Natural Resources

Natural Resources reminds pet owners to keep pets under control (06/10/23)

NB 1297

Oct. 23, 2006

FREDERICTON (CNB) - With hunting and furbearer trapping season underway in New Brunswick, the Department of Natural Resources advises pet owners to take precautions to keep their pets from being accidentally injured or killed in a hunting or trapping accident.

The department reminds pet owners of the following:

• Under the Fish and Wildlife Act, it is illegal for dogs to be running at large in a resort of wildlife.
  
• In an effort to minimize harassment of wildlife, domestic pets should be kept under control (or leashed) at all times.
  
• Regulated hunting and fur-harvesting seasons are currently open in New Brunswick, throughout the fall and winter months.
  
• It is illegal to disturb any legally-placed trap or snare.

Hunters and trappers must be aware of the distance restrictions around dwellings, schools, playgrounds, athletic fields, solid waste disposal sites and places of business. It is illegal for hunters to discharge a rifle within 400 metres or a shotgun within 200 metres, and for trappers to set traps and/or snares within 300 metres, of those areas.

For more information on hunting and trapping seasons and regulations in New Brunswick, obtain a copy of "Hunt & Trap 2006: Hunting and Fur Harvesting Regulations" at any office of the Department of Natural Resources, or online.

06/10/23

MEDIA CONTACT: Brent Roy, communications, DNR, 506-453-7928.

06/10/23