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AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

Wildlife Act

Designation and Exemption Regulation
B.C. Reg. 168/90

amended by B.C. Reg. 66/2026

effective October 1, 2026

Schedule 1

1 The Designation and Exemption Regulation, B.C. Reg. 168/90, is amended by adding the following sections:

Exemption from section 27 (1) of the Wildlife Act for actions taken while boat not being propelled by motor

5.1   A person who discharges a firearm or wounds or kills wildlife from a boat is exempt from section 27 (1) of the Wildlife Act, in relation to that action, if

(a) the action is taken while the boat is not being propelled by the motor, and

(b) the action is taken for the purposes of

(i) hunting or trapping wildlife, or

(ii) retrieving wounded, injured or dead wildlife.

Exemption from section 4 (1) of Firearm Violence Prevention Act for hunting in boat

18   (1) In this section and section 19:

"boat" means a boat as defined in section 1 the Firearm Violence Prevention Act;

"firearm" means a firearm as defined in section 1 the Firearm Violence Prevention Act;

"loaded" has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Firearm Violence Prevention Act.

(2) A person who carries a loaded firearm in or on a boat is exempt from section 4 (1) of the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, in relation to that action, if

(a) the person carries the loaded firearm

(i) in or on a boat that does not have a motor, or

(ii) in the case of a boat that has a motor, while the boat is not being propelled by the motor, and

(b) the action is taken for the purposes of

(i) hunting or trapping wildlife, or

(ii) retrieving wounded, injured or dead wildlife.

Exemption from section 5 (1) of Firearm Violence Prevention Act for hunting in boat

19   A person who discharges a firearm in, on or from a boat is exempt from section 5 (1) of the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, in relation to that action, if

(a) the person discharges the firearm

(i) in, on or from a boat that does not have a motor, or

(ii) in the case of a boat that has a motor, while the boat is not being propelled by the motor, and

(b) the action is taken for the purposes of

(i) hunting or trapping wildlife, or

(ii) retrieving wounded, injured or dead wildlife.