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Department of Natural Resources
Bear Bait Site Registration
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| Who Needs This Registration? |
| | Anyone who wants to register an area(s) in Nova Scotia to bait, attracting
bear for hunting, viewing or photography.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
| | N.S. Department of Natural Resources
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| Where can you get this Registration and /
or further information? |
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Any of the
Local or Area Offices of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources.
OR
Consult the Nova Scotia
Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations (which is available
both in printed form and on the Department of Natural Resources website.)
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| Application Forms & Process: |
| | Application can be made at the nearest Local
or Area Offices of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources.
The applicant must provide a map of locations and also the written consent
of the landowner (if he/she is other than the applicant).
Sites are subject to inspection either prior to or subsequently to registration.
Separate applications are required for each property.
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| Waiting Period: |
| | Same day
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
| | The registration is valid for the duration of the bear hunting season.
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| Price: |
| | Free
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| Related Requirements: |
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- Hunting Licence: Bear, N.S. Department
of Natural Resources;
- Guide's
Licence (if guiding), N.S. Department of Natural Resources;
- Written consent of the Landowner.
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| Additional Information: |
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- A hunting bait site may only be operated during a period defined
in the current bear harvest regulations. The registration holder must
remove all bait and waste within one week after the close of the season
for hunting bear.
- A Special Baiting Permit may be issued for any specified period to
persons who are not hunters for the sole purpose of viewing or photographing
bear.
- There is no limit to the number of sites a person may register. Sites
should be separated by at least 500 metres and well away from areas
of human use.
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| Legislative Authority: |
| | Wildlife Act,
Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 504
Bear Harvesting Regulations
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