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Hunting and Trapping
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Wildlife Act:
The Wildlife Act regulates the harvesting, possession, transport, import and export of wildlife. A permit is required for eggs of wildlife species including fish, wildlife or parts of them. This includes, raptors, threatened and endangered species, game vertebrates and fish.
Permits are also required for the possession of and/or trafficking in wildlife species.
Wildlife pelts or parts, except meat, may be sold without a permit when the animal was lawfully taken under a hunting or trapping licence. In some cases a royalty may be required to be paid to the provincial government.
Primary Contact
The aforementioned permits may be applied for through a regional office of the Fish and Wildlife Branch.
For details on non-resident hunting permits and licensing, visit the following website at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/
and
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/trapping/guidelines.html
Ministry of Environment
Fish and Wildlife Branch
4th floor - 2975 Jutland Rd.
Victoria, BC, V8T 5J9
Tel: (250) 387-9717
Fax: (250) 356-9145
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/
NOTE: Canada Customs requires import permits for turtles, tortoises and other wildlife species.
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