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Newfoundland and Labrador NEWFOUNDLAND Open
Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order, (Filed November 30, 2010) Under the
authority of sections 38, 92 and 114 of the Wild
Life Regulations and the Wild Life
Act, I make the following Order. Dated at St. John's,
November 25, 2010. Charlene
Johnson ORDER Analysis 1. Short
title 2. Hunting
prohibited 3. Caribou
hunting zones 4. Open
season 5. Closed
season 6. Special
licence 7. Regular
licence 8. Requirements
for obtaining licence 9. Ammunition
permitted 10. Permits
for Sheshashiu Indian Band 11. Bag
limits 12. Jawbones
of animals taken 13. Disposal
of remains 14. Card
to be returned 16. Prohibition 17. Sunday
hunting 18. Repeal Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order, Hunting prohibited 2. The hunting of caribou is prohibited throughout
Caribou hunting zones 3. The caribou hunting zones are as described in
the Schedule. Open season 4. (1) There shall be an open season in the following zones during the dates specified:
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), persons holding the special licence may take male caribou at any time. (3) Open seasons may be declared for the various
caribou hunting zones not having an open season if the Closed season 5. There shall be a closed season in the following zones (a) Double
Mer Barrens Zone; (b) Grand
Lake Zone; (c) Nipishish
Lake Zone; (d) Mulligan River Zone; (e) Orma South Zone; (f) Seal Lake Zone; (g) Orma
North Zone; (h) Michikamau
East Zone; (i) Michikamau West Zone; (j) Twin Falls Zone; (k) Colville
Lake Zone; (l) Sawbill Lake Zone; (m) Milner
Lake Zone; (n) McPhayden
River Zone; and (o) Lac Virat Zone. Special licence 6. (1) A resident who has resided permanently
in the Torngat Mountains Electoral District for a period of not less than 6
consecutive months immediately prior to applying for a licence may be issued a
caribou hunting licence free of charge. (2) A
licence issued under subsection (1) shall be known as a special licence. (3) Special
licences shall be valid only within the George River Zone or any portion of a
zone which is open and lies within the Torngat Mountains Electoral District. Regular licence 7. (1) A resident who does not meet the
residency requirements for a special licence under subsection 6(1) may be
issued a caribou hunting licence. (2) A
licence issued under subsection (1) shall be known as a regular licence. (3) The
fee for a regular licence shall be $27. (4) A
resident may be issued only one regular licence in a hunting season. Requirements for obtaining licence 8. To obtain a regular or special caribou
hunting licence, the purchaser shall (a) produce
2 pieces of identification, one of which must contain his or her signature; and (b) sign
the licence in the vendor's presence. Ammunition permitted 9. Caribou may be hunted using .22 calibre
centre-fire rifles which have a muzzle energy of 1,500 foot pounds or more. Permits for Sheshashiu Indian Band 10. The minister may issue to members of the Indian
Band, Sheshashiu, permits authorizing the taking of caribou in any zone, subject
to conditions and limits set in the permits. Bag limits 11. The bag limit for holders of the special
licence or regular licence shall be one caribou of either sex. Jawbones of animals taken 12. All persons taking caribou are required to surrender the lower jawbones of all animals taken to a representative of the Wildlife Division no later than May 6, 2011. Disposal of remains 13. All
persons taking caribou shall dispose of the remains at least 50 meters from the
centerline of the Card to be returned 14. Each licence holder is required to complete and return to the Wildlife Division the self-addressed caribou harvest inventory card attached to the licence providing the results of his or her hunting effort within 2 weeks of successfully filling the licence or no later than May 13, 2011 for unsuccessful licence holders. Prohibition 16. A person shall not transport or possess any
firearms under the authority of a valid game licence without being in
possession of an outdoor identification card, or non-resident equivalent card,
issued to the person. Sunday hunting 17. Hunting with a firearm on Sundays shall be permitted across the entire province, beginning October 2, 2010 and ending April 30, 2011, for the species and during the seasons as described in this Order. Repeal 18. The
Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting
Order, Labrador, 2009-2010, Schedule (a) George River Zone All that area of 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 Then following this coastline in a generally
southerly direction, including all offshore islands, to the mouth of the Then following the north bank of the Then following the north shoreline of Then following the north bank of the Then following the Sail Lake River (tributary) in a southerly direction to a point where the Smallwood Reservoir intersects the Sail Lake Dikes (water control structures) located at 54° 25' 26.6" north latitude and 63° 14' 30.9" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a
southwesterly direction to the north bank of the Then following the north bank of Then following the 54° 00' 00.0" north latitude in a westerly direction to the point of commencement. (b) Michikamau East Zone All that portion of Labrador commencing at the intersection of 64° 00' 00.0" west longitude and the north bank of the Churchill River which corresponds to 53° 31' 8.3" north latitude; Then following the north bank of the Then following Then following the Esker-Churchill Falls-Goose Bay Access Road in a westerly direction to the Gabbro Water Control Structure located at 53° 45' 40" north latitude and 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude; Then following 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude due north to the intersection with 54° 13' 19.1" north latitude; Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to a point located at 54° 21' 22.9" and 64° 00' 00.0" west longitude; Then following 64° 00' 00.0" west longitude due south to the point of commencement. (c) Michikamau West Zone All that area of Labrador commencing at the Gabbro Water Control Structure located at 53° 45' 40" north latitude and 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude; Then following the Esker-Churchill Falls-Goose Bay Access Road in a westerly direction to its connection with the Esker/Churchill Falls Access Road located at Esker Railway Siding; Then following the Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Rail Road in a northerly direction to a point located at 54° 6' 3.1" north latitude and 66° 28' 17.3" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction a point located at 54° 13' 19.1" north latitude and 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude; Then following the 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude due south to the point of commencement located at the Gabbro Control Structure. (d) Twin Falls Zone All that portion of Labrador commencing at the Gabbro Water Control Structure located at 53° 45' 40" north latitude and 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude; Then following the Then following Then following the north bank of the Then following the north bank of the Then following the Then following the western shoreline of Then following the north bank of the Then following a straight line in a
southwesterly direction to the intersection of the Then following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the Gabbro Water Control Structure, the point of commencement. (e) Colville Lake Zone All that area encompassed by a line commencing at the intersection of the Trans-Labrador Highway and the west shore of Ossokmanuan Lake; Then following the Then following the Then following the Esker-Churchill Falls-Goose Bay Access Road in a easterly direction to Gabbro Water Control Structure located at 53° 45' 40" north latitude and 65° 21' 50.7" west longitude; Then following a straight line in southeasterly direction to the point of commencement. (f) Lac Virot Zone All that area of Labrador bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Trans-Labrador Highway and the Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Rail Road; Then following the Then following the Nouveau Quebec-Labrador boundary in a generally northerly direction to the point located at 53° 27' 38.4" north latitude and 66° 54' 57.9" west longitude on the Quebec-Labrador boundary; Then following a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the point of commencement. (g) Sawbill Lake Zone All that of Labrador bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the Trans-Labrador Highway and the Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Rail Road; Then following the Then following a straight line in a southwesterly direction to 53° 27' 38.4" north latitude and 66° 54' 57.9" west longitude on the Quebec-Labrador boundary; Then following a straight line in southeasterly direction to the point of commencement. (h) Milner Lake Zone All that of Labrador bounded by a line commencing at the Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Rail Road bridge crossing over the Evening Lake River; Then following the Then following a straight line in a
northwesterly direction across Then following the north bank of the Then following the Quebec-Labrador boundary in a southerly direction to the point on the Quebec-Labrador boundary located at 53° 27' 38.4" north latitude and 66° 54' 57.9" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to the point of commencement. (i) McPhayden River Zone All that area of Labrador bounded by a line beginning at the point where the 54° 00' 00.0" north latitude intersects the Labrador-Quebec Boundary; Then following 54° 00' 00.0" north
latitude westward to its intersection with the north bank of the Then following the north bank of the Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction across Menihek Lake to a point located at 54° 6' 3.1" north latitude and 66° 28' 17.3" west longitude; Then following the Then following a straight line in a
northwesterly direction across Then following the north bank of the Then following Quebec-Labrador boundary in a northerly direction to the point of commencement. (j) All that area of Labrador commencing at the western extremity of West Micmac Lake located at 54° 44' 15.9" north latitude and 60° 7' 26.5" west longitude; Then following the southern shoreline of Then following the south shoreline of Then following the southern bank of Then following the south shoreline of a
string of lakes to the eastern extremity of Then following a straight line in a
generally northwesterly direction to the Then following the northern shoreline of Then following the north bank of the Then following the southeastern coastline of
Then following the coastline of the Then following the southern bank of the Then following the southern shoreline of the
Then following the southern bank of the (k) Orma North Zone All that area of Labrador commencing where the Smallwood Reservoir intersects the Sail Lake Dikes located at 54° 25' 26.6" north latitude and 63° 14' 30.9" west longitude; Then following the Then following the north bank of Then following that longitude due south to the intersection with the north shoreline of Pike Lake located at 53° 54' 47.8" north latitude and 62° 55' 41" west longitude; Then following the north shoreline of Then following the north bank of Then following the south shoreline of Smallwood Reservoir in a westerly direction to a point of land at position located at 53° 58' 40.2" north latitude and 63° 37' 13.7" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to a position located at 54° 00' 00.0" north latitude and 64° 00' 00.0" west longitude; Then following 64° 00' 00.0" west longitude due north to the intersection with 54° 21' 22.9" north latitude; Then following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to the point of commencement. (l) Orma South Zone All that area of Then following that longitude due north to the intersection with 54° 00' 00.0" north latitude; Thence following a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the intersection with a point of land located at 53° 58' 40.2" north latitude and 63° 37' 13.7" west longitude; Then following the southern shoreline of
Smallwood Reservoir in a easterly direction to the confluence with the
Smallwood reservoir with north bank of Then following the north bank of Then following the north shoreline of Then following 62° 55' 41" west longitude due south to the Metchin River outlet on an unnamed lake located at 53° 36' 4.9" north latitude and 62° 55' 41" west longitude; Then following the west bank of the Then following the north bank of Churchill
River ( (m) Big River Zone All that area of Labrador commencing at the western extremity of west Micmac Lake located at 54° 44' 15.9" north latitude and 60° 7' 26.5" west longitude; Then following the southern bank of Then following the southern shoreline of Then following the coastline of the Then following the northwestern bank of Big River in a southwesterly direction to the junction of Big River and a tributary flowing out of Little Michinappi Lake located at 54° 32' 22.7" north latitude and 59° 25' 44.7" west longitude which corresponds to the eastern extremity of Little Michinappi Lake; Then following a straight line in a generally
northwesterly direction to the western extremity of (n) Nipishish Lake Zone All that area of Labrador commencing at the western extremity of west Micmac Lake located at 54° 44' 15.9" north latitude and 60° 7' 26.5" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the eastern extremity of Little Michinappi Lake which corresponds to the junction of Big River and a tributary flowing out of Little Michinappi Lake located at 54° 32' 22.7" north latitude and 59° 25' 44.7" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to its intersection with Main River located at 54° 12' 27" north latitude and 59° 47' 6.5" west longitude; Then following a straight line to the southern extremity of the unnamed lake located at 53° 55' 54.3" north latitude and 60° 4' 38.8" west longitude at the Mulligan River; Then following a straight line in a generally westerly direction to the confluence of the Naskaupi and Red Wine rivers; Then following the western bank of the Then following the eastern shoreline of Then following the unnamed river draining Then following the western shore of Then following a straight line in a
generally northerly direction to the southern extremity of Then following the western shore of Then following a straight line in a
generally northwesterly direction to the eastern extremity of Then following the southern shoreline of the
string of unnamed lakes in a generally northeasterly direction to the headwaters
of the Then following the southern shoreline of the
(o) Grand Lake Zone All that area encompassed by a line commencing at the southern extremity of the unnamed lake located at 53° 55' 54.3" north latitude and 60° 4' 38.8" west longitude at the Mulligan River; Then following the Mulligan River in a generally southerly direction to the confluence of Mulligan river with the unnamed river located at 53° 52' 2.6" north latitude and 60° 5' 26.7" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to Mokami Hill; Then following a straight line in a
generally southwesterly direction to Ten Mile Point on Then following a straight line across Then following the southwest shoreline of Then following the western bank of the Then following a straight line in a generally easterly direction to the point of commencement. (p) Seal Lake Zone All that area of Labrador commencing at 53° 54' 47.8" north latitude and 62° 55' 41" west longitude and the north shoreline of Pike Lake; Then following that longitude north to the intersection of the Kanairitok River located at 54° 27' 51.4" north latitude and 62° 55' 41" west longitude; Then following the north shoreline of the Then following a straight line in a
generally southeasterly direction to the eastern extremity of Then following a straight line in a
generally southeasterly direction to the northern extremity of Then following the western shoreline of the Then following a straight line in a
generally southeasterly direction to the northern extremity of Then following the western shoreline of the Then following this unnamed river to the Then following the eastern shoreline of Then following the western bank of the Then following the northern shorelines of the Wapustan River and the unnamed lake at the headwaters of the Wapustan River to the western extremity of the lake located at 54° 8' 20.4" north latitude and 61° 49' 49.6" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to the point of commencement. (q) Double Mer Barrens All that area of Then following the northern shoreline of Then following a straight line in a southerly direction to the north shore of Valley Bay on Lake Melville located at 54° 2' 42.8" north latitude and 58° 56' 57.7" west longitude; Then following the north shore of Then following a straight line in a
northeasterly direction to Jewel Point in Then following the north shoreline of Then following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to Green Point; Then following the shoreline in a southwesterly direction to the north bank of Tom Luscombe Brook; Then following the north bank of Tom Luscombes Brook to a unnamed tributary entering Tom Luscombes Brook located at 54° 20' 23.3" north latitude and 58° 30' 56.4" west longitude; Then following this unnamed tributary to its source in Tom Luscombes Pond; Then following a straight line in a generally northwesterly direction to the junction of Big River and a tributary flowing out of Little Michinappi Lake located at 54° 32' 22.7" north latitude and 59° 25' 44.7" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a
generally southwesterly direction to its intersection with Then following the eastern bank of (r) All that area of Then following the northern shoreline of Then following a straight line in a southerly direction to the north shore of Valley Bay on Lake Melville located at 54° 2' 42.8" north latitude and 58° 56' 57.7" west longitude; Then continuing on this straight line in a
southeasterly direction to Burnt Head on Then following the shoreline of Then following a straight line in a southwesterly direction to Montagnais Point; Then following a straight line in a southwesterly direction to the outlet of an unnamed stream on Little Lake located at 53° 33' 26" north latitude and 60° 10' 22.4" west longitude; Then following the northern shoreline of Little Lake to the Rapids; Then following a straight line to the closest point on the opposite shoreline of the Rapids; Then following the southern shoreline of the
Rapids in a northwesterly direction to Then following the southwestern shoreline of
Then following a straight line in a
generally northeasterly direction to Ten Mile Point on Then following a straight line in a generally northeasterly direction to Mokami Hill; Then following a straight line in a generally northeasterly direction to the confluence of Mulligan river with the unnamed river located at 53° 52' 2.6" north latitude and 60° 5' 26.7" west longitude; Then following the Then following a straight line in a
generally northeasterly direction to its intersection with Then following the eastern bank of ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |