PROTECTION OF GAME AND WILD LIFE 275 



DOMINION PARKS ACT 



As one of the main objects of the Canadian National 

 Parks is to conserve the native mammals and birds, strin- 

 gent regulations are in force to prevent the hunting, cap- 

 ture, destruction, or molestation in any way of the wild life 

 in the national parks, which have been described in another 

 chapter (pp. 235-243). 



These regulations make it illegal to: 



1. Chase, harass or pursue, hunt, shoot at, trap, take, 



wound, kill, capture, or destroy any game — which 

 term includes all mammals or birds within any 

 national park. 



2. Have in possession, except as specially provided, any 



game, or parts thereof, killed or procured within a 

 national park. 



3. Use poison, poisonous substances, or gas for taking, 



injuring, or destroying game in a national park. 



4. Sell within a national park guns or other weapons used 



for the destruction of game without a permit. 



5. Carry guns or firearms of any description within a 



national park, except by an officer of the park, un- 

 less such guns shall have been sealed by the super- 

 intendent of the park or a duly authorized official. 

 Any unsealed gun or firearm found in a national 

 park is subject to forfeiture. 



6. Allow dogs to run unleashed in a national park. 



In addition, the regulations provide for the following: 



1. The forfeiture of the outfits of all persons convicted of 

 illegally hunting or killing any game or having 

 illegal possession of game within a national park. 

 (The significance of this penalty was realized by a 

 party of hunters who were proved a few years ago 



