Bill 23 (Legislature 6, Session 2)

L6 S2 9106

Alberta — Bills

REPRINTED BILL BILL No. 23 of 1928.

An Act to amend The Game Act. (Assented to ,1928.) HIS MA.JESTY, 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, 1928." 2. The Game Act, being

chapter 70 of the Revised Stat utes of Alberta, 1922, is amended as to

section 5 thereof: (

a) by striking out subsection (1) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following: "

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, from time to time, declare any prescribed part of a year as an open season in respect of any specified game birds, during which it shall be lawful, subject to the other provisions of this Act, to hunt, trap, take, shoot at, wound or kill any kind or 'kinds of the game birds following, 'that is to say: "(

a) birds of those species of the family Anatidae, commonly known as ducks and geese; " (

b) birds of the family Rallidae, commonly known as rails or coots; " (

c) birds of the family Gallinngo delicata, com monly known as Wilson snipe; I' "(

d) birds of the family Scolopa,cidae, and Chara driida,e, including Squatarola squatu,rola, com monly known as black-bellied plover, Cha,ra drius dominicus, commony known as Ameri can golden plover, Totanus mclanoleucus, commonly known as the greater yellow-legs, and Totanus fiavipes, commonly known as yel low-legs; "( (') birds of the family Tetmonidae, commonly known as grouse, partridge, ptarmigan and prairie chicken; "(

f) birds of the family Phasianidae, being the European grey partridge, commonly called the Hungarian partridge-

and no person shall hunt, trap, take, shoot at, wound or kill any game bird as aforesaid exc.ept in 'an open season declared in respect of any such game bird"; and (

b) as to subsection (2) thereof, by striking out the words "buy, sell, traffic in, or" where the same occur therein.

Section 5a, of the said Act is hereby struck O\1t and the following substituted therefor: "5a. Notwithstanding 'the provisions of sections 4 and 6 of this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to tinle, ltpon being satisfied that it is proper so to do, fix a close season or' an open season other than the seasons fixed in the sections last mentioned in respect of any game or fur-bearing animals mentioned therein, and may provide that the season so fixed by any Order in Council, pursuant to this and the next preceding section, shall apply only to such part or parts of the Province as shall be defined therein." .

Section 6 of the said Act is amended- (

a) as to subsection (1)' thereof, by adding thereto the following paragraphs: " (e). any bear between the fifteenth day of June and the first day of Septernber; "(

f) any hear with a cub or cubs,' at any time;, "(

g) any bear cub at any time"; and (

b) by adding as subsection' (7) thereof, the following: "

(7) No person shall during any one open season take or kill more than one of any'species of bear." 5.

Section i 7 of the said Act is amended by adding there to as subsection ,(2) thereof, the following: "

(2) The fee for a resident's big game license shall be one dollar and the holder of every such license shall at the same time that he returns his license to the Department, pay to the' Department the further sum' of two dollars and fifty cents, in respect of every head of big game killed or taken by the licensee." G.

Section 18 of the said Act is struck out and the fol lowing substituted therefor: "18.-

(1) No person shall buy, sell, deal or traffic in any big game or any game bird or any part of any big game or any game bird, save and except only as is expressly per mitted by this Act, or by any regUlations made thereunder. "

(2) If any big game or game bird or any part of any big game or game bird is found upon any premises used for the merchandising or storing or preparing for market of any commodity or upon any premises where meals are pre pared for public consumption or upon the premises of a

3 logging camp or construction camp, or upon any vehicle or dinarily used in connection with any of the businesses or occupations befQre mentioned, the proprietor of the prem ises or vehicle upon or in which such big game or game bird as aforesaid is found, and the person in charge of or apparently in charge of such premises or vehicle shall be guilty of an off~nce against this Act. . "

(3) The Minister or any person authorized by him may grant a special permit to hotel keepers and restaurant keep ers, allowing the preparation for the personal use of a.guest or boarder of any big game or game bird upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in the permit."

Section 19 of the said Act is amended by striking out subsection (2) thereof, and substituting therefor the fol lowing: "

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to time fix the amount of fees payable for any license as aforesaid, by a resident of any other Province of Canada at the sums which are charged in such other Province to a resident of the Province of Alberta, and subject to the provisions of any Order in Council made .hereunder, the fees payable by every non-resident shall be fifty donars 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."

Section 33 of the said Act is amended as to subsection (4) thereof, by striking out the words "Chief Game Guard ian" and substituting therefor the word "Minister."

Section 38 of the said Act is hereby struck out and the following substituted therefor: "38.-

(1) Every person who hunts, traps, takes, shoots at, wounds or kills any buffalo, contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence punishable vpon

summary conviction by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars, nor more than five hundr~d dollars in respect of each such buffalo. "

(2) Every person who hunts, traps, takes, shoots at, wounds, or kills any other animals contrary to the provi sions of this Act, sha11 be guilty of an offence punishable on

summary conviction, by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, if the offence is in respect of one animal only, and if the offence is in respect of more than one animal then by a fine of not more than fifty dollars in respect of each such animal and five hundred dollars in all, together with costs in every case. "

(3) Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act, for the breach of which no penalty is specially pro vided, shall be guilty of an offence punishable on

summary conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, together with costs."

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Section 41 of the said .Act is amended as to subsection (3) thereof, by striking out the words "Game Commission er" and substituting therefor the word "Minister." 1.1..

Section 41a of the said Act is amended- (

a) as to subsection (2) thereof, by striking out of the proviso thereto the words "Game Commissioner" and substituting "therefor the word "Minister"; and (

b) as to subsection (4) thereof, by striking out the words "Game Commissioner~' and substituting therefor the words "Department of Agriculture." 1.2.

Section 47 of the said Act is amended by striking out the words "Game Commissioner" and substituting therefor the word "Minister." 1.3.

Section 51 of the said Act is amended as to subsection (1) thereof, by striking out the word "and" where it first occurs, and adding after the words "game inspectors" the words "and other officers." 1.4. This Act shall come into force on ............... .

REPRINTED BILL. No. 23. SECOND SESSION SIXTH LEGISLATURE 18 GEORGE V 1928 BILL

An Act to amend The Game Act. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................ '" . HON. MR. HOADLEY. EDMONTON: W'. D. McLEAN, ACTING KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1928 Title: 1928 (6th, 2nd) Bill 23,

An Act to amend The Game Act

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Citation	L6 S2 9106
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