C.C.S.M. c. W130
The Wildlife Act
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Table of Contents
| 1 | Definitions | |
| PART I | ||
| DESIGNATED AREAS | ||
| 2 | Designation of areas | |
| (2) | Designation of Crown lands | |
| (3) | Designation of Crown lands and other lands | |
| 3 | Regulations respecting designated areas | |
| (2) | Application of regulations for designated areas | |
| 4 | [Repealed] | |
| 5 | [Repealed] | |
| 6 | Acquisition of lands | |
| 7 | [Repealed] | |
| 8 | [Repealed] | |
| PART II | ||
| OFFENCES | ||
| 9 | Application of Part | |
| 10 | Dangerous hunting | |
| 11 | Hunting while intoxicated | |
| 12 | Night hunting prohibited | |
| (2) | Conduct deemed to be night hunting | |
| 12.1 | Night hunting in northern Manitoba | |
| 12.2 | Night hunting permit required in southern Manitoba | |
| (2) | Application | |
| (3) | Decision on application | |
| (4) | Terms and conditions | |
| (5) | No fees | |
| 12.3 | Considerations re night hunting areas | |
| 12.4 | No night hunting on private land | |
| 12.5 | Use of lights while night hunting | |
| 13 | Offence and penalties | |
| 14 | Holding of licence prohibited | |
| (2) | Suspension may be increased | |
| (3) | Effective date of suspension | |
| (4) | Obtaining licence prohibited | |
| 15 | Licence requirement | |
| (2) | Exception | |
| 16 | Hunting or trapping in damaging manner | |
| 17 | Restricted area | |
| 18 | Hunting or trapping for remuneration | |
| 19 | Possession of illegally taken animals | |
| 20 | Prohibitions re protected species | |
| 21 | Wrong age or sex | |
| 22 | Hunting from vehicles | |
| 23 | Hunting other than with firearms | |
| 24 | Use of poison | |
| (2) | Possession of poison | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| 25 | Sunday hunting | |
| 26 | Hunting out of season | |
| 27 | No discharging firearm at night | |
| (2) | Definition of "discharge" | |
| 28 | Bag limit | |
| 29 | Possession limit | |
| 30 | Buying, selling or serving meat of wild animal | |
| 30.1 | Trading in wild animals | |
| 31 | Transporting illegally taken animals | |
| 32 | Retrieval of game | |
| (2) | Edible portions of game | |
| (3) | Exceptions | |
| 33 | Hunting or trapping on private land or leased Crown land | |
| (2) | Landowner access initiatives | |
| 33.1 | Recapture of escaped game production animal | |
| 34 | Use of firearms | |
| (2) | [Repealed] | |
| 35 | Use of dogs | |
| 36 | Offence and penalty | |
| (2) | Offence and penalty for certain provisions | |
| 37 | Holding of licence prohibited | |
| (2) | Suspension may be increased | |
| (3) | Effective date of suspension | |
| (4) | Obtaining licence prohibited | |
| 38 | Trapping in registered trapline district | |
| (2) | Definitions for section | |
| 39 | Interference with traps | |
| 40 | Shooting beaver, etc. | |
| (2) | Opening muskrat house | |
| (3) | Authorization of minister | |
| (4) to (7) | [Repealed] | |
| 40.1 | Landowner removal of beaver dams | |
| (2) | Application to municipal lands | |
| 41 | [Repealed] | |
| 42 | Trading in furs | |
| (2) | [Repealed] | |
| 43 | Purchase of pelts | |
| (2) | Dressing pelts | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| 44 | [Repealed] | |
| 45 | Possession of live wild animals | |
| 46 | Defence of property | |
| (2) | Report | |
| (3) | Sale of pelt | |
| 47 | Transporting | |
| 48 | Prohibited species of animals | |
| (2) | Importing or exporting prohibited | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| (4) | Export permit | |
| 49 | Destruction of nest or eggs | |
| 50 | Destruction of habitat | |
| (2) | Action for damages to habitat | |
| 51 | Guide licence | |
| 52 | Taxidermy licence | |
| 53 | Notices and signs | |
| 54 | [Repealed] | |
| PART III | ||
| LICENSING | ||
| 55 | Issue of licences and permits | |
| (2) | Form of licences and permits | |
| (3) | Terms of licences and permits | |
| (4) | Issue of licences, etc., by vendors | |
| 55.1 | Regulations re authorized issuer | |
| (2) | Required contents of regulation | |
| (3) | Additional contents of regulation | |
| 55.2 | Agreements re licence issuance | |
| (2) | Terms of agreement | |
| 55.3 | Not Crown agent | |
| 55.4 | Refusal to issue licence or permit if fine unpaid | |
| 55.5 | Consequences of suspension in other jurisdiction | |
| 56 | Compliance with terms and conditions of licences and permits | |
| 57 | Cancellation of licences or permits | |
| 58 | [Repealed] | |
| 59 | False statements | |
| 60 | Licence not transferrable | |
| (2) | Attempt to transfer licence | |
| (3) | Using licence of another | |
| 61 | Licence to be carried on person | |
| (2) | Production of licence | |
| 62 | Issue of licence for special area | |
| (2) | Licence for specific period | |
| (3) | Licence for special method | |
| 63 | Fee to license issuer | |
| 63.1 | Allocation of licences to guides and outfitters | |
| (2) | Allocation fee | |
| 64 | Authorization to capture or kill wildlife | |
| (1.1) | Conditions | |
| (2) | Property in wildlife killed under authority | |
| 64.1 | Officer may capture or kill wildlife | |
| 65 | Permit for wildlife or exotic wildlife, nests or eggs | |
| 66 | Effect of licences and permits | |
| 67 | [Repealed] | |
| PART IV | ||
| ENFORCEMENT | ||
| 68 | Appointment of employees | |
| (2) | Appointment of officers | |
| (3) | Temporary officers | |
| 69 | Authority of officer | |
| 69.1 | Exemption for officer | |
| (2) | Requirements | |
| 70 | Inspection of premises and records | |
| (2) | Powers of arrest | |
| (3) | Entry upon private property | |
| (4) | Inspection of hunting or trapping camps | |
| 71 | Seizure in execution of duties | |
| (2) | Warrant to enter and seize | |
| (3) | Seizure without warrant | |
| (4) | Seizure for examination, etc. | |
| 72 | Inspection of firearms | |
| (2) | Production of firearm | |
| 73 | Officer may stop vehicle | |
| (2) | Inspection of wildlife or exotic wildlife | |
| 73.1 | No obstruction of officers | |
| 74 | Officer may kill dog | |
| 75 | Possession | |
| (2) | Onus of proof in possession | |
| (3) | Place of origin | |
| 76 | Onus arising from possession | |
| 77 | Certificate of minister | |
| (2) | Certificate respecting examination | |
| (3) | Minister may designate expert | |
| (4) | Notice of certificate | |
| (5) | Service | |
| (6) | Same name | |
| 78 | Forfeiture of wildlife | |
| (2) | Automatic forfeiture of other things | |
| (3) | Discretionary forfeiture of other things | |
| (3.1) | Forfeiture of other things in cases of injury | |
| (4) | Disposal | |
| (5) | Where person unknown | |
| 79 | Jurisdiction of justice of peace | |
| 80 | General offence | |
| (2) | Penalty | |
| (3) | Penalty | |
| 81 | Limitation period | |
| (2) | Description of offence | |
| (3) | Separate offences | |
| (4) | Continuing offences | |
| (5) | Defect in form | |
| PART V | ||
| GENERAL | ||
| 82 | Annual reports by minister | |
| 83 | Five year reports by minister | |
| 84 | Agreements | |
| (2) | Leases | |
| (3) | Agreements to share conviction information | |
| 85 | Property in wildlife vested in the Crown | |
| (2) | No Crown liability | |
| 86 | Property in lawfully killed wildlife | |
| (2) | Property in live wildlife | |
| 86.1 | Liability for value of animal involved in offence | |
| (2) | Calculating value of animal | |
| (3) | Joint and several liability | |
| (4) | Liability in addition to other consequences | |
| (5) | Interpretation: "convicted" | |
| 86.2 | Notice of potential liability when charged | |
| (2) | Notice of amount owing on conviction | |
| 86.3 | Action to recover amount owing | |
| 86.4 | Regulations establishing value of wild animals | |
| (2) | Calculating value | |
| 86.5 | [Repealed] | |
| 86.6 | Licences cancelled while amounts owing | |
| (2) | Prohibition on obtaining licence | |
| 87 | Disposal of wildlife or exotic wildlife carcass | |
| (2) | Disposal of live wildlife or exotic wildlife | |
| 87.1 | Delegation of powers | |
| 88 | Compensation for livestock killed by accident | |
| (2) | Conditions for compensation | |
| (3) | No application to game production animals | |
| 88.1 | Shared management committee | |
| (2) | Membership | |
| (3) | Recommendations re regulations | |
| (4) | Reasons required when recommendation not implemented | |
| 89 | Regulations | |
| 90 | Regulations by minister | |
| 91 | Application of regulations | |
| 91.1 | Incorporation by reference | |
| 92 | Disposal of rents, fees, fines | |
| (2) | Costs of administration | |
| 93 | Rights against trespassers preserved | |
| 94 | Act subject to Natural Resources Transfer Act | |
| SCHEDULE A | ||
| WILD ANIMALS | ||
| SCHEDULE B | ||
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