Regulation - LGIC
Financial penalty for failing to submit a mandatory hunter report
Regulation Number(s):
Ontario Regulation 665/98 (hunting)
Instrument Type:
Regulation - LGIC
Bill or Act:
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
Summary of Decision:
A decision has been made to implement an automatic financial penalty as part of a graduated penalty approach for hunters who fail to submit their mandatory hunter report(s). This penalty is an additional tool to promote hunter reporting compliance and improve reporting data used to make wildlife management decisions.
Analysis of Regulatory Impact:
There are no new administrative costs to businesses associated with this proposal.
Further Information:
Link to Environmental Registry
Proposal Number:
21-MNRF016
Posting Date:
July 11, 2021
Summary of Proposal:
We are proposing to introduce an automatic financial penalty for hunters who fail to submit their mandatory hunter report(s), as required by the regulations. This penalty would provide an alternative tool to promote and improve hunter reporting compliance and improve reporting data.
As an intermediate step prior to preventing a hunter from purchasing a licence or tag, the ministry is proposing to charge a mandatory financial penalty for hunters who fail to submit their hunter reports. The financial penalty:
• would be automatically applied to the hunter once the fish and wildlife licensing system detects the report has not been submitted by the deadline.
• would be required to be paid as part of (or prior to) the hunter's next purchase of the relevant product (generally in the following year).
• would be based on each individual reporting requirement (i.e. if a hunter fails to submit multiple reports, they are charged a fee for each).
• would persist on the hunter's account until they are paid and would not expire.
As an intermediate step prior to preventing a hunter from purchasing a licence or tag, the ministry is proposing to charge a mandatory financial penalty for hunters who fail to submit their hunter reports. The financial penalty:
• would be automatically applied to the hunter once the fish and wildlife licensing system detects the report has not been submitted by the deadline.
• would be required to be paid as part of (or prior to) the hunter's next purchase of the relevant product (generally in the following year).
• would be based on each individual reporting requirement (i.e. if a hunter fails to submit multiple reports, they are charged a fee for each).
• would persist on the hunter's account until they are paid and would not expire.
Contact Address:
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch
300 Water Street, 5th Floor
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch
300 Water Street, 5th Floor
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Effective Date:
March 1, 2022
Decision:
Approved