver licence. Prohibited devices 10. 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 11. 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 12. 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 13. (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
manner as to kill the animal quickly. (2) Coyote,
wolf and lynx may be taken with a foot holding device providing the device has
a minimum space of 5 millimetres between the jaws when closed, or the device
has pads of a rubber like substance fastened to the trap jaws or the device is
equipped with trap jaws of 9 millimetres or greater in thickness. Live holding devices 14. All
live holding devices set on land for furbearing animals shall be checked daily. Prohibited devices 15. 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 16. (1)
All lynx caught on the Island of Newfoundland during the open season for lynx
shall be registered for tagging prior to the close of business hours on Friday,
February 6, 2004. (2) All
lynx carcasses shall be surrendered to the Inland Fish and Wild Life Division
at the time of registration. Licence and registration required 17. A
person on the Accidental taking of lynx 18. 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
Inland Fish and Wild Life Division. Wolves 19. (1)
All persons taking wolves must surrender to the Inland Fish and Wild Life
Division the lower jawbone or complete skull from each wolf taken. (2) These
specimens shall be submitted by Repeal 20. The
Furbearing Animals Trapping Order,
2002-2003, Schedule A (a) Pine Marten Study Area That part of
the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of
the Trans Canada Highway, Route 1, and the Camp 33 Road; Then following
the Camp 33 Road to the southwestern extremity of Grand Lake; 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 Lake of the Hills; Then following
the western bank of the brook flowing out of Lake of the Hills to Otter Pond; Then following
the western shore of Otter Pond and the western bank of the brook flowing out
of Otter Pond into Lloyds River; 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 Cormacks Lake; 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 Barachois Pond Provincial Park; Then following
the eastern and northern boundaries of the park to the Trans Canada Highway; Then following
the Trans Canada Highway to the point of commencement. (b) Main River/Upper Humber Area 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 southeasterly 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 Main River; Then following
Main River in a westerly direction to a small tributary at UTM 495,570 metres
east 5,510,540 metres north; 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 connected 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 intersections 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 Parsons Pond River in an easterly direction to the point
of commencement. (c) Northwest Grand Lake Area All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the intersection
of the Trans Canada Highway, Route 1, and Camp 33 Road; Then following
Camp 33 Road to the southwest extremity of Grand Lake; Then following
the north shoreline of Grad Lake in a northeasterly direction to the Humber
Canal; Then following
the south bank of the Humber Canal to its intersection with the TCH at Deer
Lake; Then following
the TCH in a southwesterly direction to the point of commencement. (d) Terra Nova Area All that
area of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of North West River and the Terra Nova National Park, TNNP,
boundary at UTM coordinates 706,250 metres east and 5,365,250 metres north; Then
following the north bank of the said river in a westerly direction to UTM
coordinates 664,125 metres east and 5,346,625 metres north; Then
following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to UTM coordinates
663,750 metres east and 5,353,125 metres north; Then
following a straight line in a westerly direction to the northeastern extremity
of Kepenkeck Lake; Then
following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the eastern extremity
of Newton's Lake; Then
following a straight line in a northerly direction to the eastern extremity of
South West Pond; Then
following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to the western extremity
of Dead Wolf Pond; Then
following the southern shoreline of Dead Wolf Pond to the mouth of a small
stream entering the pond at its eastern extremity; Then
following this stream to its headwaters pond; Then
following a straight line for approximately 500 metres due east to an unnamed
pond; Then
following a stream exiting this pond at its southeastern extremity; Then
following this stream in a southeasterly direction to its outflow in Riverhead
Brook; Then
following this brook in an easterly direction to its mouth in Gambo Pond; Then
following the north shore of Gambo Pond to Gambo Brook; Then
following the west bank of Gambo Brook to its intersection with the Trans
Canada Highway, TCH, Route l; Then
following the TCH in an easterly direction to its intersection with the TNNP
boundary; Then
following the western boundary of TNNP in a southerly direction to the point of
commencement. (e) Charlottetown Enclave Area All that
area of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of the Terra Nova National Park, TNNP, boundary and the north
shoreline of Clode Sound, Bonavista Bay at UTM coordinates 720,554 metres east
and 5,367,279 metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a northerly direction to UTM coordinates 720,507
metres east and 5,370,209 metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a northeasterly direction to UTM coordinates
721,554 metres east and 5,371,792 metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a southeasterly direction to its intersection
with the north shoreline of Clode Sound, Bonavista Bay at UTM coordinates
722,550 metres east and 5,369,850 metres north; Then
following the shoreline of Clode Sound, Bonavista Bay in a southwesterly
direction to the point of commencement. (f) Red Indian Lake Area All that area of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the mouth of Victoria River and Red Indian Lake; Then following the north bank of Victoria River in a southwesterly direction to Victoria Lake; Then following a mid-way line between the north and south shorelines of Victoria Lake to the mouth of a small river entering Victoria Lake at its southwestern extremity; Then following the north bank of the Victoria River to a point opposite the mouth of a brook flowing from Peter Strides Pond; Then following a straight line in a northerly direction to the intersection of the Pine Marten Study Area and Lloyds River at the mouth of the brook flowing from Cormack Lake; Then following the Pine Marten Study Area boundary along Lloyds River in a northeasterly direction to the mouth of Otter Pond Brook; Then following the western bank of Otter Pond Brook, the western shore of Otter Pond and the west bank of Otter Pond Brook to Lake of the Hills; Then following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to U.T.M. co-ordinates 471,250 metres east and 5,379,000 metres north; Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with Clench Brook at U.T.M. co-ordinates 500,875 metres east and 5,401,000 metres north; Then following the south bank of Clench Brook to its mouth on Red Indian Lake; Then following a straight line in an
easterly direction to the point of commencement. Schedule B (a) Labrador North Fur Zone All that area
of Labrador, including offshore islands, lying north of a line commencing at a
point on the coast at 54° north latitude, then west along 54° north latitude to its intersection with 62° west longitude, then north along 62° west longitude to 55° north latitude and then west along 55° north latitude to its intersection with the
Labrador - Quebec border. (b) Labrador East Fur Zone All that area
of Labrador, including offshore islands, lying south of a line commencing at a
point on the coast at 54° north latitude, then west along 54° north latitude to its intersection with 62° west longitude, then south along 62° west longitude to its intersection with the
Goose River, then in a generally south-westerly direction to a pond at the
headwaters of the Cache River, then following the Cache River to its
intersection with 62° west longitude, then following 62° west longitude south to its intersection with
the Quebec Labrador border. (c) Labrador West Fur Zone All the remainder of Labrador not described in the Labrador North and Labrador East Fur Zones. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |