The
Alward government had talked about banning deer farming after a man in
northern New Brunswick was killed sometime ago by one of his own deer,
but the province will allow the farming of white-tailed deer.
A review was done after the government got some pushback on a ban.
The
provincial government will not allow pen hunting and farmers will not be
permitted to sell white-tailed deer meat and other white-tailed
products within New Brunswick.
Deer
farmers will have to comply with provincial rules on fencing standards
and identification of farmed deer in order to obtain a permit to keep
white-tailed deer.
They
will also be required to comply with any federal requirements in order
to lessen the risk to wild populations of white-tailed deer.