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Prohibition Order for Moose Management Zones 2, 3 and 4

made under

Section 21 of the

Wildlife Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 504

N.S. Reg. 193/2024 (effective September 9, 2024)

Whereas subsection 21(1) of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Wildlife Act , provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the Minister of

Natural Resources and Renewables may issue an order prohibiting hunting or a method of

hunting in any defined area of the province for a period considered necessary for the proper

management of wildlife in that area;

And

whereas , notwithstanding the Act and any regulations made under the Act, including

Section 4 of the Firearm and Bow Regulations , the Minister considers it necessary for the

proper management of moose to prohibit certain methods of hunting bear within specified

areas of the Province for a specified period;

Therefore, I hereby order that the possession or use of a rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader for

the purpose of hunting bear within the lands designated as Moose Management Zones 2, 3 and

4 of the Province in the Moose Hunting Regulations is prohibited.

Any person who contravenes this order may be liable to prosecution under subsection 21(3)

of the Wildlife Act .

This order is effective for the period from the second Monday in September until the Saturday

following the first Monday in October, both dates inclusive, in each of the years 2024, 2025

and 2026.

Dated and made September 9, 2024, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.

sgd. Tory Rushton

Honourable Tory Rushton

Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables