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Department of Natural Resources
Base Licence (Wildlife Habitat Stamp)
(for all Hunting & Furharvesting)
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| Who Needs This
Licence? |
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Anyone who wants to hunt, trap
or snare any species of wildlife in Nova Scotia.
Note: There used to be some wild
animals which you could hunt or snare in Nova Scotia without a hunting licence.
THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE; now you have to have this Base Licence
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| Issuing Department
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N.S. Department of Natural Resources
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Where can you get this Licence and / or further information? |
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Authorized Vendors
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Any of the Local or Area Offices
of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources.
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Service Delivery Division
Business Registration Unit
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Tel: (902) 424-4821
Fax: (902) 424-4633 |
Office Location:
Maritime Centre
9th Floor, Reception Area
1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1529
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y4
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Note: The Maritime Centre is located at the intersection
of Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road (the Aliant Building at the foot
of Spring Garden).
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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 |
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NO APPLICATION FORM IS REQUIRED. You simply ask for a Base Licence
at your local Dept. of Natural Resources office, or from any authorized
vendor.
The Process works like this:
(A) First, you need to buy a Wildlife
Habitat Stamp . This "stamp," which is about the
size of a credit card, has to have the following information on it:
- Date of issue;
- Name;
- Wildlife Resource Card number;
- Signature of the holder. [If that person is under 18, a parent or
guardian will have to sign for them.]
(B) You then stick the stamp on the front
cover of the current copy of the N.S. Hunting and Furharvesting
licence and regulations book. As soon as you stick the stamp on the book,
you have your "Base Licence."
Licence Book + Wildlife Habitat Stamp = Base Licence.
Note: Whenever you are hunting,
you have to have this Base Licence with you. [And if you are walking in
the woods with a gun during hunting season, you are presumed to be hunting!]
(C) For most types of hunting (for example, deer, moose, bear, small
game, etc.), you will ALSO NEED to buy a special
stamp for that kind of hunting . Different types of
hunting have different stamps. For example, there is one small stamp
for hunting antlered deer, another for antlerless deer, another for small
game, and so forth.
Each hunting stamp has a separate price.
[You can find the prices in this Directory by going to the
section for that type of hunting, such as "Hunting Licence: Small
Game..." or by looking in the
Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations .]
(D) After you buy your hunting stamp, you stick it on the inside cover
of your Base Licence - and turns it into a Hunting Licence.
Base Licence + Hunting Stamp = Hunting Licence .
(E) If you want to do several different types
of hunting, you buy several different stamps and stick them
all on your Base Licence. [This way you don't have to fill out
a whole batch of application forms for different licences, or carry a
bunch of licences around with you. You have your one Base Licence - plus
the various hunting stamps you decide to put on it.]
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| Waiting Period:
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None. |
| Price: (No tax
is charged) |
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Wildlife Habitat Stamp: $3.00
NOTE: There is a separate fee for the hunting stamps, just like
there used to be fees for different kinds of hunting licences also.
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This is a seasonal licence which expires on July 14 of each calendar
year. Once it expires, it is invalid, and you must get a new one.
For information on seasons, limits and regulations, see the Nova
Scotia Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations booklet, available
on the Department of Natural Resources website. This booklet is available
in August of each year, wherever you can buy licences or by contacting
the Licensing Division office (see "Where
Can You Get . . ." above).
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| Related Requirements:
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- To get a Base Licence, you have to have a valid
Wildlife
Resource Card and be certified for the weapon with which you will be hunting.
[If you are a non-resident, you have to have whatever is the
equivalent in your own province or state.]
- If you are carrying a gun in any wildlife habitat in Nova Scotia,
you may also be asked to produce one of the following:
- A valid Firearms
Acquisition Certificate ; or
- Canadian Firearm
Possession & Acquisition Licence ; or
- Canadian Adult
(Firearm) Possession Only Licence ; or
- Canadian Minor's
(Firearm) Possession Only Licence (if you are under 18).
- Hunting is not allowed
in Nova Scotia on Sundays.
- If you are going to hunt ducks, geese, woodcock, Wilson or common
snipe, in addition to your N.S. Small Game Hunting Stamp, you will
also have to have a (Canadian) Federal
Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit. This can be obtained at any Office
of Canada Post.
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| Additional Information:
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1. You can only get one Base Licence each year.
2. You have to carry your Base Licence with you whenever you are hunting.
3. N.S. Residents used to be able to hunt or snare RABBITS without a licence
- but you cannot do that any more
. Now you have to have a Base Licence. Even if you are under 18.
4. Special Stamps are required for the following:
Bear Hunting;
Bear Snaring;
Deer Hunting;
Antlerless Deer Hunting;
Moose Hunting;
Small Game - including ruffled grouse, ringed neck pheasant and migratory
game birds (ducks, geese, woodcock, Wilson or common snipe); [non-residents
also need this stamp to hunt or snare rabbits];
Furharvesting - including beaver, otter, mink, muskrat, fisher, raccoon,
fox, bobcat and weasel;
Bow hunting;
Muzzle Loader hunting.
5. There are some wild animals that you can
hunt without a Small Game hunting stamp . But YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A BASE LICENCE [Wildlife Habitat Stamp]! These animals are listed
below:
(A) The following can be hunted with a Base Licence (only), but
only during their open season :
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(a) Bullfrog:
(b) Crow:
(c) Coyote:
(d) Rabbit (Snowshoe Hare):
[non-residents need a Small Game Licence, see above
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July 15 to September 30
September 1 to March 31
January 1 to December 31
November 1 to last day of February
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(e) Red Squirrel:
(f) Snapping Turtle:
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November 1 to the last day of February
July 15 to September 30 |
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(B) For the purpose of preventing
damage to their property, the owner/occupier of a property (or their agent)
can hunt any of the following wildlife with a Base Licence
(only) at
any time of year : Mice, Rat, Porcupine,
Red Squirrel, Chipmunk, Skunk, Crow, Starling, Vole, Mole, Shrew, Woodchuck
(Groundhog), Rock Dove (Common Pigeon), and English Sparrow (locally
known as a "House Sparrow").
6. Some wildlife can never be hunted
- for example, eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, osprey, and many others.
[The only wildlife which can be
legally hunted or trapped in Nova Scotia are those species listed in the
Licensing Booklet; all other species of birds and animals are
protected by law at all times.] If you see anyone hunting
protected wildlife, please report the incident to a local
or area office of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources as quickly
as possible.
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| Legislative Authority:
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Wildlife Act,
Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, Chapter 504; General Wildlife Regulations.
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