C-61.1, r. 1 - Regulation respecting hunting activities

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chapter C-61.1, r. 1
Regulation respecting hunting activities
Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife
(chapter C-61.1, ss. 29, 40, 55, 97 and 162).
The fees prescribed in the Regulation have been indexed as of 1 April 2021 pursuant to the notice published in Part 1 (French) of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 6 February 2021, page 112. (ss. 21.1, 23.1)
DIVISION I
SCOPE AND INTERPRETATION
1. This Regulation applies to hunting in Québec, subject to the special provisions of other regulations made under the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1) applicable to particular territories.
O.C. 858-99, s. 1.
2. In this Regulation,
(1)  the area numbers refer to the areas established by the Regulation respecting fishing and hunting areas (chapter C-61.1, r. 34);
(2)  (paragraph revoked);
(3)  (paragraph revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 2; O.C. 332-2008, s. 1; O.C. 870-2010, s. 1.
DIVISION II
LICENCE
O.C. 858-99, Div. II; O.C. 870-2010, s. 2.
§ 1.  — 
(Revoked)
O.C. 858-99, Div. II, Sd. 1; O.C. 870-2010, s. 2.
3. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 3; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 1; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
§ 2.  — 
(Revoked)
O.C. 858-99, Div. II, Sd. 2; O.C. 931-2005, s. 1; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
4. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 4; O.C. 953-2001, s. 1; O.C. 541-2002, s. 1; O.C. 982-2002, s. 1; O.C. 931-2005, s. 2; O.C. 332-2008, s. 2; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
4.0.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 332-2008, s. 3; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
4.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 895-2003, s. 2; O.C. 931-2005, s. 7; O.C. 332-2008, s. 4; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
5. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 5; O.C. 982-2002, s. 2; O.C. 332-2008, s. 5; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
5.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 982-2002, s. 3; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
6. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 6; O.C. 931-2005, s. 3.
6.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 982-2002, s. 4; O.C. 931-2005, s. 4; O.C. 332-2008, s. 6; O.C. 870-2010, s. 3.
§ 3.  — Use of a third party’s hunting licence
O.C. 931-2005, s. 5.
A - Spouse or child
O.C. 332-2008, s. 7.
7. The spouse of the holder of a resident’s “Snaring of hare or cottontail rabbit” hunting licence or of a resident’s or non-resident’s “Small game” or “Small game using a bird of prey” hunting licence or of a resident’s “Northern leopard frog, Green frog, Bull frog”, including a resident’s hunting licence of one of the classes referred to in section 7.3 of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), hunting licence may use that holder’s licence. The spouse shall also carry the holder’s licence when not accompanied by the holder.
Where the spouse is a resident, the spouse shall hold and carry the hunter’s or trapper’s certificate provided for in the Regulation respecting hunting appropriate to the hunting weapon used.
The bags of the spouse shall be included when computing the bag limit of the licence holder.
O.C. 858-99, s. 7; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 2; O.C. 895-2003, s. 1; O.C. 332-2008, s. 8; O.C. 870-2010, s. 4.
7.1. A child under 18 years of age of the holder of a resident’s or non-resident’s hunting licence listed in Column I of Schedule I to the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), including a resident’s hunting licence of one of the classes referred to in section 7.3 of that Regulation, or a child under 18 years of age of the holder’s spouse may use the licence issued to that holder. The child must carry the holder’s licence when not accompanied by the holder.
Any child under 18 years of age may use a licence referred to in the first paragraph where the licence holder is 18 years of age or older and the holder accompanies the child and is carrying the licence in question.
Where a child referred to in the first or second paragraph is a resident, the child shall hold and carry the hunter’s or trapper’s certificate appropriate to the hunting weapon used or hold a licence issued under section 7.3 of the Regulation respecting hunting and meet the conditions set out in that section; the child shall also hold and carry the attestation referred to in section 7.2 of that Regulation, where applicable.
The bags of a child referred to in the first or second paragraph shall be included when computing the bag limit of the licence holder referred to that paragraph.
O.C. 895-2003, s. 2; O.C. 332-2008, s. 9; O.C. 870-2010, s. 5.
7.2. A student between 18 and 24 years of age attending a secondary or post-secondary level educational institution may use the licence of a holder referred to in section 7.1 if the student complies with the standards and conditions set out in that section.
A student referred to in the first paragraph shall, when hunting, carry the student card issued by the educational institution and show it to a wildlife protection officer or wildlife protection assistant upon request.
O.C. 895-2003, s. 2; O.C. 332-2008, s. 10.
7.2.0.1. A person may use the “White-tailed deer, female or male with antlers less than 7 cm for all areas except Area 20” licence of a person who also holds a valid regular hunting licence for white-tailed deer if, as the case may be, that person is
(1)  an immediate family member;
(2)  a minor person aged 12 or older referred to in section 7.1; or
(3)  a person referred to in section 7.2.
A person referred to in subparagraph 2 or 3 of the first paragraph may use the “Moose, female more than one year old” licence of a person who also holds a valid regular hunting licence for moose. Subject to the second paragraph of section 13.1 of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), the “Moose, female more than one year old” licence must have been issued for the same area as the regular licence or for a controlled zone situated in that area.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, a member of the holder’s immediate family are the holder’s grandparents, parents, brothers or sisters, spouse, children, grandchildren, as well as the children and grandchildren of the holder’s spouse.
O.C. 332-2008, s. 11; O.C. 870-2010, s. 6; O.C. 73-2014, s. 1; I.N. 2019-11-01; O.C. 768-2020, s. 1.
7.2.0.2. Subject to sections 7.2.1 to 7.3, a person aged between 12 and 24 years of age, referred to in section 7.1 or 7.2, may not use the hunting licence of a holder 18 years of age or older if that person holds a hunting licence for the same species.
O.C. 73-2014, s. 2.
B - Group of hunters
O.C. 332-2008, s. 12.
7.2.1. In wildlife sanctuaries, in outfitting operations with exclusive rights, in controlled zones listed in Schedule I and in the territories shown in Schedules CXLVII, CXLVIII and CLXXXIX to the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), the members of a group of not more than 6 hunters who hold the hunting licence for white-tailed deer referred to in paragraph a of section 2 of Schedule I to that Regulation may use the hunting licence for antlerless white-tailed deer referred to in paragraph c of section 2 of that Schedule held by a member of the group if
(1)  all the hunters hold a valid hunting licence for the hunting territory concerned;
(2)  the hunters agree to and sign a written undertaking, in accordance with section 7.2.2, on the use of the hunting licence for antlerless white-tailed deer; and
(3)  the hunters give a copy of the undertaking to the officer at the reception station on entering the hunting territory concerned.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6; O.C. 73-2014, s. 3.
7.2.2. The undertaking referred to in section 7.2.1 must contain
(1)  the name of the holder of the hunting licence for antlerless white-tailed deer, the number of the holder’s regular licence and the number of the holder’s hunting licence for antlerless white-tailed deer;
(2)  the names of the hunters who hold a regular hunting licence for white-tailed deer and the licence number;
(3)  the name of the hunting territory concerned; and
(4)  the date of the undertaking and its validity period, which may not exceed the duration of the hunters’ stay in the territory.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6.
7.2.3. Every hunter in the group of hunters that have signed the undertaking referred to in section 7.2.1 may use the hunting licence for antlerless white-tailed deer of the person identified in the undertaking, for the time specified in the undertaking, so long as the licence holder remains present in the hunting territory concerned until an antlerless deer is killed by one of the hunters.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6.
7.2.3.1. In wildlife sanctuaries, the members of a group of not more than 8 hunters who hold the moose hunting licence referred to in paragraph a of section 5 of Schedule I to the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12) may use one of the members’ “Moose, female more than one year old” hunting licence referred to in paragraph b of section 5 of that Schedule, if the members meet the conditions set out in sections 7.2.1 to 7.2.3, with the necessary modifications.
O.C. 332-2008, s. 13.
7.2.4. Despite section 24 of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), in wildlife sanctuaries, in outfitting operations with exclusive rights and in the territories shown in Schedules CXLVII, CXLVIII and CLXXXIX to that Regulation, the holder of a hunting licence for white-tailed deer referred to in paragraph a, b or d of section 2 of Schedule I to that Regulation, who has reached the bag limit attached to that licence may continue to hunt white-tailed deer using the licence of another holder of a white-tailed deer licence if the holder
(1)  agrees to and signs a written undertaking, in accordance with section 7.2.5, with not more than 5 other holders of such licences that are valid for the hunting territory concerned, on the mutual use of their respective licences with a view to sharing the bag limit; and
(2)  gives a copy of the undertaking to the officer at the reception station on entering the hunting territory concerned.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6; O.C. 73-2014, s. 4.
7.2.5. The undertaking referred to in section 7.2.4 must contain
(1)  the name of each licence holder and his or her licence number;
(2)  the name of the hunting territory concerned; and
(3)  the date of the undertaking and its validity period, which may not exceed the duration of the hunters’ stay in the territory.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6.
7.2.6. Every hunter who signs the undertaking referred to in section 7.2.4 may, for the time specified in the undertaking, use the hunting licence for white-tailed deer of another hunter identified in the undertaking, so long as the licence is valid and the other hunter remains present in the hunting territory concerned.
The hunter must give a copy of the undertaking to any wildlife protection officer or wildlife protection assistant who so requests.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6.
7.2.7. A licence holder referred to in section 7.2.4 may not sign another undertaking before the end of a prior undertaking.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 6.
7.3. (Renumbered, section 4.1).
O.C. 895-2003, s. 2; O.C. 931-2005, s. 7.
C - Requirement to be accompanied
O.C. 332-2008, s. 14.
8. The holder of a hunter’s or trapper’s certificate or a non-resident who is 12 years of age or older but under 18 years of age must, in order to hunt, be accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age holding a hunting licence for non-residents, valid or having expired, if issued in the latter case between 1 April and 31 March of the current year, or by a person holding a hunter’s or trapper’s certificate appropriate for the type of hunting weapon used by the hunter that person is accompanying.
The requirement to be accompanied as provided in the first paragraph does not apply to the holder of a hunter’s or trapper’s certificate or to a non-resident who is 16 or 17-years old and who hunts with a bow or crossbow.
O.C. 858-99, s. 8; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 3; O.C. 895-2003, s. 3.
§ 4.  — Shooting near roads
O.C. 858-99, Div. II, Sd. 4; O.C. 931-2005, s. 8; O.C. 870-2010, s. 7.
9. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 9; O.C. 460-2004, s. 1; O.C. 931-2005, s. 9; O.C. 332-2008, s. 15; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
9.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 332-2008, s. 16; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
10. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 10; O.C. 931-2005, s. 10; O.C. 332-2008, s. 17; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
11. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 11; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
11.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 332-2008, s. 18; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
12. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 12; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 4; O.C. 953-2001, s. 2; O.C. 541-2002, s. 2; O.C. 895-2003, s. 4; O.C. 332-2008, s. 19; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
13. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 13; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 5; O.C. 953-2001, s. 3; O.C. 895-2003, s. 5; O.C. 332-2008, s. 20; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
13.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 1175-2000, s. 6; O.C. 332-2008, s. 21; O.C. 870-2010, s. 8.
14. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 14; O.C. 895-2003, s. 6.
15. No hunter may shoot at an animal found on any road open to vehicular traffic, or shoot towards or across such a road, in the parts of Area 22 shown on the plans in Schedules XII and XVII to the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12).
No hunter may shoot at an animal found on a public highway or shoot across such a highway in areas 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and in Area 26 east and part of Area 27, sector white-tailed deer, shown on the plan in Schedules CXCIII and CLXXXVIII to the Regulation respecting hunting. Nor may a hunter shoot at an animal from a public highway, including a 10-metre strip on the edge of each shoulder, in those areas.
Those prohibitions do not apply in areas 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 or in Area 26 east and part of Area 27, sector white-tailed deer, shown on the plan in Schedules CXCIII and CLXXXVIII to the Regulation respecting hunting, to hunters hunting small game with a hunting implement referred to in subparagraph b, c or d of paragraph 3 of section 31 of that Regulation, as long as the hunters and small game are not less than 100 m from a dwelling, or to hunters hunting in a controlled zone, a wildlife sanctuary, a territory where exclusive hunting rights have been granted to an outfitting operation or in the territories described in Schedules CXLVII, CXLVIII and CLXXXIX to the Regulation respecting hunting.
The provisions of the second and third paragraphs also apply to hunters hunting on part of Route de Vauvert situated between Pont de la Peinture and the bridge erected at the junction of lots 11 and 12 of Rang 6 of Canton Racine in Municipalité de Dolbeau-Mistassini, and on the part of Chemin de la Pointe Taillon situated between the intersection of Route 169 and the intersection of Rang 3 ouest. They also apply to hunters hunting in the parts of territory of the municipalities of the regional county municipality of Avignon that are included in Area 1 and in the municipalities of the regional county municipality of Bonaventure.
For the purposes of the second and third paragraphs,
dwelling means any structure intended to lodge persons, shelter animals or stow things;
public highway means any road the maintenance of which is entrusted to a municipality, a government or one of its bodies, over which one or more roadways open to public vehicular traffic are laid out, except roads under the management of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune or the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation or maintained by either of them.
No hunter may shoot from the road connecting Chisasibi to route de la Baie-James, on the section situated between Chisasibi and the boundary mark at kilometre 62, including a 22.86 m (75 ft) strip on the edge of its centre. Nor may a hunter shoot from that road, on the section situated between the boundary mark at kilometre 62 and the boundary mark at kilometre 88, including a 2 km strip on the edge of its shoulder.
O.C. 858-99, s. 15; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 7; O.C. 895-2003, s. 7; O.C. 460-2004, s. 2; O.C. 931-2005, s. 11; O.C. 332-2008, s. 22; O.C. 870-2010, s. 9; O.C. 73-2014, s. 5; O.C. 909-2016, s. 1.
15.1. (Revoked).
O.C. 1175-2000, s. 8; O.C. 332-2008, s. 23.
DIVISION III
(Revoked)
O.C. 858-99, Div. III; O.C. 870-2010, s. 10.
16. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 16; O.C. 541-2002, s. 3; O.C. 870-2010, s. 10.
17. (Revoked).
O.C. 858-99, s. 17; O.C. 1175-2000, s. 9; O.C. 541-2002, s. 4; O.C. 931-2005, s. 12; O.C. 870-2010, s. 10.
DIVISION III.1
WEARING OF A FLUORESCENT ORANGE GARMENT
O.C. 332-2008, s. 24.
17.1. In this Division, “fluorescent orange” means a colour with a dominant wavelength between 595 and 605 nm, an excitation purity of not less than 85% and a luminance factor of not less than 40%.
O.C. 332-2008, s. 24.
17.2. Subject to section 17.3, every hunter or guide and any other person accompanying a hunter in the hunting areas described in the Regulation respecting fishing and hunting areas (chapter C-61.1, r. 34) must wear a fluorescent orange garment that covers at least 2,580 continuous cm2 of the wearer’s back, shoulders and chest and is visible at all times from all angles.
O.C. 332-2008, s. 24.
17.3. Section 17.2 does not apply
(1)  to the hunting of moose, white-tailed deer or black bear during a hunting season for such big game with a type 6 or 11 hunting implement within the meaning of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), to the hunting of American crow, rock dove, Northern leopard frog, Green frog, Bull frog, Arctic or snowshoe hare or Eastern cottontail rabbit with snares, to the hunting of migratory birds within the meaning of the Regulation respecting hunting or, from 1 December to 31 March, to the hunting of coyote, wolf or red, cross-bred or silver fox;
(2)  to the beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement and the beneficiaries of the Northeastern Québec Agreement in the territories covered by those agreements;
(3)  to bow or crossbow hunting in a sector for bow or crossbow hunting only in a wildlife sanctuary or controlled zone;
(4)  to hunting in a sector in a territory in which exclusive hunting rights have been leased and all hunting in that sector is with a bow or crossbow;
(5)  to bow or crossbow hunting in a place where only hunting with a hunting implement other than a firearm is allowed;
(6)  to the hunting of small game using a bird of prey and no participant is in possession of a weapon; or
(7)  to the hunting of wild turkey.
O.C. 332-2008, s. 24.
DIVISION IV
POSSESSION OF ANIMALS
18. A person may have in his possession no more than 15 birds among the species of ruffed grouse, sharptailed grouse, gray partridge or spruce grouse and no more than 30 birds among the species of willow ptarmigan or rock ptarmigan.
The number of animals a person is authorized to possess under the first paragraph is not cumulative with the number he is authorized to possess under another regulation made under the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1).
O.C. 858-99, s. 18.
DIVISION V
TRANSPORTATION AND REGISTRATION
§ 1.  — Transportation
19. When a hunter kills a white-tailed deer, moose, black bear or wild turkey, he shall, as soon as the animal is dead, detach the transportation coupon from his hunting licence and attach it to the animal; in addition, when a hunter kills a white-tailed deer, female or male with antlers less than 7 cm, or a female moose more than 1 year old, the hunter must, if there is no transportation coupon, punch out the space provided for that purpose on the hunting licence issued by a draw of lots for that category of animal.
Subject to the second paragraph of section 13.1 of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), in the case of moose, the hunter shall ensure that, on the same day as the animal’s death, the additional number of transportation coupons corresponding to the bag limit determined under the Regulation respecting hunting for that animal are attached to the animal; each additional coupon must come from the hunting licence of a hunter authorized to hunt the same species, with the same type of implement, during the same season and in the same area; in addition, that hunter shall have participated in the hunting expedition during which that animal was killed or be part of the same group within the meaning of section 15 of the Regulation respecting hunting.
In addition, if the moose was killed in a controlled zone, each additional coupon shall come from the hunter who, before the death of the animal, paid the duties for hunting moose in that controlled zone and registered upon entering that controlled zone.
In addition, the hunter shall ensure that the transportation coupons remain attached to the animal until it is cut up or stored and, in the case of black bear, until its pelt is dressed.
O.C. 858-99, s. 19; O.C. 931-2005, s. 13; O.C. 332-2008, s. 25; O.C. 73-2014, s. 6; O.C. 484-2018, s. 1; I.N. 2019-11-01.
19.1. Every hunter referred to in section 7.2.6 who kills a white-tailed deer shall ensure that, on the day of the animal’s death, a transportation coupon is attached to the animal; the coupon must come from the hunting licence of a hunter whose name appears on the undertaking provided for in that section.
In addition, the holder of a hunting licence whose name appears on the undertaking provided for in section 7.2.6 and whose transportation coupon has been attached to a white-tailed deer shall ensure that the coupon remains attached to the animal until it is cut up or stored.
Every hunter referred to in section 7.2.3 or 7.2.3.1 who kills a white-tailed deer, female or male with antlers less than 7 cm, or a female moose more than 1 year old must, if there is no transportation coupon, on the day of the kill punch out the space provided for that purpose on the hunting licence issued by a draw of lots under which the animal is killed.
O.C. 931-2005, s. 14; O.C. 332-2008, s. 26.
20. A hunter shall transport whole or in quarters any moose that he has killed until that animal is registered.
A hunter or the holder of a hunting licence referred to in the second paragraph of section 19.1 shall transport any white-tailed deer that he has killed, whole or in 2 approximately equal parts obtained by severing the animal in the middle without removing the head and external genitals, until that animal is registered.
O.C. 858-99, s. 20; O.C. 931-2005, s. 15; O.C. 909-2016, s. 2; O.C. 484-2018, s. 2.
§ 2.  — Registration
21. A hunter who kills a white-tailed deer, moose, black bear or wild turkey, or the holder of a hunting licence referred to in the second paragraph of section 19.1, must, within 48 hours after leaving the hunting site, have the animal registered by a person, a partnership or an association authorized by the Minister under section 56.1 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1).
Upon registration, the hunter must
(1)  complete and sign the form provided by the Minister containing at least the following information:
(a)  the hunter’s name, address and telephone number;
(b)  the species, sex and age category of the animal killed;
(c)  the date and time of the kill and the place, with enough details to allow localization;
(d)  the type of hunting implement and, where applicable, the calibre of the firearm used to kill the animal;
(e)  the licence plate number of the vehicle used to transport the animal;
(2)  show, in addition to the hunter’s hunting licence, all the hunting licences whose coupons were attached to the animal, where applicable;
(3)  allow the punching of all the transportation coupons affixed to the animal, their number corresponding to the bag limit determined for that animal;
(4)  allow the marking of the antlers in the case of a male moose;
(5)  pay the registration fees provided for in section 21.1.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph, a hunter who has killed one of the animals referred to in that paragraph, or the holder of a hunting licence referred to in the second paragraph of section 19.1 shall, upon request of a conservation officer, have the officer register it immediately; a non-resident hunter who has killed one of those animals shall have it registered before leaving Québec.
A hunter who has killed a moose shall, upon registration, produce the animal whole or in quarters; in the case of a moose produced in quarters, he shall also produce and make accessible the full head, failing which, he shall produce and make accessible the full lower jaw and, in the case of a male, the antlers attached to the calvarium or to a part thereof; in the case of a white-tailed deer, a hunter or the holder of a hunting licence referred to in the second paragraph of section 19.1 shall produce it whole or in 2 approximately equal parts obtained by severing the animal in the middle without removing the head and external genitals.
A hunter who has killed a wild turkey shall, upon registration, show the entire animal, whether eviscerated or not, and a hunter who has killed a black bear shall show the animal’s carcass or pelt.
O.C. 858-99, s. 21; O.C. 953-2001, s. 5; O.C. 931-2005, s. 16; O.C. 332-2008, s. 27; O.C. 870-2010, s. 11; O.C. 73-2014, s. 7; O.C. 904-2015, s. 1; O.C. 909-2016, s. 3; O.C. 484-2018, s. 3.
21.1. The registration fees for white-tailed deer, moose, black bear and wild turkey are $7.17.
As of 1 April 2011, the fees are adjusted annually by applying to their value for the preceding year the annual percentage change, computed for the month of June of the preceding year, in the general Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by Statistics Canada.
The Minister is to publish the results of the adjustment in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec or make it known by any other appropriate means.
O.C. 870-2010, s. 12; O.C. 484-2018, s. 4.
22. Upon registration, a hunter or the holder of a hunting licence referred to in the second paragraph of section 19.1 shall hand over the whole or a part of the animals killed where the person registering those animals so request in order to take a sample or make a scientific assessment.
O.C. 858-99, s. 22; O.C. 931-2005, s. 17.
23. Where a white-tailed deer, a moose or a black bear or a part thereof, including the pelt or a part thereof, is transported outside Québec, the punched transportation coupon or coupons shall serve as authorization within the meaning of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (S.C. 1992, c. 52) to transport it outside Québec.
O.C. 858-99, s. 23; O.C. 484-2018, s. 5.
DIVISION V.I
RENT FOR A LEASE OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
O.C. 870-2010, s. 13.
23.1. The annual rent for a lease of exclusive hunting rights is $21.38/km2 and must not be less than $194.33.
As of 1 April 2011, those amounts are adjusted annually by applying to their value for the preceding year the annual percentage change, computed for the month of June of the preceding year, in the general Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by Statistics Canada.
The Minister is to publish the results of the adjustment in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec or make it known by any other appropriate means.
O.C. 870-2010, s. 13.
DIVISION VI
TRAINING AND FIELD TRIALS OF HUNTING DOGS
24. For the purposes of this Division,
“hunting dog” means a dog of one of the following types:
(1)  retrievers: dogs used to find and retrieve dead or wounded animals;
(2)  pointers and flushers: dogs used to indicate the presence of an animal to the hunter by pointing at it or flushing it out; or
(3)  trackers: dogs used to search for an animal and, having found it or its trail, to track it while barking.
O.C. 858-99, s. 24.
25. During any training or field trials of hunting dogs, other than retrievers or pointers and flushers, the owner or custodian of a dog must ensure that the dog wears at all times a collar displaying the owner’s name and telephone number.
O.C. 858-99, s. 25; O.C. 332-2008, s. 28.
26. During training or field trials, the hunting dog’s owner or custodian shall be present and watch the dog.
O.C. 858-99, s. 26.
27. Subject to section 20 of the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1, r. 12), training or field trials of hunting dogs using an animal other than a moose, black bear, white-tailed deer, caribou or musk ox are permitted from 1 July to 1 April provided that the person practising those activities is not in possession of a weapon.
O.C. 858-99, s. 27; O.C. 332-2008, s. 28.
28. Notwithstanding section 27, training and field trials of hunting dogs of the Beagle breed, using an Arctic hare or a snowshoe hare or an eastern cottontail rabbit, are permitted during the entire year on a wooded lot other than land in the domain of the State, with the permission of the owner and where the person practising those activities is not in possession of a weapon.
O.C. 858-99, s. 28.
DIVISION VII
PENAL
29. Any person who contravenes any of sections 7 to 28 commits an offence.
O.C. 858-99, s. 29; O.C. 870-2010, s. 14.
DIVISION VIII
FINAL
30. This Regulation replaces Regulation respecting hunting (O.C. 1383-89, 89-08-23).
O.C. 858-99, s. 30.
31. (Omitted).
O.C. 858-99, s. 31.
SCHEDULE I
(s. 7.2.1)
Bras-Coupé-Désert controlled zone;
Maganasipi controlled zone;
Pontiac controlled zone;
Rapides-des-Joachims controlled zone;
Restigo controlled zone;
Saint-Patrice controlled zone;
Jaro controlled zone, including the territory referred to in Schedule CCI to the Regulation respecting hunting (chapter C-61.1., r. 12).
O.C. 1175-2000, s. 10; O.C. 332-2008, s. 30; O.C. 73-2014, s. 8.
(Revoked).
O.C. 1175-2000, s. 10; O.C. 332-2008, s. 30.
(Revoked).
O.C. 1175-2000, s. 10; O.C. 332-2008, s. 30.
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O.C. 858-99, 1999 G.O. 2, 2427
O.C. 1175-2000, 2000 G.O. 2, 5151
S.Q. 2000, c. 48, s. 36
O.C. 953-2001, 2001 G.O. 2, 4857
O.C. 541-2002, 2002 G.O. 2, 2346
O.C. 982-2002, 2002 G.O. 2, 4663
O.C. 895-2003, 2003 G.O. 2, 2749
O.C. 980-2003, 2003 G.O. 2, 2920
O.C. 460-2004, 2004 G.O. 2, 1640
O.C. 931-2005, 2005 G.O. 2, 4533
O.C. 332-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 1144
O.C. 870-2010, 2010 G.O. 2, 2841
O.C. 73-2014, 2014 G.O. 2, 375
O.C. 904-2015, 2015, G.O. 2, 2907
O.C. 909-2016, 2016 G.O. 2, 3805
O.C. 484-2018, 2018 G.O. 2, 1760
O.C. 768-2020, 2020 G.O. 2, 1994