Captive Wildlife Protection Act, 2025
Sponsored by Collard, Lucille, McCrimmon, Karen · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Requires a licence to establish, operate or maintain a zoo in Ontario
- Sets out application requirements including animal inventories, site plans and emergency plans
- Lets the Registrar issue, refuse, suspend or revoke licences based on set conditions and grounds
- Gives licensees the right to a hearing before the Director if a licence is refused, suspended or revoked
- Requires annual inspections of zoos and allows inspectors to order fixes for violations
- Allows removal of animals from unlicensed zoos and sets fines up to $50,000 for individuals and $250,000 for corporations
- Gives existing zoo operators one year to get licensed and lets some current wild animal owners keep animals until they die