Nova ScotiaBill 102First Reading
Bill 102: Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act (amended) and Wildlife Act (amended)
Sponsor: Elizabeth Smith-McCrossinIntroduced March 20, 2025Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly
What this bill does
This Nova Scotia bill exempts Canadian Armed Forces veterans from needing a licence or paying fees to hunt, angle, or fish recreationally in Nova Scotia, provided they carry their official Record of Service Card (NDI 75) while doing so.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
Compliance
This bill primarily affects individual veterans rather than businesses, so direct commercial impact is minimal. Outfitters, fishing lodges, and hunting guide operations in Nova Scotia may see a slight uptick in veteran clientele who now face lower barriers to participating in recreational hunting and fishing. Licence vendors and retailers who sell hunting and fishing licences may see a marginal reduction in licence sales revenue. The provincial government itself absorbs the cost of the fee waiver rather than passing any burden onto private businesses.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingMarch 20, 2025
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- NS-102
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- Session
- 65-1