Province of Alberta WILDLIFE ACT WILDLIFE REGULATION Alberta Regulation 143/1997 With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 162/2021 Current as of August 31, 2021 Office Consolidation © Published by Alberta Queen’s Printer Alberta Queen’s Printer Suite 700, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 E-mail: [email protected] Shop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation. 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(Consolidated up to 162/2021) ALBERTA REGULATION 143/97 Wildlife Act WILDLIFE REGULATION Table of Contents Interpretation and Application 1 Establishment of certain provisions by Lieutenant Governor in Council 2 Establishment of remainder by Minister 3 Interpretation 4 Interpretation for purposes of the Act 5 Exemptions and exclusions frm Act and Regulation 6 Prevalence of Schedule 1 7 Application to endangered animals 7.1 Application to subject animals Part 1 Administration 8 Terms and conditions of approvals, etc. 9 Establishment or continuation of areas, zones, etc. 10 Establishment of Schedules 2 and 3 11 Interpretation of sections 13 to 16 13 Shot livestock compensation 14 Wildlife predator compensation 15 Compensation committee 16 Compensation generally Part 2 Relationship of the Crown to Wildlife 17 Prescription of form for s9 of Act Part 3 Licences, Guide Designations and Permits General Provisions 18 Establishment of licences, permits and services 19 Recreational licences 20 Replacement of licence, etc. WILDLIFE REGULATION AR 143/97 20.1 Amendment of licence or permit 21 Registration of fur management areas, and licence cancellations 22 Leg band system for falconry birds Fees 23 General requirement to pay fees 24 Fees for licences, permits, etc. 24.1 Sales of licenses, etc., under contract 25 Review of fees 25.1 Refund of fees Eligibility and Entitlements — Licences 26 Resident, non-resident and non-resident alien ineligibility 26.1 Senior licences — eligibility 27 Youth licences — eligibility 28 Open seasons — entitlements 29 Recreational licences — eligibility 30 Recreational licences — entitlements 31 Restriction as to number of recreational licences in fiscal year 32 Wildlife certificate and resource development certificate 33 Registered fur management licence — eligibility 34 Registered fur management licence — entitlements 35 Resident fur management licence — eligibility 36 Resident fur management licence — entitlements 37 Indian fur management licence — eligibility 38 Indian fur management licence — entitlements 39 Subsistence hunting licence — eligibility 40 Subsistence hunting licence — entitlements 41 Cross-bow licence — eligibility 42 Cross-bow, etc., licence — entitlements 43 Pheasant and Merriam’s turkey special licences — eligibility 44 Game bird shooting ground licence — eligibility 45 Game bird shooting ground licence — entitlements 46 Collection licence —- eligibility 47 Collection licence — entitlements 48 Damage control licence — eligibility 49 Damage control licence — entitlements 50 Hunter host licence — eligibility 51 Hunter host licence — entitlements Eligibility and Entitlements — Guides’ Designations 52 Designated guide authorizations — eligibility 53 Designated guide authorization — entitlements 2 WILDLIFE REGULATION AR 143/97 Eligibility and Entitlements — Permits 54 Allocation process for certain resident/non-resident alien licences 54.01 Allocation process for certain resident licences 54.1 Client hunter days limitations and entitlements 55 Transfer of allocations 55.1 Transfer of client hunter days permit 56 Classification of outfitter permits 57 Outfitter permits — eligibility 58 Class S outfitter permit — entitlements 59 Class T outfitter permit — entitlements 59.1 Bird game outfitter permit — entitlements 60 Off-highway vehicle permit — eligibility 61 Off-highway vehicle permit — entitlements 61.1 Weapons discharge permit — eligibility 61.2 Weapons discharge permit — entitlements 61.3 Professional training permit — eligibility 61.4 Professional training permit — entitlements 62 Falconry permits — eligibility 63 Recreational falconry permit — entitlements 64 Commercial falconry permit — entitlements 65 Limitations on falconry permit entitlements 66 Permit to possess found dead wildlife — eligibility and transfer 67 Permit to possess found dead wildlife — entitlements 68 Import permit — eligibility 69 Import permit — entitlements 70 Export permit — eligibility 71 Export permit — entitlements 72 Taxidermy, tannery and fur dealer permits — eligibility 73 Taxidermy or tannery permit — entitlements 74 Classification of fur dealer permits 75 Fur dealer permits — entitlements 76 Zoo permit — eligibility 77 Wildlife rehabilitation permit — eligibility 78 Zoo and wildlife rehabilitation permit plans 79 Zoo permit - entitlements 80 Wildlife rehabilitation permit — entitlements 80.1 Emergency rehabilitation permit — eligibility 80.2 Emergency rehabilitation permit — entitlements 81 Research permit — eligibility 82 Research permit — entitlements and approval of plan 83 Wildlife acquisition permit — eligibility 84 Wildlife acquisition permit — entitlements 3 WILDLIFE REGULATION AR 143/97 84.1 Wildlife feeding permit — eligibility 84.2 Wildlife feeding permit — entitlements 85 Game bird farm permit — eligibility 86 Game bird farm permit — entitlements 87 Commercial dog training permit — eligibility 87.1 Commercial dog training permit — entitlements 88 Dog trialing permit — eligibility 88.1 Dog trialing permit — entitlements 89 Sale of wildlife permit — eligibility 90 Sale of wildlife permit — entitlements 91 Temporary shelter permit — eligibility 92 Temporary shelter permit — entitlements Part 4 Hunting and Related Activities General Rules for Hunting 94 Open seasons 95 Provision and offering of guiding services 96 Disturbance, etc., of wildlife habitation 97 Order to remove wildlife and destroy beaver habitat 98 Affixation and removal of tags, and evidence of sex and species 99 Hunting in sanctuary 99.1 Hunting in section 9, township 40, range 21 100 Hunting in migratory bird lure site 101 Hunting in wildlife control area 102 Hunting in habitat conservation area Hunting of Particular Kinds of Animals 103 Definition 103.01 Use of bait to hunt black bear 103.02 Use of bait to hunt black bear — signage 103.1 Use of bait to hunt wolves 104.1 Weapons for hunting big game 105 Hunting with bow 106 Weapons for hunting of Merriam’s turkey 106.1 Upland game birds on game bird shooting ground 107 Traps for certain fur-bearing animals, etc. 107.1 AIHTS implementation 108 Trap for animal in tree or on pole 109 Prohibited snare 110 Examination of traps 111 Subsistence hunting 4 WILDLIFE REGULATION AR 143/97 112 Hunting by non-resident or non-resident alien 113 Guiding 114 Antelope hunting and vehicles 115 Hunting with dogs 116 Discharge of arrows on roads 117 Game bird limit Activities Related to Hunting 117.1 Compliance with s49, Act, exemptions 118 Bird dogs 119 Firearms on roads 120 Off-highway vehicles and weapons 121 Discharge and possession of weapons in sanctuary 122 Possession of shotgun in game bird sanctuary 123 Discharge of weapons near certain areas 124 Use and communication of information 125 Communication of information acquired in aircraft flight 125.1 Hunting following aircraft flight over WMU 126 Entry or proximity to seasonal sanctuary 126.1 Emergency protection sanctuaries 127 Restriction on entering migratory bird lure site 128 Restriction on entering wildlife control area 129 Habitat conservation area 130 Requirement to report and deliver wildlife 131 Marking of wildlife 132 Report by collection licence holder 133 Report by damage control licence holder Part 4.1 Other Activities 133.1 Prohibition on feeding of wildlife Part 5 Possession of and Commerce in Animals 134 Permit to possess found dead wildlife 135 Possession of non-licence animals 136 Possession of wildlife not legalized 137 Possession of dead lawfully imported, etc., animals 138 Transportation of wildlife 139 Transportation of big game by helicopter 140 Traffic in live controlled animals 141 Registration for sale 141.1 Zoo standards 5 WILDLIFE REGULATION AR 143/97 Part 5.1 Enforcement 141.2 Interpretation — s80 of the Act 141.3 Domestic cervids — onus of proof Part 6 Records and Non-hunting Reports 142 Form of reporting generally 143 Reporting by outfitter 144 Reporting and record-keeping by falconry permit holders 145 Delivery of falconry birds, and leg bands 146 Recording by holder of fur dealer permit 147 Recording by holders of taxidermy, tannery permits, etc. 147.1 Submission of fur dealer and taxidermy records 148 Retention of recorded information 149 Zoo permit records, and reporting 150 Retention of antler importation documentation 151 Wildlife rehabilitation