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

Section 18 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

18. No licence is required by a veterinary surgeon or by the holder of a zoological garden licence or of a wildlife observation centre licence to keep injured or orphaned animals of native species in captivity for rehabilitation purposes, provided that the captivity does not exceed 1 year; the veterinary surgeon or licence holder must take all necessary means to avoid the domestication of the animals.

Once an animal is rehabilitated, the veterinary surgeon or the licence holder shall set it free in the wild if it is fit to survive there. If not, he or she 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. 18; O.C. 802-2010, s. 10.