TAMRMS#: B06
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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CAO Delegation – Pest & Weed Control
Presented by: Aaron Giesbrecht, Director, Policing Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Chief Administrative Officer be appointed an inspector pursuant to section 10(1) of the Agricultural Pests Act and section 7(1) of the Weed Control Act, effective immediately.
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SUMMARY
For the City to meet its legal obligations related to the control and enforcement of provincially regulated pests and weeds, Council must appoint inspectors pursuant to the Agricultural Pests Act and Weed Control Act.
The recommended motion designates the City’s Chief Administrative Officer as an inspector for these purposes, who will subsequently delegate this authority to the appropriate City employees.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Section 10(1) of the Agricultural Pests Act, RSA 2000, c A-8 provides that:
10(1) The local authority of a municipality shall appoint a sufficient number of inspectors to carry out this Act and the regulations within the municipality.
Section 7(1) of the Weed Control Act, SA 2008, c W-5.1,states that:
7(1) A local authority shall appoint inspectors to enforce and monitor compliance with this Act within the municipality.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Agricultural Pests Act requires that municipalities take active measures to:
prevent the establishment of, or
to control or destroy,
provincially regulated pests within their respective municipal boundaries.
Pests that are provincially regulated are listed in the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation and includes but is not limited to Dutch elm disease, Norway rat, Rabies and Wild boar.
The Weed Control Act, requires municipalities to enforce and monitor compliance with the Act within their municipal boundaries.
Weeds that are classified as “Prohibited Noxious” must be destroyed and include but are not limited to, flowering rush, garlic musta...
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