MSIC 017—Hunting, trapping and related service activities

Where 017 sits

1. A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2. 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
3. 017 Hunting, trapping and related service activities

Contains 1 narrower code

• 0170 Hunting, trapping and related service activities

What 017 includes

• This group includes the hunting and trapping on a commercial basis; taking of wild animals (dead or alive) for food, fur, skin, for animal population control or for use in research, in zoos or as pets; production of fur skins, reptile or bird skins from hunting or trapping activities; catching of frogs and toads in the wild; and collecting of snails in the wild.
• This group also includes the land-based catching of sea mammals such as walruses and seals, the hunting of foxes, minks and wolves to protect livestock, hunting for animal population control.

What 017 excludes

• This group excludes the production of fur skins, skins of birds and reptiles from land farms, raising of game animals on ranching operations, pest control (including rabbits) in connection with agriculture, catching of whales, production of hides and skins originating from slaughterhouses, hunting for sport or recreation and related service activities, and service activities to promote hunting and trapping.

017 in other systems