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Originally Posted by PCP_ECOM
I guess they are not allowing Resident trapper's to obtain a permit to pick up game animals on side of road anymore, Their words were "there are too many Resident Trappers wanting permit and hard to keep track of"
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You need to email your claim. Get their response in writing.
I'll suggest that this district has NO legal authority to stop you from obtaining road kill.
The "too busy" reasoning does not give them recourse to change the laws without written authority from the Minister.
There is NO requirement to obtain a permit BEFORE picking up roadkill.
There is a requirement to notify F&W asap AFTER you take possession of the animal.
Regarding different offices having different "Policies".....
Again, ask for this "Policy" in writing.
I'll bet you they can't, cause there is probably no such thing.
The CWD management protocol IS a good practice.
This needs to be followed, and made into actual provincial policy.
But for now, this is simply a request, not a law.
One of the biggest issues we are facing in Alberta wildlife management is an incoherent jumble of regulations, plans, policies and bureaucracies.
None of which are actually accountable to each other.
We MUST force the ministry to get the rules and agencies on the same page.
Until this happens, proper management is impossible.