SUMMARY OF CANADIAN FARMED CERVID REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS - January 2001
(Source: Information compiled by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Sherri Dobbs, from information provided by other provincial departments)

Prov.  Agency of jurisdiction  Is farming of native species cervidae allowed?  Is farming of non-native species cervidae allowed? 
B.C.  Agriculture  No  Yes 
Alberta  Shared (Primary Resp. is Agriculture)  Yes  Yes 
Saskatchewan  Shared (Primary Resp to Agriculture, Wildlife involved in Imports, Wildlife intrusions)  Yes  Yes 
Manitoba  Shared  Yes  Yes 
Ontario  Wildlife / DNR (escapes / releases & hunt farms)  Yes  Yes 
Quebec  Non-Native is Agriculture, Native (ie: WTD) is Shared  Yes  Yes 
Newfoundland  Shared  No  No 
P.E.I.  Shared  N/A  Yes 


Prov.  Cervid Species Permitted  Inventory  # of farms  Licence required?  Are hunt farms allowed? 
B.C.  Fallow
Reindeer 		 4,452
202 		 46
7 		 Yes
Yes 		 No 
Alberta  Elk
Whitetail Deer
Mule Deer
Reindeer 		 32,500
9,100
350
190 		 425
195

15 		 Yes
Yes
Yes
DNR-TSP 		 No 
Saskatchewan  Elk
Whitetail Deer
Mule Deer
Fallow
Reindeer 		 28,000
3,200
150
3,000
200 		 385
110
16
35
17 		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes 		 Yes 
Manitoba  Elk
Whitetail Deer
Fallow
Reindeer
Sika 		 2,500
90
650

40 		 90
3
4

4 		 Yes
WL permit
No
WL permit
No 		 No 
Ontario  Elk
Whitetail Deer
Fallow
Red
Elk/red
other 		 2,600
770
6,700
6,900
2,000
500 		 66
31
159
97
35
7 		 No for all  No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes 
Quebec  Elk
Whitetail Deer
Fallow
Red
Elk/red
Sika 		 1,524
4,016
2,960
8,705
2,500
440 		 73
218
224
213

58 		 No
Yes
No
No
No
No 		 Yes 
Newfoundland  None  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
P.E.I.  Elk
Fallow
Reindeer
Red 		 24
nil
nil
nil 		 2
0
0
0 		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes 		 No 


Prov.  CWD Surveillance Program?  Is populations or premises data collected?  Import permit required?  Export permit required?  Individual animal ID required? 
B.C.  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
Alberta  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Saskatchewan  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
Manitoba  Yes  Yes - Elk
Yes - Whitetail Deer
No - Fallow
No - Reindeer
No Sika 		 Yes - Elk
Yes - Whitetail Deer
No - Fallow
No - Reindeer
No - sika 		 Yes - Elk
Yes - Whitetail Deer
No - Fallow
No - Reindeer
No - sika 		 Yes - Elk
Yes - Whitetail Deer
No - Fallow
No - Reindeer
No - sika 
Ontario  No  No  No  No  No 
Quebec  No    No  No  Yes 
Newfoundland  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
P.E.I.  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 


Reports required? 
Prov.  Births & deaths  Change in ownership  Animal movements  Annual inventory 
B.C.  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Alberta  Yes  Yes  Yes  Equivalent 
Saskatchewan  Yes  No  Yes  No 
Manitoba  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Ontario  No  No  No  No 
Quebec  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Newfoundland  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A 
P.E.I.  Yes  Yes  Equivalent  Equivalent 

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