Wildlife General Regulations

(1) The following provisions do not apply to Aboriginal harvesters:

R-035-2021,s.3; R-050-2022,s.2.

(2) Subsection 13(2) does not apply to an Aboriginal person who receives a gift of meat of wildlife. R-051-2019,s.3.

(1) For the purpose of subsection 1(1) of the Act,

(2) Reindeer within the meaning of the Reindeer Act are prescribed, under subparagraph (a)(ii) of the definition "wildlife" in subsection 1(1) of the Act, as being excluded from the meaning of "wildlife".

(3) For the purpose of paragraphs 18(a), 38(b), and 52(a) and (b), sections 62, 63, 67, and 69, paragraph 75(c) and section 83 of the Act, the species or subspecies of vertebrates and invertebrates prescribed as wildlife are set out in Schedule B to these regulations.

Temporary Absences R-051-2019,s.4.

(1) No person shall, unless authorized by a licence or permit to do so, damage, destroy, disturb or otherwise adversely affect the summer abode of a bat.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a summer abode in a man-made structure on private property. R-005-2020,s.2.

Harvester Training Courses R-005-2020,s.2.

(1) The following classes of persons are exempt, under subsection 48(1) of the Act, from the requirement to successfully complete an approved harvester training course:

(2) For the purpose of subsection 48(2) of the Act, the following provisions are prescribed:

R-005-2020,s.2.

Wastage R-005-2020,s.2.

(1) For the purpose of paragraph 54(a) of the Act, the following wildlife are prescribed:

(2) For the purpose of paragraph 54(a) of the Act, the edible parts of prescribed wildlife are

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the following is not an edible part of prescribed wildlife:

(4) For the purpose of paragraph 54(b) of the Act, the following fur-bearers are prescribed:

(5) A person who wastes, destroys, abandons or allows to spoil the raw pelts or hides of bear, beaver or muskrat is not guilty of contravening section 54 of the Act if those animals were harvested for their meat.

(6) A person who wastes, destroys, abandons or allows to spoil big game or wildlife after harvesting the big game or wildlife is not guilty of contravening section 54 of the Act if

(7) Paragraphs (6)(a) or (b) do not provide a defence to a contravention of the Act where the harvester allowed the harvested big game or wildlife to be rendered inedible as a result of his or her mismanagement.

(8) An officer may dispose of the harvested big game or wildlife described in subsection (6) as the officer considers appropriate.

(9) Where an officer verifies that big game or wildlife is diseased or has been rendered inedible under paragraph (6)(a) or (b), the officer may issue a replacement tag to the harvester, if a tag is available. R-051-2019,s.7.

Wildlife Left Temporarily on Land R-051-2019,s.8.

(1) A report of an accidental kill or serious wounding of big game or wildlife under section 58 of the Act must be made within 24 hours after the incident.

(2) A report of an accidental kill or serious wounding of big game or wildlife under section 58 of the Act must include

(1) In this section, "drone" means a device that

(2) No person shall hunt game or migratory game birds

(3) No person shall locate game or migratory game birds using a drone and communicate that information to another person, if the purpose of the communication is to assist the other person in hunting the game or birds. R-035-2021,s.5.

Possession of Wildlife R-051-2019,s.11.

(1) For the purpose of paragraphs 63(1)(d) and (g) of the Act, a person may, subject to section 10, lawfully possess pelts or hides that have been smoked or tanned by a traditional or non-chemical process.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph 63(1)(g) of the Act, a person may lawfully possess and retain the following dead wildlife or parts or derivatives of wildlife:

(3) For the purpose of paragraph 63(1)(g) of the Act, possession of dead wildlife is not prohibited in the following circumstances:

(1) Where a person acquires possession of any of the following wildlife or parts thereof without the authority of a licence or permit, the person shall immediately report the acquisition and its location to an officer and shall provide the wildlife or parts thereof to the officer:

(2) Where the officer considers it reasonably practicable to do so, the officer shall

(3) The officer may certify the wildlife or parts thereof as legally acquired and possessed by

(4) The officer may take such samples of the wildlife or parts thereof as the officer considers necessary and those samples are forfeited to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

(5) The officer shall take such steps as are necessary to have the samples taken under subsection (4) tested to determine whether the wildlife is diseased.

(6) An officer may, with the prior approval of the Superintendent or a person authorized by the Superintendent, dispose of the wildlife or parts thereof held by the officer

(7) Where wildlife is returned to a person under paragraph (6)(a), that person may lawfully possess and retain the wildlife.

(1) Where an officer is in possession of a black bear or grizzly bear that has been killed under subsection 56(2) or (3) or section 58 of the Act, in an area to which a quota does not apply, the officer may dispose of the bear by giving the hide to a local harvesting committee, and the committee may

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a grizzly bear has been killed under subsection 56(2) or (3) or section 58 of the Act in an area where a local harvesting committee is lawfully entitled to exercise its grizzly bear quota, an officer may, in exchange for a grizzly bear tag held by that local harvesting committee, dispose of the grizzly bear by giving the hide to the local harvesting committee and reducing the grizzly bear quota of that committee by one bear.

(3) Where a local harvesting committee chooses not to exchange a grizzly bear tag for the hide under subsection (2), an officer may dispose of the grizzly bear in the manner described in subsection (1) and the grizzly bear quota of that local harvesting committee shall be reduced by one bear.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3), where a grizzly bear has been killed under subsection 56(2) or (3) or section 58 of the Act within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the grizzly bear hide shall be provided to the Inuvialuit Game Council, and the Game Council

(1) For the purpose of section 79 of the Act, the following live animals are prescribed:

(2) Bats may be imported into, or possessed or transported in the Northwest Territories if

(1) For the purpose of section 79 of the Act, the following live animals are prescribed to the extent set out in this section:

(2) The live animals prescribed in subsection (1) shall not be imported into, or possessed or transported in the following zones and areas:

(3) Live domestic sheep shall not be imported into, or possessed or transported in the following Zones and Areas:

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), live domestic sheep may be imported into, or possessed or transported in the Zones and Areas set out in subsection (3) in accordance with a domestic animal permit. R-051-2019,s.13.

Import or Transport of Dead Wildlife R-051-2019,s.13.

(1) For the purpose of section 80 of the Act, mule or white-tailed deer are prescribed as potential carriers of a disease or other condition, and the following parts or derivatives of dead deer are prescribed:

(2) For greater certainty, paragraphs (1)(a) to (i) include items that have been commercially prepared or professionally taxidermied.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), parts or derivatives of mule or white-tailed deer harvested within 100 km of the border of the Northwest Territories are not prescribed.

(4) Prescribed parts or derivatives of mule or white-tailed deer may be imported into or transported in the Northwest Territories if they are tested for diseases and other conditions to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.

(5) For greater clarity, parts or derivatives of mule or white-tailed deer imported into the Northwest Territories before the coming into force of this section may be transported within the Northwest Territories. R-051-2019,s.13.

Gifts of Meat R-051-2019,s.13.

(1) A person may receive a gift of meat of wildlife from a person who lawfully harvested it.

(2) Where a gift of meat weighs 5 kg or more, the recipient shall ensure that the meat is labelled indicating

R-011-2017,s.2.

Wildlife Management and Monitoring Plans R-051-2019,s.14.

(1) In requiring a developer or other person or body to prepare a wildlife management and monitoring plan, the Minister shall inform the person or body of the reasons for concluding that one or more criteria set out in paragraphs 95(1)(a) to (d) of the Act are triggered by the development, proposed development or activity.

(2) The Minister may refuse to approve a wildlife management and monitoring plan and, if refused, the Minister must provide the applicant with reasons for the refusal. R-051-2019,s.14.

(1) Subsections 148(2) and (4) of the Act apply to this section.

(2) No person or body required to prepare a wildlife management and monitoring plan may undertake or engage in the development, proposed development or activity until the plan is approved by the Minister.

(3) No person or body shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with an approved wildlife management and monitoring plan, unless authorized to do so by the Minister. R-051-2019,s.14.

Species Declared to be Pests R-051-2019,s.14.

(1) A resident may kill or attempt to kill, or capture or attempt to capture with the intent to kill, a member of a species of wildlife declared by the Minister to be a pest if the animal is not contained within an enclosure.

(2) A resident who kills a member of a species of wildlife declared to be a pest shall, within 72 hours after the kill, report the kill to an officer and specify the sex of animal. R-051-2019,s.14.