Acts and Regulations

F-14.1 - Fish and Wildlife Act

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Prohibition against hunting on posted land
80(1)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(2)An owner or occupant of occupied or cultivated land may post signs or cause signs to be posted on the occupied or cultivated land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(3)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are allowed if permission is obtained from the owner:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(4)An owner or occupant who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under this section shall post the signs in accordance with the regulations.
80(5)An owner who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (3) shall
(a) annually register the posting of the land with the Minister, and
(b) provide the Minister with such information as is required by the Minister.
80(6)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7), where the owner or occupant posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (1) or (2) in accordance with the regulations, every person including the owner or occupant who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (1) or (2) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(7)The Minister, when satisfied that it is necessary for the safety of workers working on land may, in accordance with the regulations, post or cause to be posted signs on land to indicate that any or all of the following activities within the posted area are prohibited:
(a) shooting, or
(b) hunting.
80(8)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7), where the Minister posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (7) in accordance with the regulations, every person who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (7) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(9)Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (9.1), a person may enter upon land that is posted under this section for the purpose of pursuing and taking wounded wildlife.
80(9.1)When the land referred to in subsection (9) belongs to one of the classes of lands referred to in subsection 6(1) of the Trespass Act, no person may enter in or on the land to pursue and take wounded wildlife before informing the owner or occupant of the land of the person’s intention to enter in or on the land for that purpose, and, when notice of intention is given to the owner or occupant, the person may enter in or on the land for that purpose without obtaining the written consent required under subsection 6(2) of that Act.
80(10)Except when the land belongs to one of the classes of lands referred to in subsection 6(1) of the Trespass Act, when land is not posted in accordance with this section, the owner shall be deemed to consent to the entry of a person on the land for the purposes of hunting, trapping and snaring and such consent shall remain valid until revoked by the owner or by the servant or agent of the owner.
1983, c.33, s.20; 1988, c.60, s.4; 1991, c.43, s.17; 1993, c.24, s.3; 1997, c.1, s.21; 2012, c.35, s.8; 2023, c.39, s.2
Prohibition against hunting on posted land
80(1)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(2)An owner or occupant of occupied or cultivated land may post signs or cause signs to be posted on the occupied or cultivated land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(3)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are allowed if permission is obtained from the owner:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(4)An owner or occupant who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under this section shall post the signs in accordance with the regulations.
80(5)An owner who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (3) shall
(a) annually register the posting of the land with the Minister, and
(b) provide the Minister with such information as is required by the Minister.
80(6)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7), where the owner or occupant posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (1) or (2) in accordance with the regulations, every person including the owner or occupant who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (1) or (2) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(7)The Minister, when satisfied that it is necessary for the safety of workers working on land may, in accordance with the regulations, post or cause to be posted signs on land to indicate that any or all of the following activities within the posted area are prohibited:
(a) shooting, or
(b) hunting.
80(8)Subject to subsections 34(4), (4.1) and (7), where the Minister posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (7) in accordance with the regulations, every person who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (7) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(9)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person may enter upon land that is posted under this section for the purpose of pursuing and taking wounded wildlife.
80(10)Where land is not posted in accordance with this section the owner shall be deemed to consent to the entry of a person on the land for the purposes of hunting, trapping and snaring and such consent shall remain valid until revoked by the owner or by the servant or agent of the owner.
1983, c.33, s.20; 1988, c.60, s.4; 1991, c.43, s.17; 1993, c.24, s.3; 1997, c.1, s.21; 2012, c.35, s.8
Prohibition against hunting on posted land
80(1)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(2)An owner or occupant of occupied or cultivated land may post signs or cause signs to be posted on the occupied or cultivated land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are prohibited:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(3)An owner may post signs or cause signs to be posted on land to indicate that within the posted area any or all of the following activities are allowed if permission is obtained from the owner:
(a) shooting,
(b) hunting, or
(c) trapping or snaring.
80(4)An owner or occupant who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under this section shall post the signs in accordance with the regulations.
80(5)An owner who posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (3) shall
(a) annually register the posting of the land with the Minister, and
(b) provide the Minister with such information as is required by the Minister.
80(6)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7), where the owner or occupant posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (1) or (2) in accordance with the regulations, every person including the owner or occupant who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (1) or (2) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(7)The Minister, when satisfied that it is necessary for the safety of workers working on land may, in accordance with the regulations, post or cause to be posted signs on land to indicate that any or all of the following activities within the posted area are prohibited:
(a) shooting, or
(b) hunting.
80(8)Subject to subsections 34(4) and (7), where the Minister posts signs or causes signs to be posted on land under subsection (7) in accordance with the regulations, every person who engages in any activity prohibited under subsection (7) within the posted area commits an offence.
80(9)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person may enter upon land that is posted under this section for the purpose of pursuing and taking wounded wildlife.
80(10)Where land is not posted in accordance with this section the owner shall be deemed to consent to the entry of a person on the land for the purposes of hunting, trapping and snaring and such consent shall remain valid until revoked by the owner or by the servant or agent of the owner.
1983, c.33, s.20; 1988, c.60, s.4; 1991, c.43, s.17; 1993, c.24, s.3; 1997, c.1, s.21