Bill 205, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants), 2016

Bill 205 2016

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Clause 5 (2) (a) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 is repealed and the following substituted:

(a) an American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, double-crested cormorant, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird or starling;

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants), 2016.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 to permit the hunting and trapping of double-crested cormorants.

Date	Bill stage	Activity	Committee
June 2, 2016	-	Ordered referred to Standing Committee	Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
June 2, 2016	Second Reading	Carried	-
June 2, 2016	Second Reading	Debate	-
May 18, 2016	First Reading	Carried	-

Mr. Robert Bailey, Mr. Michael Mantha, Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde, Mr. Steve Clark, Mme France Gelinas, Mr. Lou Rinaldi, Mr. Tim Hudak, Mr. Todd Smith

Declared carried. Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Legislative Assembly of Ontario