Offence respecting hunting on weekly day of rest
39.1(1)Subject to subsection (2), every person who hunts wildlife on a weekly day of rest commits an absolute liability offence.
39.1(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a)
a conservation officer acting under section 27,
(b)
a person acting under and in accordance with subsection 34(4) or (4.1),
(c)
a person acting under and in accordance with written authorization given under subsection 34(7),
(d)
a holder of a proper licence who hunts wildlife on a weekly day of rest during the period beginning on October 14 and ending on December 31, inclusive, or
(e)
a holder of a fur harvester’s licence or a minor’s fur harvester’s licence who shoots or kills a live-caught animal during the open season for trapping and snaring the animal if:
(i)
the holder of the fur harvester’s licence or the minor’s fur harvester’s licence shoots or kills the animal with a .22 calibre rim-fire rifle;
(ii)
the animal is not a mink, muskrat, beaver or otter; and
(iii)
the holder of the fur harvester’s licence transports the firearm in a case which is properly fastened.
1987, c.21, s.9; 1997, c.1, s.10; 2004, c.12, s.30; 2008, c.25, s.1; 2012, c.35, s.2; 2020, c.4, s.1