OIC Number: 2010 - 247

Date of Order: Jun 22, 2010

Statute: Wildlife Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated May 25, 2010, 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 require fur harvesters to submit otter carcasses so that the status of that population can be assessed, to allow the use of proven trap designs, and to amend the list of approved body-gripping traps in accordance with Canada's commitment under the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards, in the manner set forth in

Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation, effective on and after June 22, 2010.

Department(s): Natural Resources