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C-61.1 - Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife

Section 8
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8. The Minister may appoint wildlife protection assistants and area wardens to assist wildlife protection officers in the exercise of their functions. The Minister shall determine the provisions of the Acts and regulations referred to in section 5 that are to be enforced by wildlife protection assistants and those that are to be enforced by area wardens. The Minister shall also determine the place where they are to exercise their functions.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens are not authorized to exercise the powers provided for in Chapters II and III of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1) except the power granted under article 72 of the Code.
When appointing persons as wildlife protection assistants or area wardens, the Minister shall consider their recognized, relevant training, their knowledge of and interest for wildlife and the supervisory rules applicable to them.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83; 1997, c. 95, s. 8; 1996, c. 62, s. 2; 1999, c. 36, s. 41; 2000, c. 48, s. 36; 2004, c. 11, s. 37; 2009, c. 49, s. 4.
8. The Minister may appoint wildlife protection assistants and area wardens to assist wildlife protection officers in the exercise of their functions. The Minister shall determine the provisions of the Acts and regulations referred to in section 5 that are to be enforced by wildlife protection assistants and those that are to be enforced by area wardens. The Minister shall also determine the place where they are to exercise their functions.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens are not authorized to exercise the powers provided for in Chapters II and III of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1).
When appointing persons as protection assistants or area wardens, the Minister shall consider their recognized, relevant training, their knowledge of and interest for wildlife and the supervisory rules applicable to them.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83; 1997, c. 95, s. 8; 1996, c. 62, s. 2; 1999, c. 36, s. 41; 2000, c. 48, s. 36; 2004, c. 11, s. 37.
8. The Société may appoint wildlife protection assistants and area wardens to assist wildlife protection officers in the exercise of their functions. The Société shall determine the provisions of the Acts and regulations referred to in section 5 that are to be enforced by wildlife protection assistants and those that are to be enforced by area wardens. The Société shall also determine the place where they are to exercise their functions.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
Wildlife protection assistants and area wardens are not authorized to exercise the powers provided for in Chapters II and III of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1).
When appointing persons as protection assistants or area wardens, the Société shall consider their recognized, relevant training, their knowledge of and interest for wildlife and the supervisory rules applicable to them.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83; 1997, c. 95, s. 8; 1996, c. 62, s. 2; 1999, c. 36, s. 41; 2000, c. 48, s. 36.
8. The Société may appoint wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens to assist wildlife conservation officers in the exercise of their functions. The Société shall determine the provisions of the Acts and regulations referred to in section 5 that are to be enforced by wildlife conservation assistants and those that are to be enforced by area wardens. The Société shall also determine the place where they are to exercise their functions.
Wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
Wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens are not authorized to exercise the powers provided for in Chapters II and III of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1).
When appointing persons as conservation assistants or area wardens, the Société shall consider their recognized, relevant training, their knowledge of and interest for wildlife and the supervisory rules applicable to them.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83; 1997, c. 95, s. 8; 1996, c. 62, s. 2; 1999, c. 36, s. 41.
8. The Minister may appoint wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens to assist wildlife conservation officers in the exercise of their functions. The Minister shall determine the provisions of the Acts and regulations referred to in section 5 that are to be enforced by wildlife conservation assistants and those that are to be enforced by area wardens. The Minister shall also determine the place where they are to exercise their functions.
Wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
Wildlife conservation assistants and area wardens are not authorized to exercise the powers provided for in Chapters II and III of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1).
When appointing persons as conservation assistants or area wardens, the Minister shall consider their recognized, relevant training, their knowledge of and interest for wildlife and the supervisory rules applicable to them.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83; 1997, c. 95, s. 8; 1996, c. 62, s. 2.
8. The Minister may appoint deputy conservation officers to assist conservation officers in the performance of their duties and, in particular, to see to the enforcement of
(1)  this Act and the regulations under it;
(2)  section 46 of the Lands and Forests Act (chapter T-9);
(3)  those provisions of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) and of the regulations under it that are specified by regulation;
(4)  the Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter D-13.1) and the regulations under it.
They also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
1983, c. 39, s. 8.
8. The Minister may appoint deputy conservation officers to assist conservation officers in the performance of their duties and, in particular, to see to the enforcement of
(1)  this Act and the regulations under it;
(2)  section 54 of the Act respecting the lands in the public domain (chapter T-8.1);
(3)  those provisions of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) and of the regulations under it that are specified by regulation;
(4)  the Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter D-13.1) and the regulations under it;
Not in force
(5)  certain provisions of the Act respecting off-highway vehicles (chapter V-1.2) and certain provisions of the regulations under it provided for by regulation.
They also have a duty to promote wildlife conservation.
1983, c. 39, s. 8; 1987, c. 23, s. 84; 1996, c. 60, s. 83.
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