C-61.1, r. 5 - Regulation respecting animals in captivity

Section 47 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

47. Enclosures where white-tailed deer are kept must comply with the following requirements:

(1)  existing enclosures must be surrounded by a fence at least 2.4 m high and the deer must have access to shade and shelter at all times; the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it;

(2)  new enclosures must be surrounded by a game fence at least 2.4 m high that has square meshes not larger than 15 cm between the vertical strands and at least 20 horizontal strands; the outside and inside lateral clearance of that perimeter fence must be at least 3 m from any obstacle that could reduce the minimum height of 2.4 m and the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it; the distance between the posts of the fence may not exceed 8 m;

(3)  the perimeter fence of any enclosure must have no trap or barrier to capture animals outside the enclosure; and

(4)  the gates of the perimeter fence must be kept closed, even in the absence of deer.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 47; O.C. 802-2010, s. 16; O.C. 1173-2013, s. 13.

2012-09-01

47. The holder of a licence to keep white-tailed deer shall

(1)  maintain an enclosure surrounded by a fence at least 2.4 m high in which the deer have access to shade and shelter at all times; the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it;

(2)  erect and maintain any new enclosure by surrounding it with a game fence at least 2.4 m high, having square meshes not larger than 15 cm between the vertical strands and at least 20 horizontal strands; the outside and inside lateral clearance of that perimeter fence must be at least 3 m from any obstacle that could reduce the minimum height of 2.4 m and the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it; the distance between the posts of the fence may not exceed 8 m;

(3)  make sure that the perimeter fence has no trap or barrier to capture animals outside the enclosure;

(4)  keep the gates of the perimeter fence closed, even in the absence of deer;

(5)  allow a wildlife protection officer or a person accompanying the officer to take samples from the deer kept in captivity or from the premises on which they are kept;

(6)  notify without delay a wildlife protection officer upon discovering that an animal has escaped from the enclosure;

(7)  submit to the Minister, on or before 31 January of each year, a report indicating

(a)  the number of deer kept in captivity;

(b)  the number of deer purchased and received and, where applicable, the name and address of each party to the transactions and the transaction dates;

(c)  the number of deer born from the deer kept in captivity; and

(d)  the number of deer kept in captivity that died or were killed during the year; and

(8)  keep in captivity, on 1 April of each year, at least 1 and not more than 5 white-tailed deer that must bear a tag, visible to the naked eye at least 10 m from the animal.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 47; O.C. 802-2010, s. 16.