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Newfoundland and Labrador
Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting and
Snaring (Filed September 13, 2016) 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 Perry Trimper ORDER Analysis 1. Short
title 2. Prohibition 3. Open
seasons 4. Devices
permitted 5. Prohibited
devices 6. Special
licence 7. Bag
limits 8. Prohibition 9. Sunday
hunting 10. Repeal Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting and
Snaring Order, Prohibition 2. The taking of black bear is prohibited
throughout Open seasons 3. (1) The open seasons for black bear hunting shall be (a) in the George River Zone, August 10, 2016 - November 30, 2016 and April 1, 2017 - July 13, 2017; and (b) in the Labrador South Zone, September 1, 2016 - November 30, 2016 and April 1, 2017 - July 13, 2017. (2) The
zones referred to in subsection (1) are described in the Schedule. Devices permitted 4. 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 5. Steel-jaw leghold, spring or jump traps or neck
snares shall not be used to take black bears. Special licence 6. Persons who have resided in the Torngat
Mountain Electoral District for a period of 6 consecutive months immediately
before applying for a licence may be issued a licence identified as a special licence
free of charge. Bag limits 7. (1) The bag limit for residents shall be 2
black bears of any age or sex. (2) The
bag limit for non-residents shall be 2 black bears of any age or sex. (3) Notwithstanding
subsections (1) and (2), female black bears accompanied by cubs may not be
taken by shooting. Prohibition 8. A person shall not transport or possess any
firearm 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 9. Hunting with a firearm on Sundays shall be permitted across the entire province, beginning October 2, 2016 and ending April 30, 2017, for the species and during the seasons as described in this Order. Repeal 10. The
Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting
and Snaring Order, Labrador, 2015-2016, 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 metres 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 metres 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 metres in a north-easterly direction to a point where this boundary intersects 58° 28' 12.5" North latitude and coast line of mainland Labrador; 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 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) Labrador South Zone All that area
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