British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Designation and Exemption Regulation (O.C. 344/2022)

O.C. 344/2022

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Designa tion and Exemption Regulation, B.C. Reg. 168/90, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix. Minister of Forests Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488, s. 108 (2) and (3) Other: OIC 758/90 R40491403 June 22, 2022 APPENDIX

Section 2 (1) (

a) of the Designation an d Exemption Regulation, B.C. Reg. 168/90, is amended by striking out “by that person” and substituting “by the person”. 2

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out “ sections 11 (8), 33, 37, 44 and 77 (2) and (3)” and substituting “sections 11 (8), 29, 33, 37, 44 and 77 (2) and (3)”, (

b) in subsection (3) by add ing the following paragraphs: (a.1) Sylvilagus floridanus – eastern cottontail, (a.2) Oryctolagus cuniculus – European rabbit, , and (

c) by repealing subsection (4). 3

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out “ sections 11 (1) and (8), 21, 22, 26 (1) (h), 27 (4), 33, 35 (2) (b), 37, 75, and 78 ” and substituting “sections 11 (1), 21, 22, 26 (1) (h), 27 (4), 29, 33, 35 (2) (b), 37, 75 and 78”, and (

b) by adding the following subsection:

(3) A person is exempt from sections 21 (1) (b), 22, 33 and of the Wildlife Act where that person possesses a hunted, taken, trapped or wounded animal of the species Sylvilagus floridanus – eastern cottontail or Oryctolagus cuniculus – European rabbit. 4

Section 9.1 (2) is amen ded by striking out “

section of the Act ” and substituting “section of the Wildlife Act”. 5

Section 11 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:

(3) Despite subsection (1), the exemption from

section 11 (1) of the Wildlife Act does not apply to feral pigs within the meaning of

section 3.2 of this regulation. 6

Section 11.1 (4) is amen ded by striking out “

section 11 (9) of the Act is exempt from

section of the Act” and substituting “section 11 (9) of the Wildlife Act is exempt from

section of the Wildlife Act”. 7

Section 11.3 (2) is amended by striking out “

Schedule C” and substituting “Schedule B or C”. 8

Section 4 (

o) of

Schedule A is re pealed and the following substituted: (

o) Sonora semiannulata – ground snake; . 9

Schedule B is amended (

a) by striking out “ (sections 10 (1) (a), 4, 2 (1), 6 (1)) ” and substituting “ (sections 2 (1), 3 (1), 4, 6 (1), 10 (1) (

a) and 11.3 (2))”, and (

b) by adding the following section: 2 Birds of the following species: (

a) all species of the genus Corvus – crows, except Corvus corax – common raven; (

b) Pica pica – black-billed magpie; (

c) Molothrus ater – brown-headed cowbird. 10

Schedule C is amended (

a) by striking out “ (sections 10 (1) (a), 11 (1), 4, 2 (1), 6 (1)) ” and substituting “(sections 2 (1), 3 (1), 4, 6 (1), 10 (1) (a), 11 (1) and 11.3 (2))”, and (

b) by repealing

section 2 (a), (

b) and (f).

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 344/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0344 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	509f04484069a825588d88fbc599c96cd130bcef

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