B.C. Reg. 71/2026, deposited April 28, 2026, under the WILDLIFE ACT [sections 6.4, 6.5, 108 and 109]. Ministerial Order M187/2026, dated April 28, 2026.

I, Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, order that

(a) the Controlled Alien Species Regulation, B.C. Reg. 94/2009, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 1, and

(b) the Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 338/82, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2.

— R. NEILL, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.

Appendix 1

1 The Controlled Alien Species Regulation, B.C. Reg. 94/2009, is amended by adding the following section to Part 2:

Transition – family Felidae [cats]

6.1 (1) Despite sections 3 and 5.1 and section 1 (i) of Schedule 1, a person is not required to hold a permit to possess, ship or transport a prohibited species individual described in section 1 (i) of Schedule 1, except the following:

(a) a species of the subfamily Pantherinae [big cats such as lions, tigers and panthers];

(b) Acinonyx jubatus [cheetah];

(c) Lynx lynx [Eurasian lynx];

(d) Lynx pardinus [Iberian lynx].

(2) This section is repealed effective May 1, 2027.

2 Schedule 1 is amended by repealing section 1 (i), (j), (l) and (m) and substituting the following paragraph:

(i) all species of the family Felidae [cats], except the following:

(i) Puma concolor [cougar] that are native species;

(ii) Lynx canadensis [lynx] that are native species;

(iii) Lynx rufus [bobcat] that are native species;

(iv) Felis catus [domestic cat]; .

Appendix 2

1 Section 3.04 of the Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 338/82, is amended

(a) in subsection (1) (q) by striking out ", live box trap or egg trap," and substituting "or live box trap,", and

(b) by adding the following subsection:

(5.1) Despite subsection (1) (q), a person may use an egg trap to trap a raccoon if

(a) the person holds a trapping licence or is exempt under section 11 (9) of the Act from holding a trapping licence, and

(b) the trap is securely fastened or anchored in a manner designed to prevent an animal caught in the trap from dragging the trap away.

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