Originally Posted by
rick_iles
Ok, one last time....here is the actual regulation. Read it over slowly......I don’t care what you think the tag says.... this is the actual “law”....Especially Sub (4)...and Sub (5)....
[COLOR=#505050]19. (1) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species and who kills a member of the species shall, immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill and before moving the carcass, invalidate the tag by following the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](2) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that he or she kills unless the animal is of the same species, type, age and sex as is specified,
[COLOR=#505050](a) on the tag or on the validation certificate that accompanies the tag; or
[COLOR=#505050](b) in the case of a licensed hunter hunting deer in a controlled deer hunt management unit, in the information on the licence summary that validates a previously issued deer tag, as described in clause 38 (1) (b). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](3) A licensed hunter who holds a tag to hunt a wildlife species shall not invalidate the tag with respect to an animal that is killed by another person. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](4) Following the kill of a species referred to in subsection (1), the licensed hunter shall either keep the invalidated tag on his or her person or attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](5) Despite subsection (4), a licensed hunter who kills an animal shall not keep the invalidated tag on his or her person but shall attach it to the animal in the manner specified in the instructions that accompany the tag before he or she,
[COLOR=#505050](a) ceases to be immediately accompanying the carcass; or
[COLOR=#505050](b) ceases to be immediately available to produce the tag for inspection to confirm the lawful killing of the animal. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](6) No person shall possess an animal that ought to have had a tag attached to it in accordance with subsection (5). O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.
[COLOR=#505050](7) The licensed hunter shall ensure that an invalidated tag is kept on his or her person or attached to the carcass in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) until such time as the animal has been transported from the site of the kill to the site of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage. O. Reg. 544/17, s. 3.