Legal Protection for Amphibians and Reptiles
Legal protection of amphibians and reptiles varies across the provinces and
territories. The following links contain information on regulations and acts
which relate to wildlife, focusing on amphibians and reptiles for each province.
To keep the focus on reptiles and amphibians, most references to the powers of
Wildlife Conservation Officers, ministers and Lieutenant Governors in Council
have been omitted. In addition, most of the legislation regarding licenses,
fines, and sentencing have also been omitted. This has been done to keep the
focus on actual concrete actions which may and/or may not be taken towards
amphibians and reptiles. These include hunting, possession, export, and the
such.
This has been done to clarify the legislation which pertains to amphibians
and reptiles across Canada. If people become interested in the legal element of
conservation they may be more inclined to:
- be aware of local developments and how they may affect amphibian and
reptile populations
- write letters to local, provincial and federal government to express their
views and concerns
The following persons are conservation officers for the purposes of this Act
(across Canada) by virtue of their office:
1. A police officer or First Nations Constable appointed under the Police
Services Act
2. A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
3. A game officer designated under the Migratory Birds Convention Act,
1994
4. A park warden designated under the National Parks Act (Canada), if he or she
is acting under the directions of a conservation officer�
Links to these Acts and regulations in their entirety are included with the
summaries where available. A few additional links to similar sites have been
included.
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