British Columbia Bill 208 (Private Member) — 39th Parliament, 3rd Session — Previous Version 1
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2011 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 39th Parliament
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MR. MICHAEL SATHER
BILL M 208 – 2011
THE FAIR CHASE ACT
This bill amends the Wildlife Act and Wildlife Act, Hunting Regulation by adding provisions that prohibit, in the act of hunting, the impeding of wildlife and the baiting of wolves.
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Section 27 of the Wildlife Act, RSBC 1996, chap. 488 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(5) A person who, in the act of hunting, impedes the movement of wildlife by placing a motorized vehicle, aircraft, boat or other mechanical device between wildlife and the direction the wildlife is proceeding commits an offence.
Section 18 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3) A person commits an offence if that person hunts wolf by placing bait, including using a dead animal or part of a dead animal as bait.
Explanatory Note
This bill amends the Wildlife Act and Wildlife Act, Hunting Regulation by adding provisions that prohibit, in the act of hunting, the impeding of wildlife and the baiting of wolves.
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