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Newfoundland and Labrador
Open Season Spring Big Game Black Bear Hunting
and Snaring (Filed September 13, 2011) Under the
authority of sections 38 and 114 of the Wild
Life Regulations and the Wild Life
Act, I make the following Order. Dated at Ross
Wiseman ORDER Analysis 1. Short
title 2. Spring
open season 3. Devices
permitted 4. Prohibited
devices 5. Bag
limits 6. Validity
of licence 7. Prohibition 8. Repeal Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Spring Big Game Black Bear
Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland, 2012. Spring open season 2. (1) The spring open season for the hunting
and snaring of black bear shall be May 5, 2012 to July 7, 2012 in all moose
management areas except as follows:
(2) The
moose management areas referred to in subsection (1) are described in the Open Season Big Game Moose Hunting Order,
Newfoundland, 2011-2012 except that: (a) Moose Management Area 28 is further described for black bear hunting only, to exclude: All that area
of the Then extending
to a radius of 2 kilometres from that point in all directions, with an area of
approximately 1,250 hectares and a perimeter of approximately 12,543 metres;
and (b) moose management sub-areas do not apply to black bear hunting. Devices permitted 3. Only Aldrich foot snares or similar 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 snaring device is set in the "cubby". Prohibited devices 4. Steel-jaw leghold, spring or jump traps or neck snares shall not be used to take black bears. Bag limits 5. (1) The
bag limit shall be two black bears of any age or sex. (2) Notwithstanding
subsection (1), female black bears accompanied by cubs may not be taken by
shooting. Validity of licence 6. Each spring season black bear licence shall be
valid only for the area for which it is issued. Prohibition 7. 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. Repeal 8. The
Open Season Spring Big Game Black Bear
Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland, 2011, Newfoundland and Labrador
Regulation 81/10, is repealed. ©Queen's Printer |