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

Section 36 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

36. An animal may be kept in captivity for rehabilitation purposes for no more than 1 year; all necessary means must be taken to avoid the domestication of the animal.

Once an animal is rehabilitated, it must be set free in the wild if it is fit to survive there. If not, the animal may be killed or given to a wildlife protection officer; the wildlife protection officer may kill the animal or entrust it to any person entitled to keep it.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 36; O.C. 802-2010, s. 14; O.C. 1173-2013, s. 7.

2012-09-01

36. The holder of a wildlife rehabilitation centre licence shall not keep an animal for rehabilitation purposes for more than 1 year; the licence holder must take all necessary means to avoid the domestication of the animal.

Once an animal is rehabilitated, the licence holder shall set it free in the wild if it is fit to survive there. If not, the holder may kill it or give it to a wildlife protection officer; the wildlife protection officer may kill the animal or entrust it to any person entitled to keep it.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 36; O.C. 802-2010, s. 14.