AlternativeComplex82
AlternativeComplex82 t1_j050q3s wrote
Reply to comment by gerbal100 in AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rights - National | Globalnews.ca by raider1v11
They can typically hunt out of season, but they have to abide by provincial firearm, hunting and fishing laws. So no dynamite, jack lighting, etc.
AlternativeComplex82 t1_j050b9i wrote
Reply to comment by PotatoAppreciator in AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rights - National | Globalnews.ca by raider1v11
Nope, Section 88 of the Indian Act allows for provincial laws (of a general nature) to be enforced on Indian reserves. Sames goes for animal cruelty laws. Ha ha, another one that's never enforced, cuz reasons ....
AlternativeComplex82 t1_j03an2z wrote
Reply to comment by Kermit_El_Froggo_ in AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rights - National | Globalnews.ca by raider1v11
Well, I don't have any hard evidence, since no one collects such data, so all I have are anecdotes. You are welcome to visit the rez I live on and listen to the gunshots AFTER dark, which is quite illegal, yet no one does anything about it.
AlternativeComplex82 t1_j02ralr wrote
Reply to AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rights - National | Globalnews.ca by raider1v11
Jokes on you, Natives don't abide by any firearms or hunting regulations.
AlternativeComplex82 t1_j06kol6 wrote
Reply to comment by PotatoAppreciator in AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rights - National | Globalnews.ca by raider1v11
>It allows for that if the issue also is affecting non-rez lands/communities
Correct. As I said, Section 88 allows for laws "of a general nature", and specifically excludes laws pertaining to Natives.
Generally speaking, the only Canadian laws that DON'T apply on reserves are land related ones, which of course makes sense. So provincial landlord-tenant acts have no force on reserves. Everything else, from highway traffic laws to animal cruelty laws apply ... in theory. Enforcing them is another matter.