Vehicle Use in Hunting Regulation

Vehicle Use in Hunting Regulation, M.R. 212/94 The Wildlife Act , C.C.S.M. c. W130 Regulation 212/94 Registered November 8, 1994 bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents Section 1 Interpretation 2 Repealed 3 Designated route restrictions 4 Restrictions in various GHAs 5 Disabled hunter permits 6 Repealed 7 Power boat use in Delta Marsh 8 Repeal INTERPRETATION Interpretation 1(1) In this regulation, "designated route" means a line or course of travel described in section 3; (« chemin désigné ») "director" means the Director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Resource Development; (« directeur ») "game hunting area" means a game hunting area designated under The Wildlife Act ; (« zone de chasse au gibier ») "purpose connected with hunting" , when used in relation to a vehicle, means the use of a vehicle to transport a hunter, hunting supplies or hunting equipment to or from a hunting location or a hunting campsite, but does not include the use of a vehicle to chase, drive, flush, pursue, follow after or on the trail of or search for a wild animal; (« fins liées à la chasse ») "well-travelled trail" means a trail that is well established and regularly used by public vehicular traffic as evidenced, in non-cultivated areas, by the absence of green trees and shrubbery on the travelled portion, and includes, if the trail ordinarily crosses a field that is or has been cultivated for the purpose of growing a crop for seed or feed, the most direct path across the field to access the continuation of the trail or a hunting area. (« sentier très fréquenté ») 1(2) All dates and all references to areas by means of numbers in this regulation are inclusive. 1(3) For the purpose of this regulation, a power boat is not in use when the motor is not in operation and any progress as a result of the motor having been in use has ceased. M.R. 183/95; 197/96; 114/98; 11/2000 ; 147/2002 ; 44/2018 ; 18/2021 GAME HUNTING AREA AND DESIGNATED ROUTE RESTRICTIONS 2 [Repealed] M.R. 197/96; 163/97; 114/98; 11/2000 ; 128/2000 ; 132/2001 ; 147/2002 ; 139/2003 ; 152/2004 ; 112/2005 ; 72/2006 ; 66/2007 Designated route restrictions 3(1) Subject to subsections (4), (5), (6) and (7), no person shall use a vehicle (a) for a purpose connected with hunting deer, elk or moose between August 17 and December 20 in game hunting areas 17A, 18 and 26 or in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park; (b) for a purpose connected with hunting black bears between September 21 and October 18 in game hunting area 17A; or (c) for a purpose connected with hunting black bears between August 15 and September 20 in game hunting area 18; except on a designated route. 3(2) The designated routes on which vehicles may be used under this section are shown on the following plans filed in the Winnipeg Office of the Director of Surveys: AREA PLAN NUMBER Game hunting area 18 18918L Game hunting area 17A, 26 20589 Turtle Mountain Provincial Park 19513 3(3) The director may, in writing, order the closure or re-opening of a designated route to vehicles for use for a purpose connected with hunting. 3(4) The director may issue a permit authorizing the use of a vehicle to transport people, supplies or equipment by the most direct route to and from a building not located on a designated route if the building is (a) on private land; or (b) on Crown land for which a permit or lease authorizing occupation of the land has been issued under an Act of the Legislature. 3(5) A person who has lawfully killed a big game animal may use a vehicle other than on a designated route for the sole purpose of transporting the animal by the most direct route from the place of killing (a) to a site within an area listed in subsection (2) where an alternate means of transport is located; or (b) out of an area listed in subsection (2). 3(6) With prior written permission from an officer, a hunter may use a vehicle other than on a designated route to remove his or her hunting camp on the first Sunday following the closing of a deer, elk or moose season from a game hunting area in which the hunter held a licence to hunt. 3(7) A person may use a vehicle for a purpose connected with hunting deer on a developed road, a well-travelled trail and a waterway between August 17 and December 20 in that part of game hunting area 26 described in Plan No. 20589 filed in the Winnipeg office of the Director of Surveys. M.R. 197/96; 163/97; 114/98; 11/2000 ; 128/2000 ; 132/2001 ; 147/2002 ; 139/2003 ; 152/2004 ; 112/2005 ; 72/2006 ; 66/2007 ; 67/2008 ; 43/2009 ; 90/2010 ; 94/2011 ; 117/2012 ; 98/2013 ; 97/2016 ; 89/2017 ; 44/2018 ; 79/2019 ; 76/2020 ; 18/2021 ; 21/2022 ; 18/2023 ; 17/2024 ; 29/2025 ; 33/2026 Restrictions in various GHAs 4(1) Subject to section 3 (designated route restrictions), a person may only use a vehicle for a purpose connected with hunting deer, moose or elk on a developed road, a well-travelled trail or a waterway (a) from August 17 to December 20, in game hunting areas 5, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A, 18B, 18C, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 26, 27, 28, 29, 29A and 30 to 36; (b) from August 17 to January 24 in game hunting areas 23 and 23A; and (c) from August 17 to December 20 in game hunting areas 13A and 18A. 4(1.1) In the portion of game hunting area 30 that is occupied by CFB Shilo, no person shall use a vehicle for a purpose connected with hunting wildlife except on such developed roads, well-travelled trails or waterways as are designated for that purpose by the base commander of CFB Shilo on a written notice or map posted or made available to members of the public at the offices of CFB Shilo. 4(2) Despite subsections (1) and (1.1), a person who has lawfully killed a big game animal may use a vehicle for the sole purpose of transporting the big game animal by the most direct route from the place of killing to other means of transportation or out of the area. M.R. 183/95; 197/96; 163/97; 114/98; 11/2000 ; 128/2000 ; 132/2001 ; 178/2001 ; 147/2002 ; 17/2003 ; 139/2003 ; 152/2004 ; 112/2005 ; 72/2006 ; 66/2007 ; 67/2008 ; 43/2009 ; 90/2010 ; 94/2011 ; 117/2012 ; 98/2013 ; 97/2016 ; 89/2017 ; 44/2018 ; 79/2019 ; 76/2020 ; 18/2021 ; 59/2021 ; 21/2022 ; 18/2023 ; 17/2024 ; 29/2025 ; 33/2026 Disabled hunter permits 5(1) The director may issue a disabled hunter permit to a person whose mobility is severely impaired by a permanent injury, authorizing the use of (a) an off-road vehicle in a game hunting area in which vehicle use for a purpose connected with hunting a big game animal is restricted to cars, trucks, or power boats; (b) a vehicle off a designated route in a game hunting area in which vehicle use for a purpose connected with hunting a big game animal is restricted to designated routes; or (c) a vehicle off a developed road, a well-travelled trail or a waterway in a game hunting area in which vehicle use for a purpose connected with hunting a big game animal is restricted to a developed road, a well-travelled trail or a waterway. 5(2) The director may issue a disabled hunter permit to a person who is paraplegic or otherwise permanently confined to a wheelchair. The permit authorizes the holder (a) to discharge a firearm from a vehicle pulled over to the side of a public road within a municipality or a local government district for the purpose of hunting game birds, if (i) the vehicle's motor is not in operation, and (ii) the firearm is discharged away from the road; and (b) to discharge a firearm from a vehicle for the purpose of hunting a game bird or big game animal if (i) the vehicle is off a provincial trunk highway, a provincial road or a public road within a municipality or a local government district, or the road allowance associated with any such thoroughfare, and (ii) the vehicle's motor is not in operation. 5(3) An application for a permit or authorization under subsections (1) or (2) shall be accompanied by written certification from a medical doctor describing the physical impairment of the applicant along with any clarification that may be necessary to permit a layperson to understand why the permit or authorization is warranted. 5(4) A permit or authorization made under subsections (1) or (2) may be issued subject to any terms or conditions that the director considers appropriate. M.R. 128/2000 ; 132/2001 ; 147/2002 ; 139/2003 ; 152/2004 ; 67/2008 ; 184/2009 6 [Repealed] M.R. 114/98 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Power boat use in Delta Marsh 7 Except under authority of a permit issued by the director, no person shall use a power boat in that area of the province identified as the Delta Marsh on Plan No. 20226 filed in the office of the Director of Surveys at Winnipeg. M.R. 147/2002 Repeal 8 The Vehicle Use in Hunting Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 244/90, is repealed.