This regulation sets qualifications for conservation officer appointments, allows the Minister to appoint cadet conservation officers if the person is enrolled in specified or equivalent training, requires the prescribed oath or affirmation, and requires identification cards to contain specified information.
c t WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT CONSERVATION OFFICER REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to March 13, 2010. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Wildlife Conservation Act Conservation Officer Regulations Section 1 c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT Chapter P-11.1 CONSERVATION OFFICER REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 28 of the Wildlife Conservation Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. W-4.1, Council made the following regulations: 1. Definition In these regulations, “Act” means the Wildlife Conservation Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. W-4.1. (EC147/10) 2. Qualifications for appointment For the purpose of subsection 3.1(2) of the Act, a person has the qualifications for appointment as Chief Conservation Officer or as a conservation officer if he or she has completed (a) both (i) a minimum two year program in renewable resources technology or a related field at a degree or post-secondary diploma level, and (ii) the Holland College Conservation Enforcement training program; or (b) an enforcement training program that the Minister considers to be equivalent to the programs referred to in clause (a). (EC147/10) 3. Requirements for appointment For the purpose of subsection 3.2(1) of the Act, the Minister may appoint a person as a cadet conservation officer if the person is enrolled in (a) the Holland College Conservation Enforcement training program; or (b) an enforcement training program that the Minister considers to be equivalent to the Holland College Conservation Enforcement Program. (EC147/10) 4. Oath or solemn affirmation of office The oath or solemn affirmation of office required to be taken by a conservation officer under subsection 3.1(4) of the Act or by a cadet conservation officer under subsection 3.2(5) of the Act is set out in the Schedule. (EC147/10) c t Updated March 13, 2010 Page 3 Section 5 Wildlife Conservation Act Conservation Officer Regulations 5. Identification card An identification card issued to a conservation officer under subsection 3.1(5) of the Act or to a cadet conservation officer under subsection 3.2(6) of the Act shall contain the following: (a) the name of the Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry; (b) a photograph of the conservation officer or cadet conservation officer; (c) a list of the provincial and federal Acts and regulations, or the specified provisions of the Acts and regulations, that the conservation officer or cadet conservation officer has the power and authority to enforce; (d) a badge identification number. (EC147/10) Page 4 Updated March 13, 2010 t c Wildlife Conservation Act Conservation Officer Regulations SCHEDULE SCHEDULE OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE I (A.B.), having been appointed as a conservation officer (or cadet conservation officer) for Prince Edward Island do swear (or affirm) that I will truly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties appertaining to the Ministry according to the best of my skill and ability. (EC147/10) c t Updated March 13, 2010 Page 5