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Volume 52, No. 20

B.C. Reg. 233/2009

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

October 20, 2009

B.C. Reg. 233/2009 , deposited October 7, 2009, pursuant to the WILDLIFE ACT [Sections 6.4, 6.6, 108 and 109]. Ministerial Order M214/2009, dated October 6, 2009.

I, Barry Penner, Minister of Environment, order that

(

a) the Controlled Alien Species Regulation, B.C. Reg. 94/2009, is amended as set out in Appendix A, and

(

b) Schedule B of Ministerial Order 81/2009 is amended as set out in Appendix B.

— B. PENNER, Minister of Environment .

Appendix A

Section 1 of the Controlled Alien Species Regulation, B.C. Reg. 94/2009, is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by repealing the definition of "species individual" and substituting the following:

"prohibited species individual" means

(

a) a single live member of a controlled alien species designated in

Schedule 1, at any developmental stage, or

(

b) a single live member of a controlled alien species designated in

Schedule 2 that is 3 metres or more in length when measured from the front of the snout to the tip of the tail while the animal is fully extended;

"restricted species individual" means a single live member of a controlled alien species designated in

Schedule 2, at any developmental stage, but does not include a prohibited species individual; , and

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out " In

Schedule 1, " and substituting " In Schedules 1 and 2, ".

Section 2 is amended by striking out "

Schedule 1 " and substituting " Schedules 1 and 2 ".

3 Sections 3 and 4 are amended by adding " prohibited " before " species individual " wherever it appears.

Section 5 is amended by striking out " species individual" in both places and substituting " restricted species individual or prohibited species individual ".

Section 1 of

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing paragraph (d), and

(

b) by adding the following paragraph:

(i.1) all species of the genus Giraffa [giraffes] ; .

Section 4 of

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by renumbering

section 4 as

section 4 (1),

(

b) in subsection (1) by adding the following paragraphs:

(a.1) all species of the family Atractaspididae [mole vipers, stiletto snakes and burrowing asps] ;

(e.1) all species of the family Hydrophiidae [sea snakes and kraits] ; ,

(

c) by repealing subsection (1) (b), (

f) and (

i) to (n), and

(

d) by adding the following subsections:

(2) Reptiles of the following species of the family Boidae :

(

a) all species of the genus Eunectes [anacondas] ;

(

b) Epicrates angulifer [Cuban boa] .

(3) Reptiles of the following species of the family Colubridae [venomous snakes] :

(

a) all species of the genus Boiga [cat and mangrove snakes] ;

(

b) all species of the genus Dispholidus [boomslang snakes] ;

(

c) all species of the genus Elapomorphus [diadem and lizard-eating snakes] ;

(

d) all species of the genus Hydrodynastes [false water cobras] ;

(

e) all species of the genus Leptophis [parrot snakes] ;

(

f) all species of the genus Phalotris [Argentinean black-headed snakes] ;

(

g) all species of the genus Philodryas [green racers] ;

(

h) all species of the genus Ptychophis [fanged water snakes] ;

(

i) all species of the genus Rhabdophis [keelback snakes] ;

(

j) all species of the genus Tachymenis [Boulenger's and Chilean slender snakes] ;

(

k) all species of the genus Thelotornis [twig snakes] ;

(

l) all species of the genus Xenodon [false fer-de-lance] .

(4) Reptiles of the following species of the family Pythonidae :

(

a) Morelia amethistina [amethystine python] ;

(

b) Morelia boeleni [Boelen's python] ;

(

c) Morelia clastolepis [Seram scrub python] ;

(

d) Morelia kinghorni [Australian scrub python] ;

(

e) Morelia oenpelliensis [Oenpelli python] ;

(

f) Python molurus [Indian and Burmese python] ;

(

g) Python natalensis [South African rock python] ;

(

h) Python reticulatus [reticulated python] ;

(

i) Python sebae [African rock python] .

7 The following

Schedule is added:

Schedule 2

[section 2]

(1) Reptiles of the following species of the family Boidae :

(

a) Acrantophis madagascariensis [Madagascan ground boa] ;

(

b) Boa constrictor [boa constrictor] .

(2) Reptiles of the following species of the family Pythonidae :

(

a) Apodora papuana [Papuan python] ;

(

b) Aspidites melanocephalus [black-headed python] ;

(

c) Aspidites ramsayi [woma] ;

(

d) Liasis fuscus [Australian brown python] ;

(

e) Liasis mackloti [water python] ;

(

f) Liasis olivaceus [Australian olive python] ;

(

g) Morelia spilota [carpet python] .

Appendix B

Section 3 of the Controlled Alien Species Regulation, as enacted by

section 1 of

Schedule B of Ministerial Order 81/2009, is amended by adding " prohibited " before " species individual " in both places.

Section 5.1, as enacted by

section 3 of

Schedule B of Ministerial Order 81/2009, is amended by adding " prohibited " before " species individual " in both places.

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