46(0.1)The following definitions apply in this section.

46(1)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a rim-fire rifle, a centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug within two hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2.1)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (4.1), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(3)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a rim-fire rifle, centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than four hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than a ball or slug within two hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than two hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4.1)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt may discharge a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than one hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(5)Despite any other provision of this section, excluding subsection (5.1), a person who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations and who has wounded any wildlife may discharge a firearm for the purpose of taking that wounded wildlife within any distance from a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(5.1)Despite subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (3), (4) and (4.1) and subject to subsection (6), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a firearm from or across the paved portion of a designated road or within 10 m of the paved portion of a designated road commits an absolute liability offence.

46(6)The Minister may exempt an assistant conservation officer from the application of this section for the purpose of enabling him to destroy wildlife.

46(7)Subsections (1), (2) and (2.1) do not apply to a shooting range designated by the Minister.

46(8)Subject to subsection (5), a conservation officer may seize any wildlife killed, wounded or taken in violation of this section.

46(1)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a rim-fire rifle, a centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug within two hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2.1)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7) and subsections (4.1), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(3)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a rim-fire rifle, centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than four hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than a ball or slug within two hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than two hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4.1)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt may discharge a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than one hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations and who has wounded any wildlife may discharge a firearm for the purpose of taking that wounded wildlife within any distance from a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(6)The Minister may exempt an assistant conservation officer from the application of this section for the purpose of enabling him to destroy wildlife.

46(7)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a shooting range designated by the Minister.

46(8)Subject to subsection (5), a conservation officer may seize any wildlife killed, wounded or taken in violation of this section.

46(1)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a rim-fire rifle, a centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug within two hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2.1)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (4.1), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(3)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a rim-fire rifle, centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than four hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than a ball or slug within two hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than two hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4.1)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt may discharge a bow or a crossbow charged with an arrow or with a bolt within one hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than one hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations and who has wounded any wildlife may discharge a firearm for the purpose of taking that wounded wildlife within any distance from a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(6)The Minister may exempt an assistant conservation officer from the application of this section for the purpose of enabling him to destroy wildlife.

46(7)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a shooting range designated by the Minister.

46(8)Subject to subsection (5), a conservation officer may seize any wildlife killed, wounded or taken in violation of this section.

46(1)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a rim-fire rifle, a centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a muzzle-loading firearm or a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug within two hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2.1)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (4.1), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a bow charged with an arrow within one hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(3)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a rim-fire rifle, centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than four hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt, trap or snare may discharge a muzzle-loading firearm, a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug or a bow charged with an arrow within two hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than two hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(4.1)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations to hunt may discharge a bow charged with an arrow within one hundred metres of his or her dwelling if the point of discharge is more than one hundred metres from any other dwelling and from any school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations and who has wounded any wildlife may discharge a firearm for the purpose of taking that wounded wildlife within any distance from a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(6)The Minister may exempt an assistant conservation officer from the application of this section for the purpose of enabling him to destroy wildlife.

46(7)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a shooting range designated by the Minister.

46(8)Subject to subsection (5), a conservation officer may seize any wildlife killed, wounded or taken in violation of this section.

46(1)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer, who at any time discharges a rim-fire rifle, a centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(2)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), every person, other than a conservation officer who at any time discharges a muzzle-loading firearm, a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug or a bow charged with an arrow within two hundred metres of a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business commits an absolute liability offence.

46(3)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations may discharge a rim-fire rifle, centre-fire rifle or a shotgun loaded with ball or slug within four hundred metres of his dwelling if the point of discharge is more than four hundred metres from

46(4)The owner or occupant of a dwelling who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations may discharge a muzzle-loading firearm, a shotgun loaded with other than ball or slug or a bow charged with an arrow within two hundred metres of his dwelling if the point of discharge is more than two hundred metres from

46(5)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who is authorized to hunt, trap or snare by a licence issued under this Act or the regulations and who has wounded any wildlife may discharge a firearm for the purpose of taking that wounded wildlife within any distance from a dwelling, school, playground, athletic field, dump or place of business.

46(6)The Minister may exempt an assistant conservation officer from the application of this section for the purpose of enabling him to destroy wildlife.

46(7)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a shooting range designated by the Minister.

46(8)Subject to subsection (5), a conservation officer may seize any wildlife killed, wounded or taken in violation of this section.