Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

• 302.305 (1) The operator of an airport shall develop an airport wildlife management plan in accordance with section 322.305 of the Airport Standards-Airport Wildlife Planning and Management.

• (2) The operator of the airport shall submit the plan to the Minister, on request by the Minister, in accordance with the requirements set out in subsection 322.305(2) of the Airport Standards-Airport Wildlife Planning and Management.

• (3) The operator of the airport shall keep a copy of the plan at the airport and it shall, on request by the Minister, be made available to the Minister.

• (4) The operator of the airport shall implement the plan.

• (5) The operator of the airport shall review the plan every two years.

• (6) The operator of the airport shall amend the plan and submit the amended plan to the Minister within 30 days of the amendment if

  • (a) the amendment is necessary as a result of the review conducted under subsection (5);

  • (b) an incident has occurred in which a turbine-powered aircraft collided with wildlife other than a bird and suffered damage, collided with more than one bird or ingested a bird through an engine;

  • (c) a variation in the presence of wildlife hazards, including those referred to in section 322.302 of the Airport Standards-Airport Wildlife Planning and Management, has been observed in an airport flight pattern or movement area; or

  • (d) there has been a change

    • (i) in the wildlife management procedures or in the methods used to manage or mitigate wildlife hazards,

    • (ii) in the types of aircraft at the airport, or

    • (iii) in the types of aircraft operations at the airport.

302.306 An airport wildlife management plan shall

• (a) identify and describe the risks associated with all wildlife hazards, including those referred to in section 322.302 of the Airport Standards-Airport Wildlife Planning and Management, at or near the airport that might affect the safe operation of aircraft, including the proximity of any waste disposal facility or migration route affecting wildlife populations near the airport;

• (b) specify the particular measures that are used by the operator of the airport to manage or mitigate the risks;

• (c) identify and describe the actions that are used by the operator of the airport to satisfy the requirements set out in section 322.306 of the Airport Standards-Airport Wildlife Planning and Management in respect of firearm certificates and permits, wildlife control permits, wildlife strikes, wildlife management logs, and evaluations of habitats, land uses and food sources at or near the airport;

• (d) set out a policy for the management of airport habitats that might attract wildlife;

• (e) set out a policy that prohibits the feeding of wildlife and the exposure of food wastes;

• (f) set out a procedure to ensure that all endangered or protected wildlife at the airport are inventoried;

• (g) identify the role of the personnel and agencies involved in wildlife management issues and provide the contact numbers for each; and

• (h) provide details of any wildlife hazard awareness program.