“Committee” means the Exotic Animals Review Committee established under section 4.(Comité)

“conservation officer” means a conservation officer appointed under subsection 7(1) or (1.1) of the Fish and Wildlife Act or any person who, by virtue of his or her office, is a conservation officer and is referred to in section 20 of this Act.(agent de conservation)

“developmental stage” includes larva, embryo, egg or sperm.(stade de développement)

“exotic animal” means an exotic wildlife, an exotic fish or an exotic invertebrate.(animal exotique)

“exotic fish” means any fish that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of fish that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the fish is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the fish.(poisson exotique)

“exotic invertebrate” means any invertebrate that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of invertebrate that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the invertebrate is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the invertebrate. (invertébré exotique)

“exotic wildlife” means any vertebrate animal, excluding fish and the hybrid offspring of fish, that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of vertebrate animal that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the vertebrate animal is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the vertebrate animal.(animal exotique de la faune)

“gallinaceous bird” means a gallinaceous bird as defined in the Fish and Wildlife Act.(oiseau gallinacé)

“hybrid offspring” means, subject to subsection (2), an exotic animal at any developmental stage whose parents are different varieties of the same species or subspecies or belong to different but closely allied species or subspecies.(progéniture hybride)

“Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)

“permit” means a permit relating to exotic animals issued by the Minister under section 13.(permis)

“possession” includes the right of control or disposal of an exotic animal, irrespective of the actual possession or location of the exotic animal.(possession)

“release” means to release, intentionally or otherwise, exotic animals in the Province.(mise en liberté)

“traffic” means to buy, sell, trade, barter or distribute for gain or consideration an exotic animal or to offer to do so.(trafiquer)

“Committee” means the Exotic Animals Review Committee established under section 4.(Comité)

“conservation officer” means a conservation officer appointed under subsection 7(1) or (1.1) of the Fish and Wildlife Act or any person who, by virtue of his or her office, is a conservation officer and is referred to in section 20 of this Act.(agent de conservation)

“developmental stage” includes larva, embryo, egg or sperm.(stade de développement)

“exotic animal” means an exotic wildlife, an exotic fish or an exotic invertebrate.(animal exotique)

“exotic fish” means any fish that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of fish that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the fish is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the fish.(poisson exotique)

“exotic invertebrate” means any invertebrate that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of invertebrate that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the invertebrate is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the invertebrate. (invertébré exotique)

“exotic wildlife” means any vertebrate animal, excluding fish and the hybrid offspring of fish, that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species or subspecies of vertebrate animal that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature, whether or not the vertebrate animal is bred or reared in captivity, and includes any hybrid offspring or developmental stage of the vertebrate animal.(animal exotique de la faune)

“gallinaceous bird” means a gallinaceous bird as defined in the Fish and Wildlife Act.(oiseau gallinacé)

“hybrid offspring” means, subject to subsection (2), an exotic animal at any developmental stage whose parents are different varieties of the same species or subspecies or belong to different but closely allied species or subspecies.(progéniture hybride)

“Minister” means the Minister of Energy and Resource Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)

“permit” means a permit relating to exotic animals issued by the Minister under section 13.(permis)

“possession” includes the right of control or disposal of an exotic animal, irrespective of the actual possession or location of the exotic animal.(possession)

“release” means to release, intentionally or otherwise, exotic animals in the Province.(mise en liberté)

“traffic” means to buy, sell, trade, barter or distribute for gain or consideration an exotic animal or to offer to do so.(trafiquer)