Whereas the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act a; S.C. 2002, c. 29
Whereas the recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry;
Whereas a portion of the critical habitat of that species is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) b of that Act and, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, that portion must be excluded from the annexed Order; S.C. 2015, c. 10, s. 60
And whereas, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has consulted with the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, namely the Minister of the Environment, with respect to the annexed Order;
Therefore, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans makes the annexed Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order under subsection 58(4) and paragraph 58(5)(a) of the Species at Risk Act a.
Ottawa, September 20, 2024
La ministre des Pêches et des Océans, Diane Lebouthillier Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Critical Habitat
Subsection 58(1) of the Species at Risk Act applies to the critical habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) — which is identified in the recovery strategy for that species that is included in the Species at Risk Public Registry — other than the portion of that critical habitat that is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) of that Act.
Repeal
The Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order 1 is repealed. SOR/2017-264
Coming into Force
This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.