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

Section 164.1 Disposition versions

2021-06-11

164.1. The Minister may, by order, authorize pilot projects designed to experiment or innovate in the area of management, oversight, protection, conservation or development of wildlife or its habitat or to study, improve or define standards applicable to those areas.

The Minister may also, within the scope of such pilot projects, authorize any person or body to offer or conduct wildlife and wildlife habitat management, oversight, protection, conservation or development activities in compliance with standards and rules prescribed by the Minister that differ from those set out in any Act or regulation whose administration falls under the Minister’s responsibility.

Such pilot projects shall be conducted for a period of up to four years, which the Minister may extend by up to one year. The Minister may modify or terminate a pilot project at any time. The Minister may also determine the provisions of a pilot project whose violation constitutes an offence and determine the minimum and maximum amounts for which the offender is liable, which may not be less than $500 nor more than $3,000.

The results of a pilot project shall be published on the department’s website not later than one year after the end of the pilot project.

2021, c. 24, s. 80.