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Livestock Industry Diversification Act and Regulations | |
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| | This legislation applies exclusively to domestic cervids, that is to say, elk, moose, and deer. From an operational standpoint, elk and deer farms are the main focus of the Act.
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The term “domestic” is an important qualifier when referring to cervids because it creates a distinction between those animals which may be farmed and those that are considered to be wildlife. Whereas an investor may own domestic cervids, only the Crown may own cervids that are considered to be wildlife, and live in the wild. Under the current provisions of the Wildlife Act and Wildlife Regulation, which is administered by Sustainable Resource Development (SRD), domestic cervids may revert to being Crown property if they have escaped and are at large for 48 hours.
There are plans to transfer fully legislative responsibility for all domestic cervids from SRD to ARD. In the interim, certain ARD staff have been delegated authority to deal with domestic cervid matters under the Wildlife Act and Wildlife Regulation as they relate to permits and licenses for import, export, collection, escape, and capture.
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For more information about this act, contact Cliff Munroe. |
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Stacey Tames.
This information published to the web on January 31, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 17, 2010.
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