Wildlife Compensation

13. (1) The objectives of this section are:

(a) to prevent damage to wildlife and its habitat and to avoid disruption of Inuvialuit harvesting activities by reason of development ; and

(b) if damage occurs, to restore wildlife and its habitat as far as is practicable to its original state and to compensate Inuvialuit hunters, trappers and fish ermen for the loss of their subsistence or commercial harvesting opportunities.