Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette, Part I — 8 August 2025, Vol. 100, No. 32 — Lands Act Notice

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CITY OF CORNER BROOK ACT, 1990 CITY OF CORNER BROOK METERED PARKING REGULATION 2025 Pursuant to the powers vested in it under

Section 197, 188, 203, 438 & 439 of the City of Corner Brook Act, R.S.N.L 1990, C. C-15, as amended.

Section 189 of the Highway Traffic Act , R.S.N.L 1990, c. H-3 as amended, (

a) delegation(

s) of power by the Minister of Transportation and Works dates February 8th, 2010 and all other powers it enabling, the Council of the City of Corner Brook hereby adopts and enacts the following METERED P ARKING REGULATIONS, 2025 and thereby repeals the current METERED PARKING REGULATION, 2019, that were enacted September 16th, 2019. Any person(

s) who wishes to view a copy of the regulation may do so at the City Clerk’s Office, Corner Brook City Hall during regular business hours or visit the City of Corner Brook website at www. cornerbrook.com/bylaws. These regulations will have effect from the date of publication in The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette.

CITY CLERK Jessica Smith Aug. 8 QUIETING OF TITLES ACT 2025 06G 0090 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GENERAL DIVISION NOTICE OF APPLICATION under the Quieting of Titles Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. 0-3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all parties that ROBERT VA R DY and MARIA SOL V ARDY , of the City of St. John’s, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador have applied to the Supreme Court, 475 Vol. 100 ST. JOHN’S, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 No. 32 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette

PART I PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

General Division, Grand Bank, to have title to all that piece or parcel of property situate at the Community of Hickman’s Harbour, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, which property is more particularly described in

Schedule “A” hereto annexed and shown in

Schedule “B” hereto annexed. ALL BEARINGS aforementioned, for which ROBERT VA R DY and MARIA SOL V ARDY claim to be the owners investigated and for a Declaration that they are the absolute owners in fee simple in possession and the said ROBERT VA R DY and MARIA SOL V ARDY have been ordered to publish this Notice of Application as required by the above named Act.

All persons having title adverse to the said title claimed by the said ROBERT VA R DY and MARIA SOL VA R DY shall file in the Registry of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Grand Bank, particulars of such adverse claim and serve the same together with an Affidavit verifying same on the undersigned Solicitors for the Petitioners on or before the 10 th day of September, 2025, after which date no party having any claim shall be permitted to file the same or to be heard except by special leave of the Court and subject to such conditions as the Court may deem just.

All such adverse claims shall be investigated then in such manner as the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Grand Bank, may direct. DATED AT Clarenville, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 20 th day of June, 2025. MILLS PITTMAN TWYNE LAW OFFICES Solicitors for the Applicants PER: GREGORY J. FRENCH ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: 111 Manitoba Drive Suite 201 Clarenville, NL A5A 1K2 Tel: ( 709) 466-2641 Fax: ( 709) 466-7109 Email: apollard@mhplawfirm.com

SCHEDULE “A” ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate and being in the Community of HICKMAN’S HARBOUR, in the Electoral District of Terra Nova abutted and bounded as follows: THAT IS TO SAY: Beginning at a point on the northern limit of the MAIN ROAD through HICKMAN’S HARBOUR, the said point having coordinates N 5 329902.34 metres and E 249 964.18 metres of the Three Degree Modified Transverse Mercator Projection (NAD-83)(Zone 1) for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador; THENCE along the said northern limit of the MAIN ROAD through HICKMAN’S HARBOUR north sixty degrees forty minutes forty-five seconds west (N 60-40-45

W) sixty-six decimal seven one (66.71 metres: THENCE along the said northern limit of the MAIN ROAD through HICKMAN’S HARBOUR along the arc of a cμrve having; a radius of sixty decimal two zero (60.20) metres to a point, the said point being distant twenty-four decimal nine two (24.92) metres as measured on a bearing of north forty degrees forty- five minutes zero zero seconds west (N 40-45-00

W) from the last mentioned point; THENCE by property of the Estate of the Late Noah Adey north fifty-five degrees twenty-four minutes thirty seconds east (N 55-24-30

E) sixty-three decimal four one (63.41) metres; south seventy-five degrees forty-three minutes fifty seconds east (S 75-43-50

E) thirty-two decimal seven seven (32.77) metres; THENCE by property of Ronald and Shirley Vardy south eight degrees twelve minutes zero five seconds west (S 8-12-05

W) four decimal five six (4.56) metres, south zero degrees zero three minutes zero zero seconds west (S 0-03-00

W) five decimal four eight (5.48) metres, south nine degrees thirty-six minutes fifty-five seconds east (S 9-36-55

E) eleven decimal six eight (11.68) metres, south twenty degrees twenty-one minutes forty seconds east (S 20-21-40

E) eleven decimal nine four (11.94) metres; THENCE by property of Ronald and Shirley Vardy and along the western limit of a LOCAL ROAD south one degree fifty-eight minutes zero five seconds east (S 1-58-05

E) twenty-two decimal five seven (22.57) metres; Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 476

THENCE along the western limit of a LOCAL ROAD south thirty-three degrees zero three minutes zero five seconds west (S 33-03-05

W) twenty-eight decimal eight eight (28.88) metres, more or less to the point of beginning and containing an area of 0.4797 hectares. All bearings refer to the above mentioned Projection. The above described piece or parcel of land is subject to a Service Line Easement (6 metres wide) extending through the property as shown on the plan hereto attached. Aug. 8 Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 477

TRUSTEE ACT ESTATE NOTICE IN THE ESTATE of VIOLET MAY BILLARD , Gentlewoman, Widow, Late of the Town of Channel- Port aux Basques, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Deceased.

ALL PERSONS claiming to be creditors of, or who have any claims or demands either as beneficiaries or next-of-kin (by blood, legal adoption or marriage), upon or affecting the Estate of, VIOLET MAY BILLARD , Gentlewoman, deceased, are hereby requested to send particulars thereof in writing, duly attested, to the undersigned solicitors for the Executrix of the Estate of the said deceased on or before the 2 nd day of September, 2025, after which date the said Executrix will proceed to distribute the said Estate having regard only to the claims to which she shall then have had notice.

DATED at the Town of Channel-Port aux Basques, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 22 nd day of July, 2025. MARKS & PARSONS Solicitors for the Executrix PER: M. BEVERLY L. MARKS, K.C. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: P.O. Box 640 174 Caribou Road Channel-Port aux Basques, NL A0M 1C0 Tel: (709) 695-7338/7341 Fax: (709) 695-3944 Aug. 1 & 8 ESTATE NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF SUSANNA (SUSAN) FRANCES DOWNEY, of Stephenville, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, retired, widowed, deceased.

All persons claiming to be creditors of or who have any claims or demands upon or affecting the Estate of SUSANNA (SUSAN) FRANCES DOWNEY, of Stephenville, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, deceased, are hereby requested to send the particulars of the same in writing, duly attested, to the undersigned Solicitor for the Executor of the Estate on or before the 5 th day of September 2025, after which date the said Executors will proceed to distribute the said Estate having regard only to the claims of which notice shall have been received.

DATED at Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador this 29th day of July 2025. MILLS LAW Solicitor for the Executorix PER: DAVID A. MILLS ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: P.O. Box 447 87 Gallant Street Stephenville, NL A2N 3A3 Tel: (709) 643-5688 Fax: (709) 643-2906 Aug. 8 ESTATE NOTICE IN THE ESTATE of LEONA OLIVE LEFRENSE , Gentlewoman, Widow, Late of the Town of Isle aux Morts, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Deceased.

ALL PERSONS claiming to be creditors of, or who have any claims or demands either as beneficiaries or next-of-kin (by blood, legal adoption or marriage), upon or affecting the Estate of, LEONA OLIVE LEFRENSE , Gentlewoman, deceased, are hereby requested to send particulars thereof in writing, duly attested, to the undersigned solicitors for the Executor of the Estate of the said deceased on or before the 2 nd day of September, 2025, after which date the said Executor will proceed to distribute the said Estate having regard only to the claims to which he shall then have had notice.

DATED at the Town of Channel-Port aux Basques, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 25th day of July, 2025. MARKS & PARSONS Solicitors for the Executor PER: M. BEVERLY L. MARKS, K.C. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: P.O. Box 640 174 Caribou Road Channel-Port aux Basques, NL A0M 1C0 Tel: (709) 695-7338/7341 Fax: (709) 695-3944 Aug. 1 & 8 Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 478

ESTATE NOTICE IN THE ESTATE of JULIA MALIDA OSMOND , Gentlewoman, Widow, Late of the Town of Channel- Port aux Basques, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Deseased.

ALL PERSONS claiming to be creditors of, or who have any claims or demands either as beneficiaries or next-of-kin (by blood, legal adoption or marriage), upon or affecting the Estate of, JULIA MALIDA OSMOND , Gentlewoman, deceased, are hereby requested to send particulars thereof in writing, duly attested, to the undersigned solicitors for the Executor of the Estate of the said deceased on or before the 2 nd day of September, 2025, after which date the said Executor will proceed to distribute the said Estate having regard only to the claims to which he shall then have had notice.

DATED at the Town of Channel-Port aux Basques, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 25 th day of July, 2025. MARKS & PARSONS Solicitors for the Executor PER: M. BEVERLY L. MARKS, K.C. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: P.O. Box 640 174 Caribou Road Channel-Port aux Basques, NL A0M 1C0 Tel: (7 09) 695-7338/7341 Fax: ( 709) 695-3944 Aug. 1 & 8 LANDS ACT NOTICE OF INTENT,

SECTION 7 LANDS ACT, SNL1991 c36 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an application has been made to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Branch, to acquire title, pursuant to

section 7(2) (

d) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown lands situated within 15 metres of the waters of the Municipality of Arnold’s Cove and Atlantic Ocean, for the purpose of a walking trail. The application may intrude on the 15 metre shoreline of the above mentioned water body(

s) in various locations. For a detailed map, please see website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/sec7notifications/. Please note: It may take up to five (5) days from the date of application for details to appear on the website.

Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection in writing with reasons, within 30 days from the publication of notice on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture website, Crown Lands, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/ , to the Minister of Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture by mail or email to the nearest Regional Lands Office: ● E astern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6 Email: easternlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● C entral Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 2N9 Email: centrallandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● W estern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8 Email: westernregionlands@gov.nl.ca ● L abrador Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 3014, Station “B”, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0 Email: labradorlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca (DISCLAIMER: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette publishes a NOTICE OF INTENT as received from the Applicant and takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the property being more particularly described.) Aug 8 NOTICE OF INTENT,

SECTION 7 LANDS ACT, SNL1991 c36 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an application has been made to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Branch, to acquire title, pursuant to

section 7(2) (

d) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown lands situated within 15 metres of the waters of Birch Island Creek & Churchill River, for the purpose of a public boardwalk, trail & observation deck. The application may intrude on the 15 metre shoreline of the above mentioned water body(

s) in various locations. For a detailed map, please see website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/sec7notifications/. Please note: It may take up to five (5) days from the date of application for details to appear on the website. Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 479

Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection in writing with reasons, within 30 days from the publication of notice on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture website, Crown Lands, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/ , to the Minister of Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture by mail or email to the nearest Regional Lands Office: ● Eastern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6 Email: easternlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Central Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 2N9 Email: centrallandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Western Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8 Email: westernregionlands@gov.nl.ca ● Labrador Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 3014, Station “B”, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0 Email: labradorlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca (DISCLAIMER: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette publishes a NOTICE OF INTENT as received from the Applicant and takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the property being more particularly described.) Aug 8 NOTICE OF INTENT,

SECTION 7 LANDS ACT, SNL1991 c36 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an application has been made to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Branch, to acquire title, pursuant to

section 7(2) (

d) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown lands situated within 15 metres of the waters of Lake Melville, Labrador for the purpose of a Public Boardwalk. The application may intrude on the 15 metre shoreline of the above mentioned water body(

s) in various locations. For a detailed map, please see website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/sec7notifications/. Please note: It may take up to five (5) days from the date of application for details to appear on the website.

Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection in writing with reasons, within 30 days from the publication of notice on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture website, Crown Lands, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/ , to the Minister of Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture by mail or email to the nearest Regional Lands Office: ● Eastern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6 Email: easternlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Central Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 2N9 Email: centrallandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Western Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8 Email: westernregionlands@gov.nl.ca ● Labrador Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 3014, Station “B”, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0 Email: labradorlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca (DISCLAIMER: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette publishes a NOTICE OF INTENT as received from the Applicant and takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the property being more particularly described.) Aug 8 NOTICE OF INTENT,

SECTION 7 LANDS ACT, SNL1991 c36 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an application has been made to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Branch, to acquire title, pursuant to

section 7(2) (

a) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown lands situated within 15 metres of the waters of St. Mary’s Harbour, St. Marys, for the purpose of shipping/receiving operations, landing of fish crab. The application may intrude on the 15 metre shoreline of the above mentioned water body(

s) in various locations. For a detailed map, please see website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/sec7notifications/. Please note: It may take up to five (5) days from the date of application for details to appear on the website. Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection in writing with reasons, within 30 days from the publication of notice on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture website, Crown Lands, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/ , to the Minister of Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture by mail or email to the nearest Regional Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 480

Lands Office: ● Eastern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6 Email: easternlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Central Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 2N9 Email: centrallandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Western Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8 Email: westernregionlands@gov.nl.ca ● Labrador Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 3014, Station “B”, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0 Email: labradorlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca (DISCLAIMER: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette publishes a NOTICE OF INTENT as received from the Applicant and takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the property being more particularly described.) Aug 8 NOTICE OF INTENT,

SECTION 7 LANDS ACT, SNL1991 c36 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an application has been made to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Branch, to acquire title, pursuant to

section 7(2) (

d) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown lands situated within 15 metres of the waters of unnamed brooks, for the purpose of a snowmobile trail. The application may intrude on the 15 metre shoreline of the above mentioned water body(

s) in various locations. For a detailed map, please see website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/sec7notifications/. Please note: It may take up to five (5) days from the date of application for details to appear on the website.

Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection in writing with reasons, within 30 days from the publication of notice on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture website, Crown Lands, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/lands/ , to the Minister of Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture by mail or email to the nearest Regional Lands Office: ● Eastern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6 Email: easternlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Central Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 2N9 Email: centrallandsoffice@gov.nl.ca ● Western Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8 Email: westernregionlands@gov.nl.ca ● Labrador Regional Lands Office, P.O.

Box 3014, Station “B”, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0 Email: labradorlandsoffice@gov.nl.ca (DISCLAIMER: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette publishes a NOTICE OF INTENT as received from the Applicant and takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the property being more particularly described.) Aug 8 Vol. 100 No. 32 T HE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE A UGUST 8, 2025 481

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATIONS NLR 62/25 NLR 63/25 NLR 64/25 NLR 65/25 NLR 66/25 NLR 67/25 NLR 68/25 NLR 69/25 NLR 70/25 NLR 71/25 NLR 72/25 NLR 75/25 NLR 76/25 NLR 77/25 NLR 78/25 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette

PART II SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION FILED UNDER THE STATUTES AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT Vol. 100 ST. JOHN’S, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 No. 32

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 62/25 Liquor Licensing Regulations (Amendment) No.2 under the Liquor Control Act (O.C. 2025-210) (Filed August 4, 2025) Under the authority of

section 61 of the Liquor Control Act , the Board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, with the approval of the Lie utenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 4, 2025. Glenn Mifflin Chairperson, Board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation Denis Mahoney, K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 533 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Liquor Licensing Regulations (Amendment) No.2 62/25 1. S.2.1 R&S Alcoholic liquor or liquor

Section 2.1 of the Liquor Licensing Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 2.1 For the purposes of paragraph 2(

a) of the Act, the prescribed amount of alcohol is 0.5%. ©King's Printer CNLR 1162/96 as amended Alcoholic liquor or liquor 534 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 63/25 Fire Ban Proclamation under the Forestry Act (Filed August 5, 2025) Under the authority of

section 99 of the Forestry Act, I proclaim a fire ban for all areas of the province. Dated at St. John’s, August 5, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture PROCLAMATION The setting of fires on forest land or within 300 metres of forest land is prohibited in all areas o f the p rovince except under the following condition when the fire weather index is not very high or extreme: 1. The fire is set in an incinerator unit (

a) that 535 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Fire Ban Proclamation 63/25 (

i) completely contains the fire, (ii) is screened to prevent the escape of sparks or other burning material, (iii) is located on private property and not less than 15 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material, and (iv) is in good working order and an attendant is on site where the fire weather index is high; and (

b) all incinerator ash is totally extinguished before being discarded on mineral soil not less than 15 metres from the nearest woods, brush or other flammable material. The fire ban does not apply to the following: 1. A fire set in an indoor wood stove provided the chimney or stove pipe is screened to prevent the escape of sparks or other burning material. 2. A fire set using a gas, kerosene, alcohol, propane or charcoal burning unit provided that (

a) the unit is not used within 3.5 metres of any woods, brush or other flammable material; and (

b) all coals from a charcoal burning unit are totally extinguished before being discarded and are not discarded in any manner which may start a fire. 3. A fire set using a match or cigarette lighter for the purpose of lighting a cigarette, cigar or pipe provided that the person lighting or smoking the cigarette, cigar or pipe is not in motion. This ban shall continue in force until September 7, 2025. ©King's Printer 536 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 64/25 Proclamation bringing Act into Force (SNL2024 c18) [In force August 8, 2025] under

An Act to Amend the Animal Health and Protection Act (O.C. 2025-213) (Filed August 7, 2025) CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth JOAN MARIE J. AYLWARD Lieutenant-Governor KAREN STONE Deputy Attorney General TO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come or whom the same may in anywise concern: GREETING A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

section 23 of

An Act to Amend the Animal Health and Protection Act, Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2024

Chapter 18 (the “Act”), it is provided that the Act, or a section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the Act, comes into force on a day or days to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council; AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that the Act shall now come into force; NOW KNOW YE, THAT WE, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, do 537 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Proclamation bringing Act into Force Under

An Act to Amend the Animal Health and Protection Act 64/25 by this our Proclamation declare and direct that

An Act to Amend the Animal Health and Protection Act, Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2024

Chapter 18 shall come into force on August 8th, 2025. OF ALL WHICH OUR LOVING SUBJECTS AND ALL OTHERS whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WE have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Newfoundland and Labrador to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS: Our trusty and well -beloved the Honourable Joan Marie J. A ylward, Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, Lieutenant Governor in and for Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of St.

John’s, this 6th day of August in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty -five, in the third year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND, CANDICE ENNIS WILLIAMS Deputy Registrar General 538 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 65/25 Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) under the Animal Health and Protection Act (O.C. 2025-218) (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of

section 66 of the Animal Health and Protection Act, the Lie utenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 7, 2025. Denis Mahoney, K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.2 Amdt.

Definitions 2. Sch. A R&S 3. Sch. B R&S 4. Sch. C R&S 5. Sch. D R&S 6. Sch. E R&S 7. Sch. F R&S 8. Sch. G R&S 9. Commencement 539 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25

Section 2 of the Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations is amended by deleting the words "his or her" and substituting the words "the person's". 2.

Schedule A of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule A Animal Health and Protection Act Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 18(1) Causing an animal, other than a service animal, to be in distress 300 750 1500 18(1) Causing a service animal to be in distress 750 1500 3000 18(2) Owner permitting animal to be in distress 300 750 1500 19 Harming or causing harm to animal used for law enforcement purposes 750 1500 3000 NLR 34/12 540 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 20(

a) Maintaining or keeping an animal for the purpose of fighting 750 1500 3000 20(

b) Allowing or permitting an animal to be used for the purpose of fighting 750 1500 3000 21 Transporting or permitting to be transported an animal in a motor vehicle outside passenger compartment and not confining or securing the animal 300 750 1500 22 Confining or permitting to be confined an animal in an enclosed space, including motor vehicle, without adequate ventilation 300 750 1500 23(1) Transporting or permitting to be transported an animal in the trunk of a motor vehicle 300 750 1500 541 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 24(1) Permitting an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object where a choke collar or choke chain forms part of securing apparatus 300 750 1500 24(2) Permitting an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened to a fixed object by means of a rope or cord tied around the animal's neck 300 750 1500 25 Cutting or permitting to be cut the solid part of the tail of a horse 300 750 1500 26 Cutting or cropping or permitting to be cut or cropped the ear of a dog 300 750 1500 26.1 Declawing a cat or permitting the declawing of a cat 300 750 1500 27(1)(

a) Failure of veterinarian to promptly report to the Chief Veterinary Officer 300 750 1500 542 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 27(1)(

b) Failure of veterinarian to provide information requested by the Chief Veterinary Officer 300 750 1500 28(1) Failure of person who, while operating bicycle or motor vehicle, injures an animal, to stop and provide care and attention to animal 300 750 1500 28(2) Failure of person who, while operating a bicycle or motor vehicle, kills an animal, to notify inspector or to provide the information required by the inspector 300 750 1500 31 Permitting a companion animal or livestock to cause a hazard 300 750 1500 32(1) Failure of owner to keep dog safely contained 300 750 1500 33 Permitting livestock to run at large 300 750 1500 543 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 40(2) Permitting the running at large or the keeping of an animal within the province at large or an area specified in an order made under subsection 40(1) 300 750 1500 49(1) Destroying, interfering with or disposing a heritage animal 300 750 1500 55(3) Owning or operating an establishment, or breeding or keeping an animal without a licence 150 300 750 56(4) Making a false statement of fact or misrepresenting a fact or circumstance in an application or document submitted to minister 150 300 750 58(3) Failure of licensee to comply with terms, conditions and restrictions to which licence is subject 150 300 750 60 Failure of licensee to produce licence for inspection when requested 300 750 1500 544 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 63(

a) Failure of licensee to notify minister of change of address for service 150 300 750 63(

b) Failure of licensee to notify minister of change in partners 150 300 750 63(

c) Failure of licensee to notify minister of change in directors 150 300 750 64(1) Failure of licensee to file annual return 150 300 750 64(2) Failure of licensee to include information required by the minister in annual return 150 300 750 71.1 Failure of person to comply with order of inspector 300 750 1500 73(5) Person who is not a custodian in law selling, bargaining or assigning ownership or otherwise alienating title to or interest in an animal 300 750 1500 545 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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a) Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to give all reasonable assistance to enable the carrying out of an action authorized under the Act 300 750 1500 74(

b) Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to furnish inspector with the record or thing that the inspector may reasonably require to carry out authorized action 300 750 1500 74(

c) Failure of person occupying, in charge of, or in a place entered by inspector to produce an animal that the inspector requires for viewing or examination 300 750 1500 75(

a) Obstructing or interfering with an inspector or other person engaged in the execution of the Act or the regulations 300 750 1500 546 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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b) Providing an inspector or other person engaged in the execution of the Act or the regulations with false information 300 750 1500 3.

Schedule B of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule B Animal Health Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 3(7)(

a) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(1) (disposal of animal) 300 750 1500 3(7)(

b) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(2) (destruction or disposal of a thing) 300 750 1500 547 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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c) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 3(3) (destruction of animal) 300 750 1500 4(2) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 4(1) (detention on entry) 300 750 1500 5(7) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 5(1) (quarantine) 300 750 1500 6(1) Failure to obtain permit to import honeybees or hives 300 750 1500 6(3) Failure to comply with terms and conditions of permit 300 750 1500 7(1) Failure to have certificate respecting honeybees or hives as required 300 750 1500 7(2) Failure to ensure honeybees and hives are not exposed to other honeybees or hives during shipment 300 750 1500 7(3) Failure to quarantine honeybees or hives 300 750 1500 548 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 7(4) Moving quarantined honeybees or hives 300 750 1500 7(5) Failure to report illness or death of imported honeybees 300 750 1500 7(7) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 7(6) respecting honeybees or hives 300 750 1500 8(1) Failure to transport, detain, maintain or keep animal as required 300 750 1500 8(4) Failure to comply with an order under subsection 8(3) (clean or disinfect place) 300 750 1500 9(1) Removal or release of animal from place of detention without permission 300 750 1500 9(2) Removal or release of animal or honeybee hive from quarantine without prior authority 300 750 1500 10(1) Sale of antibiotic for animal use without a prescription 300 750 1500 549 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Schedule C of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule C Animal Protection Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 8(1) Cutting or permitting to be cut the solid part of the tail of a dog, sheep or other animal excluding horse 300 750 1500 9(1) Performing cosmetic surgery on animal 300 750 1500 11(1) Using a prohibited chemical method of euthanasia 300 750 1500 11(2) Using a prohibited mechanical method of euthanasia 300 750 1500 550 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 15 Carrying out a practice or procedure that is prohibited in a code or standard, to the extent that the code or standard is adopted in the Animal Protection Standards Regulations 300 750 1500 16(1) Pet retail store owner or operator carrying out a prohibited sale of a dog 300 750 1500 16(2) Pet retail store owner or operator carrying out a prohibited sale of a cat 300 750 1500 5.

Schedule D of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule D Animal Protection Standards Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 551 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 4(2) Failure of livestock owner to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 4(3) Failure of owner or operator of place where livestock kept to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 5(3) Failure of dairy cattle owner to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 5(4) Failure of owner or operator of place where dairy cattle kept to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 6(2) Failure of owner or operator of kennel to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 7(4) Failure of owner or operator of cattery to comply with requirements in Code of Practice 300 750 1500 552 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 8(2) Failure of an owner or operator of fur farm to comply with requirements in Code of Practice (mink) 300 750 1500 9(2) Failure of an owner or operator of fur farm to comply with requirements in Code of Practice (fox) 300 750 1500 10(2) Failure to comply with requirements in adopted Canadian Council on Animal Care code or standard 300 750 1500 11(2) Failure of owner or operator of circus to comply with requirements in Standards 300 750 1500 11(3) Failure of owner or operator of circus to provide written record 300 750 1500 12(2) Failure of owner or operator of pet retail store to comply with requirements in Guidelines 300 750 1500 13(1) Failure of dog owner to comply with standards in

Schedule B 300 750 1500 553 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 13(2) Failure of an owner or operator of kennel to comply with standards in

Schedule B 300 750 1500 14(1) Failure of sled dog owner to provide attention or care to sled dog 300 750 1500 14(2) Failure of owner or operator of kennel to provide attention or care to sled dog 300 750 1500 6.

Schedule E of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule E Animal Reportable Diseases Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 3(1) Failure to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer 300 750 1500 554 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 3(2) Failure of veterinarian to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer 300 750 1500 3(3) Failure of laboratory to report disease to Chief Veterinary Officer 300 750 1500 7.

Schedule F of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule F Fur Farming Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 5 Failure to maintain fur farm or captive fur bearing animal as required 300 750 1500 6 Failure to construct or maintain a protective barrier as required 300 750 1500 555 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 7 Failure to construct or maintain a protective barrier as required (mink farm) 300 750 1500 8 Failure to remove snow immediately inside and outside a protective barrier 300 750 1500 9 Failure to report escape of captive fur bearing animal 300 750 1500 10 Failure to recapture captive fur bearing animal as required 300 750 1500 10(4) Failure to recapture, attempt to recapture, destroy or dispose of recaptured captive fur bearing animal as required 300 750 1500 11(4) Failure to recapture, attempt to recapture, destroy or dispose of recaptured captive fur bearing animal as required 300 750 1500 556 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Health and Protection Ticket Offences Regulations (Amendment) 65/25 14 Releasing or permitting the escape of, or attempting to release or permit the escape of, a captive fur bearing animal 300 750 1500 15(1) Operation of fur farm without permission while licence is suspended 300 750 1500 15(2) Failure to adhere to requirements while licence is suspended 300 750 1500 16(1) Operation of fur farm without permission while licence is cancelled 300 750 1500 16(2) Failure to adhere to requirements while licence is cancelled 300 750 1500 18 Failure to permit inspection of fur farm 300 750 1500 8.

Schedule G of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule G Newfoundland Pony Regulations Penalties 557 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequent offence 3 Disposal of record filed with Registry of Newfoundland Ponies 150 300 750 9. These regulations come into force on the da y the Animal Health and Protection (Amendment) Act , SNL2024 c18, comes into force. ©King's Printer Commencement 558 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 66/25 Animal Protection Regulations (Amendment) under the Animal Health and Protection Act (O.C. 2025-219) (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of sections 29 and 66 of the Animal Health and Protection Act, the Lie utenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Denis Mahoney, K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.10 R&S Accepted activity - declawing of cat 2. Commencement

Section 10 of the Animal Protection Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: NLR 35/12 559 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Animal Protection Regulations (Amendment) 66/25 10. An accepted activity in which a cat may be declawed or permitted to be declawed is the surgical removal of the cat's claws by a veterinarian as a result of an injury to the cat or other medical necessity as determined by a veterinarian. 2. These regulations come into force on the da y the Animal Health and Protection (Amendment) Act , SNL2024 c18, comes into force. ©King's Printer Accepted activity - declawing of cat Commencement 560 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 67/25 Animal Protection Standards Regulations (Amendment) under the Animal Health and Protection Act (Filed August 7,2025) Under the authority of subsections 29(2) and 66(4) of the Animal Health and Protection Act, I make the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 5, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Sch. A Amdt. 2. Sch. B. Amdt. 3. Commencement 1.

(1) Section 1 of

Schedule A of the Animal Protection Standards Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 1. Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle (2023), published by the National Farm Animal Care Council. NLR 36/12 as amended 561 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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(2) Section 2 of

Schedule A of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 2. Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animal s - Goats (2022), published by the National Farm Animal Care Council.

(3) Section 14 of

Schedule A of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 14. Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink (2021), published by the National Farm Animal Care Council.

(4) Section 20 of

Schedule A of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 20. CCAC guidelines on: Laboratory Animal Facilities (2024), published by the Canadian Council on Animal Care. 2.

(1) Schedule B of the regulations is amended by repealing the heading “Tethering” and substituting the following: Containment

(2) Section 30 of

Schedule B of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 30.

(1) A dog that is safely contained outside shall be contained (

a) in a location that does not pose a high risk of injury or other distress to the dog; and (

b) in an environment that is free of debris and does not cause harm or undue strain or stress on the dog.

(2) A dog that is safely contained outside shall be provided with sufficient protection from the weather to prevent the dog from experiencing undue distress, taking into account the dog’s (

a) age; (

b) health; (

c) breed; 562 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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d) coat; and (

e) ability to adapt to heat or cold.

(3) Schedule B of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after

section 30 the following: 30.1 A dog shall not be contained outside in extreme weather conditions identified by a weather watch or warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

(4) Section 31 of

Schedule B of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 31. The area in which a dog is contained, unsupervised, outside, shall (

a) provide sufficient space to ensure that the dog (

i) can move freely and engage in natural behaviour, and (ii) is not required to sit, stand or lie down in excreta; (

b) have clean areas for feeding and drinking; and (

c) be cleaned and have excreta removed on a daily basis.

(5) Section 32 of

Schedule B of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 32.

(1) A tether used to contain a dog outside shall (

a) be at least 5 times the length of the dog; (

b) allow the dog to move in a manner that is safe and unrestricted, excepted by its length; and (

c) not weigh more than 10 per cent of the dog's body weight.

(2) A collar or harness used with a tether on a dog contained outdoors shall be of a size, type, design and fit so as to not cause the dog discomfort or injury. 563 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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(3) The following collars or harnesses shall not be used with a tether as a restraining device on a dog contained outdoors: (

a) choke collar; (

b) pinch collar; (

c) prong collar; (

d) slip collar; (

e) head halter collar; or (

f) martingale collar.

(4) A dog shall not be kept contained while wearing a muzzle that impedes the dog's ability to breathe or drink water.

(6) Section 33 of

Schedule B of the regulations is amended by deleting the word "tethered" and substituting the word "contained".

(7) Section 34 of

Schedule B of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 34. A dog shall not be contained, unsupervised, outside, where the dog is (

a) under 6 months of age; (

b) whelping; (

c) nursing; (

d) in estrus; or (

e) aged or infirm. 3. These regulations come into force on the day the Animal Health and Protection (Amendment) Act , SNL2024 c18, comes into force. ©King's Printer Commencement 564 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 68/25 Nuisance Animals Regulations (Amendment) under the Animal Health and Protection Act (O.C. 2025-220) (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of

section 45 of the Animal Health and Protection Act, the Lie utenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Denis Mahoney, K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.3 R&S Exception to containing dogs outside local government areas 2. S.4 R&S Exception to containing dogs - dog park 3. S.5 Rep. Non-application to islands - Labrador Inuit Lands 4. Commencement 565 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section 3 of the Nuisance Animals Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 3. Notwithstanding subsection 32(1) of the Act, a dog is not required to be contained outside of a local government area where (

a) it is kept under the direct control of its owner; and (

b) the keeping of the dog outside the local government area is not prohibited or otherwise regulated under another law, including the following Acts and regulations, by -laws and orders made under those Acts respecting the keeping of dogs: (

i) Fish Inspection Act, (ii) Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act, (iii) Lands Act, (iv) Provincial Parks Act, (

v) Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act, and (vi) Wild Life Act.

Section 4 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 4. Notwithstanding subsection 32(1) of the Act, a dog is not required to be contained where it is in a recognized dog park.

Section 5 of the regulations is repealed. 4. These regulations come into force on the da y the Animal Health and Protection (Amendment) Act , SNL2024 c18 , comes into force. ©King's Printer NLR 41/12 as amended Exception to containing dogs outside local government areas Exception to containing dogs - dog park Commencement 566 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 69/25 Proclamation bringing Act into Force (SNL2023 cA-13.1) [In force August 8, 2025] under Aquaculture Act, 2023 (O.C. 2025-212) (Filed August 7, 2025) CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth JOAN MARIE J. AYLWARD Lieutenant-Governor KAREN STONE Deputy Attorney General TO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come or whom the same may in anywise concern: GREETING A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

section 71 of

An Act Respecting the Regulation of Aquaculture in the Province, Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2023

Chapter A -13.1 (the “Act”), it is provided that the Act, or a section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the Act, comes into force on a day or days to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant - Governor in Council; AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that the Act shall now come into force; 567 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Proclamation bringing Act into Force Under Aquaculture Act, 2023 69/25 NOW KNOW YE, THAT WE, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, do by this our Proclamation declare and direct that the

An Act Respecting the Regulation of Aquaculture in the Province, Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2023

Chapter A -13.1 shall come into force on August 8th, 2025. OF ALL WHICH OUR LOVING SUBJECTS AND ALL OTHERS whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WE have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Newfoundland and Labrador to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS: Our trusty and well -beloved the Honourable Joan Marie J. A ylward, Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, Lieutenant Governor in and for Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of St.

John’s, this 6th day of August in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty -five, in the third year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND, CANDICE ENNIS WILLIAMS Deputy Registrar General 568 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 70/25 Aquaculture Regulations, 2025 under the Aquaculture Act, 2023 (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of

section 58 of the Aquaculture Act, 2023, I make the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 5, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture REGULATIONS Analysis 1.

Short title 2.

Definitions 3. Documents and information to be retained 4. Collection and disclosure of information

PART I AQUACULTURE LICENCES 5. Classifications of licences 6. Contents of licence 7. Identification of facilities covered by water 8. Annual reporting

PART II AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AREAS 9. Aquaculture management areas

PART III CONTAINMENT 10. Containment 11. Reporting of escape event 569 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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PART IV AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 12. Additional powers and duties of chief aquaculture veterinarian 13. Aquatic animal health surveillance 14. Biosecurity requirements 15. Provincially reportable disease reporting 16. Federally reportable disease reporting 17. Abnormal mortality event

PART V PUBLIC REPORTING 18. Escape event 19. Federally reportable diseases 20. Quarantine orders 21. Depopulation orders 22. Incident event 23. Response plan 24. Sea lice numbers 25. Method of public reporting

PART VI COMMENCEMENT 26. Commencement 1. These regulations may be cited as the Aquaculture Regulations, 2025. 2.

In these regulations (a) "Act" means the Aquaculture Act, 2023; (b) "cleaner fish" means cultured aquatic organisms that remove parasites from cultured aquatic organisms to their mutual benefit; (c) "Code of Containment" means the Code of Containment for the Culture of Salmonids in Newfoundland and Labrador published by the department, as amended from time to time; (d) "commercial licence" means a licence issued under paragraph 5(a); (e) "controlled aquaculture area" means an area designated by the chief aquaculture veterinarian in which measures considered necessary are conducted to prevent the spread of pathogen, parasite, disease or for the purposes of aquatic animal health and welfare; (f) "non-commercial licence" means a licence issued under paragraph 5(b); (g) "ploidy" means the number of sets of chromosomes in the cells of an organism; and

Short title

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Aquaculture Regulations, 2025 70/25 (h) "year class" means the calendar year (

i) that a cultured aquatic organism enters the sea where the cultured aquatic organism is at a marine facility, (ii) of the hatch of a cultured aquatic organism where the cultured aquatic organism is not at a marine facility; or (iii) that a cultured aquatic organism begins life where subparagraphs (

i) or (ii) do not apply. 3. The registrar shall maintain a copy of (

a) each licence issued; and (

b) the information referred to in

section 4. 4. The registrar may collect the following information and disclose it to the department: (

a) information necessary for establishing or maintaining the registry; (

b) information necessary for the enforcement of the Act, the regulations, the orders, or for purposes relating to a n appeal under the Act; (

c) information contained in applications received; (

d) information included in licences issued; and (

e) information concerning orders and approvals issued .

PART I AQUACULTURE LICENCES 5. The minister may issue the following classifications of licences: (

a) commercial licence which allows the licensee to harvest and grow aquaculture product at a facility; and (

b) non-commercial licence which allows a licensee to Documents and information to be retained Collection and disclosure of information Classifications of licences 571 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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i) grow aquaculture product at a facility for research, training, food security or other non -commercial purposes approved by the minister, and (ii) harvest aquaculture product with the prior approval of the minister. 6. A licence shall include the following information: (

a) the name of the licensee; (

b) the coordinates of the facility at which aquaculture may be conducted under the licence; (

c) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organisms that may be cultivated under the licence; (

d) the expiry date of the licence; (

e) the methods of cultivation authorized under the licence; and (

f) any terms and conditions imposed on the licence by the minister. 7.

(1) For the purpose of identification of facilities which are covered by water, the licensee shall (

a) ensure each facility is marked during the term of the licence in accordance with the conditions of the licence; (

b) mark each corner buoy in an indelible manner with the name and licence number of the facility; and (

c) place the mooring lines of the facility markings so that they normally extend up vertically to conform to the boundaries of the facility.

(2) The minister may vary the requirements set out in subsection (1) where the minister determines it necessary. 8.

(1) A commercial licen see shall submit the following information and documentation for each facility to the minister no later than February 14 of each year: Contents of licence Identification of facilities covered by water Annual reporting 572 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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a) aquaculture production statistics; (

b) employment statistics; (

c) a production plan update; (

d) a net cleaning and disinfection report; (

e) a net storage report; (

f) an incident management system plan; (

g) an environmental and waste management plan; (

h) a site restoration plan; and (

i) any other reports determined necessary by the minister.

(2) A commercial licensee shall submit the following information and documentation for each facility to the chief aquaculture veterinarian no later than January 14 of each year: (

a) an aquatic animal health management plan; and (

b) an aquatic animal health report;

(3) A non-commercial licen see shall submit a project update that outlines the activity at the facility for the previous year to the minister annually.

PART II AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AREAS 9.

(1) Licensees operating in an aquaculture management area shall (

a) leave facilities fallow after each production cycle or after all cultured aquatic organisms are removed from the facility for any purpose and keep the facility fallow for the minimum time period determined by the minister or the chief aquaculture veterinarian; Aquaculture management areas 573 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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b) adhere to the minimum distances between facilities as determined by the minister or the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

c) only introduce cultured aquatic organisms to a facility that meet the size requirem ents determined by the minister or the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

d) stock no more than one species of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility; (

e) stock no more than one year class of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility; (

f) ensure that any movement of aquaculture gear and vehicles between aquaculture management areas comply with the conditions determined by the minister or the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

g) ensure that the use of wharves within an aquaculture management area comply with the conditions determined by the minister or the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(

d) and ( e), a licensee may stock more than one species of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility or stock more than one year class of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility where (

a) there are only 2 species of cultured aquatic organisms and one species is cleaner fish; or (

b) the licensee has obtained the prior written approval of the minister.

PART III CONTAINMENT 10.

(1) For the purposes of

section 30 of the Act, the following provisions of the Code of Containment are adopted: (

a) section 4.1; (

b) section 4.2; Containment 574 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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c) section 4.3; (

d) section 4.4; and (

e) section 5 in relation to the provincial requirements under that section.

(2) A licensee shall (

a) ensure that aquaculture gear is designed, installed and used in accordance with

section 4.1 of the Code of Containment; (

b) handle cultured aquatic organisms in accordance with

section 4.2 of the Code of Containment; and (

c) monitor and inspect aquaculture gear in accordance with

section 4.4 of the Code of Containment. 11.

(1) A licensee shall immediately (

a) notify any person required to be notified under the Code of Containment of an escape event at a facility; and (

b) provide animal health records to the chief aquaculture veterinarian, including (

i) chemotherapeutants used in the population of cultured aquatic organisms in the preceding 6 months, (ii) emergency chemotherapeutants used in the population of cultured aquatic organisms, and (iii) diagnostic test results, where applicable.

(2) Within 72 hours of an escape event at a facility , the licensee shall provide a written report regarding the escape event to the department.

(3) The written report referred to in subsection ( 2) shall contain the following information: (

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b) the location of the escape event; (

c) the cause of escape event; (

d) the number of containers subject to loss; (

e) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organisms escaped; (

f) the estimated number of cultured aquatic organisms that escaped; (

g) the average size of cultured aquatic organisms that escaped; and (

h) the amount of time from escape event to deployment of recapture gear.

PART IV AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 12. In addition to powers and duties of the chief aquaculture veterinarian prescribed in the Act and these regulations, the chief aquaculture veterinarian may (

a) establish requirements for integrated pest management plans, biosecurity plans, aquatic animal health plans, fish disposal plans, contingency plans and any other plans required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

b) approve aquatic animal health plans and the plans referred to in paragraph (a); (

c) establish requirements relating to the handling of aquaculture products that may have disease or contaminant present; (

d) establish requirements relating to the use of quarantine facilities; (

e) designate wharves for the movement of cultured aquatic organisms, aquaculture gear, mortalities, mortality by - products, feed, personnel, aquaculture products and vehicles; Additional powers and duties of chief aquaculture veterinarian 576 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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f) direct a licensee to comply with the National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Salmonids published by the National Farm Animal Care Council, as amended from time to time; (

g) direct a licensee to inform a veterinarian designated by the licensee in accordance with

section 13 of the Act of any incident event, abnormal mortality event or reportable disease; (

h) establish requirements relating to life support and aeration at aquaculture facilities; (

i) designate an area as a controlled aquaculture area; and (

j) issue orders and implement measures related to a controlled aquaculture area. 13. For the purposes of aquatic animal health surveillance, a licensee shall (

a) comply with species -specific surveillance plans established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

b) comply with species -specific integrated pest management plans established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

c) provide tissue samples and diagnostic test results as directed by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; (

d) comply with species -specific guidelines established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian for the protection of the welfare of cultured aquatic organisms; and (

e) comply with requirements established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian relating to the cleaning and disinfecting of aquaculture gear or a vehicle that enters the province from another province or country. 14.

(1) Before aquaculture gear or a v ehicle enters the province from another province or country, a licensee shall (

a) provide the following information to the chief aquaculture veterinarian: Aquatic animal health surveillance Biosecurity requirements 577 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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i) the navigation route for the transportation of the aquaculture gear or vehicle, (ii) a name and phone number for a person who can be reached 24 hours a day in relation to the transportation of the aquaculture gear or vehicle, (iii) the location where the aquaculture gear or vehicle will arrive, and (iv) any other information requested by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

b) complete a biosecurity form as required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) shall be provided to the chief aquaculture veterinarian in the time period set by the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(3) Where a licensee moves aquaculture gear or a ve hicle within the province, the licensee shall comply with the biosecurity plan included in the Aquatic Animal Health Plan. 15.

(1) Where a licensee suspects or detects a provincially reportable disease at the facility, the licensee shall immediately notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian in the form and manner determined by the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(2) Within 24 hours of notifying the chief aquaculture veterinarian in accordance with subsection (1), the licensee shall provide a written report to the chief aquaculture veterinarian containing the following information: (

a) the licensee's name and contact information; (

b) the licence number of the facility; (

c) the location of the facility; (

d) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organisms stocked at the facility; Provincially reportable disease reporting 578 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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e) the age and year class of the cultured aquatic organisms at the facility and the age and year class of the species of cultured aquatic organisms in which the reportable disease was detected; (

f) average weight of the cultured aquatic organisms at the facility and the average weight of the cultured aquatic organisms in which the reportable disease was detected; (

g) total number of cultured aquatic organisms at the facility; (

h) total number of containers at the facility; (

i) the number of cultured aquatic organisms in each container; (

j) any recent movement of cultured aquatic organisms, equipment or personnel from the facility; (

k) the disease detected or presumptive diagnosis; (

l) the mortality numbers of the cultured aquatic organisms at the facility for the previous 2-week period; (

m) diagnostic testing results, where applicable; (

n) chemotherapeutants used in the population of cultured aquatic organisms in the previous 6 months; (

o) emergency chemotherapuetant used in the population of cultured aquatic organisms; and (

p) any other information determined necessary by the chief aquaculture veterinarian. 16. Where a licensee suspects or detects a fed erally reportable disease at a facility, the licensee shall (

a) immediately notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian in the form and manner determined by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

b) provide the information prescribed in subsection 1 5(2) to the chief aquaculture veterinarian. Federally reportable disease reporting 579 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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(1) Where an abnormal mortality event occurs at a facility or container, the licensee shall (

a) report the abnormal mortality event at the facility or container to the chief aquaculture veterinarian and the department within 24 hours of the abnormal mortality event occurring; (

b) submit standard operating procedures for abnormal mortality removal to the chief aquaculture veterinarian for review and approval; and (

c) provide a written update regarding the abnormal mortality event to the chief aquaculture veterinarian and the department 10 days following the occurrence of the abnormal mortality and every 10 days thereafter for the period determined by the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(2) A report referred to in paragraph (1)(

a) shall include the following information: (

a) the name and licence number of the facility; (

b) the total number of containers at the facility; and (

c) the total number of cultured aquatic organisms in each container.

PART V PUBLIC REPORTING 18. Where an escape event occurs at a facility or from a container , the licensee shall report the following information to the public within 24 hours of the escape event: (

a) the facility or container from which the escape event occurred, including the name and licence number of the facility; (

b) the cause of the escape event, if known; (

c) the estimated number of cultured aquatic organisms that escaped; Abnormal mortality event Escape event 580 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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d) the species , strain and ploidy of the cultured aquatic organisms that escaped; (

e) any immediate action taken; (

f) the recapture plan for the cultured aquatic organisms; and (

g) any other information the department requires the licensee to report to the public. 19. Where a federally reportable disease has been confirmed at a facility, the licensee shall report the following information to the public within 24 hours of the confirmation of the federally reportable disease: (

a) the name and license number of the facility at which the reportable disease has been confirmed; (

b) the confirmed reportable disease; (

c) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organism s stocked at the facility; (

d) the total number of cultured aquatic organisms at the facility; (

e) any orders issued; and (

f) any information required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian r elated to the confirmed reportable disease . 20. Where a quarantine order is issued by the chief aquaculture veterinarian to a licensee because of the confirmation of a reportable disease at a facility , the licensee shall report the following information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of the order: (

a) the name and licence number of the facility to which the order applies; (

b) the confirmed reportable disease; (

c) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organisms stocked at the facility; Federally reportable diseases Quarantine orders 581 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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d) the total number of cultured aquatic organisms in the facility; (

e) information relating to any other mitigation strategies used in conjunction with the quarantine order; and (

f) any other information required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian related to the reportable disease. 21. Where a depopulation order is issued by the chief aquaculture veterinarian to a licensee, the licensee shall report the following information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of the order: (

a) the name and licence number of the facility to which the order applies; (

b) the reason for the depopulation order; (

c) the total number of cultured aquatic organisms at the facility; (

d) information related to any other mitigation strategies used in conjunction with the depopulation order; and (

e) any other information required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian related to the order. 22. Where an incident event occurs at a facility , the licensee shall report the following information to the public within 24 hours of the incident event: (

a) the date and time of the incident event; (

b) the name and licence number of the facility; (

c) the location of the facility or container impacted; (

d) the species, strain and ploidy of cultured aquatic organisms stocked at the facility; (

e) the estimated number of cultured aquatic organisms at the facility; (

f) a description of the incident event; Depopulation orders Incident event 582 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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g) a description of the facility operations and relevant environmental conditions at the time of the incident event; (

h) the immediate response actions taken including implemented emergency measures; (

i) the planned response action to be taken; and (

j) any other information the department requires the licensee to report to the public. 23. A licensee shall publicly report a response plan in relation to an incident event at the facility within 24 hours of departmental approval of the response plan. 24. A licensee shall , in the form and manner set by the chief aquaculture veterinarian, report sea lice numbers to the public o n a monthly basis except where the determination of the numbers would lead to a negative impact o n cultured aquatic organism welfare or human safety. 25.

(1) Before report ing the information required to be reported under this Part, a licensee shall submit the information to the department for review and approval.

(2) Once the information is approved under subsection (1), the licensee shall, within the time prescribed in this Part, (

a) publish the information on the licensee's website; (

b) provide the information to the industry association for publication on its website; or (

c) publish the information in another manner approved by the department.

PART VI COMMENCEMENT 26. These regulations come into force on the date the Aquaculture Act, 2023 comes into force. ©King's Printer Response plan Sea lice numbers Method of public reporting Commencement 583 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 71/25 Aquaculture Administrative Regulations under the Aquaculture Act, 2023 (O.C. 2025-217) (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of

section 57 of the Aquaculture Act, 202 3, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Denis Mahoney K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1.

Short title 2.

Definitions 3. Exemptions 4. Cultivation of broodstock 5. Transfer and transportation of live cultured aquatic organisms 6. Introduction of live cultured aquatic organisms 7. Nets 8. Feed bags 9. Fish disposal plan 10. Administrative penalties 11. Notice of administrative penalty 12. Repeal 13. Commencement 1. These regulations may be cited as the Aquaculture Administrative Regulations.

Short title 585 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Administrative Regulations 71/25 2. In these regulations, (a) "Act" means the Aquaculture Act, 2023; (b) "permit to transfer and transport" means a permit issued by the minister under

section 6 to allow a person to (

i) transfer or transport live cultured aquatic organisms from one body of water or facility to another; or (ii) introduce live cultured aquatic organisms to a body o f water or facility; and (c) "ploidy" means th e number of sets of chromosomes in the cells of an organism. 3.

(1) The following are exempted from the application of the Act , these regulations and the Aquaculture Regulations, 2025: (

a) containers or ponds where cultured aquatic organisms are held and are (

i) not intended to be sold, (ii) intended for pet or ornamental trade, or (iii) intended for personal consumption; (

b) containers for cultured aquatic organisms in a retail food store or restaurant or on a pier; and (

c) a pond, tank or other onshore facility owned or operated by (

i) Memorial University of Newfoundland established under the Memorial University Act, or (ii) a college established under the College Act, 1996.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), where a federally reportable disease is detected in a pond, tank or other onshore facility referred to in paragraph (1)(c), (

a) the owner or operator of the onshore facility shall

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i) immediately notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian , and (ii) provide the information requested by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

b) section 40 of the Act and paragraphs 12(

i) and (

j) of the Aquaculture Regulations, 2025 apply. 4. Broodstock may be cultivated at a facility provided that it is not cultivated or held in containers in the marine environment. 5.

(1) A person who wishes to transfer or transport live cultured aquatic organisms from one body of water or facility to another shall, in the form and manner set by the minister, apply to the department for a permit to transfer and transport.

(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall include the following information and documentation: (

a) the number of live cultured aquatic organisms being transferred or transported; and (

b) the species , ploidy and strain of the live cultured aquatic organisms being transferred or transported.

(3) The minister may issue a permit to transfer and transport to a person referred to in subsection (1) where (

a) the person applies for a permit to transfer and transport in accordance with subsection (1) and includes the information referred to in subsection (2); (

b) the person submits the following documentation to the chief aquaculture veterinarian: (

i) the aquatic animal health records for the preceding 12 - month period from the facility from which the live cultured aquatic organisms are being transported or transferred, Cultivation of broodstock Transfer and transportation of live cultured aquatic organisms 587 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Administrative Regulations 71/25 (ii) a veterinary attestation of health for finfish or, where the finfish are being transferred between Atlantic provinces, a Certificate of Health for Transfer, and (iii) any other information required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

c) the chief aquaculture veterinarian approves the source facility from which the live cultured aquatic organisms are being transported or transferred.

(4) A permit issued under subsection (3) i s subject to the terms and conditions stated on the permit to transfer and transport.

(5) Following the transfer or transport of live cultured aquatic organisms, the person who was issued the permit to transfer and transport shall submit a report to the minister in the form, manner and time period set by the minister. 6.

(1) A person who wishes to introduce live cultured aquatic organisms to a body of water or facility shall, in the form and manner set by the minister, apply to the department for a permit to transfer and transport.

(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall include the following information: (

a) the number of live cultured aquatic organisms being introduced; and (

b) the species, ploidy and strain of the live cultured aquatic organisms being introduced.

(3) The minister may issue a permit to transfer and transport to a person referred to in subsection (1) where (

a) the person applies for a permit to transfer and transport in accordance with subsection (1) and includes the information referred to in subsection (2); (

b) the person submits the following documentation to the chief aquaculture veterinarian: Introduction of live cultured aquatic organisms 588 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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i) the aquatic animal health records for the preceding 12 - month period from the facility from which the live cultured aquatic organisms being introduced are being transported or transferred, (ii) a veterinary attestation of health for finfish being introduced or , where the finfish being introduced are being transferred between Atlantic provinces, a Certificate of Health for Transfer, and (iii) any other information required by the chief aquaculture veterinarian; and (

c) the chief aquaculture veterinarian approves the source facility from which the live cultured aquatic organisms being introduced are being transported or transferred.

(4) A permit issued under subsection (3) is subject to the terms and conditions stated on the permit to transfer and transport.

(5) Following the introduction of live cultured aquatic organisms, the person who was issued the permit to transfer and transport shall submit a report to the minister in the form, manner and time period set by the minister. 7.

(1) Before installing nets at a sit e, a licensee shall prepare standard operating procedures respecting the cleaning and disinfection of nets and submit them to the chief aquaculture veterinarian for approval.

(2) Any amendments to the standard operating procedures referred to in subsection (1) shall be approved by the department before being implemented.

(3) A licensee shall (

a) remove all nets from the site at the end of a production cycle; and (

b) service, clean and disinfect the nets on land in accordance with the net service, cleaning and disinfection standard operating procedures approved by the chief aquaculture veterinarian before the nets are reinstalled at a facility. Nets 589 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a licensee may clean nets while they are in the water during the production cycle in accordance with the net cleaning standard operating procedures approved by the chief aquaculture veterinarian.

(5) Each year a licensee shall submit a net inventory report to the minister in the form and manner set by the minister.

(6) Each year a licensee shall submit a net cleaning and disinfection report to the chief aquaculture veterinarian in the form and manner set by the chief aquaculture veterinarian. 8. A licensee shall ensure that all feed bags are (

a) secured to prevent loss at sea after being emptied of feed; and (

b) secured by a mechanism approved by the department before being transported to a waste management facility. 9. A licensee shall (

a) prepare a fish disposal plan in accordance with the Aquaculture Policy and Procedures Manual; and (

b) dispose of cultured aquatic organisms and cultured aquatic organism by-products in accordance with the fish disposal plan. 10.

(1) The minister may order a licensee to p ay an administrative penalty of not less than $ 2,500 and not more than $ 7,500 where the licensee contravenes one or more of the following provisions of the Aquaculture Regulations, 2025: (a) subsection 7(5); (b) subsection 7(6); (c) paragraph 8(1)(a); (d) paragraph 8(1)(b); (e) paragraph 8(1)(c); Feed bags Fish disposal plan Administrative penalties 590 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Administrative Regulations 71/25 (f) paragraph 8(1)(d); (g) paragraph 8(1)(e); (h) paragraph 8(1)(f); (i) paragraph 8(1)(g); (j) paragraph 8(1)(h); (k) paragraph 8(1)(i); and (l) paragraph 8(2)(b).

(2) The minister may order a licensee to pay an administrative penalty referred to in subsection (1) for each day or part of a day the contravention occurs or continues to occur.

(3) In determining the amount of the administrative penalty under subsection (1), the minister shall consider (

a) the severity of the contravention; (

b) the degree of willfulness or negligence in the contravention; (

c) whether there was any mitigation relating to the contravention; (

d) whether steps were taken to prevent the reoccurrence after the contravention; (

e) whether the person has a history of non-compliance; and (

f) any other factors the minister considers relevant.

(4) An administrative penalty imposed under these regulations shall be payable within 60 days from the date of service of the notice under

section 11. 11.

(1) Where the minister orders a person to pay an administrative penalty under these regulations, the minister shall give written notice to that person. Notice of administrative penalty 591 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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(2) Notice under subsection (1) shall include (

a) the name of the person required to pay the administrative penalty; (

b) the basis on which the administrative penalty was ordered; and (

c) the address for payment of the administrative penalty.

(3) Notice under these regulations shall be given (

a) to a person other than a corporation, by (

i) personal delivery, (ii) registered mail or other mail delivery which produces a receipt or other proof of delivery, to the last known address of the person, or (iii) facsimile telecommunications or other electronic communications; and (

b) to a corporation, by (

i) personal delivery to a director or chief executive officer of the corporation, or (ii) registered mail or other mail delivery which produces a receipt or other proof of delivery, to the registered office of the corporation. 12. The Aquaculture Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 1139/96, are repealed. 13. These regulations come into force on the date the Aquaculture Act, 2023 comes into force. ©King's Printer Repeal Commencement 592 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 72/25 Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations under the Aquaculture Act, 2023 (O.C. 2025-217) (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of

section 57 of the Aquaculture Act, 2023, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Denis Mahoney K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1.

Short title 2.

Definitions 3. Ticketable offence 4. Penalty for offence 5. Subsequent offence 6. Commencement

Schedule A

Schedule B

Schedule C 1. These regulations may be cited as the Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations. 2. In these regulations "Act" means the Aquaculture Act, 2023.

Short title

Definitions 593 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 3. A violation of a provision of the Act or the regulations listed in the Schedules is an offence for which a ticket may be issued under the Provincial Offences Act and regulations under that Act. 4.

(1) A person who contravenes a provision of the Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and , where the complaint is laid and summons issued by means of a ticket , is liable for a first offence or subsequent offence, where applicable, to a fine in the amount prescribed in the Schedules.

(2) Where a complaint is laid and a summons issued other than by way of a ticket, the penalties set out in the Act apply. 5. With respect to those provisions referred to in the

Schedule s, a person shall be considered to be convicted of a second, third or subsequent offence when convicted of an offence within 12 months of the date of the last conviction for the same offence. 6. These regulations come into force on the day the Aquaculture Act, 2023 comes into force. Ticketable offence Penalty for offence Subsequent offence Commencement 594 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Schedule A Aquaculture Act, 2023 Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 13(

a) Failure to retain a veterinarian where required by the minister $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 13(

b) Failure to provide veterinarian services in the circumstances specified by the minister $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 15(2) Failure to comply with terms and conditions of aquaculture licence $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 17 Failure to pay annual licence fee by date set by minister $250 $500 $1,000 19(3)(

a) Failure to maintain facility and cultured aquatic organisms at the facility after suspension of aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 595 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 19(3)(

b) Failure to continue to care for cultured aquatic organisms at the facility after suspension of aquaculture licence $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 19(3)(

c) Failure to continue to maintain aquaculture gear at the facility after suspension of aquaculture licence $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 19(3)(

d) Failure to report incidents at the facility after suspension of aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 596 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 19(3)(

e) Failure to follow orders issued under Act or regulations after suspension of licence $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 19(3)(

f) Harvesting or removing cultured aquatic organisms from a facility after suspension of aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 25(1)(

a) Conducting aquaculture without an aquaculture licence $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 25(1)(

b) Possessing live cultured aquatic organisms for the purpose of aquaculture other than in accordance with Act or regulations $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 25(1)(

c) Removing cultured aquatic organisms at a facility without consent of licensee $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 597 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 25(2)(

a) Conducting aquaculture at a facility other than the facility identified in aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 25(2)(

b) Cultivating species of cultured aquatic organisms other than those specified in aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 25(2)(

c) Cultivating strains of cultured aquatic organisms other than those specified in aquaculture licence $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 27(1)(

a) Failure to remove aquaculture gear and cultured aquatic organisms from facility $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 27(1)(

b) Failure to restore facility in accordance with site restoration plan $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 29(

a) Failure to comply with environmental and waste management plan $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 598 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 30(2)(

d) Failure to provide inventory reconciliation reports and reports relating to nets in the form and manner set by the minister $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 31(

b) Failure to provide animal health records to the chief aquaculture veterinarian $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 32(1) Failure to remove aquaculture gear in time period set by the minister $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 34(3) Failure to allow employees of the department access to facility to assess biosecurity and aquatic animal health and welfare $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 35(1)(

a) Failure to comply with biosecurity plan $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 35(1)(

b) Failure to allow employees of the department access to prescribed item for the purposes of conducting a biosecurity audit $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 599 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 41(2) Failure to comply with order issued by chief aquaculture veterinarian $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 43(3) Hindering, obstructing, attempting to obstruct, interfering with, threatening, harassing or failing to cooperate with inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 43(4) Knowingly making false or misleading statement to an inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 43(5) Falsely representing to be an inspector or using items likely to cause persons to believe that the person is an inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 45(1) Failure to take measures ordered by the inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 45(2) Failure to comply with order of inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 600 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 46(1) Failure to provide identification information required by the inspector $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 46(2)(

a) Giving an inspector an incorrect name or address $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 46(2)(

b) Failure to provide supporting documents for identification purposes $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 49(8)(

a) Removing or altering tag or other form of identification attached to cultured aquatic organism, aquaculture gear or other thing $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 49(8)(

b) Removing detained cultured aquatic organisms without direction to do so by the minister $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 49(8)(

c) Removing detained aquaculture gear or other things $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 601 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Schedule B Aquaculture Regulations, 2025 Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 7(1)(

a) Failure to keep each facility marked during term of licence $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 7(1)(

b) Failure to mark each corner buoy as prescribed $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 7(1)(

c) Failure to place mooring lines of the facility markings as prescribed $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 8(2)(

a) Failure to submit an annual aquatic animal health management plan $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 9(1)(

a) Failure to leave aquaculture facilities fallow as prescribed $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 9(1)(

b) Failure to adhere to the minimum distances between aquaculture facilities $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 602 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 9(1)(

c) Failure to only introduce cultured aquatic organisms to facility that meets size requirements determined by minister or chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 9(1)(

d) Stocking more than one species of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 9(1)(

e) Stocking more than one year class of cultured aquatic organisms at a facility $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 9(1)(

f) Failure to ensure that any movement of equipment and vehicles between aquaculture management areas complies with conditions determined by minister or chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 603 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

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Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 9(1)(

g) Failure to ensure that the use of wharves within an aquaculture management area complies with conditions determined by the minister or chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 10(2)(

a) Failure to ensure that aquaculture gear is designed, installed and used in accordance with

section 4.1 of the Code of Containment $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 10(2)(

b) Failure to handle cultured aquatic organisms in accordance with

section 4.2 of the Code of Containment $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 10(2)(

c) Failure to monitor and inspect aquaculture gear in accordance with

section 4.4 of the Code of Containment $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 604 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 11(1)(

a) Failure to immediately notify any persons required to be notified under the Code of Containment of an escape event $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 11(1)(

b) Failure to provide animal health records to the chief aquaculture veterinarian $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 11(2) Failure to provide a written report regarding an escape event to the department within 72 hours $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 11(3) Failure to include prescribed information in a report under subsection 11(2) $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 13(

a) Failure to comply with species-specific surveillance plans established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 605 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 13(

b) Failure to comply with species-specific integrated pest management plans established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 13(

c) Failure to provide tissue samples and diagnostic test results as directed by the chief aquaculture veterinarian $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 13(

d) Failure to comply with species-specific guidelines established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian for the protection of the welfare of cultured aquatic organisms $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 13(

e) Failure to comply with requirements established by the chief aquaculture veterinarian relating to the cleaning and disinfecting of aquaculture gear or a vessel, boat or barge that enters the province from another province or country $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 606 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 14(1) Failure to provide the prescribed information in the required time period before aquaculture gear or vessel, boat or barge enters the province from another province or country $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 14(3) Failure to comply with the biosecurity plan when moving aquaculture gear or a vessel, boat or barge within the province $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 15(1) Failure to immediately notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian of a suspected or detected provincially reportable disease $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 15(2) Failure to provide written report to chief aquaculture veterinarian within 24 hours of reporting a suspected or detected provincially reportable disease $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 607 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 16 Failure to immediately notify the chief aquaculture veterinarian of a suspected or detected federally reportable disease and provide the required information $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 17(1)(

a) Failure to report abnormal mortality event at facility or container to chief and department within 24 hours of the abnormal mortality event occurring $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 17(1)(

b) Failure to submit standard operating procedures for abnormal mortality removal to chief aquaculture veterinarian $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 17(1)(

c) Failure to provide written updates regarding abnormal mortality event to the chief aquaculture veterinarian and department every 10 days $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 608 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 18 Failure to provide any of the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of an escape event $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 19 Failure to provide any of the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the confirmation of a federally reportable disease $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 20 Failure to provide any of the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of a quarantine order $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 21 Failure to provide any of the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of the issuance of a depopulation order $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 22 Failure to provide any of the prescribed information to the public within 24 hours of an incident event $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 609 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subsequ ent offence 23 Failure to publicly report a response plan in relation to an incident event within 24 hours of the approval of the response plan $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 24 Failure to report sea lice numbers as required $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 25(1) Failure to submit the information required to be publicly reported to the department for review and approval before publicly reporting the information $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 25(2) Failure to publish or provide the information required to be reported to the public in the prescribed time and prescribed manner $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 610 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25

Schedule C Aquaculture Administrative Regulations Penalties Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 3(2) Failure to report a federally reportable disease to the chief aquaculture veterinarian $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 4 Cultivating or holding broodstock in containers in a marine environment $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 5 Transferring or transporting live cultured aquatic organisms from one body of water or facility to another without a permit to transfer and transport $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 611 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 6 Introducing live cultured aquatic organisms to a body of water or facility without a permit to transfer and transport $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 7(1) Failure to prepare standard operating procedures respecting the cleaning and disinfection of nets and submitting them to chief aquaculture veterinarian $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 7(3)(

a) Failure to remove all nets from site at end of a production cycle $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 7(3)(

b) Failure to service, clean and disinfect nets on land before nets reinstalled at site $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 612 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Aquaculture Ticket Offences Regulations 72/25 Penalty

Section and subsection or paragraph Offence A fine in the dollar amount indicated First offence Second offence Third and subseque nt offence 8(

a) Failure to ensure that all feed bags are secured to prevent loss at sea after being emptied of feed $250 $500 $1,000 8(

b) Failure to ensure that all feed bags are secured by a mechanism approved by department before being transported to a waste management facility $1,000 $3,000 $5,000 9(

b) Failure to dispose of cultured aquatic organisms and cultured aquatic organism by-products in accordance with cultured aquatic organism disposal plan $3,000 $6,000 $9,000 ©King's Printer 613 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 75/25 Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador (Amendment) under the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of sections 25, 27, 88 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture ORDER Analysis 1. S.8 Amdt. Rate of beaver harvest 615 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador (Amendment) 75/25

Section 8 of the Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following:

(3) On the island of Newfoundland, the holder of a trapper’s beaver licence may take not more than 5 beaver per licence. ©King's Printer NLR 71/18 as amended 616 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 76/25 Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 under the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of sections 16, 25, 38, 39, 73, 81.2 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture ORDER Analysis 1.

Short title 2. Definition 3. Generally

PART I FUR BEARING ANIMALS 4. Fur bearing animals – Labrador 5. Fur bearing animals – Newfoundland

PART II BIG GAME 617 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 6. Black bear – Labrador 7. Black bear – Newfoundland 8. Caribou – Labrador 9. Caribou – Newfoundland 10. Moose – Labrador 11. Moose – Newfoundland 12. Polar bears – Labrador

PART III SMALL GAME 13. Small game – Labrador 14. Small game – Newfoundland

PART IV COYOTE 15. Coyote – Newfoundland and Labrador 16. Coyote – Labrador 17. Coyote – Newfoundland 18. Repeal 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026. 2. In this Order, "regulations" means the Wild Life Regulations. 3. A person shall not hunt, take or kill fur bearing animals, big game, small game or coyotes at any time unless (

a) the person holds a valid licence for the species being hunted; (

b) the person holds a valid licence for the area in which the person is hunting; and (

c) it is during the open season prescribed in this Order for the species and the area.

PART I FUR BEARING ANIMALS 4.

(1) In this section, "fur management zone" means the fur management zones described in

Schedule B of the Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the trapping and shooting of fur bearing animals and coyotes in Labrador in the following fur management zones shall be: (

a) Labrador North Fur Zone: Beaver October 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026 Coyote October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Ermine, weasel October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026

Short title Definition Generally Fur bearing animals – Labrador 618 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 Fox, coloured October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Fox, white October 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026 Lynx October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Marten October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Mink November 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Muskrat October 5, 2025 to May 31, 2026 Otter October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Squirrel October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Wolf October 15, 2025 to April 30, 2026 (

b) Labrador South Fur Zone: Beaver October 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026 Coyote November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Ermine, weasel November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Fox, coloured November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Fox, white November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Lynx November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Marten November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Mink November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Muskrat October 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026 Otter October 15, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Squirrel November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026 Wolf November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026

(3) The open season for the shooting of wolf in Labrador under a wolf shooting licence issued under

section 15 of the regulations shall be (

a) October 15, 202 5 to March 31, 202 6 in the Labrador North Fur Zone; and 619 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 (

b) November 1, 2025 to March 31, 202 6 in the Labrador South Fur Zone.

(4) A person who takes a wolf shall surrender the lower jawbone or complete skull of each wolf taken to the office specified by the Wildlife Division by May 15, 2026. 5.

(1) In this section, "fur management area" means the fur management areas described in

Schedule A of the Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the trapping and shooting of the following fur bearing animals and coyotes on the Island of Newfoundland in all fur management areas shall be: Beaver October 20, 2025 to April 15, 2026 Coyote October 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026 Ermine, weasel October 20, 2025 to February 28, 2026 Fox, coloured October 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026 Fox, white October 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026 Mink November 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026 Muskrat October 20, 2025 to March 15, 2026 Otter October 20, 2025 to March 15, 2026 Squirrel October 20, 2025 to February 28, 2026 Wolf October 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026

(3) The open season for the trapping and shooting of lynx on the Island of Newfoundland in the following fur management areas shall be: (

a) January 1, 2026 to February 1, 2026 in the Lynx Zone A: Northern Region (Open); and (

b) January 15, 2026 to February 1, 2026 in the Lynx Zone B: Southern Region.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), there shall be no open season for the trapping and shooting of lynx in Fur bearing animals – Newfoundland 620 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 (

a) Brunette Island, Fortune Bay; and (

b) Great Southern Harbour.

(5) A person who takes a lynx shall register it with the office specified by the Wildlife Division for tagging before the close of business hours on February 10, 2026.

(6) The open season for the shooting of wolf on the Island of Newfoundland under a wolf shooting licence issued under

section 15 of the regulations shall be October 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

(7) A person who takes a wolf shall surrender the lower jawbone or complete skull of each wolf taken to the office specified by the Wildlife Division by May 15, 2026.

PART II BIG GAME 6. The open season for the trapping and shooting of black bear in Labrador, excluding Torngat Mountains National Park and Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve, shall be August 10, 202 5 to November 30, 2025 and April 1, 2026 to July 13, 2026. 7.

(1) In this section, " black bear management area" means the black bear management areas described in

Schedule A of the Black Bear Hunting and Trapping Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the trapping and shooting of black bear on the Island of Newfoundland in all black bear management areas shall be September 13, 2025 to November 9, 2025 and May 1, 202 6 to July 15, 2026.

(3) The open season for the shooting of black bear on the Island of Newfoundland in all black bear management areas by long bow or compound bow and arrow shall be August 30, 2025 to September 12, 2025. 8. For the purpose of conservation, there shall be no open season in Labrador for the hunting of caribou. Black bear – Labrador Black bear – Newfoundland Caribou – Labrador 621 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 9.

(1) In this section, "caribou management area" means the caribou management areas described in the

Schedule to the Caribou Hunting Order, Newfoundland.

(2) The open season for the shooting of caribou on the Island of Newfoundland in the following caribou management areas shall be: Area No. Season Dates 61 September 13, 2025 to December 7, 2025 62 September 13, 2025 to December 7, 2025 64 September 13, 2025 to December 7, 2025 66 to 68 September 13, 2025 to December 7, 2025 70 September 13, 2025 to October 5, 2025 71A September 13, 2025 to November 2, 2025 71B September 13, 2025 to November 2, 2025 72 September 13, 2025 to October 5, 2025 76 to 79 September 13, 2025 to December 7, 2025

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), t he open season for the shooting of caribou on the Island of Newfoundland by long bow or compound bow and arrow in the caribou management areas listed in subsection (2), except caribou management areas 70 , 71A, 71B and 72, shall be August 30, 2025 to September 12, 2025. 10.

(1) In this section, "moose management area" means the moose management areas described in

Schedule B of the Moose Hunting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the shooting of moose in Labrador in all moose management areas shall be September 13, 202 5 to March 8, 2026.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), t he open season for the shooting of moose in Labrador by long bow or compound bow and arrow in all moose management areas shall be August 30, 202 5 to September 12, 2025. Caribou – Newfoundland Moose – Labrador 622 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 11.

(1) In this section, "moose management area" means the moose management areas described in

Schedule A of the Moose Hunting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the shooting of moose on the Island of Newfoundland in all moose management areas shall be September 13, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

(3) The open season for the shooting of moose on the Island of Newfoundland by long bow or compound bow and arrow in all moose management areas shall be August 30, 2025 to September 12, 2025.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, there shall be no open season for the shooting of moose in moose management area 43 for moose that are predominately white in colour. 12. The open season for the shooting of polar bear in Labrador in the area from Fish Cove Point in Groswater Bay to Cape Chidley shall be February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

PART III SMALL GAME 13.

(1) The open season for the shooting of the following small game in Labrador shall be: Arctic hare October 1, 2025 to April 20, 2026 Snowshoe hare October 1, 2025 to April 20, 2026 Ptarmigan October 1, 2025 to April 20, 2026 Ruffed grouse, spruce grouse October 1, 2025 to April 20, 2026 Porcupine October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Red squirrel October 1, 2025 to April 20, 2026

(2) The open season for the snaring of the following small game in Labrador shall be: Arctic hare October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Snowshoe hare October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Moose – Newfoundland Polar bears – Labrador Small game – Labrador 623 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 Ptarmigan October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Ruffed grouse, spruce grouse October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 14.

(1) In this section, "small game management area" means the small game management areas described in the

Schedule to the Small Game Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the shooting of snowshoe hare on the Island of Newfoundland shall be (

a) October 4, 2025 to December 21, 2025 on Great Island; (

b) October 4, 2025 to November 2, 2025 on Little Bay Islands; and (

c) October 4, 2025 to March 8, 2026 on the remainder of the Island of Newfoundland except Bell Island in Conception Bay.

(3) The open season for the shooting of ptarmigan on the Island of Newfoundland in the following small game management areas shall be: (

a) September 20, 2025 to November 9, 2025 in the Burin Area and the Avalon/Swift Current Area; (

b) September 20, 2025 to November 1 6, 202 5 in the Topsails Area; and (

c) September 20, 2025 to December 7, 2025 on the remainder of the Island of Newfoundland and the islands adjacent to the Island of Newfoundland.

(4) The open season for the shooting of ruffed grouse and spruce grouse on the Island of Newfoundland shall be September 2 0, 2025 to December 21, 2025.

(5) The open season for the shooting of red squirrel on the Island of Newfoundland shall be (

a) October 4, 2025 to December 21, 2025 on Great Island; Small game – Newfoundland 624 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 (

b) October 4, 2025 to November 2, 2025 on Little Bay Islands; and (

c) October 4, 2025 to March 8, 2026 on the remainder of the Island of Newfoundland except Bell Island in Conception Bay.

(6) The open season for the snaring of snowshoe hare on the Island of Newfoundland shall be (

a) October 4, 2025 to December 21, 2025 on Great Island; (

b) October 4, 2025 to November 2, 2025 on Little Bay Islands; and (

c) October 4, 2025 to March 8, 2026 on the remainder of the Island of Newfoundland except Bell Island in Conception Bay, Glover Island in Grand Lake and the following small game management areas: (

i) the Pine Marten Study Area, (ii) the Main River Study Area, (iii) the Little Grand Lake Wild Life Reserve, and (iv) the Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve.

(7) The open season for the snaring of ptarmigan on the Island of Newfoundland shall be October 4, 202 5 to March 8, 202 6 except Glover Island in Grand Lake and the following small game management areas: (

a) the Pine Marten Study Area; (

b) the Burin Area; (

c) the Main River Study Area; (

d) the Little Grand Lake Wild Life Reserve; and (

e) the Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve. 625 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25

(8) The open season for the snaring of ruffed grouse and spruce grouse on the Island of Newfoundland shall be October 4, 202 5 to March 8, 2026 except Glover Island in Grand Lake and the following small game management areas: (

a) the Pine Marten Study Area; (

b) the Main River Study Area; (

c) the Little Grand Lake Wild Life Reserve; and (

d) the Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve.

(9) Notwithstanding anything in this section, there is no open season for the shooting or snaring of small game on (

a) Kelly's Island in Conception Bay; and (

b) Brunette Island in Fortune Bay.

PART IV COYOTE 15. The open season for the shooting of coyote on the Island of Newfoundland and in Labrador under a coyote shooting licence shall be September 13, 2025 to July 15, 2026. 16.

(1) In this section, "fur management zone" means the fur management zones described in

Schedule B of the Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the trapping and shooting of coyote in Labrador in the following fur management zones shall be: (

a) October 15, 202 5 to March 31, 202 6 in the Labrador North Fur Zone; and (

b) November 1, 2025 to March 20, 202 6 in the Labrador South Fur Zone. 17.

(1) In this section, "fur management area" means the fur management areas described in

Schedule A of the Fur Bearing Animals Coyote – Newfoundland and Labrador Coyote – Labrador Coyote – Newfoundland 626 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2025-2026 76/25 and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.

(2) The open season for the trapping and shooting of coyote on the Island of Newfoundland in all fur management areas shall be October 20, 2025 to February 1, 2026. 18. The Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 202 4-2025, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 55/24, is repealed. ©King's Printer Repeal 627 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 77/25 Wolf Hunting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador (Amendment) under the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act (Filed August 7, 2025) Under the authority of sections 15 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated at St. John’s, August 6, 2025. Jamie Chippett Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture ORDER Analysis 1. S.3 Amdt. Devices permitted 629 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

Wolf Hunting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador (Amendment) 77/25 1. Paragraph 3(

a) of the Wolf Hunting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador is amended by deleting the number ".25" and substituting the number ".225". ©King's Printer NLR 77/18 as amended 630 The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette August 8, 2025

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 78/25 Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations (Amendment) under the Forestry Act (O.C. 2025-221) (Filed August 8, 2025) Under the authority of

section 155 of the Forestry A ct, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, August 8, 2025. Denis Mahoney, K.C. Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.2 Amdt. Offence 1. Paragraphs 2(

c) and (

d) of the Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations are repealed and the following substituted: (

c) where the complaint is laid

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