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COUNTY or BARRHEAD NO.l1
PROVINCE or ALBERTA
BY-LAW NO. 50-85
PUBLIC RESERVES BY-LAW
PURSUANT to the Municipal Government Act, Reviaed Statutea of Alberta, 1980,
Chapter H-26 and amendmenta thereto, the Council of the County of larrhead Ho.
11 duly aaaeabled, hereby enacta aa follova:
PAllT I - GENERAL:
1.
PURPOSE:
The purpo;e of thia By-law ia to regulate and control the uae and
operation of Public leaerve Landa within the County of Barrhead Ho. 11 in
order to inaure public aafety and natural preaervation.
2.
INTERPRETATION:
In thll By-law:
(a)
"CountyH aeana the County of Barrhead No. 11;
(b)
-Development OfficerH means:
i)
a peraon appOinted aa a developaent officer purauant to a
reaolution of council, or;
ii) where a municipal planning commia8ion ia authorized to act aa a
development officer, the municipal planning co.-1asion, or;
iii) where a municipal planning commis8ion ia authorized to act aa a
development officer, in addition to a person appointed aa a
development officer, either or both of them;
(c)
"Off-highway vehicleH means an off-highway vehicle as defined in the
Off-Highway Vehicle Act, 1980, Revised Statutes of Alberta, Chapter
0-4, and amendmenta thereto;
(d)
"Peace OfficerH means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
and when authorized, a member of a municipal police force, a special
constable, a By-Law enforcement officer, or a member of the patrol
division of the Department of the Solicitor General;
(e)
HRecreation Department" means the County Recreation Depart .. nt;
(f)
HReserve Land- means environmental reserve, municipal reserve or
school reserve or municipal and achool reserve as defined under the
Planning Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta. 1980, Chapter P-9, and
amendments thereto;
(g)
HReserves" means landa which have been dedicated to the County for
park purpoaes during the subdivision procesa in accordance with the
Planning Act, levi sed Statutea of Alberta, 1980, Chapter P-9, and
amendments thereto.
(h) ·Service VehicleH meana a vehicle, as defined in thi8 by-lsw, uaed for
the purpoae of aervicing lots within the various subdivisiona, vith
such commoditiea aa fuel, boat gaa, propane, fire wood, etc.
Service
Vehicle a180 .. ana a vehicle used to pump out sewage holding tanka and
septic tanks. Fire trucks, water trucks, delivery trucks, etc., viII
a180 fall under this definition.
(i)
"Vehicle" lIeans a device in, on or by which a person or thing lI&y be
transported or drawn on s highwsy;
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COUNTY OF BARRHEAD NO.11
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BY-LAW NO. 50-85
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PUBLIC RESERVES BY-LAW
PART II - OFFENCES:
3.
For the purposes of this By-law, everyone who:
(a)
not being in a dwelling house causes a disturbance in or near a public
place;
i)
by fighting, acreaming, shouting, awearing, singing or uaing
insulting or obscene language;
ii)
by being drunk,
or;
iii) by t.peding or moleating other persona;
(b)
openly expoaea or exhibita an indecent exhibition in a public place;
(c) loitera in a public place and in any way obatructa peraona who are
there;
is guilty of an offence, puniahable on sumaary conviction, in addition to but
not in aubstitution for an offence created by Section 171 of the Cria1nal Code,
Chapter C-34, Revised Statutea of Canada, 1970 and amendaenta thereto, and for
the purpoaea of interpretation the definitiona included in the aaid Criminal
Code ahall apply to the offence aet out in Section 3 of thia By-Law.
4.
No peraon ahall deface or in any way diarupt the natural growth of any tree
or plant life (except weed a identified in the Weed Control Act, aeviaed
Statutea of Alberta, 1980, Chapter W-6, and amendmenta thereto) within a
public reaerve.
5.
No doga, other than d~ga rea trained on a leaah, are permitted in public
reservea.
6.
No peraon ahall tease, moleat or injure any vertebrae animal or throw any
aubatance at or near such animals in a public reaerve in such a way aa
cauaes, or ia likely to cauae, injury to any such ani .. l.
7.
No peraon shall play golf within any public reserve excepting golf courses.
8.
Except for personal recreational purposea, no peraon shall tranaport any
goods or chattels over, or place and leave chattela upon, any public
reserve without authorization from the developaent officer; and further,
any goods and chattela used for personal recreational purposes ahall be
removed from public reaervea prior to 11:00 p --- and ahall not be left
within public reservea overnight except for camping in deaignated
campsites.
9.
Fires are permitted in public reserves only in deaignated fire pits and
stoves; otherwise, no firea are permitted without first obtaining a fire
permit from a duly authorized fire guardian appointed by County Council.
10.
Except for cluba, organizations and community. league a regiatered with the
Recreation Departaent, no group; or peraon ahall diatribute or cauae to be
diatributed any advertising .ateriala, pamphleta, billa or circulara within
public reservea without the authorization of the development officer.
11.
No peraon, firm, agency or corporation ahall advertiae, promote or carry on
commercial or rental aalea within any public reserves without firat
obtaining authorization fro. the developaent officer.
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COUNTY OP BARRHEAD NO. 11
PROVINCB OP ALBERTA
BY-LAW NO. 50-85
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PUBLIC RESBRVES BY-LAW
12.
The holdina of any and all aausa.enta, entertaia.enta, paradea and pro.oted
spectator sportinl events, where a fee ia collected, ia prohibited within
public rea~rvea without first obtaining authorisation froa the develo~ent
officer.
13.
No person shall operate, drive or abandon a vehicle or off-highway vehicle
except for a service vehicle witbin or upoo aoy public reserve.
14.
No persoo shall conduct any diggins, excavatloa, or build in, operstiona
witbin or upon any public reserve without first obtaioinl the written
autborisation of the develo~eot officer.
15.
The provisions of this By-Law do not apply to actions and operations of the
County, or persons actinl upon the instructiona of the County in respect to
any .. intenance and construction witb public reaervea.
PART III - PBHALTIBS:
16. A person who contravenes any provision of tbia By-law eitber by doing
aoaiethin, which he is probibited from doinl or failinl to do soaethinl
which be is required to do is guilty of an offence and is liable on sw.aary
conviction to a fine not in excess of $2,500.00, exclusive of costs; or, in
default of payaent of the fine and coata of tbe ca..ittal, to lapriaonaent
for a period not exceeding 6 montha or until auch fine and costa are sooner
paid.
PIRST READING GIVBH THIS 18th dsy of December, 1985 - RYDII
SECOND IlBADING GlVIN THIS 18th day of Deca.ber, 1985 - WDOIBR
THIRD AND PINAL RBADING GIVIN THIS 18th day of Dec_ber, 1985 - ELGERSMA, with
the unanlaous consent of Council.
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