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Fur Management Licenses
Trapping Rights on
Agricultural Leases
Created September 1997
Trapping on Agricultural Leases
Trapping rights have been granted over the majority of
public land in the Green and White Areas (forested and
settled areas) of Alberta. Although the White Area is
predominantly used for agriculture, trapping is generally
a compatible activity. This is particularly true on grazing
dispositions where there are no major land
improvements and the season of agricultural use doesn’t
conflict with the trapping season.
Industrial activities, including oil and gas development,
and timber harvesting, can have a negative impact on a
trapping area. For this reason, these industries contribute
to a claims fund that compensates trappers for any
business losses that are proven to result from industrial
activity on the land.
Fur Management Licenses
A registered fur management license gives the holder
the authority to hunt and trap furbearing animals for a
period of five years on larger tracts of public land and on
any private land the trapper may own or legally occupy.
This license must be renewed every year on or before
September 30.
A resident fur management license gives the holder the
authority to hunt and trap furbearing animals on land he
owns, legally occupies or leases, or on land for which he
has written permission to trap. This type of license is
generally issued to local area trappers for smaller tracts
of land for a one-year period.
Trapping Rights on Agricultural Leases
Grazing and cultivation dispositions are included in
agricultural leases for which trapping rights are granted.
A trapper must obtain consent from the disposition holder
before the agriculture lease lands can form part of his fur
management area. If the disposition holder refuses to give
consent, the trapper can seek consent from the Minister of
Environmental Protection to enter onto the leased lands to
trap. Under the current policy the trapper has the right to
trap on agriculture lease lands if his fur management area
pre-dates the disposition, or if the trapper received written
consent to trap from the former disposition holder.
For areas under grazing license or permit, the trapper is not
required to obtain approval from the agricultural
disposition holder. The government does, however,
encourage the trapper to contact the grazing licensee or
permit holder to make any necessary arrangements and to
avoid conflict.
Notification
In an effort to foster co-operation between disposition
holders and trappers, the government provides contact
names to the disposition holder when the dispositions are
issued. Disposition holders are encouraged to notify the
trapper if any activities that have been planned could affect
the trapping area.
ABOUT PUBLIC LANDS
Range Improvement
Concerns related to the trapper’s activities are taken into
account when range improvement plans are developed.
This information is intended for convenience of
reference only. The current relevant act and regulations
should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and
applying the law.
If you require updated information, contact any
of the offices below:
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Fish & Wildlife Division
Fish and Wildlife Business Services Branch
9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M4
Telephone: (780) 427-3887
Lands Division
Rangeland Management Branch
9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M4
Telephone: (780) 427-3595
Forestry Division
Forest Management Branch
9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M4
Telephone: (780) 422-4590
OR you can contact the closest Fish & Wildlife, or
Lands Division office in your area.
OR you can visit the Lands Division Website:
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/land/c_1.html