Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1036). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Northwest Territories Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Birds Protected area Hunting/capture Protection of species Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract Regulations prescribing migratory bird sanctuaries and providing for their control and management. The areas set out in the Schedule are prescribed as migratory bird sanctuaries. No person shall, in a migratory bird sanctuary: (a) hunt migratory birds; (b) disturb, destroy or take the nests of migratory birds, or; c) have in his possession a live migratory bird, or a carcass, skin, nest or egg of a migratory bird, except under authority of a permit therefor. No person shall have in his possession in a migratory bird sanctuary: (a) any firearm; or (b) any hunting appliance except as otherwise provided in these Regulations. (11 regulations completed by a Schedule) Full text English