purposes of the management, perpetuation and rehabilitation of wildlife resources. 



Section 1 1 was amended to provide that conservation officers are not required 

 to investigate offences under subsection 1 of section 17. 



Section 31 was enlarged to include construction camps, lumber camps and 

 mining camps in the section. 



A new section 2>la was added to the Act to require licensing of guides in 

 areas prescribed by the regulations. Also re-introduced into the Act was the prin- 

 ciple of non-residents being required to be accompanied by a guide while hunting 

 deer or moose in prescribed areas. 



An amendment was made to section 42 to permit the trapping of black bear 

 under terms and conditions prescribed by the regulations. 



Paragraph 15 of section 83 was amended to include lands in respect of which 

 management agreements have been entered into. Paragraph 22a of section 83 will 

 provide for regulations prescribing the times during which and the terms and con- 

 ditions on which black bear may be trapped. 



Powers to make regulations respecting the licensing of guides have been added 

 to section 84. 



THE GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AMENDMENT ACT. 1962-63 



Subsection 3 was added to section 28 of The Grand River Conservation Act, 

 1938, to make it clear that tenants of commission lands are liable to taxation for 

 municipal purposes. 



THE LAKES AND RIVERS IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT ACT. 1962-63 



Section 9 of The Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act was repealed and two 

 new sections substituted in lieu thereof. These two sections require separate ap- 

 proval of the location of a dam and of the plans and specifications of a dam. The 

 new sections provide for the procedures to be followed by an applicant for either 

 approval. 



New section 9a provides that under certain circumstances the Minister may 

 appoint an officer to be in charge of a lake or river or works or improvements 

 thereon and to regulate the use of the lake, river, works or improvements in such 

 manner as seems best calculated to afford persons having conflicting interests on 

 the land or river a fair and reasonable use of the water. The section also authorizes 

 the Department to repair, reconstruct or remove dams where the owner refuses to 

 do so after a Minister's Order. 



Subsection 1 of section 1 1 was amended to conform with the changes made in 

 section 9. 



Section 22^ was added to the Act to authorize the Minister, an engineer and 

 all officers, servants or agents to enter lands and premises other than private dwell- 

 ings, stores, storehouses, offices or farm buildings in the performance of their duties 

 under the Act. 



Section 26 was amended to require all persons floating timber down a lake or 

 river to keep the timber under control and to recover and remove from the lake 

 or river any timber that drifts out of control or causes an obstruction or hazard. 

 In addition, provision was made for the removal of such timber at the expense of 

 the owner. 



THE PARKS ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT ACT. 1962-63 



Section 1 of The Parks Assistance Act was amended by adding a definition of 

 the word "municipality", which new definition includes a Band under the Indian 



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