Migratory Birds Regulations

2 (1) In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994; (Loi)

bait

bait means corn, wheat, oats or other grain, pulse or any other feed, and includes any imitation thereof that may attract migratory game birds; (appât)

bait crop area

bait crop area means an area of cropland, harvested or unharvested, that is intended to attract migratory birds and that is designated as such an area by poster, notice or sign; (zone de culture-appât)

bait station area

bait station area means an area established pursuant to an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province where bait is deposited for the purpose of luring migratory birds from unharvested crops, and designated as such an area by poster, notice or sign; (zone d’appât)

bismuth shot

bismuth shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 96 per cent bismuth,

• (b) not more than 4 per cent tin, and

• (c) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element; (grenaille de bismuth)

chief game officer

chief game officer of a province means a person appointed as chief or director of a provincial agency concerned with the administration of a provincial wildlife act; (garde-chasse en chef)

Convention

Convention means the Convention set out in the schedule to the Act; (Convention)

crop

crop means an unharvested agricultural crop, whether standing or cut, but does not include stubble fields or other fields from which the crop has been removed; (culture)

cultivated lands

cultivated lands means lands tilled for the production of crops other than grass or hay; (terres en culture)

decoy

decoy means an instrument, artificial bird or any equipment used to attract migratory game birds; (leurre)

Director

Director means the Director General of the Canadian Wildlife Service of the Department of the Environment; (Directeur)

eggs

eggs means the eggs of migratory birds and includes parts of such eggs; (oeufs)

export permit

export permit means an export permit referred to in section 3 of the Game Export Act; (permis d’exportation)

farmland

farmland means land that is being used for crop production or animal husbandry; (terre agricole)

game officer

game officer means a person who is appointed a game officer under section 5 of the Act; (garde-chasse)

habitat conservation stamp

habitat conservation stamp means a stamp issued for the purposes of Wildlife Habitat Canada for that period beginning on the day of issue and ending on March 10th next following the day of issue; (timbre conservation des habitats)

hunt

hunt means chase, pursue, worry, follow after or on the trail of, lie in wait for, or attempt in any manner to capture, kill, injure or harass a migratory bird, whether or not the migratory bird is captured, killed or injured; (chasser)

Indian

Indian has the same meaning as in the Indian Act; (Indien)

Inuk

Inuk means a person who is a direct descendant of a person who is or was of the race of aborigines commonly referred to as Eskimos and possesses at least one-quarter Inuk blood; (Inuk)

long bow

long bow includes a recurve bow and a compound bow; (grand arc)

lure crop area

lure crop area means an area of crop land that, pursuant to an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province, remains unharvested for the purpose of luring migratory birds away from other unharvested crops and that is designated as such an area by poster, notice or sign; (zone de cultures de diversion)

migratory birds

migratory birds or birds means migratory game birds, migratory insectivorous birds and migratory non-game birds as defined in the Act, and includes any such birds raised in captivity that cannot readily be distinguished from wild migratory birds by their size, shape or colour, and any part or parts of such birds; (oiseaux migrateurs) or (oiseaux)

migratory bird sanctuary

migratory bird sanctuary means an area described in the schedule to the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations; (refuge d’oiseaux migrateurs)

migratory game bird hunting permit

migratory game bird hunting permit means a Canada migratory game bird hunting permit issued under the authority of the Minister; (permis de chasse aux oiseaux migrateurs considérés comme gibier)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of the Environment and includes any person authorized by him to act on his behalf; (ministre)

minor

minor means a person who has not attained, in British Columbia, the age of 19 and in all other provinces and territories, the age of 18. (personne mineure)

nest

nest means the nest of a migratory bird or any portion thereof; (nid)

non-toxic shot

non-toxic shot means bismuth shot, steel shot, tin shot, tungsten-bronze-iron shot, tungsten-iron shot, tungsten-iron-nickel-copper shot, tungsten-matrix shot, tungsten-nickel-iron shot or tungsten-polymer shot; (grenaille non toxique)

open season

open season means the period during which it is lawful to hunt a migratory bird; (saison de chasse)

permit

permit means a valid permit issued under these Regulations; (permis)

permit holder

permit holder means a person to whom a permit is issued; (titulaire d’un permis)

possession

possession has the same meaning as in subsection 4(3) of the Criminal Code; (possession)

power boat

power boat means any boat, canoe or yacht equipped with an electric, gasoline, oil or steam motor as a means of propulsion; (bateau à moteur)

Regional Director

Regional Director means a Regional Director of Environmental Conservation or a Regional Director of Environmental Protection of the Department of the Environment; (directeur régional)

residence

residence means the chief or habitual place of abode of a person; (résidence)

resident

resident means, in relation to any area or place, a person whose residence is in that area or at that place; (résident)

steel shot

steel shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 98 per cent iron, and

• (b) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element; (grenaille d’acier)

taxidermist

taxidermist means any person who engages in the business of the preservation or mounting of migratory birds or their eggs; (taxidermiste)

tin shot

tin shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 98 per cent tin, and

• (b) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element; (grenaille d’étain)

tungsten-bronze-iron shot

tungsten-bronze-iron shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) not more than 90% tungsten,

• (b) not more than 90% tin,

• (c) not more than 90% iron,

• (d) not more than 45% copper, and

• (e) not more than 1% each of any other element; (grenaille de tungstène-bronze-fer)

tungsten-iron-nickel-copper shot

tungsten-iron-nickel-copper shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) 40 to 76% tungsten,

• (b) 10 to 37% iron,

• (c) 9 to 16% copper,

• (d) 5 to 7% nickel, and

• (e) not more than 1% lead or zinc; (grenaille de tungstène-fer-nickel-cuivre)

tungsten-iron shot

tungsten-iron shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 45 per cent iron,

• (b) not more than 55 per cent tungsten, and

• (c) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element; (grenaille de tungstène-fer)

tungsten-matrix shot

tungsten-matrix shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 86 per cent tungsten,

• (b) not more than 5 per cent nickel,

• (c) not more than 3 per cent iron,

• (d) not more than 5 per cent ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer, and

• (e) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element or compound; (grenaille à matrice de tungstène)

tungsten-nickel-iron shot

tungsten-nickel-iron shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) not more than 90% tungsten,

• (b) not more than 90% iron,

• (c) not more than 40% nickel, and

• (d) not more than 1% each of any other element; (grenaille de tungstène-nickel-fer)

tungsten-polymer shot

tungsten-polymer shot means shotgun pellets consisting of, by weight,

• (a) at least 93 per cent tungsten,

• (b) not more than 7 per cent Nylon 6 or Nylon 11, and

• (c) not more than 1 per cent each of any other element or compound; (grenaille de tungstène-polymère)

Wildlife Habitat Canada

Wildlife Habitat Canada means the corporation without share capital incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act by letters patent dated February 24, 1984. (Habitat faunique Canada)

(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise specified, where a period of time is set out, the period shall not exceed twelve months from beginning to end and includes the first and the last day set out.

(2.1) In the French version of the Schedules to these Regulations, where a period of time is set out, the period includes the first day and the last day set out.

(3) A reference in these Regulations to the use of a power boat does not include the use of a power boat when the motor is not in operation and forward progress has ceased.

(4) [Repealed, SOR/80-577, s. 1]