Addendum Item 15.2 - Town of Gibsons Bylaw No. 1147, 2011

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TOWN OF GIBSONS 
 
BYLAW NO. 1147, 2011 
 
A Bylaw to ban the use of Body Gripping Traps within the Town of Gibsons 
 
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Gibsons deems it desirable to ban the use 
of leg hold, Conibear and snare traps within the Town of Gibsons Boundaries; 
 
AND  WHEREAS Section  8  of  the Community  Charter empowers  a  Council  to 
regulate,  prohibit  and  impose  requirements  respecting  persons, property,  things 
and activities; 
 
NOW  THEREFORE the  Council  for  the  Town  of  Gibsons,  in  open  meeting 
assembled, enacts as follows: 
 
1. TITLE 
1.1. This  Bylaw may be  cited  as  “Town  of  Gibsons Ban  of  Body  Gripping 
Traps Bylaw No. 1147, 2011”. 
 
2. DEFINITIONS  
 
2.1. “BODY  GRIPPING  TRAP  OR  DEVICE” shall mean  a  trap  that  grips  a 
mammal’s body or body part including, but not limited to, steel-jawed leg 
hold traps, padded leg hold traps, conibear traps and snares.  
 
2.1.1. Cage  and  box traps,  nets,  suitcase-type  live  beaver  traps  and 
common  mouse  and  rat  traps  shall  not  be  considered  body-gripping 
traps.  
 
2.2. “TRAPPING” shall mean the capture of wild or domestic animals in traps 
that either kill or restrain them.  
 
2.3. “MUNICIPALITY” means the Corporation of the Town of Gibsons. 
 
3. BAN OF TRAPS 
 
3.1. No person shall use a body-gripping trap or device within the municipality. 
 
4. PENALTY 
 
4.1. Any person  who  violates  the provisions  of  this By-Law  is  guilty  of  an 
offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to a penalty of not 
more than $1,000.00 and not less than $250.00. 
 
 

 
Bylaw 1147, 2011 
Ban of Body Gripping Traps Bylaw 
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READ a first time this the   21
st
,   day of  June            2011  
 
READ a second time this the   19
th
   day of    July             2011 
 
READ a third time this the   19
th
   day of    July             2011  
  
ADOPTED this the      day of              2011 
 
 
 
 
 
___________________________ _____________________________ 
Barry J. Janyk, Mayor                               Lonny Miller, Interim Corporate Officer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certified a true copy of 
“Town of Gibsons Ban of Body Gripping Traps Bylaw No. 1147, 2011” 
 
 
 
 
 
_____________________________ 
Corporate Officer 
 
 

TOWN OF GIBSONS 
 
POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL 
 
 
SUBJECT:  
BODY GRIPPING TRAPS 
 
SECTION: PARKS 
NUMBER:  6.8 
PAGE  1     OF   1 
ADOPTED: July 19
th
, 2011 
REVISED: 
RESOLUTION NO.: 
 
 
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A. Purpose 
1. Conservation Officers are exempt from Trapping of Wildlife regulation under Section 
86 of the Wildlife Act: 
Officers exempted 
86. The offence provisions of this Act and the regulations and section 9 of the Firearm Act do 
not apply to an officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties. 
 
2. For Public Safety reasons Conservation Officers may deem it necessary to use “Body 
Gripping” traps for control of dangerous 

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