OIC Number: 2013 - 214

Date of Order: Jun 25, 2013

Statute: Wildlife Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated May 23, 2013, and pursuant to subsection 113(1) of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act , is pleased to amend the Fur Harvesting Regulations , N.S. Reg. 165/87, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 87-956 dated August 18, 1987, to refine

definitions relating to snares and to permit traps to be set for wildlife within 274 m of a dwelling if the owner of the property where the trap will be set agrees, and make a housekeeping change to provide consistency in the list of devices which are allowed for squirrels and snowshoe hares near dwellings and trails, in the manner set forth in

Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation, effective on and after June 25, 2013.

Department(s): Natural Resources