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Regulation number	Title
F-14.1	Fish and Wildlife Act

Under subsection 118(1) of the Fish and Wildlife Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:

Citation

1This Regulation may be cited as the Wild Turkey Hunting Regulation – Fish and Wildlife Act.

Definitions

2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.

“Act” means the Fish and Wildlife Act.(Loi)

“non-resident wild turkey licence” means a valid and subsisting non-resident wild turkey licence issued under paragraph 9.3(1)(a).(permis de chasse au dindon sauvage pour non-résident)

“resident wild turkey licence” means a valid and subsisting resident wild turkey licence issued under paragraph 7(2)(a).(permis de chasse au dindon sauvage pour résident)

“wild turkey” means a wild turkey with a visible beard on its chest that consists of a tuft of hair-like feathers that grow larger with age.(dindon sauvage)

“wild turkey licence” Repealed: 2024-1

“wild turkey season” , with reference to any year, means a period of two consecutive weeks beginning the second Monday of May.(saison de chasse au dindon sauvage)

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Wildlife management zones

3For the purposes of this Regulation, the wildlife management zones shall be the same as the wildlife management zones established under section 12 of the Hunting Regulation – Fish and Wildlife Act.

Quotas for wildlife management zones

4(1)The Minister may establish an annual quota, which quota shall consist of a range, of wild turkey that may be hunted in each wildlife management zone.

4(2)For each wildlife management zone, the total number of applicants chosen in the draws referred to in subsection 6(1) and 9.2(1) to be issued a resident wild turkey licence or a non-resident wild turkey licence, as the case may be, shall fall within the range established for that wildlife management zone.

4(3)Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Minister, if of the opinion that the population of wild turkey does not support sustainable hunting of wild turkey in a wildlife management zone, may establish a quota of zero for that wildlife management zone.

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Application for resident wild turkey licence

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5(1)Subject to subsection 82.1(1) of the Act, an application for a resident wild turkey licence may be made by a person

(a) who is 12 years of age or older,

(b) whose principal place of residence is within the Province,

(c) who provides proof of successful completion, in the Province or elsewhere,

(i) of a firearm safety and hunter education course recognized by the Minister, or

(ii) if hunting by bow or crossbow, of a bow hunter education course recognized by the Minister, and

(d) who provides proof of successful completion, in the Province, of a wild turkey hunting education course recognized by the Minister.

5(2)Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply if the applicant was born before January 1, 1981, and provides proof that the applicant previously held a hunting licence issued

(a) under the Act or any regulation under the Act, or

(b) under an act of another jurisdiction that is substantially similar to the Act or under a regulation under such an act.

5(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), an applicant may provide proof that the applicant previously held a hunting licence by

(a) certifying in the manner required by the Minister that they previously held such a licence, or

(b) producing the licence.

5(4)An applicant may apply to the Minister for a resident wild turkey licence

(a) by completing an electronic application accessible through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website,

(b) at a Service New Brunswick centre, or

(c) at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act.

5(5)In an application for a resident wild turkey licence, an applicant shall indicate from among the wildlife management zones for which a quota has been established by the Minister under subsection 4(1) the one wildlife management zone in which they wish to hunt wild turkey.

5(6)An application for a resident wild turkey licence shall not be accepted later than the following times:

(a) in the case of an electronic application accessible through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website, 12 midnight of the last Friday of the month of February in the year of the application;

(b) in the case of an application made at a Service New Brunswick centre, the end of the business day for that Service New Brunswick centre of the last Friday of the month of February in the year of the application; and

(c) in the case of an application made at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act, the end of the business day for that business premises or midnight, whichever occurs first, of the last Friday of the month of February in the year of the application.

5(7)Repealed: 2024-1

5(8)An applicant for a resident wild turkey licence shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $6.

5(9)No person shall make more than one application to the Minister for a resident wild turkey licence in any year.

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Resident wild turkey licence draw

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6(1)Subject to subsection (2), an application for a resident wild turkey licence received by the Minister within the time limit established under subsection 5(6) shall be classified according to the wildlife management zone indicated on the application, and submitted to a random computer draw for that wildlife management zone.

6(2)The Minister may remove from the draw the application of any applicant

(a) who has submitted more than one application,

(b) whose application is in any way incomplete, inaccurate or misleading, or

(c) who is prohibited from obtaining or applying for a licence.

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Issuance of resident wild turkey licence

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7(1)An applicant who in any year is successful in the draw referred to in subsection 6(1), or any other person on behalf of the applicant, may obtain a resident wild turkey licence for that year

(a) through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website,

(b) at a Service New Brunswick centre, or

(c) at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act.

7(2)Subject to subsection (3), the Minister shall issue to the successful applicant

(a) a resident wild turkey licence that

(i) authorizes the holder to hunt wild turkey during the wild turkey season in the year in which the resident wild turkey licence was issued,

(ii) indicates on its face the unique alphanumeric identifier of the tag associated with the resident wild turkey licence,

(iii) indicates on its face the wildlife management zone in which the holder is authorized to hunt wild turkey, and

(iv) bears on its face such identification of the holder as is required by the Minister, and

(b) a tag associated with the resident wild turkey licence.

7(3)The Minister shall not issue a resident wild turkey licence to a successful applicant unless the applicant, or the person obtaining the resident wild turkey licence on behalf of the applicant,

(a) provides the unique identification number provided under subsection 82.1(4) of the Act to the applicant at the time of their registration under section 82.1 of the Act, or

(b) satisfies the Minister as to the applicant’s identity by presenting the identification and other documentation requested by the Minister.

7(4)No person shall be issued more than one resident wild turkey licence in any year.

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Conservation fundraising wild turkey licence

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7.1(1)In this section, “raffle” means a raffle as defined in the Charitable Gaming Licensees Regulation – Gaming Control Act.

7.1(2)For the purpose of issuing a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, the Minister may approve, for a period not exceeding two years, a hunting or fishing association or club incorporated under the Companies Act for the purpose of conducting a raffle each year to select a winner, the eventual holder of the licence.

7.1(3)The Minister shall notify an association or club approved under subsection (2) that a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence has been set aside for the winner of the raffle, and the association or club, as the case may be, shall notify the Minister when the winner has been selected.

7.1(4)Subject to subsections (7) and (12), the winner of the raffle conducted by an association or club in any year, or a person acting on behalf of the winner,

(a) may apply for a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence for that year

(i) through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website,

(ii) at a Service New Brunswick centre, or

(iii) at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act, and

(b) shall, at the time of obtaining the licence, indicate from among the wildlife management zones for which a quota has been established by the Minister under subsection 4(1) the one wildlife management zone in which they wish to hunt wild turkey.

7.1(5)An applicant for a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence may hunt in any wildlife management zone even when the number of applicants chosen following the random computer draw referred to in subsection 6(1) is equal to the annual quota of wild turkey that may be hunted by residents in that wildlife management zone.

7.1(6)No person shall make more than one application to the Minister for a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence in any year.

7.1(7)The Minister shall not issue a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence to a successful applicant unless the applicant, or the person obtaining the conservation fundraising wild turkey licence on behalf of the applicant,

(a) satisfies the Minister as to the winner’s identity and as to the following by providing the unique identification number provided to the winner under subsection 82.1(4) of the Act at the time of registration under section 82.1 of the Act or satisfies the Minister as to the winner’s identity by presenting any identification and other documentation requested by the Minister:

(i) the winner’s principal place of residence is within the Province; and

(ii) the winner is 16 years of age or older; and

(b) provides proof that the winner successfully completed in the Province or elsewhere one of the following courses recognized by the Minister:

(i) a firearm safety and hunter education course; or

(ii) if hunting by bow or crossbow, a bow hunter education course, and

(c) provides proof of successful completion, in the Province, of a wild turkey hunting education course recognized by the Minister.

7.1(8)Paragraph (7)(b) does not apply if a winner was born before January 1, 1981, and provides proof that the winner was the previous holder of a hunting licence issued

(a) under the Act or any regulation under the Act, or

(b) under an act of another jurisdiction that is substantially similar to the Act or under a regulation under that act.

7.1(9)For the purposes of subsection (8), a winner may provide proof that the winner was the previous holder of a hunting licence

(a) by certifying in the manner required by the Minister that the winner previously held such a licence, or

(b) by producing the licence.

7.1(10)Despite subparagraph (7)(a)(i), the Minister may issue a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence to a resident who was born in the Province and who is a member of the Canadian Forces or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police whose principal place of residence is outside the Province.

7.1(11)The Minister shall not issue more than one conservation fundraising wild turkey licence in any one year.

7.1(12)A person who was successful in the random computer draw held under subsection 6(1) in any year shall not apply for a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence in that year.

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Fees

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8(1)The fee for a resident wild turkey licence and conservation fundraising wild turkey licence is

(a) $20 for a resident who is 16 years of age or older but younger than 65 years of age, and

(b) $10 for a resident who is 65 years of age or older.

8(2)The fee for a replacement resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence obtained by a person at a Service New Brunswick centre or at the premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act is $5.25.

8(3)A person who obtains a resident wild turkey licence under subsection 7(1) or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence shall pay, at the time they obtain the licence, a conservation fee of $5.00.

8(4)Conservation fees paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special purpose account within the Consolidated Fund identified as the Wildlife Trust Fund.

2024-1; 2024-41

Tag associated with resident wild turkey licence and conservation fundraising wild turkey licence

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9(1)For the purposes of this Regulation, a tag is associated with a resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence if the tag has been activated under subsection (3) in respect of that licence.

9(2)At the same time that a person obtains a resident wild turkey licence under subsection 7(1) or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence under subsection 7.1(4), they shall apply for the activation of a tag in respect of the licence.

9(3)When an application is made under subsection (2), the Minister may activate a tag in respect of a resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence using the unique alphanumeric identifier printed on the tag.

9(4)A tag associated with a resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence is not valid if it does not comply with Schedule A.

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Application for non-resident wild turkey licence

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9.1(1)An application for a non-resident wild turkey licence may be made by providing the information required by the Minister, in the manner that the Minister requires.

9.1(2)An application for a non-resident wild turkey licence shall not be made or accepted later than 4:30 p.m. of the last Friday of the month of February in the year of application.

9.1(3)An applicant for a non-resident wild turkey licence shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $25.

9.1(4)No person shall make more than one application to the Minister for a non-resident wild turkey licence in any year.

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Non-resident wild turkey licence draw

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9.2(1)Subject to subsection (2), an application for a non-resident wild turkey licence received by the Minister within the time limit established under subsection 9.1(2) shall be classified according to the wildlife management zone indicated on the application and submitted to a random computer draw for that wildlife management zone.

9.2(2)The Minister may remove an application from the draw if

(a) the application is in any way incomplete, inaccurate or misleading,

(b) the applicant has submitted more than one application, or

(c) the applicant is prohibited from obtaining or applying for a licence.

9.2(3)A person may only participate in the draw if

(a) the person

(i) operates an outfitting business located in New Brunswick that includes an accommodation that has been approved by the Minister, or

(ii) is a holder of a valid guide I licence and operates a guiding business located in New Brunswick that includes an accommodation that has been approved by the Minister,

(b) the person operates a business that is registered in the Province under one of the following Acts:

(i) the Business Corporations Act;

(ii) the Companies Act;

(iii) the Limited Partnership Act; or

(iv) the Partnerships and Business Names Registration Act, and

(c) the person provides proof of liability insurance coverage in an amount of not less than $5,000,000 for the person and their clients with respect to the person’s outfitting business or guiding business, as the case may be.

9.2(4)If a guide or an outfitter referred to in subsection (3) is successful in a draw, the Minister shall

(a) advise the person that a non-resident wild turkey licence has been set aside for their client, the eventual holder of the non-resident wild turkey licence, and

(b) provide the person with a unique identification number associated with the non-resident wild turkey licence that has been set aside for their client.

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Issuance of non-resident wild turkey licence

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9.3(1)Subject to this section, the Minister shall issue to the successful guide or outfitter or to a client of the guide or outfitter to whom a licence was set aside

(a) a non-resident wild turkey licence that

(i) authorizes the holder to hunt wild turkey during the wild turkey season in the year in which the licence was issued,

(ii) indicates on its face the unique alphanumeric identifier of the tag associated with the licence,

(iii) indicates on its face the wildlife management zone in which the holder is authorized to hunt wild turkey, and

(iv) bears on its face such identification of the holder as is required by the Minister, and

(b) a tag associated with the non-resident wild turkey licence.

9.3(2)Subject to subsections ( 3) and (4), if a guide or outfitter is successful in the random computer draw held under section 9.2,

(a) the guide or outfitter may, if their client is registered under section 82.1 of the Act, purchase the non-resident wild turkey licence for that year that had been set aside for their client, the eventual holder of the non-resident wild turkey licence,

(i) through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website,

(ii) at a Service New Brunswick centre, or

(iii) at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act, or

(b) the client may, if the client is registered under section 82.1 of the Act, purchase the non-resident wild turkey licence for that year that had been set aside for the client,

(i) through the Department’s website or Service New Brunswick’s website,

(ii) at a Service New Brunswick centre, or

(iii) at the business premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act.

9.3(3)The Minister shall not

(a) issue a non-resident wild turkey licence to a guide or outfitter who is successful in the draw referred to in section 9.2 and who obtains the licence on behalf of their client unless the guide or outfitter

(i) provides the unique identification number provided under subsection 82.1(4) of the Act to the client at the time of registration under section 82.1 of the Act or satisfies the Minister as to the client’s identity, residence and age by presenting any identification and other documentation requested by the Minister, and

(ii) provides the unique identification number associated with the non-resident wild turkey licence, or

(b) issue a non-resident wild turkey licence to the client for whom the licence was set aside unless the client

(i) provides the unique identification number provided under subsection 82.1(4) of the Act to the client at the time of registration under section 82.1 of the Act or satisfies the Minister as to the client’s identity, residence and age by presenting any identification and other documentation requested by the Minister, and

(ii) provides the unique identification number associated with the non-resident wild turkey licence.

9.3(4)The Minister shall not

(a) issue a non-resident wild turkey licence to a guide or outfitter who is successful in the draw referred to in section 9.2 and who obtains a non-resident wild turkey licence on behalf of their client unless

(i) the client is 12 years of age or older,

(ii) the guide or outfitter provides proof the client has successfully completed, in the Province or elsewhere,

(A) a firearm safety course and hunter education course recognized by the Minister, or

(B) if hunting by bow or crossbow, a bow hunter education course recognized by the Minister, and

(iii) the guide or outfitter provides proof the client has successfully completed the wild turkey hunting education course offered by the Province, or

(b) issue a non-resident wild turkey licence to the client for whom the licence was set aside unless the client is 12 years of age or older and the client

(i) provides proof the client has successfully completed, in the Province or elsewhere,

(A) a firearm safety course and hunter education course recognized by the Minister, or

(B) if hunting by bow or crossbow, a bow hunter education course recognized by the Minister, and

(ii) provides proof the client has successfully completed the wild turkey hunting education course offered by the Province.

9.3(5)Subparagraphs (4)(a)(ii) and (b)(i) do not apply if the client referred to in those paragraphs was born before January 1, 1981, and the guide or outfitter or the client provides proof that the client previously held a hunting licence issued

(a) under the Act or any regulation under the Act, or

(b) under an act of another jurisdiction that is substantially similar to the Act or under a regulation under such an act.

9.3(6)For the purposes of subsection (5), a guide, outfitter or client may provide proof that the client previously held a hunting licence by

(a) certifying in the manner required by the Minister that the client previously held such a licence, or

(b) producing the licence.

9.3(7)A guide or outfitter may obtain more than one non-resident wild turkey licence on behalf of their clients in any year.

9.3(8)No person shall hold more than one non-resident wild turkey licence in any year.

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Non-resident wild turkey licence fees

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9.4(1)The fee to obtain a non-resident wild turkey licence is $80.

9.4(2)The fee for a replacement non-resident wild turkey licence obtained by a person at a Service New Brunswick centre or at the premises of a vendor appointed under section 84 of the Act is $5.25.

9.4(3)A person who obtains a non-resident wild turkey licence under paragraph 9.3(2)(a) or (b) shall pay, at the time they obtain the licence, a conservation fee of $10.

9.4(4)Conservation fees paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special purpose account within the Consolidated Fund identified as the Wildlife Trust Fund.

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Tag associated with non-resident wild turkey licence

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9.5(1)For the purposes of this Regulation, a tag is associated with a non-resident wild turkey licence if the tag has been activated under subsection (3) in respect of that licence.

9.5(2)At the same time that a person obtains a non-resident wild turkey licence under paragraph 9.3(2)(a) or (b), they shall apply for the activation of a tag in respect of the licence.

9.5(3)When an application is made under subsection (2), the Minister may activate a tag in respect of a non-resident wild turkey licence using the unique alphanumeric identifier printed on the tag.

9.5(4)A tag associated with a non-resident wild turkey licence is not valid if it does not comply with Schedule A.

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Hunting wild turkey in the Province

10(1)A resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence or non-resident wild turkey licence authorizes its holder to hunt wild turkey only with

(a) a shotgun of at least 28 gauge but not larger than 10 gauge, and shot of a size 4 to 7, inclusive,

(b) a bow, and

(c) a crossbow.

10(2)No holder of a resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence or non-resident wild turkey licence shall, while hunting wild turkeys,

(a) use bait,

(b) employ the use of a dog or dogs of any breed in any manner,

(c) engage in an organized drive of any manner, or

(d) use a trap or other device intended or designed to capture or ensnare wild turkeys.

10(3)No person shall hunt wild turkey in the Province unless that person

(a) has in the person’s possession

(i) a resident wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence or a non-resident wild turkey licence, as the case may be, issued to them, and

(ii) the tag associated with the licence issued to them, and

(b) is hunting in the wildlife management zone indicated on the face of the wild turkey licence or the conservation fundraising wild turkey licence.

10(4)No person shall hunt wild turkey under a wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence if the tag associated with the wild turkey licence or the conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, as the case may be, has already been used.

10(5)The holder of a wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence shall not kill more than one wild turkey in the Province in the year in which the wild turkey licence or the conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, as the case may be, was issued.

10(6)No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale or barter, or aid someone in buying, selling, offering for sale or bartering a wild turkey killed in accordance with this Regulation.

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Tagging, transportation and reporting

11(1)The holder of a wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence who kills a wild turkey shall immediately affix the tag associated with their wild turkey licence or conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, as the case may be, to the wild turkey in accordance with Schedule B.

11(2)A wild turkey shall be transported with the beard attached to the bird until at the place where the wild turkey is to be consumed or stored for consumption.

11(3)Every holder of a wild turkey licence or a conservation fundraising wild turkey licence shall forward to the Minister by June 14th of the year in which their wild turkey licence or conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, as the case may be, was issued a report containing any information required by the Minister.

11(4)No person shall

(a) affix or allow to be affixed to a wild turkey a tag associated with any wild turkey licence or any conservation fundraising wild turkey licence other than the wild turkey licence or conservation fundraising wild turkey licence, as the case may be, of the person who killed the wild turkey,

(b) transport a wild turkey unless the person who killed the wild turkey accompanies the carcass, or

(c) remove from a wild turkey any tag affixed to it by a person authorized to hunt wild turkey except immediately before preparation for storage or consumption at the place where the wild turkey is to be consumed or stored for consumption.

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Commencement

12This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2021.

SCHEDULE A

TAG – WILD TURKEY LICENCE

Description

A tag associated with a wild turkey licence consists of a blue sticker. The Province of New Brunswick logo shall be printed on the sticker. The sticker shall bear a unique alphanumeric identifier assigned by the Minister and bear blank spaces on which a hunter may indicate the species and record the year and the hunter’s first and last names.

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SCHEDULE B

1For the purposes of this Regulation, a tag associated with a wild turkey licence shall be affixed to a wild turkey immediately after being killed by

(a) peeling back the liner of the sticker;

(b) placing one leg of the wild turkey on the sticky side of the sticker and folding the sticker onto itself and applying pressure; and

(c) ensuring the tag #, year and name are legible.

2024-1; 2024-41; 2024-45

N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to July 26, 2024.

2021-30 - Wild Turkey Hunting

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