Bill 46 (Legislature 6, Session 1)

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BILL No. 46 of 1927.

An Act to amend The Game Act. (Assented to , 1927.) , HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Game Act Amendment Act, 1927."

Section 4 of The Game Act, being

chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended- (

a) as to subsection (1), paragraph (c), by striking out the words "before the first day of October, one thou sand nine hundred and twenty-five," and substitut ing therefor the words "at any time" ; (

b) as to subsection (4) thereof, by striking out the words "two dollars and fifty cents," and substitut ing therefor the words "five dollars"; and by strik ing out the words "twenty-five dollars," and sub stituting thel'efol' the words "fifty dollars."

Section 5 of the said Act is amended (

a) as to subsection (1)- (

i) by striking out of paragraph (

c) thereof, the words "any bird of the families Scolopacidcw and Chal'adl'i'idac, commonly known as black bellied plover (Squntarola squatwrola) , Ameri can golden plover ( C hamdius dominicus) , greater yellow-legs (Totanus melanoleucus) , and yellow-legs (Totwl.u8 flav'ipcs)"; (ii) by adding as paragraph (cc) immediately after paragraph (c), the following: " (cc) any bird of the families Scolopacidae and ChamdTiidac, commonly known as black bellied plover (Squatarola squatarola) f American golden plover (Charadius dominicus), greater yellow-legs (Tota nus melwwleucus) , and yellow-legs (To tanus /lavipcs) , before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two" ; (iii) as to paragraph (d), by striking out the word "pheasant" and adding at the end thereof the following proviso:

2 "Provided, that no person shall hunt, trap, take, shoot at, wound or kill ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, at any time" ; (iv) by striking out paragraph (f) ; (

b) as to subsection (3)- (

i) by striking out the words "of the family Tetm onidae" where they fil'st occur; (ii) by adding after the words "ill one season" where they first occur, the words "or more than fifteen geese" ; (iii) by striking out the words "birds of the family Plwsianidac" and substituting therefor the words "European grey partridge, commonly caIled Hungarian partridge."

Section 5a of the said Act is amended-- «([) by striking out the ,vords and figures "section 4 or

section 5" and substituting' therefor the words and figures "sections LI, 5 or 6" ; _ (

b) by adding after the word "game," the words "01' fur-bearing anima1." . 5:; Sectipn 6 of the said Act is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) the1'eof- (

i) by striking out of paragraph (

a) the word "fox," and adding at the end thereof, the words "or any fox between the first day of March and the tlrst day of November"; (ii) by striking out of paragraph (

c) the words "any muskrat between the first day of May and the first day of December" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "any muskrat between the first day of May and the first day of March next foIlowing," and by adding at the end of the proviso to the said paragraph the foIlowing proviso: . "Provided that in the

section of the Province lying to the north of Township 90, the trapping of muskrats shall be prohibited between the fifteenth day of May and the first day of March next following." (iii) by striking out of paragraph (

d) the words "one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five," and substituting therefor the words "one thou sand nine hundred and thirty-five" ; (

b) by adding as subsection (6) thereof the following:

(6) No person shall at any time, except under a special pel'mit, shoot, shoot at, 01' spear any muskrat." 6. Sections 7a and 7b are added to the said Act, imme diately after

section 7, as follows: . '''7a.The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have IJOWer to make regulations concerning the management, in-

3 spection and conduct of game and fur farms, and to impose a licence on persons conducting the same, and prescribe the fee therefol'. "7b. The Lieutenant Governor'in Council may authorize the Minister to enter into an agreement with the Dominion Government for the lease of any Dominion lands and water areas in the Province,. for the propagation of fur-bearing animals, and to sub-let such areas to approved applicants under regulations of the Lieutenant Governor in Council."

Section 12(( is added to the said Act, immediately after

section 12, as follows: "12a. No person shall at any time, use or set a snare for the captm'e of any wild animal other than rabbits, except Oil land occupied by him. which is enclosed by a fence: "Provided, however, that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may authorize the use of snares for the capture of wild animals undel' such regulations, and subject to such restrictions, as he may otherwise prescribe."

Section 19 of the said Act is amended- (a.) by striking out subsections (2) and (3) and substi tuting thel'efor the following: "

(2) The fees to be paid therefor shall be fifty dollars for a license to hunt big game and game birds; five dollars for a license to hunt game birds; and fifty dollars for a license to trap fur-bearing animals. "

(3) All such licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December next following the date of issue." (

b) by striking out subsection (5) thereof, and substi tuting therefor the following: "

(5) The holder of a big game license, issued in accord ance with the frovisions of this section, shall be entitled to it free permit (Oil surrender of his license) to export his trophies. consisting of the head, skin and hoofs of any big game animal that has been legally killed by him." 9,

Section 21 of the said Act is amended as to subsection (2), by striking out the words "an affidavit sworn before a justice of the peace, or a commissioner for oaths, or a game guardian ," and substituting therefor the following: "a statement signed by him arid duly witnessed."

Section 26 of the said Act is amended by adding as subsection (2) thereof, the following: "

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall have power to make regulations calculated to preserve and pro tect wild animals and birds within a game preserve."

Section 28 of the said Act is amended by adding as subsection (3) thereof, the following: " (:3 ) No person shall allow his dog or dogs to run at large in any game preserve." 12. This Act shall come into force when assented to.

No. 46. FIRST SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE 17 GEORGE V 1927 BILL

An Act to amend The Game Act. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. HOADLEY .DMONTON: 1V. D. 1l'kLEAN, ACTING KlNc's PmNTER .&'f). 1927 Title: 1927 (6th, 1st) Bill 46,

An Act to amend The Game Act

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