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Volume 58, No. 16

163/2015

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

August 25, including August 11, 2015

B.C. Reg. 163/2015 , deposited August 4, 2015, under the WILDLIFE ACT [section 53 (1) (d), (e), (

f) and (l)]. Order in Council 488/2015, approved and ordered July 31, 2015.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Angling and Scientific Collection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 125/90, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— S. THOMSON, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations ; W. R. BENNETT, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Appendix

Section 1 (1) of the Angling and Scientific Collection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 125/90, is amended

(

a) by repealing the definition of “guided non resident alien” , and

(

b) by adding the following definition:

“non-guided non resident” means a non resident who is not a guided classified water angler, but does not include a non-guided non resident alien; .

Section 2.01 is amended

(

a) in subsection (6) by striking out “ Subject to subsection (7) ” and substituting “ Subject to

section 2.02 ”, and

(

b) by repealing subsections (7) and (11).

Section 2.02 is repealed and the following substituted:

Allocating classified waters angling licences to non-guided non residents and non-guided non resident aliens

2.02

(1) The director may establish one or both of the following for a classified water for a calendar year:

(

a) the maximum number of classified waters angling licences or angler days to be allocated to non-guided non residents;

(

b) the maximum number of classified waters angling licences or angler days to be allocated to non-guided non resident aliens.

(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), the director must have regard to the management plan for the classified water.

(3) Upon setting a maximum number of classified waters angling licences or angler days for non-guided non residents or non-guided non resident aliens under subsection (1), the director must specify whether the licences or days will be allocated by a lottery or a booking system.

(4) If the director decides to allocate licences or days by a lottery, the director must inform applicants about the lottery to be conducted as follows:

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a) before the lottery takes place, by means of a press release or other publication, giving

(

i) the time and place of the lottery,

(ii) the manner of making an application, and

(iii) other relevant information about the conduct of the lottery;

(

b) after the lottery, by giving

(

i) the results of the lottery, and

(ii) the names of the officials of the ministry who were present and conducting the lottery.

(5) If the director decides to allocate licences or days by a booking system, the licences or days must be allocated in the order in which the director receives completed applications.

(6) The director may delegate his or her powers and duties under this

section to another person.

Schedule A is amended

(

a) in item 39,

(

i) in column 1, by striking out “ the Elk River (Elk River) ” and substituting “ the confluence with the Elk River; Michel Creek (Elk River) ”, and

(ii) in column 3, by striking out “ 2 950 ” and substituting “ 2 589 ”,

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b) by adding the following item as indicated:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Steelhead Licence Mandatory

Item

Waters

(includes unspecified tributaries unless indicated by an * before the name)

No. of Guides

Angler Day Quota Limit

From

From

40.1

Michel Creek

No limit

April 1

March 31

Exempt

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c) in item 41, in column 3, by striking out “ 150 ” and substituting “ 200 ”,

(

d) in item 42, in column 1, by striking out “ downstream of St. Mary Lake, excluding Joseph Creek (St. Mary River A) ” and substituting “ excluding Joseph Creek ”,

(

e) by repealing item 43, and

(

f) in item 45, in column 3, by striking out “ 150 ” and substituting “ 230 ”.

5 Item 12 of

Schedule D is amended by striking out “ above the Elk River ” and substituting “ upstream of the confluence of Coal Creek and the Elk River ”.

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