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Volume 57, No. 8

72/2014

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

May 6, 2014

B.C. Reg. 72/2014 , deposited April 29, 2014, under the WILDLIFE ACT [section 108]. Ministerial Order M128/2014, dated April 25, 2014.

I, Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, order that, effective July 1, 2014,

(

a) the Closed Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 76/84, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 1,

(

b) the Hunting Regulation, B.C. Reg. 190/84, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2,

(

c) the Motor Vehicle Prohibition Regulation, B.C. Reg. 196/99, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 3, and

(

d) the Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 338/82, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 4.

— S. THOMSON, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations .

Appendix 1

Section 1 of the Closed Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 76/84, is amended by adding the following definition:

“Act” means the Wildlife Act ; .

Section 57 of

Schedule 5 is repealed and the following substituted:

Teck Greenhills

57 That portion of M.U. 4-23 in the vicinity of Elkford outlined in red on the attached Map No. 5-1/14.

Section 60 of

Schedule 5 is amended

(

a) by striking out “ Those 4 portions of the Province of British Columbia in the vicinity of Whistler Resort Municipality ” and substituting “ Those portions of the Province of British Columbia in the vicinity of the Resort Municipality of Whistler ”, and

(

b) by repealing subsections (1) and (2).

Section 45 of

Schedule 7 is repealed and the following substituted:

Woodhus Slough

45 That portion of the Province of British Columbia in M.U. 1-6 that is contained within the following described boundaries:

Commencing at the northwest corner of District Lot 178,

Section 25, Township 4, Regional District of Comox-Strathcona; thence southerly along the western boundary of said Lot to the southern boundary thereof; thence easterly along said southern boundary and along the prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the high water mark of the Strait of Georgia; thence in a general northwesterly direction along said high water mark, on the easternmost shore of Vancouver Island, to the point of commencement.

5 The following sections are added to

Schedule 7:

Teck Greenhills

51 That portion of M.U. 4-23 in the vicinity of Elkford outlined in red on the attached Map No. 7-1/14.

Whistler Olympic Park

52 That portion of M.U. 2-6 in the vicinity of the Resort Municipality of Whistler outlined in red on the attached Map No. 7-2/14.

Section 1 (2) of

Schedule 14 is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) Commencing at the intersection of Dumont Road and the British Columbia Hydro transmission line right of way 763; thence southeasterly along the east side of said transmission line right of way to its intersection with the Nanaimo City boundary near Richards Lake, approximately 1.5 km east of Harewood Lake; thence southwesterly 800 m; thence northwesterly along a line 800 m southwest from the British Columbia Hydro transmission line right of way 763, to position 49° 15' 27" north latitude, 124° 00' 17" west longitude; thence to the point of intersection with the outlet of Witchcraft Lake; thence in a northwesterly direction to the point of intersection with the end of the paved portion of Weigles Road (position 49° 19' 37" north latitude, 124° 10' 07" west longitude); thence northeasterly along the east side of Weigles Road to the intersection of Dumont Road and Biggs Road; thence along the east side of Dumont Road to the point of commencement, including all intervening area; .

7 The following

Schedule is added:

Schedule 15

Closed Areas Maps

Map No. 5-1/14

Map No. 7-1/14

Map No. 7-2/14

Appendix 2

Section 17 (3) of the Hunting Regulation, B.C. Reg. 190/84, is amended by striking out “ the Wildlife Act . ” and substituting “ the Act. ”.

Section 19 (5) is amended

(

a) by adding “ , recreation areas ” after “ conservancies ”,

(

b) by repealing the following items:

Atna River Park (M.U. 1-14)

Babine Lake Marine Park (M.U. 6-06)

Bear Island Conservancy (M.U. 1-14)

Bugaboo Park (M.U.s 4-27, 4-34)

Codville Lagoon Conservancy (M.U. 2-6)

Daawuuxusda Conservancy (M.U.s 2-6, 2-11)

Daawuuxusda Conservancy (M.U. 6-12)

Damaxyaa Conservancy (M.U.s 2-10, 2-16)

Dean River Conservancy (M.U.s 2-6, 2-11)

Dean River Corridor Conservancy (M.U.s 2-6, 2-11)

Duu Guusd Conservancy (M.U.s 2-11, 3-33)

Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River Conservancy (M.U. 2-11)

Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy (M.U. 5-9)

Gunboat Harbour Conservancy (M.U. 5-9)

I7loqaw7/100 Lakes Plateau Conservancy (M.U.s 5-8, 5-9)

Kennedy Island Conservancy (M.U. 5-8)

Khtada Lake Conservancy (M.U. 6-10)

Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy (M.U.s 5-9, 6-3)

Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy (M.U. 5-9)

Kitimat River Park (M.U. 6-3)

K’zuzált/Twin Two Conservancy (M.U. 6-11)

Long Island Conservancy (M.U. 6-14)

Mahpahkum-Ahk´wuná/Deserters-Walker Conservancy (M.U.s 1-14, 1-15)

Morice Lake Park (M.U. 6-14)

Nadina Mountain Park (M.U. 6-11)

Nanika-Kidprice Park (M.U. 6-14)

Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy (M.U. 6-14)

Old Man Lake Park (M.U. 6-8)

Qwalímak/Upper Birkenhead Conservancy (M.U. 6-8)

Sanctuary Bay Conservancy (M.U. 6-9)

Sand Point Conservancy (M.U. 6-9)

Tazdli Wyiez Bin/Burnie-Shea Park (M.U. 6-11)

Upper Elaho Valley Conservancy (M.U. 6-12)

Upper Rogers Kólii7 Conservancy (M.U. 6-12)

West Twin Park (M.U. 7-5)

West Twin Protected Area (M.U. 7-5)

Wilkinson-Wright Bay Conservancy (M.U. 6-13)

Yaaguun Gandlaay Conservancy (M.U. 8-26) , and

(

c) by adding the following items:

Atna River Park (M.U. 6-3)

Babine Lake Marine Park (M.U.s 6-6, 6-8)

Bear Island Conservancy (M.U. 6-8)

Bugaboo Park (M.U. 4-34)

Codville Lagoon Conservancy (M.U. 5-8)

Daawuuxusda Conservancy (M.U.s 6-12, 6-13)

Dean River Conservancy (M.U.s 5-8, 5-9, 5-10)

Dean River Corridor Conservancy (M.U. 5-9)

Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River Conservancy (M.U.s 1-15, 5-6, 5-11)

Esté-tiwilh/Sigurd Creek Conservancy (M.U. 2-6)

Gunboat Harbour Conservancy (M.U. 6-11)

I7loqaw7/100 Lakes Plateau Conservancy (M.U.s 2-6, 2-11)

Kennedy Island Conservancy (M.U. 6-11)

Khtada Lake Conservancy (M.U. 6-11)

Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy (M.U. 6-14)

Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy (M.U. 6-14)

Kitimat River Park (M.U. 6-11)

K’zuzált/Twin Two Conservancy (M.U. 2-10)

Long Island Conservancy (M.U. 6-8)

Mahpahkum-Ahk´wuná/Deserters-Walker Conservancy (M.U.s 1-13, 1-14)

Morice Lake Park (M.U. 6-9)

Nadina Mountain Park (M.U. 6-9)

Nanika-Kidprice Park (M.U. 6-9)

Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy (M.U.s 2-10, 3-16)

Old Man Lake Park (M.U. 6-9)

Qwalímak/Upper Birkenhead Conservancy (M.U.s 2-11, 3-33)

Sanctuary Bay Conservancy (M.U. 6-8)

Sand Point Conservancy (M.U. 6-6)

Tazdli Wyiez Bin/Burnie-Shea Park (M.U. 6-9)

Upper Elaho Valley Conservancy (M.U.s 2-6, 2-11)

Upper Rogers Kólii7 Conservancy (M.U.s 2-10, 3-15, 3-16)

West Twin Park (M.U.s 7-3, 7-5)

West Twin Protected Area (M.U.s 7-3, 7-5)

Wilkinson-Wright Bay Conservancy (M.U.s 6-6, 6-8) .

Part 1 of

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) in item 3, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 1-10** ” and substituting “ 1-15** ”,

(

b) by repealing item 4 and substituting the following:

Item

Species

Management Units

Open Season

Bag Limit

FALLOW DEER

1-1

No closed season

NBL

, and

(

c) in item 18, in the column entitled “ Bag Limit ”, by striking out “ 8(16) ” and substituting “ 8(24) ”.

Section 1 of

Part 2 of

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (5),

(

b) in subsection (7) by striking out “ and antlered and antlerless fallow deer ”,

(

c) in subsection (8) by striking out “ M.U.s 1-4, ” and substituting “ M.U.s 1-1, 1-4, ”, and

(

d) in subsection (8) by adding the following paragraphs before “ excluding all Indian Reserve lands, ”:

(

d) commencing at the intersection of Dumont Road and the British Columbia Hydro transmission line right of way 763; thence southeasterly along the east side of said transmission line right of way to its intersection with the Nanaimo City boundary near Richards Lake, approximately 1.5 km east of Harewood Lake; thence southwesterly 800 m; thence northwesterly along a line 800 m southwest from the British Columbia Hydro transmission line right of way 763, to position 49° 15' 27" north latitude, 124° 00' 17"west longitude; thence to the point of intersection with the outlet of Witchcraft Lake; thence in a northwesterly direction to the point of intersection with the end of the paved portion of Weigles Road (position 49° 19' 37" north latitude, 124° 10' 07" west longitude); thence northeasterly along the east side of Weigles Road to the intersection of Dumont Road and Biggs Road; thence along the east side of Dumont Road to the point of commencement, including all intervening territory;

(

e) commencing at a point that is the mean high water mark that is the south bank of the Goldstream River which flows into Saanich Inlet; thence southerly along the south bank of the Goldstream River to its confluence with Langford Creek; thence southerly along Langford Creek to its confluence with Langford Lake; thence southerly along the northeast shore of Langford Lake to the most southerly point on Langford lake; thence southeasterly to the most northerly point of Glen Lake; thence southeasterly along the northeast shore of Glen Lake to the confluence with Colwood Creek; thence downstream on Colwood Creek to the mean high water mark of south Vancouver Island; thence in a generally easterly, northerly, westerly and southerly direction along said high water mark to the point of commencement, .

Section 1.1 of

Part 2 of

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following substituted:

Antlerless mule (black-tailed) deer youth season

1.1

(1) The open season for antlerless mule (black-tailed) deer in M.U.s 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-6 and 1-10 is as follows:

(

a) August 25 to September 9, restricted to the use of the bow only;

(

b) September 10 to December 10.

(2) The open seasons described in subsection (1) are restricted to persons who are less than 18 years of age.

Part 1 of

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in item 24, in the column entitled “ Bag Limit ”, by striking out “ 8(30) ” and substituting “ 8(24) ”,

(

b) by repealing item 32 and substituting the following:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

SNOW GEESE; ROSS’S GEESE

2-4, 2-5**

Oct. 10 to Jan. 3 Feb. 20 to Mar. 10

10(30)

32.01

SNOW GEESE; ROSS’S GEESE

2-1 to 2-3, 2-6 to 2-19**

Oct. 10 to Jan. 3 Feb. 20 to Mar. 10

5(15)

, and

(

c) in item 33, in the column entitled “ Bag Limit ”, by striking out “ 2(4) ” and substituting “ 2(6) ”.

Section 4 of

Part 3 of

Schedule 2 is repealed.

Part 1 of

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) in item 11.1, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 3-12 to 3-20, 3-26 ” and substituting “ 3-15 to 3-17, 3-31 ”,

(

b) by adding the following item:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

11.2

MOOSE Bulls

3-12 to 3-14, 3-18 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-30**

Nov. 1 to Nov. 15

(

c) in item 14, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 3-33 ” and substituting “ 3-44 ” and, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ June 15 ” and substituting “ June 20 ”,

(

d) by repealing item 15,

(

e) in item 16, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ June 15 ” and substituting “ June 30 ”, and

(

f) in item 29, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 3-31 ” and substituting “ 3-30**, 3-31 ”.

Part 2 of

Schedule 3 is amended by adding the following section:

Sharp-tailed grouse

8 There is no open season for sharp-tailed grouse in that portion of M.U. 3-30 south of the Scottie Creek Forest Service Road (5040 FSR).

Section 1 (2) of

Part 3 of

Schedule 3 is amended by striking out “ , of which only one may be a buck and only one may be antlerless ”.

Part 1 of

Schedule 4 is amended

(

a) in item 1, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Sept. 30 ” and substituting “ Nov. 10 ”,

(

b) by repealing items 2, 2.1 and 3,

(

c) in item 11, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ Zone A of 4-23 as shown on map ‘2010 Elk GOS Zone A of 4-23’** ” and substituting “ 4-2, 4-3, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22** ” and, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Sept. 10 ” and substituting “ Sept. 1 ”,

(

d) in item 13.1, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 4-29 ” and substituting “ 4-27 ”,

(

e) in item 13.2, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 4-1, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, ” and substituting “ 4-1 to 4-6, ”,

(

f) in item 16, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 4-27 to 4-30, 4-34, ” and substituting “ 4-28 to 4-30, ”,

(

g) by repealing item 18 and substituting the following:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

COUGAR

4-1 to 4-4, 4-21 to 4-26, 4-34 to 4-36

Sept. 10 to Jan. 31

1***

18.1

COUGAR

4-5, 4-20

Sept. 10 to Feb. 28

18.2

COUGAR

4-6 to 4-8, 4-28 to 4-31, 4-38, 4-39

Sept. 10 to Mar. 31

18.3

COUGAR

4-9 to 4-19, 4-27, 4-33, 4-37, 4-40

Sept. 10 to Mar. 31

(

h) in item 21, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Dec. 1 ” and substituting “ Nov. 15 ”,

(

i) in item 35, in the column entitled “ Species ”, by striking out “ ; WHITE-FRONTED GEESE ”, and

(

j) by adding the following item:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

35.1

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40

Sept. 10 to Dec. 23

5(15)

Section 1.1 (1) of

Part 2 of

Schedule 4 is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out “ 4-29 ” and substituting “ 4-27 ”, and

(

b) in paragraph (

b) by striking out “ 4-1, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, ” and substituting “ 4-1 to 4-6, ”.

Section 2.1 of

Part 2 of

Schedule 4 is repealed and the following substituted:

Elk (antlerless)

2.1

(1) It is a condition of a hunting licence that the holder, unless the holder is less than 18 years of age or 65 years of age or older, not hunt elk during the period September 10 to September 19 in

(

a) Zone C of M.U. 4-6, as shown on map ‘2010 Elk GOS Zone C of 4-6’, or

(

b) those portions of M.U.s 4-2, 4-3 or 4-20 to 4-22 described in subsection (2).

(2) The open season for antlerless elk is from September 1 to September 30 in only those portions of M.U.s 4-2, 4-3 and 4-20 to 4-22 which are contained within any of the following private lands:

(

a) in Zone 1,

(

i) Lot 3002 or 10305,

(ii) Plan XI, Sub City Lot 15 of D.L. 312,

(iii) S.L. 2 of D.L. 312,

(iv) S.L. 4, Plan 5772 of D.L. 312,

(

v) Plan 4381 of D.L. 6029,

(vi) Plan NEPX40, Sublot 1 of D.L. 311, or

(vii) Lot 1, Plan NEP18047 of D.L. 312;

(

b) in Zone 2,

(

i) Lot 780, 4834 or 8899,

(ii) S.L. 13 or 14 of D.L. 310, or

(iii) S.L. 10 of D.L. 4590;

(

c) in Zone 3, D.L. 10937, 14298, 14299, 15892 or 16121;

(

d) in Zone 4, S.L. 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 of D.L.

Section 8 of

Part 2 of

Schedule 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3) by striking out “ M.U.s 4-1 to 4-9 and 4-4 to 4-40 is from December 1 ” and substituting “ M.U.s 4-1 to 4-4, 4-21 to 4-26 and 4-34 to 4-36 is from November 15 ”, and

(

b) by repealing subsections (6) to (9) and substituting the following:

(6) The open season for cougar in M.U.s 4-3, 4-4 and 4-26 is the shorter of the following periods:

(

a) September 10 to January 31;

(

b) September 10 of the year until 72 hours after the regional manager has published that the total number of female cougar killed in M.U.s 4-3, 4-4 and 4-26 combined since April 1 of that year is

Section 15 of

Part 2 of

Schedule 4 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (10) (

a) and (d),

(

b) by adding the following subsection:

(10.1) The open season for hunting with a bow only for antlerless elk is September 1 to September 19 in the following areas:

(

a) Zone X of M.U. 4-3, as shown on map ‘2010 Elk GOS Zone X of 4-3’;

(

b) Zone X of M.U. 4-25, as shown on map ‘2014 Elk GOS Zone X of 4-25’. ,

(

c) in subsection (12) by striking out “ moose ” and substituting “ bull moose having no more than 2 tines (points) on one antler ”,

(

d) in subsection (12) (

a) by striking out “ 4-29 ” and substituting “ 4-27 ”,

(

e) in subsection (12) (

b) by striking out “ 4-1, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, ” and substituting “ 4-1 to 4-6, ”, and

(

f) by adding the following subsection:

(12.1) Section 1.1 (2) applies for the purpose of subsection (12) of this section.

Part 1 of

Schedule 5 is amended

(

a) in item 2, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 5-1 to 5-15** ” and substituting “ 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-15** ”,

(

b) in item 3, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 5-1 to 5-15 ” and substituting “ 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-15 ”, and

(

c) by adding the following item:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

3.1

MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks

5-7 to 5-9**

Sept. 10 to Nov. 30

1***

Section 6 (1) of

Part 2 of

Schedule 5 is amended by striking out “ , 5-03 ”.

Part 1 of

Schedule 6 is amended

(

a) in item 21, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Sept. 1 ” and substituting “ Aug. 15 ”,

(

b) in item 27, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Jan. 15 ” and substituting “ Feb. 28 ”,

(

c) in items 37 and 38, in the column entitled “ Species ”, by striking out “ ; WHITE-FRONTED GEESE; SNOW GEESE, ROSS’S GEESE ”, and

(

d) by adding the following items:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to 6-10, 6-15 to 6-30

Sept. 1 to Sept. 4 Sept. 7 to Nov. 30

5(15)

SNOW GEESE, ROSS’S GEESE

6-3, 6-11 to 6-14

Oct. 1 to Jan. 13

5(15)

Part 1 of

Schedule 7 is amended

(

a) in item 38, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 7-2 to 7-58 ” and substituting “ 7-19 to 7-22, 7-31 to 7-36, 7-42 to 7-58 ”,

(

b) by adding the following items:

Item Species Management Units Open Season Bag Limit

38.1

BLACK BEAR

7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-30, 7-37 to 7-41

Apr. 1 to June 30 Aug. 15 to Nov. 15

40.1

COUGAR

7-9 to 7-15, 7-24, 7-25

Sept. 10 to Mar. 31

, and

(

c) in item 40, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-25 ” and substituting “ 7-2 to 7-8, 7-16 to 7-18, 7-23 ”.

Part 2 of

Schedule 7 is amended by adding the following section:

Youth and senior calf moose season

30 The open season for calf moose in M.U.s 7-2 to 7-15, 7-17, 7-18, 7-24 to 7-30 and 7-38 from October 10 to October 19 is restricted to persons who are either less than 18 years of age or 65 years of age or older.

Part 1 of

Schedule 8 is amended

(

a) in items 1 and 2, in the column entitled “ Management Units ”, by striking out “ 8-15, ” and substituting “ 8-11, ” in both places,

(

b) in item 4, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Oct. 21 to Oct. 31 ” and substituting “ Sept. 10 to Nov. 10 ”,

(

c) in item 10, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Oct. 15 ” and substituting “ Nov. 1 ”,

(

d) in item 11, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ Sept. 10 ” and substituting “ Sept. 1 ”, and

(

e) in item 14, in the column entitled “ Open Season ”, by striking out “ June 15 ” and substituting “ June 30 ”.

Section 11 of

Part 2 is amended

(

a) by renumbering the

section as

section 11 (1), and

(

b) by adding the following subsection:

(2) The open season for hunting blue (Dusky) grouse, spruce (Franklin) grouse and ruffed grouse in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 from September 1 to September 9 is restricted to persons who are less than 18 years of age.

23 The following

section is added:

Elk

(1) The open season for hunting with a bow only for bull elk that have at least one branched antler with at least 6 tines (points) in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 is September 1 to September 9.

(2) Section 2 (2) applies for the purpose of subsection (1) of this section.

Schedule 9 is amended

(

a) by repealing map “ 2010 Moose GOS Zone B of 6-15 ”, and

(

b) by adding the following maps:

2014 Elk GOS Zone X of 4-25

2014 Moose GOS Zone B of 6-15 .

Appendix 3

Section 8 (5) (

e) of the Motor Vehicle Prohibition Regulation, B.C. Reg. 196/99, is amended by striking out “ 80, ”.

Section 11 of

Schedule 1 is amended by striking out “ Map No. 1-11/01 ” and substituting “ Map No. 1-11/14 ”.

Section 20 of

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following substituted:

Columbia Lake

20 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 4-25 as shown on the attached Map No. 1-20/14, except those roads shown as

(

a) blue lines and designated as open from May 1 to November 30, and

(

b) highlighted in green and designated as open year round.

Section 33 of

Schedule 1 is amended by striking out “ M.U. 4-20 and 4-21 outlined in red on the attached Map No. 1-33/04 ” and substituting “ M.U.s 4-20 and 4-21 outlined in red on the attached Map No. 1-33/14 ”.

Section 64 (

b) of

Schedule 1 is repealed.

Section 80 of

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following substituted:

Garnet Valley

80 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 8-08 outlined in red on the attached Map No. 1-74/14, except those roads shown as

(

a) dashed lines and designated as open from May 1 to December 31, and

(

b) highlighted in green and designated as open year round.

Section 85 of

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following substituted:

Thompson and Okanagan Alpine

85 Effective year round, in those portions of the Province of British Columbia that are above 1 700 m elevation and within either of the following regions, except on existing roads and trails:

(

a) Region 3, the Thompson Region;

(

b) Region 8, the Okanagan Region.

8 The following sections are added to

Schedule 1:

Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area

87 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 2-8 consisting of the Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area as described in

section 1 (2) of the Wildlife Management Areas Regulation, B.C. Reg. 161/87.

Bert Brink Wildlife Management Area

88 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 2-8 consisting of the Bert Brink Wildlife Management Area as described in

section 2 of the Wildlife Management Areas (Serpentine and Bert Brink) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 158/2009, within the following described boundaries:

All those parcels of Crown lands, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in New Westminster District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 1 Tube 1994, except Canadian National Railway Land Titles Office Plans 3886 (5 tube 620) and 4587, the whole containing approximately 915 hectares (311 hectares of upland and 604 hectares of foreshore).

Clinton Creek

89 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 3-31 being the watershed of Clinton Creek.

Wycliffe Conservation Property

90 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 4-20 in the vicinity of Wycliffe consisting of District Lots 6034, 6667 and 7318.

Hoodoos Conservation Property

91 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 4-26 outlined in red on the attached Map No. 1-80/14, except those roads shown as

(

a) dashed lines and designated as open from September 10 to November 30, and

(

b) highlighted in green and designated as open year round.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing the following maps:

Map No. 1-11/01

Map No. 1-20/12

Map No. 1-33/04

Map No. 1-57/03

Map No. 1-74/12

Map No. 2-17 , and

(

b) by adding the following maps:

Map No. 1-11/14

Map No. 1-20/14

Map No. 1-33/14

Map No. 1-74/14

Map No. 1-80/14 .

Section 17 of

Schedule 2 is repealed.

Section 18 of

Schedule 2 is repealed and the following substituted:

Garnet Fire

18 Effective year round, in that portion of M.U. 8-9 contained within the following described boundaries, including the entire right of way of the Derenzy Forest Service Road:

Commencing at the northwest corner of S.L. 47; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the City of Penticton to the southwest corner of S.L. 18; thence due east to the western-most portion of the right of way of the Derenzy Forest Service Road; thence easterly along the southern boundary of said right of way to the point of intersection with the western boundary of the right of way of the 201 Forest Service Road (formerly Okanagan Falls Forest Service Road); thence northerly along said right of way boundary to the point of intersection with the southern boundary of the right of way of the Beaverdell Road; thence westerly along said southern boundary to the point of intersection with the midline of Ellis Creek; thence in a general westerly direction along said midline to the point of intersection with the eastern boundary of the City of Penticton; thence southerly and westerly along said boundary to the point of commencement.

Section 1 of

Schedule 5 is repealed and the following substituted:

Southern Interior

1 Effective

(

a) year round, in M.U.s 3-45 and 3-46, and

(

b) April 1 to December 14, in M.U. 3-28.

Schedule 7 is amended by repealing “ Map No. 7-10/11” and adding “ Map No. 7-10/13 ”.

Appendix 4

Section 3.07 of the Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 338/82, is amended in

Schedule 3.07

(

a) in the Black Bear row, in the column entitled “ Region 6 ”, by striking out “ Oct. 1 ” and substituting “ Sept. 15 ”,

(

b) in the Lynx row, in the column entitled “ Region 6 ”, by striking out “ Nov. 15 ” and substituting “ Nov. 1 ”, and

(

c) in the Wolf row, in the column entitled “ Region 5 ”, by striking out “ Mar. 31 ” and substituting “ Mar. 31* ”.

Re: B.C. Reg. 72/2014

Pursuant to

section 6 of the Regulations Act , I hereby exempt from publication the maps attached to B.C. Reg. 72/2014.

The maps may be inspected during regular office hours at the following address:

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

4th Floor, 2975 Jutland Road

Victoria BC V8T 5J9

Email: fishandwildlife@gov.bc.ca

— Rodney Fehr , Registrar of Regulations .

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