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C-38.1 - Crown Lands and Forests Act

Section 5.1
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Conservation officers
5.1(1)The Minister may appoint the following persons to be conservation officers who shall attend to the enforcement of this Act and the regulations in accordance with the powers conferred upon them by this Act and the regulations:
(a) persons employed within the Department; and
(b) other persons considered by the Minister to be suitable.
5.1(2)The following persons are conservation officers by virtue of their office:
(a) members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
(b) police officers appointed under the Police Act;
(c) fishery officers designated under the Fisheries Act (Canada);
(d) members of the Canadian Forces while engaged in lawful military police duties;
(e) game officers designated under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (Canada); and
(f) off-road vehicle enforcement officers appointed under the Off-Road Vehicle Act.
5.1(3)For the purpose of investigations and other law enforcement activities under this Act and the regulations, the Minister may, in writing, exempt a conservation officer from the application of any provision of this Act or the regulations, subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister considers necessary.
5.1(4)The Minister may appoint persons performing a similar function in another jurisdiction to be conservation officers, but the appointment shall only be made for the purpose of a special investigation.
5.1(5)During the period for which they are appointed, persons appointed under subsection (4) shall attend to the enforcement of this Act and the regulations in accordance with the powers conferred upon them by this Act and the regulations.
5.1(6)A conservation officer, and any person assisting him or her in the performance of his or duties, may enter upon private lands whenever necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties under this Act and the regulations.
5.1(7)For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, a conservation officer may inspect a firearm or ammunition in a person’s possession on Crown Lands.
5.1(8)Section 13 of the Fish and Wildlife Act applies to a conservation officer for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.
5.1(9)A document in writing signed by the Minister stating that the person named in the document has been appointed as a conservation officer shall, without proof of the authority, appointment or signature of the Minister, be accepted by all courts as conclusive proof that the person has been appointed to the office that he or she is stated to hold and the person in possession of such document shall, upon proof that his or her name is the same as the person named in the document, be deemed to be the person named in the document.
2013, c.39, s.3