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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Open
Season Small Game Hunting and Snaring (Filed Under the authority of section 73, 80, 92 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at
ORDER Analysis 1.
S.3
R&S 2. S.4 R&S 3. S.9.1 R&S 4. Sch. A Amdt. NLR 81/05 1. Section 3 of the Open Season Small Game Hunting and Snaring Order, 2005-2006 is repealed and the following substituted: Open season, hunting
and shooting 3. The open seasons for hunting, shooting small game shall be (a) for artic hare (i) no open season throughout the province
excluding (ii) for (b) for snowshoe or varying hare (i) October 7, 2006 to February 24, 2007, throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Great Island, Little Bay Islands, and Bell Island in Conception Bay, (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) no open season, (c) for ptarmigan (i) (ii) no open season, Fair Haven Area, (iii) (iv) September 23, 2006 to December 16, 2006 throughout the remainder of the province excluding Labrador, the island adjacent to Labrador, the Avalon/Swift Current Area, the Burin Area, and the Topsails Area, and (v) (d) for ruffed grouse and spruce grouse (i) (ii) (e) for porcupine, 2. Section 4 of the Order is repealed and the following substituted: Open season, snaring 4. The open season for snaring small game shall be (a) for artic hare (i) no open season throughout the province
excluding (ii) (b) for snowshoe or varying hare (i) (ii) (iii) no open season, (iv) October 7, 2006 to February 24, 2007 through out the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Great Island, Little Bay Islands, Bell Island in Conception Bay, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area and the Main River Study Area, and (v) (c) for ptarmigan (i) no open season, (ii) October 7, 2006 to February 24, 2007 throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area, the Fair Haven Area, the Burin Area and the Main River Study Area, and (iii) (d) for ruffled grouse and spruce grouse (i) no open season , (ii) October 7, 2006 to February 24, 2007 throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area and the Main River Study Area, and (iii) 3. Section 9.1 of the Order is repealed and the following substituted: Prohibition 9.1 Hunting with a firearm on Sunday is permitted for the species and during the season described in this Order only during the period of (a) (b) (c) 4. Part (e) of Schedule A of the Order is repealed and the following substituted: (e) Northern Labrador Zone All that portion of Labrador, including
adjacent islands, north of a line commencing at a point on the Labrador coast
at 54° north latitude; Then following the westerly line of 54° north latitude to a point where this line intersects with 62° west longitude; Then following a northerly direction along
the 62° west longitude line to a point where
it intersects with the 55° north
latitude line; Then following the 55° north latitude line in a westerly direction to a point where it
intersects with the Quebec/Labrador border; Then following the Labrador-Quebec Boundary
in a northerly and easterly direction to a point where this boundary intersects
58° 26' 37.8" north latitude; Then following a straight line in a
south-easterly direction for 11941 meters to a point located at 58° 22'
14.2" north latitude and 63° 42'
2.3" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a
north-easterly direction for 15097 meters to a point located at 58° 25' 31.5" north latitude and 63° 27' 51.9" west longitude; Then following a straight line for 8960
meters in a north-easterly direction to a point where this boundary intersects
58° 28' 12.5" north latitude and coast line of mainland ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |