Open Season Fall Big Game Black Bear Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland, 2015 (N.L.R. 36/15)

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 36/15 Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland , 2015 under the Wild Life Regulations under the Wild Life Act (Filed May 14, 2015) Under the authority of sections 38 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act , I make the following Order. Dated at St. John’s , May 14, 2015. Dan Crummell Minister of Environment and Conservation ORDER Analysis 1. Short title 2. Open season 3. Devices permitted 4. Prohibited devices 5. Bag limits 6. Validity of licence 7. Prohibition 8. Sunday hunting 9. Repeal Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland , 2015 . Back to Top Open season 2. (1) The open season for the hunting and snaring of black bear shall be May 2, 2015 to July 4, 2015 and September 12, 2015 to November 1, 2015 in all moose management areas, except as follows: Area No. Season Dates 31 No open season 32 No open season 33 No open season 34 No open season 35 No open season 36 No open season 43 No open season 44 No open season (2) The moose management areas referred to in subsection (1) are described in the Open Season Big Game Moose Hunting Order, Newfoundland, 2014-2015 except that moose management sub-areas do not apply to black bear hunting. (3) Hunting Black Bear by bow and arrow only shall be permitted in Moose Management Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, and 47 during the period of August 29, 2015 to September 12, 2015. Back to Top Devices permitted 3. Only Aldrich foot snares or similar devices may be set for the taking of black bears and those devices shall be set in a covered "cubby set" and clearly marked with a warning sign indicating that a bear snaring device is set in the "cubby". Back to Top Prohibited devices 4. Steel-jaw leghold, spring or jump traps or neck snares shall not be used to take black bears. Back to Top Bag limits 5. (1) The bag limit shall be 2 black bear of any age or sex. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), female black bears accompanied by cubs, may not be taken by shooting. Back to Top Validity of licence 6. A black bear licence shall be valid only for the area for which it is issued. Back to Top Prohibition 7. A person shall not transport or possess firearms under the authority of a valid game licence without being in possession of an outdoor identification card, or non-resident equivalent card, issued to the person. Back to Top Sunday hunting 8. Hunting with a firearm on Sundays shall be permitted across the entire province, beginning October 4, 2015 and ending April 30, 2016, for the species and during the seasons as described in this Order. Back to Top Repeal 9. The Open Season Big Game Black Bear Hunting and Snaring Order, Newfoundland, 2014 , Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 39/14, is repealed. ©Queen's Printer