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Ministerial Order 127/2005 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF WATER, LAND AND AIR PROTECTION Wildlife Act Ministerial Order No. M 127 I, Bill Barisoff, Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection, order that the Wildlife Act Hunting Regula­ tion, B.C.Reg. 190/84, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix. Datetu 7 (This part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section:- Wildlife Act. R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488, section 108 Other (specify}:- oic 1109/84 May30,2005 J-f g-~ /2005/13 ver-~10V\ i APPENDIX 1 Section 1 (1) of the Hunting Regulation, B. C. Reg. 190/84 is amended by adding the following definition: "bearded turkey" means a male turkey with a tuft of hair-like feathers that grow larger with age, and are found on the chest of the turkey; . 2 Section 16 is amended (a) by adding the following subsection: (3.2) A person commits an offence if the person takes or kills an antlered mule (black­ tailed) Deer in M.U.s 7-19 to 7-22, 7-31 to 7-36 or7-42 to 7-58 unless, within 30 days of the date of kill or before exporting it from the Province, whichever first occurs, the prescribed parts are submitted to an officer in Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Pouce Coupe, or Prince George for inspection and measurement., (b) in subsecti.on ( 4) by adding the following paragraph: (g) for a mule deer, (i) the antlers attached to a portion of the upper skull, and (ii) the lower jaw including all teeth. , and (c) in subsection (5) (a) (i) by striking out·''(l) or (3)" and substituting "(1), (3), or (3.2)", and (ii) by striking out "(3) or (3.1)." and substituting "(3), (3.1), or (3.2).". 3 Section 16.1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (b) by striking out "6,", and (b) by repealing subsections (1) (e) and (2 ). 4 Section 18 (1) a) is amended by striking out "lynx or bobcat" and substituting "lynx, bobcat, or any bird listed in Schedule C of the Designation and Exemption Regulation, B.C. Reg. 168/90". 5 Section 19 is repealed and the following is substituted: Hunting restrictions in parks 19 (1) Between June 16 and September 9, inclusive, of each year, for the purpose of section 26 (1) (c) of the Act, there is no open season in the following Provincial parks: Bishop River Park (M. U. 2-14) Callaghan Lake Park (M.U. 2-6) Chilliwack Lake Park (M.U. 2-3) 1 of 26 Clendinning Park (M. U. 2-6) Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area (M. U. 2-17) Duck Lake Protected Area (M.U. 2-12) Homathko Estuary Park (M.U. 2-15) Indian Arm Park (M. U. 2-8) Inland Lake Park (M.U. 2-12) Malaspina Park (M.U. 2-12) Mount Elphinstone Park (M.U. 2-5), Mount Richardson Park (M.U. 2-5) Pinecone Burke Park (M.U. 2-8) Simson Park (M.U. 2-5) South Texada Island Park (M.U. 2-16) Spipiyus Park (M.U. 2-5) Tantalus Park (M. U. 2-6) Upper Lillooet River Park (M.U. 2-11) (2) Between April 16 and September 19, inclusive, in each year, for the purpose of section 26 (1) (c) of the Act, there is no open season in the following Provincial parks: Cinnemousun Narrows Park (M.U.s 3-26, 3-36) Shuswap Lake Marine Park (M.U.s 3-26, 3-36). (3) Between April 16 and August 31, inclusive, in each year, for the purpose of section 26 (1) ( c) of the Act, there is no open season in the following Provincial parks: Anarchist Protected Area (M.U. 8-1) Brent Mountain Protected Area (M.U. 8-8) Cathedral Protected Area (M.U. 8-3) Darke Lake Park (M.U. 8-8) Enderby Cliffs Protected Area (M.U. 8-26) Eneas Lake Park (M.U. 8-8) Fintry Protected Area (M. U. 8-11) Gladstone Park (M. U. 8-15) Granby Park (M.U. 8-15) Graystokes Park (M.U.s 8-23, 8-10, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14) Greenbush Lake Protected Area (M.U. 8-23) KalamalkaLake Protected Area (M.U. 8-22) Keremeos Columns Park (M.U. 8-2) Kingfisher Creek Park (M.U. 8-25) Monashee Park- addition only (M.U. 8-23) Mount Griffin Protected Area (M.U.s 8-24, 3-34) Myra-Bellevue Protected Area (M.U.s 8-10, 8-12) 2 of 26 Nickel Plate Park (M.U. 8-7) Okanagan Mountain Park (M.U. 8-9) Silver Star Park (M.U.s 8-22, 8-25 and 8-26) Snowy Protected Area (M.U. 8-3) South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area (M.U. 8-1) Trepanier Park (M.U .s 3-12, 8-8) Vaseux Protected Area (M.U. 8-1) White Lake Grasslands Protected Area (M.U. 8-1). (4) Between July 1 and August 31, inclusive, in each year, for the purpose of section 26 (1) (c) of the Act, there is no open season in the following Provincial parks: Big Creek Park (M.U.s 5-3, 5-4) Cariboo Mountains Park (M.U. 5-15) Cariboo River Park (M. U. 5-15) Chum Creek Protected Area (M.U. 5-3) Elk Valley Park (M.U. 4-23) Fiordland Recreation Area (M.U. 5-9) Flat Lake Park (M.U. 5-2) Gladstone Park (M.U. 4-14) Goat Range Park (M.U.s 4-17, 4-30) Hakai Recreation Area (M.U. 5-8) Bamber Park (M.U. 4-40) Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area (M.U.s 5-5 and 2-15) Itcha Ilgachuz Park (M.U. 5-12) Junction Sheep Range Park (M. U. 5-14) Kluskoil Lake Park (M.U. 5-13) Lockhart Creek Park (M. U. 4-6) Marl Creek Park (M.U. 4-36) McDonald Creek Park (M.U. 4-32) Moose Valley Park (M.U. 5-2) Nazko Lake Park (M.U. 5-13) Nunsti Park (M.U. 5-4) Pilot Bay Park (M.U. 4-6) Premier Lake Park (M. U. 4-21) Schoolhouse Lake Park (M.U. 5-2) SyringaPark (M.U. 4-15) Ts'il?os Park (M.U.s 5-4, 5-5) Tweedsmuir Park - that portion in M. U .s 5-10 and 5-11 Valhalla Park (M. U. 4-16) West Arm Park (M. U. 4-7) 3 of 26 White Pelican Park (M.U. 5-13) Whiteswan Lake Park (M.U. 4-24). ( 5) Except during the open season, for the purpose of section 26 ( 1) (c) of the Act, a person must not hunt in the following parks: Adams Lake Marine Park (M. U. 3-37) Akamina-Kishinena Park (M.U. 4-1) Anarchist Protected Area (M. U. 8-1) Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga'asanskwhl Nisga'a (a.k.a. Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park) (M. U. 6-16) Anstey Hunakwa Park (M.U. 3-36) Arctic Pacific Lakes Park (M.U.s 7-16, 7-18, 7-23) ArrowstonePark (M.U. 3-30) Atlin Park (M.U.s 6-25, 6-26, 6-27) Atlin Recreation Area (M.U. 6-27) Babine Lake Marine Park (M. U. 6-06) Babine Mountains Park (M.U. 6-8) Babine Mountains Trails (M.U. 6-08) Babine River Corridor Park (M.U. 6-8) Banana Island Park (M.U. 3-27) Bearhole Lake Park (M.U. 7-20) Bearhole Lake Protected Area (M.U. 7-20) Beatton River Park (M.U. 7-33) Bedard Aspen Park (M.U. 3-17) Bligh Island Marine Park (M.U. 1-12) Blue Earth Lake Park (M.U. 3-17) Blue River Black Spruce Park (M.U.s 3-43, 3-44) Blue River Pine Park (M.U.s 3-40, 3-44) Bobtail Mountain Park (M.U. 7-12) Bocock Peak Park (M.U. 7-31) Bodega Ridge Park (M. U. 1-1) Bonaparte Park (M.U.s 3-29, 3-30) Border Lake Park (M.U. 6-21) Boulder Creek Park (M.U. 6-9) Bowron Lake Park-those portions in M.U.s 5-15, 7-5 and 7-6 Brent Mountain Protected Area (M.U. 8-8) Brooks Peninsula Park (M.U. 1-12) Browne Lake Park (M.U. 8-10) Bugaboo Park (M.U.s 4-27, 4-34) Bulkley Junction Park (M.U. 6-30) 4of26 Burns Lake Park (M.U. 6-04) Buse Lake Protected Area (M.U. 3-20) Butler Ridge Park (M.U. 7-35) Caligata Lake Park (M.U. 3-40) Cape Scott Park including the drainage areas of the Nahwitti Shusartie (M.U. 1-3) Carmanah Walbran Park (M.U. 1-3) Carp Lake Park (M.U. 7-24) Cascade Recreation Area (M.U.s 2-17, 8-5) Catala Island Marine Park (M. U. 1-12) Chase Park (M.U. 7-38) Chasm Park (M.U. 3-30) Chu Chua Cottonwood Park (M.U.s 3-26, 3-38) Chukachida Protected Area (M.U. 6-19, 6-20) Claud Elliott Park (M.U. 1-10) Clayoquot Arm Park (M.U. 1-8) Clayoquot Plateau Park (M.U. 1-8) Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area (M.U. 7-18) Close-To-The-Edge Park (M.U. 7-18) Cornwall Hills Park (M.U. 3-17) Craig Headwaters Protected Area (M.U. 6-21) Crooked River Park - addition on west side of Crooked River only (M.U.
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