Government of New Brunswick

Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS)

In 1997, Canada and the European Union (EU) committed to the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS). This agreement and the accompanying trap standards set performance thresholds of traps for harvesting specific furbearing animal species. To comply with the AIHTS, the Fur Harvesting Regulations in New Brunswick were changed for the 2007 fall fur harvesting season.

Only certified traps included in the fur harvesting regulations are allowed for the trapping of particular furbearers in New Brunswick. Please see the information below regarding certified traps

The following are certified traps by species regulated for use in New Brunswick:

Killing traps
Species
Certified traps

Beaver

Bélisle Classic 330

Bélisle Super X 280

Bélisle Super X 330

BMI 280

BMI 330

BMI BT 300

Bridger 330

Duke 280

Duke 330

LDL C280 Magnum

LDL C280

LDL C330

LDL C330 Magnum Rudy 280

Rudy 330

Sauvageau 1000-11F Sauvageau 2001-8

Sauvageau 2001-11

Sauvageau 2001-12

Species-Specific 330 Dislocator Half Magnum

Species-Specific 440 Dislocator Half Magnum

Woodstream Oneida Victor 280

Woodstream Oneida Victor 330

Bobcat

Belisle Super X 280

Belisle Super X 330

B.M.I 220 Body  Gripper

B.M.I 280 Body    

Gripper

B.M.I 220 Magnum  Body Gripper

B.M.I 280 Magnum   Body Gripper

Bridger 220

Bridger 280 Magnum Bodygripper

Duke 280 LDL C220

LDL C220 Magnum

 LDL C280 Magnum

LDL C330

LDL C330 Magnum

Rudy 330

Sauvageau 2001-8

Sauvageau 2001-11

Woodstream Oneida Victor   

Conibear 330

Fisher

Bélisle Super X 120

Bélisle Super X 160

Bélisle Super X 220

Koro #2

LDL C160 Magnum

LDL C220 Magnum

Rudy 120 Magnum

Rudy 160 Plus

Rudy 220 Plus

Sauvageau 2001-5

Sauvageau 2001-6

Sauvageau 2001-7

Sauvageau 2001-8

Marten

Bélisle Super X 120

 Bélisle Super X 160

BMI 126 Magnum

Koro #1

Koro #2

LDL B120 Magnum

LDL C160 Magnum

KP 120

Northwoods 155

Rudy 120 Magnum

Rudy 160 Plus

Sauvageau C120 Magnum Sauvageau 2001-5

Sauvageau 2001-6

Muskrat

On land

Bélisle Super X 110

Bélisle Super X 120

BMI 120

BMI 120 Magnum

BMI 126 Magnum

Bridger 120

Bridger 120 Magnum Bodygripper

Bridger 155 Magnum  Bodygripper

CONV 110 Can

Duke 120

FMB 110 SS

FMB 150 SS

HZ-110 Stainless Steel

Koro Large Rodent Double Spring

Koro Muskrat LDL B120

LDL B120 Magnum

Oneida Victon Conibear 110-3 Stainless Steel

Oneida Victor 120 Stainless Steel

Oneida Victor Conibear 110-3 Magnum Stainless  Steel

Ouell 4-11-180

Ouell RM

Rudy 110

Rudy 120

Rudy 120 Magnum

Sauvageau 2001-5

Sauvageau C120
« Reverse Bend »

Sauvageau C120 Magnum
Triple M

WCS Tube Trap International Woodstream Oneida Victor 110

Woodstream Oneida Victor 120

Muskrat

Underwater

Any trap set as a submersion set that exerts clamping force on a muskrat and that maintains a muskrat underwater meets the requirements of the AIHTS for muskrat.

Otter

Belisle Super X 220

Belisle Super X 280

Belisle Super X 330

LDL C220

LDL C220 Magnum

LDL C280 Magnum

Sauvageau 2001-8

Sauvageau 2001-11

Sauvageau 2001-12

Rudy 220 Plus

Rudy 280

Rudy 330

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 220

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 280

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 330

Raccoon

Bélisle Classic 220

Bélisle Super X 160

Bélisle Super X 220

Bélisle Super X 280

BMI 160

BMI 220

BMI 280

BMI 280 Magnum

Bridger 160

Bridger 220

Bridger 280 Magnum Bodygripper

Duke 160

Duke 220

Koro #2 LDL C160

LDL C160 magnum  

LDL C220

LDL C220 Magnum

 LDL C280 Magnum

Northwoods 155

Rudy 160

Rudy 160 Plus

Rudy 220

Rudy 220 Plus

Sauvageau 2001-6

Sauvageau 2001-7

Sauvageau 2001-8

Species-Specific 220 Dislocator  Half Magnum

Woodstream Oneida Victor 160

Woodstream Oneida Victor 220

Weasel

Belisle Super X 110

Belisle Super X 120

BMI #60

BMI 120 Body Gripper Magnum

BMI 126 Body Gripper  

Magnum

Bridger 120

Bridger 120 Magnum

Bodygripper

Bridger 155 Magnum   

Bodygripper

Koro Large Rodent Double Spring

Koro Muskrat Trap

Koro Rodent Trap

LDL B120 Magnum Ouell 3-10

Ouell 411-180 Ouell RM

Rudy 120 Magnum

Sauvageau 2001-5 Sauvageau C120 Magnum

Sauvageau C120 Reverse Bend 

Triple M

Victor Rat Trap

WCS Tube Trap International

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 110

Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 120

 

Killing traps
Species
Certified traps

Bobcat

Belisle Footsnare #6

Belisle Selectif

Oneida Victor #1.5 Soft Catch equipped with 4 coil springs

Oneida Victor #1.75, offset, laminated jaws equipped with 2 coil springs

Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch equipped with 2 coil springs

Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch equipped with 4 coil springs

Oneida Victor #3 equipped with 3/16-inch offset, double rounded steel jaw laminations (3/16-inch on topside of jaw and ¼- inch on underside of jaws), with 2 coil springs

Raccoon

Bridger T3

Duffer’s Raccoon Trap

Duke DP Coon Trap

Egg Trap

Lil’ Grizz Get’rz

IMPORTANT

Starting for the 2022–23 fur harvesting season, only traps certified for live-trapping beaver will be regulated and permitted for use in New Brunswick when live-trapping beaver.

Those trap types listed on pages 24–26 (Hunt & Trap Book) that are currently owned by trappers are considered certified. Homemade body gripping traps (conibear-type) will not be considered certified.

Trap testing and certification is ongoing for other furbearer species. There is no requirement to use certified killing traps for mink or to use certified restraining traps for species other than bobcat and raccoon. Please consult the Fur Institute of Canada for more information.

Please note – no regulatory changes for:

  • snares (on land or underwater);
  • submarine cages;
  • drowning sets (using leghold traps) for beaver, otter, muskrat and mink;
  • body gripping (conibear-type) traps for mink, skunk and squirrel;
  • leg-hold traps for red fox;
  • live traps (cages).

For further information about the AIHTS and certified traps, please contact your local Natural Resources and Energy Development office, Fish and Wildlife Branch, or the Fur Institute of Canada.