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1 S u ms umma mr y a roy f oof N tt ha e R I FO u r F umr a Mn a ng ae gm e mn et nrt e gr eu gl au tl iaot ni os n s This summary is neither a legal document nor complete collection of the current trapping and fur dealing regulations. It is prepared for purposes of convenience only. Specific details of the regulations may be obtained from offices of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or by referring to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, Summary of Regulations General n To obstruct, hinder, delay or interfere with a conservation officer in the discharge of his duty. n To refuse to produce and show any licence to a conservation officer when requested to do so. n To buy, sell, exchange, transfer or assign any right, interest or privilege granted or conferred under any licence. n To possess a loaded firearm within eight metres of the travelled portion of a road (or roadside fenceline where one exists) at any time AND to discharge a firearm from or across a right of way for public vehicular traffic: n at any time of year in Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Essex (except the singletier municipality of Pelee), Frontenac (except the lower-tier municipalities of Central and North Frontenac), Grey, Haldimand, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings (except the lower-tier municipalities of Bancroft, Carlow/Mayo, Deseronto, Faraday, Hastings Highlands, Limerick, Madoc, Marmora and Lake, Tudor and Cashel and Wollaston), Huron, Kawartha Lakes, Lambton, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington (except the lower-tier municipality of Addington Highlands), Middlesex, Niagara, Norfolk, Northumberland, Ottawa, Oxford, Peel, Perth, Peterborough (except the lower-tier municipalities of Galway-Cavendish- Harvey and North Kawartha), Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward, Simcoe, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York. n during an open gun season for deer or elk, in the lower-tier municipalities of Central and North Frontenac in the geographic area of Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings (except the single-tier municipalities of Belleville and Quinte West; and the lower-tier municipalities of Centre Hastings, Stirling-Rawdon, Tweed and Tyendinaga), the lower-tier municipality of Addington Highlands in the geographic area of Lennox and Addington, Muskoka, the lower-tier municipalities of Galway- Cavendish-Harvey and North Kawartha in the geographic municipality of Peterborough, Renfrew, the single-tier municipalities of Alberton, Chapple, Dawson, Emo, Fort Frances, La Vallee, Morley, Rainy River and the geographic townships of Morson, McCrosson, Tovell, Dance (excluding Lyons Bay Road and Lost Creek Road), Kingsford (excluding Fleming Road), Miscampbell (excluding Boffin Road), Pratt, Nelles, Spohn and Sutherland all within the Territorial District of Rainy River, and the singletier municipality of Kenora, geographic townships of Boys, Ewart, Forgie, Gidley, Glass, Gundy, Kirkup, Pellatt and the unorganized area south and east of the geographic township of Boys township, south of the geographic township of Pellatt and west of the single-tier municipality of Kenora to the shore of Lake of the Woods all within the Territorial District of Kenora. n To discharge a firearm from or across the traveled portion of a right of way for public vehicular traffic in any part of Ontario not listed above. n To have a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from an aircraft, vehicle or motor boat (including a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle) n A person who harasses, captures or kills wildlife in protection of property shall not cause it unnecessary suffering.

2 Trapping n To trap furbearing mammals except under the authority of a licence (farmers may trap on their own land without a licence, but require a licence to sell pelts). n To trap or possess or attempt to trap any furbearing mammals within the limits of a Provincial Park or a Crown Game Preserve, except as provided by regulations. n To trap furbearing mammals on lands other than those designated on the licence. n To trap furbearing mammals in excess of the quotas specified on the licence. n To trap less than 75 percent of the quota of beaver fixed by the licence. n To use poison or adhesive to take, kill or attempt to take or kill any furbearing mammal. Body-gripping and Leg-hold Traps n It is illegal for any person to possess or use an operable body-gripping trap* except a licensed trapper or a person who has been licensed as a trapper in the past five years or a farmer on his property. However, under the authority of a resident small game licence, any person may take varying hare using snares made of 22 to 24 gauge copper or brass wire with a loop no bigger than 10 centimetres in diameter, in the area north of the French and Mattawa Rivers. * leghold traps, Conibears, snares (including relaxing cable restraints) or any similar traps, except the common box live-trap. n It is illegal for any person to: n use hooks or traps with teeth or sharpened devices, spring pole sets (except with killing traps), dead falls or to set leg-hold traps in trees or on poles. n set leg-hold traps for beaver, otter, mink or muskrat unless the trap is set under ice, or it is attached to a sliding lock or a heavy object and set in such a manner that the captured animal would be immediately submerged and prevented from resurfacing. This does not apply to a leg-hold trap set for mink or muskrat if the trap will submerge the animal in water immediately upon springing the trap or the trap is heavy enough to prevent it from resurfacing. n use a leg-hold trap on land with a jaw spread greater than 18 centimetres (7.09 inches) when set on land and 21 centimetres (8.27 inches) when set in water, except for trapping wolves where written permission may be obtained from the District Manager to use traps with a jaw spread not exceeding 23 centimetres (9.06 inches). n to use a body-gripping trap that is not a certified trap, where the use of such a certified trap is required by the Regulations for the species. n use a body-gripping trap, except as part of an underwater set, on land in wildlife management units 60 to 95 with a jaw spread greater than 22 centimetres (8.66 inches). n use a Conibear 110 or similar body-gripping trap of equivalent or less killing power, except when the trap is set for muskrat (provided the trap is a certified trap), or the trap is set for mink in a manner that the captured animal will be submerged in water and prevented from resurfacing. n trap an animal, except a rabbit or a red squirrel, using a suspended snare unless the noose is prevented from expanding. n use a leg-hold that has two planar steel jaws less than 9 mm in thickness which come into contact with one another over their full length when the trap is sprung, for trapping wolf, coyote, bobcat and fox. However, a person may trap a species of fox using a leg-hold trap smaller than a Number 3 (#3) or a trap other than a trap that has two planar steel jaws less than 9 mm in thickness which come into contact with one another over their full length when the trap is sprung. Lynx may be trapped with certified leg-hold traps. n trap black bears except with foot snares, box or culvert traps. n attach a leg-hold trap with a chain, wire or cable, or a combination thereof whose total length exceeds centimetres (12.2 inches) for free play from the leg-hold trap to the object it is attached to, or in the case where the object to which it is attached is below ground, the centimetres shall be measured from ground level to the leg-hold trap (there is no restriction on chain length when drags are used). n A person may use a leg-hold trap to catch red squirrels provided the trap is enclosed and set so as to kill the captured animal upon springing of the trap. n A person shall inspect at least once daily every liveholding trap set by him or her in that part of Ontario south of the most northerly east-west line of the Canadian National Railway Company.

3 Suspended Snares n To use suspended snares, except relaxing cable restraints following the rules described for that device, on land for any purpose in: n the counties of Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Dundas, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac (except the townships of Barrie, Bedford, Clarendon and Miller, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden, Oso and Palmerston and North and South Canonto), Glengarry, Grenville, Grey, Haldimand, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Lanark (except the townships of Darling, Lavant and Pakenham), Leeds, Lennox and Addington (except the township of Sheffield and that part of the township of Kaladar lying south of that part of the King s highway known as No. 7 and those parts of the said county lying north of that part of the King s highway known as No. 7), Middlesex, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxford, Perth, Peterborough (except the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Cavendish, Chandos, Galway, Harvey and Methuen), Prescott, Prince Edward, Russell, Simcoe, Stormont and Wellington. n The regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York n The Cities of Hamilton, Kawartha Lakes (except the townships of Carden, Dalton, Digby, Laxton, Longford and Somerville), Ottawa and Toronto. n To use suspended snares, including relaxing cable restraints, on land for any purpose during the open season for deer, except where no dogs are permitted during the season for deer in: n the counties of Haliburton, Hastings and Renfrew. n those parts of the county of Lennox and Addington lying north of that part of the King s highway known as No. 7. n the townships of Barrie, Bedford, Clarendon and Miller, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden, Oso and Palmerston and North and South Canonto in the county of Frontenac; Darling, Lavant and Pakenham in the county of Lanark; Sheffield and that part of the township of Kaladar in the county of Lennox and Addington lying south of that part of the King s highway known as No. 7; and Anstruther, Burleigh, Cavendish, Chandos, Galway, Harvey and Methuen in the county of Peterborough. n Carden, Dalton, Digby, Laxton, Longford and Somerville in the city of Kawartha Lakes. n the District Municipality of Muskoka. n the territorial districts of Manitoulin, Nipissing and Parry Sound. n those parts of the territorial districts of Algoma, Sudbury and Timiskaming lying south of a line which runs approximately from Haileybury westward through Westree to the shore of Agawa Bay on Lake Superior and mapped in the plan entitled Suspended Snare Trapping Regulation Plan filed with the Office of the Surveyor General of Ontario in the Ministry and available from the Ministry. Relaxing Cable Restraints (RCR) The regulations associated with the use of RCRs are established under Ontario Regulation 667/98 (TRAPPING) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, The rules are intended to support the use of RCRs by licensed trappers and farmers to address livestock predation concerns from coyote and wolf, while reducing incidental capture of non-target species and improving animal welfare of animals captured in RCRs. The regulations for use of relaxing cable restraints include: n RCRs may only be used by licensed trappers and farmers; n RCRs may only be used to target coyote and wolf; n RCRs are permitted for use by farmers in protection of their property on a year-round-basis across Ontario for coyote/wolf; n RCRs are permitted for use by licensed trappers in protection of property situations, or during the open trapping season (except during deer seasons in southern, central and parts of northern Ontario where dogs are generally permitted for use while hunting deer); n RCRs must be set on land and not be set in a manner that allows a captured animal to reach a waterbody, or to reach any part of a fence, rooted woody vegetation, or other object in which an animal may become entangled; n RCRs must not be set in a manner such that a captured animal would be suspended with its feet off the ground; n Springs, counter-balanced weights, powered mechanisms or other similar devices may not be used to operate the RCR; n RCRs must be checked on a daily basis;

4 n Trappers must have written permission from the landowner when trapping on private property; and n All coyotes or wolves killed in protection of property in Wildlife Management Units 1 to 42, 46 to 50, and 53 to 58 must be immediately reported to the local MNRF office or by submitting a Notice of Possession form through the MNRF Registry if the person intends to keep the carcass for personal use. The regulations for constructing a relaxing cable restraint include: n RCRs must have a relaxing lock mechanism that allows the cable loop to loosen when pressure is released; n RCRs must be made of a cable consisting of galvanized multi-strand steel which is 3/32 inch or larger in diameter; n RCRs must have two cable stops set in a manner such that the cable loop cannot expand to be larger than centimetres in diameter and cannot restrict to be smaller than 8.9 centimetres in diameter; n The cable must not exceed 1.5 metres in length from the anchor point to the relaxing lock, when the cable loop is fully closed at its minimum position; n RCRs must have at least two swivel devices which allow for 360 rotation between the loop and the anchor, with one swivel device located at the anchor point; and n RCRs must have a breakaway device affixed at the relaxing lock that is rated at kilograms or less. Best Management Practices for Use of Relaxing Cable Restraints in Ontario are available online at or by contacting the OFMF office. Possession, Buying, Selling Buying and Selling n To buy, sell or barter any game wildlife (including furbearing mammals) or their parts, except under the authority of a licence and as permitted by the regulations. (Note: A licence to trap furbearing mammals or a farmer s licence to sell pelts or carcasses is authority to sell meat of furbearing mammals taken under the authority of the licence. Bear meat may not be sold.) n To sell the meat of furbearing mammals for human consumption for a purpose other than consumption by the buyer or his/her immediate family. n To sell the meat of furbearing mammals for human consumption without advising the purchaser in writing that it has not been inspected under the Food Safety and Quality Act, n To allow the flesh of any game mammal, game bird, game amphibian or game reptile suitable for food to be spoiled or abandoned. Wildlife in Captivity n To hunt or trap a furbearing mammal, except under the authority of a trapping licence, n in the wild state for the purpose of transfer to a farm on which furbearers are raised in captivity for the purpose of commercial propagation, or; n for transfer and sale of red fox or coyote to the operator of a train and trial area. n To keep live game wildlife in captivity (e.g. a zoo operated by a municipality holding native game wildlife or game wildlife retained in an institution for scientific or educational purposes) except under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations. n To buy, sell or deal in the pelts of furbearing mammals, except under the authority of a licence. n To sell, trade or barter the pelts of furbearing mammals, or participate in those activities unless it is with a person who is licenced to carry out those activities. n To tan, dress or treat furbearing mammals or their pelts except under the authority of a licence. A trapper may, without a fur dealer s licence, tan, pluck or treat a pelt harvested under his/her licence, and sell the pelt.

5 Pelt Possession n To have in possession the pelts of any furbearing mammal taken in Ontario during the closed season except under the authority of a Licence to Possess a Pelt. n For a person who holds a trappers licence to possess the pelt of an otter captured out of season unless: n the person incidentally kills the otter while lawfully trapping beaver during the open season for beaver, and n the person records the incidentally killed otter on the season-end harvest report required within 24 hours of the close of the relevant open season for beaver. n To allow the pelt of any furbearing mammal to be abandoned or allow it to be spoiled or destroyed. However, if the pelt is of no commercial value, this does not apply. Exporting n To export from Ontario, any furbearing mammal or the pelt, without a licence authorizing such exportation and without payment of royalty, except: n the pelt of any furbearing mammal bred on a fur farm; or n pelts imported into Ontario, when proof of origin is produced when applying for a licence to export. n To use containers for the transportation, in or out of Ontario, of pelts of furbearing mammals unless there is plainly marked on the outside a description of the contents and the name and address of the consignee and consignor. A hunter or trapper who accompanies pelts taken under his or her licence is exempt. Hunting Furbearers n A trapping licence is valid for hunting raccoon at night in the area designated on the licence as long as the trapper is accompanied by a dog licensed for the purpose and the trapper uses a firearm known as a.22 short,.22 long or.22 long rifle. You may shine a light for hunting raccoon at night if the light is not attached to or shone from a vehicle or boat. n The harvest of bear cubs and female bears accompanied by a cub is prohibited during the spring season; a person shall release any black bear cub or a female black bear accompanied by a cub that is trapped by the person in May or June. n A person shall not trap or hunt a black bear within 400 metres of a waste disposal site. n During the spring and fall black bear seasons, bait may not be placed for the purpose of bear hunting: n within 500 metres of a dwelling, unless written permission is obtained from the owner of the dwelling; n within 500 metres of a public building; or n within 200 metres of a right of way for public vehicular traffic or a signposted/marked recreational trail that is established and maintained by an organization for the general public. n The holder of a trapping licence, hunting wildlife during a gun season for deer, elk or moose, is required to wear a garment in hunter orange and a head cover in hunter orange. In addition, the holder of a trapping licence, hunting for black bear during the open season for black bear that is not a gun season for deer, elk or moose, is required to wear hunter orange except when in a tree stand. Harvest Reporting n To fail to record, within 24 hours of the close of the season, on the Mandatory Season-End Harvest Report issued with the licence, the quantity of furbearing mammals or black bear harvested under the licence. n To fail to file a Mandatory Season-End Harvest Report by June 10th in respect of the quantity of furbearing mammals or black bear harvested under the licence.

6 Wildlife Management Units (WMU) Boundaries B 07A 10 01C 16A B A 09A 12A 09B 12B 11A 11C 11B 15B 13 01A 16C A 19 21A 01D 18B 21B B Licence fees (HST included in all fees) Trapping Licence $ nd Trapping Licence (issued as helper on a registered line ONLY) $16.95 Secondary Trapping Licence (YOUTH) $16.95 Farmer s Licence to Sell Pelts or Carcasses N/C ¹ A B 43B A B A66B 53 66A 83A B 76A B 82C 76A 76C76B 68A 82B 75 74A 74B 69A-3 68B 81B 69A-269A-3 78B78A 84 82A B 72A 70 81A 77C 69A-1 78C72B 85A 78E 85B 78D 80 86A 85C 79D 86B 87D 93C 91B 87E 88 92A 91A 90A 89B 89A 90B 93A 92C92D 92B 94B 93B 94A Kilometers Open seasons (all dates are inclusive) Open seasons (all dates are inclusive). WMUs Beaver Otter 1-4, 16-18, , 19-23, 28-35, , 37, 42-67, 69B 68, 69A, May 15 Oct 15 to Apr to Apr Oct 5 to Apr Oct 15 to Mar to Mar Bobcat/ Lynx to end of Feb Seasons Please refer to the map for area descriptions Coloured Fox Opossum Fisher and Mink Muskrat (All phases of and Marten the RED fox) Raccoon end of Feb Oct 15 to end of Feb to Jan May 15 Oct 15 to Apr Apr end of Feb Jan Sept 15 to end of Feb All year Jan Arctic Fox Mar No season 1. Black Bear: See the Hunting Regulations Summary at ontario.ca for open seasons and regulations. Please note: Black Bear: See the Hunting Regulations Summary at ontario.ca for open season and regulations. Red Squirrel, Weasel end of Feb Skunk Sept 15 to end of Feb All year

7 S u m m a r y o f t h e F u r M a n a g e m e n t R e g u l a t i o n s Season Closures for Hunting and Trapping Wolf and Coyote ALGONQUIN 43B 50 B 46 This map is illustrative only. Do not rely on this map for legal administrative purposes. Do not rely on it as being a precise indicator of routes, locations of features, or as a guide to navigation. This map may contain cartographic errors or omissions B 77B B 49 78C 80 0 SECORD 20 TRUMAN DIEPPE HANSEN CURTIN ROOSEVELT CAEN GOSCHEN BEVIN HALIFAX LAURA km WALDIE 43B CARLYLE 68B 71 72A 70 ALGONQUIN 57 MONMOUTH QUEEN ELIZABETH II WILDLANDS COX LUTTERWORTH DIGBY 61 CARDIFF ANSTRUTHER CHANDOS CAVENDISH 60 KAWARTHA HIGHLANDS DALTON KILPATRICKSTRUTHERS 56 ANSON LONGFORD KILLARNEY KILLARNEY MINDEN RYDE 46 ATTLEE 73 74B 54 53A SERVOS 42 SALE 74A 67 68A BURWASH 53B FOSTER 62 78E 78D 10 78A 77C 81A 85B 75 78B 82A 84 TILTON 63B D km 63A 76A 39 EDEN B 64B 53A 76C 85A A Map data compiled from various sources. Produced By: The Provincial Geomatics Service Centre Map Reference: Projection: MNR Lambert Conformal Conic Datum: North American 1983 Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2016 Published: 09/ B 55A 49 No Open Season for Hunting and Trapping Wolf and Coyote km A Wildlife Management Unit Boundary Provincial Park Boundary A 50 BURLEIGH ALLEN HARVEY 76A HUMBOLDT B 75 74A 78B 78A 68A 74B B