Wild Species at Risk Regulations (R.R.S. c. W-13.11 Reg. 1)

1 WILD SPECIES AT RISK W-13.11 REG 1 The Wild Species at Risk Regulations being Chapter W-13.11 Reg 1 (effective January 20, 1999). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 WILD SPECIES AT RISKW-13.11 REG 1 Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 Application 4 Listed wild species at risk 5 Protected vertebrate wild species at risk 3 WILD SPECIES AT RISK W-13.11 REG 1 CHAPTER W-13.11 REG 1 The Wildlife Act, 1997 Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Wild Species at Risk Regulations. Interpretation 2 In these regulations, �Act� means The Wildlife Act, 1997. 29 Jan 99 c.W-13.11 Reg 1 s2. Application 3 These regulations apply to all wild species at risk in Saskatchewan. 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1 s3. Listed wild species at risk 4(1) The wild species at risk listed in Appendix 1 are designated as extirpated. (2) The wild species at risk listed in Appendix 2 are designated as endangered. (3) The wild species at risk listed in Appendix 3 are designated as threatened. 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1 s4. Protected vertebrate wild species at risk 5(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall disturb the den, house, nest, dam or usual place of habitation of any wild species at risk that is listed in: (a) Appendix 1, Table 1; or (b) Appendix 2, Table 1. (2) The director may issue a licence to remove or destroy the den, house, nest, dam or usual place of habitation of any wild species at risk that is mentioned in subsection (1) and that is causing or is likely to cause damage to property. 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1 s5. 4 WILD SPECIES AT RISKW-13.11 REG 1 Appendix 1 Extirpated Wild Species at Risk [Subsection 4(1)] TABLE 1 Extirpated Animal Species Scientific Name Common Name Mustela nigripes Black-footed Ferret Ursus arctos horribilus Grizzly Bear Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie Chicken Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew TABLE 2 Extirpated Plant Species Scientific Name Common Name Cypripedium canadium Small White Lady�s Slipper 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1. Appendix 2 Endangered Wild Species at Risk [Subsection 4(2)] TABLE 1 Endangered Animal Species Scientific Name Common Name Speotyto cunicularia Burrowing Owl Charadrius melodus Piping Plover Centrocercus urophasianus Sage Grouse Grus americana Whooping Crane Vulpes velox Swift Fox 5 WILD SPECIES AT RISK W-13.11 REG 1 TABLE 2 Endangered Plant Species Scientific Name Common Name Abronia micrantha Sand Verbena Tradescanthia occidentalis Western Spiderwort Cryptantha minima Tiny Cryptanthe Dalea villosa Hairy Prairie-clover 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1. Appendix 3 Threatened Wild Species at Risk [Subsection 4(3)] TABLE 1 Threatened Plant Species Scientific Name Common Name Halimolobos virgata Slender Mouse-ear-cress 29 Jan 99 cW-13.11 Reg 1. 6 WILD SPECIES AT RISKW-13.11 REG 1 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN�S PRINTER Copyright©1999