Fish and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants), 2003 Brown, Michael A. — Bill 21 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 21, 37-4

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Bill 21, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants), 2003

Brown, Michael A.

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Bill 21 2003

An Act to amend

the Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Act, 1997

in respect of

double-crested cormorants

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 5 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Limited exception, double-crested cormorants

(3) Despite clause (1) (e), a person may hunt double-crested

cormorants from September 5 to the end of December in any year.

Hunting limitations

(4) A person hunting under subsection (3) shall not kill,

capture or take into possession more than 10 double-crested cormorants on any

day or more than 20 double-crested cormorants during the period mentioned in

that subsection.

2. Subsection 7 (2) of the Act is amended by adding

"double-crested cormorant" after "common grackle".

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Fish and

Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants),

2003 .

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 to

permit the hunting of double-crested cormorants subject to specific

restrictions.

Section 1 of the Bill permits the hunting of double-crested

cormorants from September 5 to the end of December in any year. It goes on to

impose daily and seasonal limitations on the number of double-crested

cormorants which may be hunted.

Section 2 of the Bill makes it legal for a

person to destroy, take or possess the nest or eggs of a double-crested

cormorant.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 5, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

5, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 21, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 21 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9a28c23da97b8c26a75fea75e8454e6fe28949cb

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