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Guide Regulations

made under

Section 113 of the

Wildlife Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 504

O.I.C. 87-1182 (effective September 29, 1987), N.S. Reg. 206/1987

amended to O.I.C. 2015-96 (effective April 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 172/2015

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Citation

Definition

Types of licence/fee

Qualifications

Non-residents

Guide examination boards

Guiding methods

Information returns

Terms/conditions of licence

Repeal of old regulations

Effective date of new regulations

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Guide Regulations .

Definition

(1) In these regulations

(a) “Act” means the Wildlife Act ;

(b) “Department” means the Department of Natural Resources;

(c) [repealed]

(d) “Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources;

(e) “registered guide” means a guide licensed under these regulations but does

not include the holder of a special permit to guide;

(f) “registered guide licence” means a Registered Fishing Guide Licence,

Registered Hunting Guide Licence, and Registered Master Guide Licence;

(g) “Registered Fishing Guide Licence” means a licence issued pursuant to the

Act and regulations conferring upon the holder the privilege of

accompanying as a registered guide any person fishing or intending to fish;

(h) “Registered Hunting Guide Licence” means a licence issued pursuant to the

Act and regulations conferring upon the holder the privilege of

accompanying in the woods as a registered guide any person hunting

wildlife or intending to hunt wildlife;

(i) [repealed]

(j) “Registered Master Guide Licence” means a licence issued pursuant to the

Act and regulations conferring upon the holder the privilege of

accompanying in the woods as a registered guide any person hunting

wildlife, fishing or intending to hunt wildlife or fish;

(k) [repealed]

(l) “special permit to guide” means a permit issued under this Act to a person

conferring upon the holder the privilege of accompanying in the woods as a

guide any friends or relatives who wish to hunt or fish or who intend to hunt

or fish.

Types of licence/fee

(1) The Minister may

(

a) issue a Registered Fishing Guide Licence, a Registered Hunting Guide

Licence, a Registered Master Guide Licence, or a combination of two or

more of the licences at a fee of $12.48 for each licence or combination of

licences;

(

b) issue a Special Permit to Guide for a fee of $6.22.

(2) Provided there has been compliance with the Act and regulations, a registered

guide may apply for a renewal of a registered guide licence upon the payment of

the prescribed fee.

(3) A registered guide licence issued pursuant to these regulations expires annually on

March 31.

(4) No special permit to guide is valid unless the applicant is a resident, provides

answers to all the questions provided on the permit, and complies with all the other

(5) No person shall apply for, be granted, or hold a registered guide licence or a

special permit to guide

(

a) during the period of suspension or cancellation if the person’s privilege of

obtaining a hunting or fishing licence pursuant to the Act is suspended or

cancelled;

(

b) for a period of one year from the date of conviction if the person is

convicted of an offence pursuant to

Section 8 of these regulations.

Qualifications

(1) A person 16 years of age and over may apply for a registered guide licence

provided that the person has successfully passed a competency test as prescribed by

the Minister.

(1A) A person under 19 years of age who holds a registered guide licence may only act

as a guide under the supervision of a registered guide who is 19 years of age and

over.

(2) A resident nineteen years of age and over may apply for a special permit to guide if

the person is certified to hunt with a firearm or bow under the Hunter Education,

Safety and Training Regulations made under the Act.

(3) The holder of a special permit to guide shall not charge a fee or accept

compensation or reward when acting pursuant to a special permit to guide.

Non-residents

(1) It shall be an offence for a non-resident to hunt, take or kill wildlife or attempt to

hunt, take or kill wildlife without being supervised by a registered guide or a

resident who holds a special permit to guide.

(2) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, guide services are not reasonably available,

the Minister may authorize a non-resident to hunt for a specified period of time and

at a specific location within the Province while not accompanied by a guide.

6 [repealed]

Guide examination boards

(1) The Minister shall institute a competency test for persons who apply to be licensed

as a registered guide.

(2) The Minister may designate persons to determine, subject to the approval of the

Minister, the content of the competency test and to administer the testing referred

to in subsection (1).

(3) Except with the permission of the Minister, no person under 12 years old shall be

permitted to take a guide course or competency test.

(4) [repealed]

(5) The competency test may be taken by the applicant orally or in writing.

(6) The Minister shall establish the pass mark for the competency test.

(7) [repealed]

Guiding methods

8 No registered guide or person who holds a special permit to guide shall at any one time

(

a) guide more than three persons when guiding persons who are hunting for

deer;

(

b) guide more than four persons when guiding persons who are hunting or

fishing species other than deer.

Information returns

(1) Every person to whom a Guide Licence or Special Permit to Guide has been issued

shall send to the Minister by post any report card or information report required by

the Minister.

(2) Where a person is the holder of a Registered Guide Licence or Special Permit to

Guide and acts as a guide for a non-resident, the person shall collect from the non-resident and submit to the Minister such information returns and biological parts of

wildlife as required to be submitted pursuant to the terms of the non-resident's

licence.

Terms/conditions of licence

10 It shall be an offence for any person to contravene the terms or conditions contained in

the registered guide licence or special permit to guide.

11 [repealed]

Repeal of old regulations

12 Regulations made by Order in Council 83-801 dated the 26th day of July, 1983, as

amended, respecting guides are rescinded as of the 29th day of September, 1987.

Effective date of new regulations

13 These regulations shall come into force on and after the 29th day of September, 1987.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Guide Regulations

N.S. Reg.

206/1987

Wildlife Act

Note: The information

in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the

Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Guide Regulations made under the Wildlife Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

206/1987

Sep 29, 1987

date specified

Oct 22, 1987

164/1991

Jul 15, 1991

date specified

Jul 26, 1991

146/1994

Aug 17, 1994

date specified

Sep 2, 1994

132/1995

Jul 1, 1995

date specified

Sep 1, 1995

118/1996

Jul 1, 1996

date specified

Jul 19, 1996

97/1997

Jul 1, 1997

date specified

Aug 15, 1997

158/2006

Aug 17, 2006

date specified

Sep 1, 2006

174/2007

Apr 1, 2007

date specified

Mar 30, 2007

228/2007

Apr 20, 2007

date specified

May 11, 2007

229/2008

Apr 1, 2008

date specified

Apr 18, 2008

377/2008

Sep 9, 2008

date specified

Sep 26, 2008

168/2009

Apr 1, 2009

date specified

Apr 14, 2009

88/2010

Jun 22, 2010

date specified

Jul 16, 2010

144/2011

Apr 1, 2011

date specified

Apr 15, 2011

171/2013

Apr 1, 2013

date specified

Apr 12, 2013

172/2015

Apr 1, 2015

date specified

Apr 8, 2015

The

following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

2(

b) defn. of “Department” ..............

am. 118/1996

2(

c) defn. of “guide” .........................

rep. 118/1996

2(

d) defn. of “Minister” ....................

am. 118/1996

2(

e) defn. of “registered guide” ........

am. 118/1996

2(

f) defn. of “registered guide licence” ........................................................

am. 118/1996

2(

i) defn. of “Registered Recreational Guide Licence” ..............................

rep. 118/1996

2(

j) defn. of “Registered Master Guide Licence” .........................................

am. 118/1996

2(

k) defn. of “special permit guide” .

rep. 118/1996

2(

l) defn. of “special permit to guide” ........................................................

am. 118/1996

3(1) ...................................................

rs. 164/1991

3(1)(a) ..........................................

am. 118/1996; fc. 174/2007, 229/2008; am. 377/2008; fc.

168/2009, 88/2010, 144/2011, 171/2013, 172/2015

3(1)(b) .........................................

am. 146/1994; fc. 174/2007, 229/2008, 168/2009,

144/2011, 171/2013, 172/2015

3(3) ...................................................

am. 118/1996, 228/2007, 88/2010

3(5) ...................................................

am. 146/1994; rs. 97/1997

4 ........................................................

rs. 118/1996

4(1) ..............................................

am. 88/2010

4(1A) ...........................................

ad. 88/2010

4(2) ..............................................

am. 158/2006

6 ........................................................

rep. 118/1996

7 ........................................................

rs. 146/1994

7(2) ..............................................

am. 118/1996

7(3) ..............................................

am. 377/2008, 88/2010

7(4) ..............................................

rep. 118/1996

7(7) ..............................................

rep. 88/2010

8 ........................................................

ad. 118/1996

8(1) ..............................................

am. 164/1991; rs. 146/1994; rep.

118/1996

8(2) ..............................................

rep. 118/1996

9 ........................................................

ra. as 9(1) 132/1995

9(1) ..............................................

ra. from 9 132/1995

9(2) ..............................................

ad. 132/1995

11 ......................................................

rep. 97/1997

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

References to the Department and Minister of Lands and

Forests should be read as references to the Department and Minister of

Natural Resources in accordance with O.I.C. 1991-971 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.

376. (corrected by N.S. Reg. 118/1996)

Sep 16, 1991

References to the Department and Minister of Natural

Resources should be read as references to the Department and Minister of

Lands and Forestry in accordance with O.I.C. 2018-188 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.

Jul 5, 2018

References to the Department and Minister of Natural

Resources should be read as references to the Department and Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables in

accordance with O.I.C. 2021-210 under the Public

Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

164/1983

Guide Regulations

Apr 1, 1984

Sep 29, 1987

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.