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Required Traps

Phase 1

Table 1: Killing and restraining traps certified and regulated for use.

Note: these tables are current as of January 10, 2010

Species Killing Traps – Regulated Certified Traps
Beaver (on land and underwater) Bélisle Classic 330
Bélisle Super X 280
Bélisle Super X 330
BMI 280 Body Gripper
BMI 330 Body Gripper
Bridger 330
Duke 330
LDL C280
LDL C280 Magnum
LDL C330
LDL C330 Magnum
Rudy 280
Rudy 330
Sauvageau 2001-11
Sauvageau 1000-11F
Sauvageau 2001-8
Sauvageau 2001-12
Species-Specific 330 Dislocator Half-Magnum
Species-Specific 440 Dislocator Half-Magnum
Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 280
Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330
Marten (Labrador) Bélisle Super X 120
Bélisle Super X 160
BMI 126 Magnum Body
Gripper
Koro #1
LDL B120 Magnum
Northwoods 155
Rudy 120 Magnum
Rudy 160 Plus
Sauvageau C120 Magnum
Sauvageau 2001-5
Sauvageau 2001-6
Muskrat (on land) Bélisle Super X 120
BMI 120
BMI 120 Magnum
BMI 126 Magnum
Bridger 120
Duke 120
Koro Muskrat
LDL B120 Magnum
Ouell 4-11-180
Rudy 110
Rudy 1s0
Rudy 120 Magnum
Sauvageau C120
“Reverse Bend”
Triple M
Sauvageau C120 Magnum
Sauvageau 2001-5
Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 110
Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 120
Muskrat (underwater) Any jaw type trap (body gripping or leghold) set as a submersion set that exerts clamping force on a muskrat and that maintains a muskrat underwater.
Leghold Restraining Traps – Regulated Certified Traps
Lynx Bélisle Footsnare #6 Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch equipped with 4 coil springs Oneida Victor #3 equipped with a minimum of 8mm thick, non-offset steel jaws, 4 coil springs and an anchoring swivel centre mounted on a base plate
Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch® equipped with 2 coil springs
As new trap research and testing is completed the list of certified traps by species is updated. Traps will be added to this list over time. The most current certified trap list by category is available at the Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) website at www.fur.ca, or you may obtain a new list by contacting the Wildlife Division at (709) 637 – 2382.

Phase 2: Year of Implementation to be determined - Certified traps by species but not yet required in regulations.

For the following species and trap categories, the year of entry into force of the obligation to use only Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) Certified traps has not yet been determined. When sufficient numbers of certified traps are available, regulations will follow. This date, which could vary from one species to another, will be known at least three years in advance. Until then, traps that are currently legally permitted can still be used for these species.

Table 2: Killing and restraining traps certified but not yet mandatory.

Species Killing traps certified, but not yet mandatory
Otter (underwater) Bélisle Super X 280, Rudy 280, Rudy 330, LDL C280 Magnum, Sauvageau 2001-8, Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 220, Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330, BelisleSuper X 220, Rudy 220 Plus, Sauvageau 2001-11, Sauvageau 2001-12
Weasel Victor Rat Trap
Lynx Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330
Restraining traps certified, but not yet mandatory
Coyote Bélisle Footsnare #6; Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch equipped with 2 coil springs; Bridger #3 equipped with 5/16-inch offset, doubled rounded steel jaw laminations (3/16-inch on topside of jaw and 1/4-inch on underside of jaws), with 4 coil springs and an anchoring swivel centre mounted on a base plate
Wolf Bélisle Footsnare #8

Phase 3: Year of Implementation to be determined - Cage and box traps to be regulated after 2007 for live-trapping.

As it pertains to the AIHTS, there is no live capture cage or box trap certified to date. This means that until a list of certified cage or box traps are made available, trappers may continue to use those cage or box traps as per existing provincial legislation.

Table 3: Summary of trap requirements by species: Newfoundland and Labrador.

Killing Traps (Conibear type)
Species AIHTS in Effect Conventional Steel Jawed Leghold Restraining Trap Modified Leghold Traps Suspended Snare
Beaver YES Drowning set only* Drowning set only* Allowed
Coyote NO Prohibited Allowed* Allowed
Fox (All) NO Allowed Allowed Allowed
Lynx** NO Prohibited Certified traps only Allowed
Marten (Labrador) YES Prohibited Prohibited Not Applicable
Mink NO Drowning set only* Drowning set only* Not Applicable
Muskrat YES Drowning set only* Drowning set only* Not Applicable
Otter NO Drowning set only* Drowning set only* Allowed
Red Squirrel NO Prohibited Prohibited Allowed
Wolf NO Prohibited Allowed* Allowed
Weasel NO Prohibited Prohibited Not Applicable
* Certified trap models are given exclusive identification letters that manufacturers will have to mark on traps they manufacture after 2007. Trappers may still legally use these same trap models after the implementation of the AIHTS, regardless of whether or not they bear this mark. For example, new Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330’s will have a certification number on the trap. However, trappers may continue to use the same trap model whether or not it has this number.
** Lynx season is currently closed on the Island of Newfoundland.

 
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