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

Section 57 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

57. Enclosures where white-tailed deer are kept must have an area of 10 ha each and be surrounded by a fence that complies with the following requirements:

(1)  the enclosure must be surrounded by a game fence at least 2.4 m high that has square meshes not larger than 15 cm between the vertical strands and at least 20 horizontal strands; the outside and inside lateral clearance of that perimeter fence must be at least 3 m from any obstacle that could reduce the minimum height of 2.4 m and the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it; the distance between the posts of the fence may not exceed 8 m;

(2)  the perimeter fence of the enclosures must have no trap or barrier to capture animals outside the enclosure; and

(3)  the gates of the perimeter fence must be kept closed, even in the absence of animals.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 57; O.C. 802-2010, s. 25; O.C. 1173-2013, s. 21.

2012-09-01

57. The holder of a breeding and game ranch licence for white-tailed deer shall

(1)  keep a minimum of 25 white-tailed deer which must be identified, while they are alive, in accordance with the third paragraph of section 56; in the case of newborn deer, it must be identified before being moved to other premises, not later than 31 December following the date of birth;

(2)  maintain an enclosure having at least 10 ha in area, surrounded by a game fence at least 2.4 m high, having square meshes not larger than 15 cm between the vertical strands and at least 20 horizontal strands; the outside and inside lateral clearance of that perimeter fence must be at least 3 m from any obstacle that could reduce the minimum height of 2.4 m and the fence must be stretched tight near the ground so that no cervidae may pass under it; the distance between the posts of the fence may not exceed 8 m;

(3)  make sure that the perimeter fence has no trap or barrier to capture animals outside the enclosure;

(4)  keep the gates of the perimeter fence closed, even in the absence of animals;

(5)  give advance notice to the Minister in writing of any alteration the holder wishes to make to the fence referred to in paragraph 2 or of any change in the location of the premises on which the animals are kept;

(6)  notify without delay a wildlife protection officer upon discovering that an animal has escaped from the enclosure;

(7)  allow a wildlife protection officer or a person accompanying the officer to take samples from the deer kept in captivity or from the premises on which they are kept;

(8)  submit to the Minister, on or before 31 January of each year, a report containing the following information for the preceding year:

(a)  the number of deer kept in captivity during the year;

(b)  the number of deer born during the year;

(c)  the number of deer that died during the year;

(c.1)  the number of deer purchased or sold during the year;

(d)  the number of deer that escaped and the number of deer recovered, if any, during the year;

(e)  the number of deer killed by the licence holder during the year and the number of deer killed by third parties; and

(f)  the number of deer sent to the slaughterhouse during the year; and

(9)  maintain a register, indicating for each animal

(a)  the tattoo and tag numbers;

(b)  the animal’s sex;

(c)  the year of birth;

(d)  the dates of the various transactions concerning the animal, such as its purchase, sale, donation or delivery to a slaughterhouse, and the name and address of each party to those transactions; and

(e)  the date of death or, as the case may be, the date on which the animal was killed and the name and address of the person who killed it.

A copy of the register referred to in subparagraph 9 of the first paragraph may stand in lieu of the report referred to in subparagraph 8 of that paragraph if it contains the same information.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 57; O.C. 802-2010, s. 25.