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This version was current from November 2, 2015 to December 31, 2016.
Note: It does not reflect any retroactive amendment enacted after December 31, 2016.
C.C.S.M. c. W65
AND WHEREAS aquatic invasive species pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems in Manitoba;
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 2.
(a) all organic and inorganic matter; and
(b) all living organisms and their habitat;
"chemical water conditioner" means a water softening chemical, antiscale chemical, corrosion inhibitor or other substance used or intended to be used to treat water. (« conditionneur d'eau chimique »)
"cleaning product" means a dishwashing detergent or compound, household cleaner, commercial cleaner, industrial cleaner, metal cleaner, degreasing compound or other substance used or intended to be used for cleaning purposes. (« produit de nettoyage »)
"inspector" means an inspector designated under section 30.1. (« inspecteur »)
"personal care product" means a personal hygiene or cosmetic product, including shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash and soap. (« produit de soins personnels »)
S.M. 2008, c. 10, s. 2; S.M. 2015, c. 4, s. 28; S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 3.
(d.1) the need to address the threat that aquatic invasive species pose to Manitoba's water resources and aquatic ecosystems;
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 4.
4.1 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 4.2 to 4.4.
"30-day rolling average" means the arithmetic average of any daily reported data plus the preceding 29 consecutive days of reported data. (« moyenne mobile de 30 jours »)
"environmental licence" means the licence issued under The Environment Act to the City of Winnipeg for the alteration and operation of the North End Water Pollution Control Centre, identified as licence number 2684 RRR, and includes any further revised version of that licence or a substituted licence. (« licence environnementale »)
"minister" means the minister responsible for the administration of The Environment Act. (« ministre »)
"North End Water Pollution Control Centre" means the City of Winnipeg's wastewater treatment plant located at 2230 Main Street, in the City of Winnipeg, that is commonly referred to as the North End Water Pollution Control Centre. (« usine de traitement »)
S.M. 2011, c. 36, s. 16.
City of Winnipeg to replace or modify North End Water Pollution Control Centre
4.2(1) The City of Winnipeg must, by December 31, 2014 — or by any later date specified by regulation or in the environmental licence — replace the North End Water Pollution Control Centre, or make modifications to it, so as to ensure that on and after that date the requirements of subsection (2) are met.
Wastewater treatment requirements
4.2(2) The requirements referred to in subsection (1) are as follows:
Wastewater effluent discharged from the North End Water Pollution Control Centre must meet the following:
(a) total phosphorous concentrations must not exceed 1.0 mg/L, as determined by the 30-day rolling average;
(b) total ammonia must not exceed the limits set out in the following table, or any more stringent limits that are specified by regulation:
Month Ammonia Nitrogen (as N)
(kg/any 24-hour period)
January 7580
February 8675
March 13057
April 29021
May 13331
June 7312
July 4507
August 2262
September 2663
October 3415
November 4035
December 5774
(c) any other substance must not exceed the limits specified by regulation for that substance.
Nutrient removal must be achieved primarily by biological methods through application of the best available biological nutrient removal technologies.
The use of chemical methods to remove nutrients must be minimized.
If the North End Water Pollution Control Centre is not able to fully remove nitrogen by the date required by subsection (1), it must be capable of being modified to do so with minimal additional costs.
Nutrients that are removed must be recovered and recycled to the maximum extent possible through application of the best available technologies.
Bio-solids and wastewater sludge remaining after the treatment process must be reused.
The requirements in items 2 to 6 must be met to the director's satisfaction.
City to submit plan to minister
4.2(3) Within one year after the day this section comes into force, the City of Winnipeg must submit to the minister, for his or her consideration and approval, a plan that details how the City will comply with subsections (1) and (2).
Licence amended to give effect to statutory requirements
4.2(4) The environmental licence is deemed to be amended to the extent necessary to give effect to subsections (1) to (3) as conditions of the licence. A director appointed under The Environment Act may revise the environmental licence accordingly.
Plan to be referred to the Clean Environment Commission
4.3(1) Upon receiving the plan referred to in subsection 4.2(3) from the City of Winnipeg, the minister must refer it, under clause 6(5)(a) of The Environment Act, to the Clean Environment Commission for its advice and recommendations.
4.3(2) After receiving advice and recommendations from the Clean Environment Commission, the minister may
(a) approve the plan as submitted by the City of Winnipeg; or
(b) refer the plan back to the City of Winnipeg to be revised in accordance with any directions that the minister considers appropriate.
Action if plan is referred back
4.3(3) If the plan is referred back to the City of Winnipeg, the city must revise it in accordance with the minister's directions. When it is resubmitted, the minister may approve it or refer it back to the city for further revisions until it meets with the minister's approval.
City must implement and comply with plan
4.3(4) The City of Winnipeg must implement and comply with the plan as approved by the minister.
Estimates of capital costs and operating expenses to accompany plan
4.4(1) The plan submitted under subsection 4.2(3) must be accompanied by a report that details the following:
(a) the estimated capital costs of replacing or modifying the North End Water Pollution Control Centre;
(b) the estimated annual operating expenses of a replaced or modified North End Water Pollution Control Centre;
(c) the anticipated effects of those capital costs and annual operating expenses on water and wastewater rates set by the City of Winnipeg.
Report may be referred to Public Utilities Board
4.4(2) Upon receiving the report referred to in subsection (1), the minister may refer it to the Public Utilities Board for an evaluation. In making the referral, the minister may set terms of reference and give directions.
Report to minister and City of Winnipeg
4.4(3) The Public Utilities Board must report its findings to the minister and the City of Winnipeg within the time specified by the minister.
Powers of Public Utilities Board
4.4(4) Part I of The Public Utilities Board Act applies to the Public Utilities Board when carrying out its responsibility under this section as if that responsibility were assigned to the Board under that Part, except as otherwise specified by regulation under subsection (5).
4.4(5) The minister may make any regulations the minister considers necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this section.
DISHWASHING DETERGENT AND OTHER PRODUCTS CONTAINING PHOSPHORUS
Prohibition on sale, etc. of dishwashing detergent and other products containing phosphorus
8.1(1) No person shall, on or after July 1, 2010, sell, supply, offer to sell or supply, manufacture, distribute, or bring into Manitoba for use in Manitoba,
(a) a dishwashing detergent or other dishwashing compound — whether used or intended to be used for cleaning dishes by machine or by hand — that contains more than 0.5% phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus;
(b) any other cleaning product prescribed by regulation;
(c) a prescribed personal care product; or
(d) a prescribed chemical water conditioner.
8.1(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to selling, supplying, or offering to sell or supply a cleaning product, personal care product or chemical water conditioner, or to manufacturing or distributing any of those products or bringing them into Manitoba for use in Manitoba, if the activity has been exempted — by a regulation made so that the product or water conditioner may be used to reduce a risk to human health — from the operation of that subsection.
S.M. 2008, c. 10, s. 3.
Prohibition on use of products containing phosphorus
8.2 No person shall, on or after July 1, 2010, use a prescribed cleaning product, personal care product or chemical water conditioner for any purpose specified by regulation.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 5.
11(5) The Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply to
S.M. 2013, c. 39, Sch. A, s. 90.
29.1(1) The following definitions apply in this Part and Part 4.
"AIS director" means the director of aquatic invasive species designated under section 29.14. (« directeur de la lutte contre les espèces aquatiques envahissantes »)
"aquatic invasive species" means a species that is designated as an aquatic invasive species under section 29.2. (« espèce aquatique envahissante »)
"carrier" means an animal, plant or other organism or thing that is designated as a carrier under section 29.3. (« vecteur »)
"control order" means an order issued under section 29.10. (« ordre de prévention »)
"control station" means an aquatic invasive species control station established under section 29.7. (« poste de contrôle »)
"control zone" means an area designated as an aquatic invasive species control zone under section 29.13. (« zone réglementée »)
"conveyance" means a motor vehicle, watercraft and aircraft. (« moyen de transport »)
"invasive species" means a species that is not native to Manitoba. (« espèce envahissante »)
(a) a motor vehicle as defined in subsection 1(1) of The Highway Traffic Act;
"permit" means a permit issued under section 29.15. (« permis »)
"species" means a species or subspecies of animal, plant or other organism and includes bacteria and viruses. (« espèce »)
"watercraft" means a motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, canoe or other thing designed to transport a person on water. (« bateau »)
"water-related equipment" means
(a) a dock, boat lift or trailer for watercraft;
(b) items and equipment used for fishing, such as fishing rods, nets and bait containers;
(c) recreational equipment used in water, such as water skis, wakeboards and water tubes;
(d) scuba gear, wetsuits, waders and other equipment designed to be worn in water;
(e) water tanks, water-hauling equipment and irrigation equipment; and
(f) any other prescribed items. (« matériel nautique »)
Interpretation: "species"
29.1(2) In this Part, a reference to a species or a member of a species includes
(a) a member of the species whether it is alive or dead;
(b) a member of the species at any stage of development; and
(c) any part of a member of the species.
29.1(3) For the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Part, a member of a species that is not easily distinguishable from an aquatic invasive species is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be a member of an aquatic invasive species.
Reference to "Part" includes regulations
29.1(4) A reference to "this Part" includes the regulations made under this Part.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 6.
29.2(1) The minister may, by regulation, designate a species as an aquatic invasive species if
(a) the species is not native to Manitoba;
(b) members of the species live in or near a water body; and
(c) the species has a negative effect on aquatic ecosystems in Manitoba or is likely to have a negative effect on aquatic ecosystems in Manitoba.
Designation even if species not in Manitoba
29.2(2) A species may be designated as an aquatic invasive species even if the species is not present in Manitoba.
29.3 The minister may, by regulation, designate as a carrier
(a) a plant, animal or other organism, or any part of, or product derived from, a plant, animal or other organism that is capable of being a host to an aquatic invasive species; and
(b) any thing that is capable of transporting or facilitating the movement of an aquatic invasive species from one place to another.
Prohibitions re aquatic invasive species
29.4(1) A person must not
(a) possess a member of an aquatic invasive species in Manitoba;
(b) bring a member of an aquatic invasive species into Manitoba or cause it to be brought into Manitoba;
(c) deposit or release a member of an aquatic invasive species in Manitoba or cause it to be deposited or released in Manitoba; or
(d) transport a member of an aquatic invasive species in Manitoba.
29.4(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
(a) in prescribed circumstances; or
(b) to a person who is the holder of a permit that authorizes the person to engage in an activity that is prohibited under subsection (1).
DETECTING AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Surveys to detect invasive species
29.5(1) An inspector or officer may conduct a survey in any area to
(a) detect the presence of an invasive species, including a species that has not been designated as an aquatic invasive species; or
(b) determine whether an invasive species, including a species that has not been designated as an aquatic invasive species, is spreading across Manitoba.
Entry on land permitted to conduct survey
29.5(2) For the purpose of conducting a survey, an inspector or officer may enter upon any land or water body at any reasonable time.
29.5(3) When conducting a survey, an inspector or officer may be accompanied by a person with technical or scientific experience.
No entry to buildings
29.5(4) Subsection (1) does not authorize an inspector or officer, or a person acting under his or her direction, to enter a building or other enclosed structure.
29.5(5) When conducting a survey, an inspector or officer and any person acting under his or her direction may
(a) examine any thing that he or she has reasonable grounds to suspect is an invasive species or may contain evidence of an invasive species; and
(b) conduct any test or analysis, take any specimen or sample, set up any equipment and take any photographs or other images that may assist in the survey.
Inspections at water bodies
29.6 For the purpose of determining the presence of aquatic invasive species or carriers, an inspector may conduct a visual or tactile inspection of
(a) the exterior of a conveyance that is docked or moored in a water body or that has been left at or near an access point to a water body; and
(b) water-related equipment that is in a water body or that is located in a public area in close proximity to a water body.
29.7(1) The department may establish permanent or temporary control stations at which inspectors and officers may
(a) inspect watercraft and motor vehicles transporting watercraft that pass through the station as well as any water-related equipment in those watercraft and motor vehicles; and
(b) clean or treat watercraft, motor vehicles and any water-related equipment in a watercraft or motor vehicle, if there are reasonable grounds to suspect those things may contain or are carrying an aquatic invasive species or a carrier.
Control station locations
29.7(2) Control stations may be established
(a) at or near Manitoba's borders;
(b) at or near access points to water bodies; and
(c) on highways that lead to water bodies.
Notice of control stations
29.7(3) A control station must be identified by prescribed signs or notices.
Duties at control stations
29.7(4) The operator of a watercraft, or a motor vehicle transporting a watercraft, that is approaching a control station must
(a) proceed directly to the station;
(b) allow an inspection of his or her watercraft and motor vehicle as well as any water-related equipment in the watercraft or motor vehicle to take place;
(c) provide such reasonable assistance and information to enable the inspector or officer to perform the inspection;
(d) allow his or her watercraft, motor vehicle or water-related equipment to be cleaned or treated, if an inspector or officer advises that cleaning or treatment is required; and
(e) not leave until authorized to do so by an inspector or officer.
MEASURES TO CONTAIN OR ERADICATE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Restricted access re aquatic invasive species
29.8(1) When a member of an aquatic invasive species has been found in Manitoba, an inspector, officer or a person acting under his or her direction may
(a) establish a temporary barrier around the immediate area where the member was found or around a conveyance or structure where the member was found; or
(b) post or erect signs or markers around the immediate area where the member was found, or around the conveyance or structure where the member was found, prohibiting public access.
Restricted access re other invasive species
29.8(2) If an inspector or officer finds a member of an invasive species that has not been designated as an aquatic invasive species but he or she has reason to suspect that the species may have a negative effect on aquatic ecosystems in Manitoba, the inspector, officer or a person acting under his or her direction may take the actions set out in clause (1)(a) or (b) in relation to the member that was found.
Duty to comply with barriers and signs
29.8(3) Unless authorized by an inspector or officer, a person must not enter an area, conveyance or structure
(a) around which a temporary barrier has been established under clause (1)(a) or subsection (2); or
(b) if a sign or marker posted or erected under clause (1)(b) or subsection (2) prohibits entry.
Decontamination order
29.9(1) An inspector or officer may issue a written order described in subsection (2) to a person who owns, operates or possesses a conveyance or water-related equipment if the inspector or officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that
(a) it contains or is carrying a member of an aquatic invasive species or a carrier; or
(b) it has been operated or used outside of Manitoba.
Terms of decontamination order
29.9(2) A decontamination order may require a person to do one or more of the following by a deadline specified in the order:
(a) keep the conveyance or water-related equipment at a dock or mooring or other specified location in a water body until it is removed from the water;
(b) transport the conveyance or water-related equipment to a specified location
(i) to permit further inspection, or
(ii) to allow a specified person to clean or treat it;
(c) clean or treat the conveyance or water-related equipment in the manner specified in the order;
(d) report to a specified location with proof of compliance with the order.
Compliance with decontamination order
29.9(3) A person who has been issued a decontamination order must
(a) comply with the order; and
(b) ensure that the conveyance or water-related equipment does not come into any further contact with a water body until the person has complied with the order.
29.10(1) When a member of an aquatic invasive species has been found in Manitoba, an inspector or officer may issue a written order to
(a) the person who possesses the member;
(b) the person who owns or occupies, or who is in charge of, the land, building or place where the member was found; or
(c) the person who operates, possesses or is in charge of the conveyance or structure where the member was found.
Terms of control order
29.10(2) A control order may require a person to do one or more of the following to prevent the spread of the aquatic invasive species:
(a) restrict or stop a specified activity that may lead to the spread of the aquatic invasive species;
(b) restrict or prohibit access to any place or location where a member of the species has been found, in the manner specified in the order;
(c) undertake specified activities to prevent the spread of the aquatic invasive species;
(d) clean or treat a specified carrier, conveyance or structure in accordance with directions contained in the order;
(e) remove or eradicate the aquatic invasive species or a specified carrier in accordance with directions contained in the order.
29.10(3) A control order must
(a) identify the aquatic invasive species that is the subject of the order;
(b) set out the time period when the order is in effect, which must not exceed 60 days; and
(c) set out the deadline to complete any actions required under clause (2)(c), (d) or (e).
Appeals of control orders
29.11(1) A person who has been issued a control order may appeal the order by giving written notice to the AIS director within 10 days after the order is served.
29.11(2) The notice of appeal must state the reasons for the appeal and any facts relied on by the appellant.
29.11(3) Pending the outcome of the appeal, the filing of an appeal operates as a stay of a requirement in the control order referred to in clause 29.10(2)(c), (d) or (e), but the filing of the appeal does not operate as a stay of any other requirement of the order.
29.11(4) The AIS director must consider the appeal as soon as practicable after it is received and may confirm the control order, quash it, or vary it in any manner he or she considers appropriate.
29.11(5) The AIS director must give notice of his or her decision on the appeal to the appellant within seven days after making the decision.
Eradicating invasive species and carriers
29.12(1) For the purposes set out in subsection (2), an inspector, officer or a person acting under his or her direction may
(a) remove or eradicate members of an aquatic invasive species;
(b) clean, treat, remove or eradicate a carrier; and
(c) clean or treat a conveyance or structure where the member was found.
Required purposes
29.12(2) An action set out in subsection (1) may only be taken for one of the following purposes:
(a) to prevent the introduction of an aquatic invasive species;
(b) to prevent the spread of an aquatic invasive species;
(c) to control or eradicate an aquatic invasive species.
29.12(3) An inspector, officer or a person acting under his or her direction may enter upon any land or water body at any reasonable time to carry out the actions set out in subsection (1).
29.12(4) The following persons must provide such reasonable assistance and information to enable an inspector, officer or a person acting under his or her direction to carry out the actions set out in subsection (1):
(a) a person who possesses the member of the species or a carrier;
(b) a person who owns or occupies, or who is in charge of, the land, building or place where the member of the species was found;
(c) a person who operates, possesses or is in charge of the conveyance or structure where the member of the species was found.
Aquatic invasive species control zones
29.13(1) The minister may, by regulation, designate an area of Manitoba as an aquatic invasive species control zone.
Area to be designated
29.13(2) A control zone may include any area of Manitoba, whether or not an aquatic invasive species is present in the area, or in all parts of the area.
29.13(3) A regulation designating a control zone must
(a) identify the area that is the subject of the designation;
(b) identify the aquatic invasive species that is the subject of the designation; and
(c) specify the measures to prevent the introduction of the aquatic invasive species or control its spread in the control zone, such as
(i) regulating or prohibiting the movement of conveyances, water-related equipment and carriers within the control zone, or into or out of the control zone,
(ii) regulating or prohibiting specified activities within the control zone that may lead to the introduction or spread of the aquatic invasive species, and
(iii) prohibiting or restricting public access to the control zone or specified areas of the control zone, including regulating or prohibiting the entry or movement of conveyances and water-related equipment in the control zone or in specified areas of the control zone.
Aquatic invasive species director
29.14(1) The minister may designate a person as the director of aquatic invasive species.
29.14(2) The director of aquatic invasive species is responsible for the overall management of all programs, initiatives and measures to detect, contain and eradicate aquatic invasive species.
29.15(1) The AIS director may issue a permit that authorizes a person to engage in an activity specified in the permit that would otherwise be prohibited under this Part if the activity is for one of the following purposes:
(a) scientific research;
(b) public education;
(c) the detection, containment or eradication of an aquatic invasive species;
(d) a prescribed purpose.
29.15(2) A person applying for a permit must
(a) apply to the AIS director on a form approved by the AIS director;
(b) pay any prescribed application fee; and
(c) provide any additional information or documents requested by the AIS director.
29.15(3) The AIS director may issue a permit to an applicant if he or she is satisfied that
(a) the applicant has the required knowledge, equipment and facilities to prevent the unauthorized release or spread of an aquatic invasive species;
(b) the applicant will take all necessary steps to prevent the unauthorized release or spread of an aquatic invasive species; and
(c) the issuance of the permit is in the public interest.
29.15(4) The AIS director may impose any terms or conditions on the permit that he or she considers appropriate, including conditions that
(a) restrict the times or locations where an authorized activity may be carried out;
(b) limit the circumstances in which an authorized activity may be carried out;
(c) require the permit holder to prepare a plan to manage, contain or eradicate an aquatic invasive species or prevent its release;
(d) require the permit holder to submit reports to the AIS director; and
(e) require the permit holder to furnish security to the AIS director in an amount specified in the permit to ensure compliance with the permit.
29.15(5) The permit holder must comply with any terms or conditions set out in the permit.
29.16(1) The AIS director may certify persons who clean or treat watercraft and water-related equipment for hire as certified service providers.
29.16(2) An application for certification must be made on a form approved by the AIS director and be accompanied by any prescribed application fee.
When certification may occur
29.16(3) The AIS director may issue a certification to an applicant if
(a) the applicant and all of his or her employees who clean or treat watercraft and water-related equipment have satisfactorily completed prescribed training regarding aquatic invasive species;
(b) the applicant has the necessary equipment and facilities to clean or treat watercraft and water-related equipment in a prescribed manner; and
(c) the AIS director is satisfied that the applicant and all of his or her employees will clean or treat watercraft and water-related equipment in a prescribed manner.
29.16(4) A certification is valid for two years from the date of certification, unless the AIS director cancels the certification earlier.
29.16(5) A person must not hold himself or herself out as a certified service provider unless he or she holds a valid certification.
29.17 No right of compensation exists against the government, an inspector or officer or any person acting under authority of this Act in respect of anything that is seized, treated, removed or eradicated under this Part, but the minister may provide such compensation to a person as the minister considers fair and reasonable in the circumstances.
29.18(1) The minister may make regulations
(a) respecting carriers, including regulating or prohibiting
(i) the entry of prescribed carriers into Manitoba,
(ii) the movement of prescribed carriers in Manitoba, and
(iii) the possession of prescribed carriers in Manitoba;
(b) respecting water-related equipment;
(c) respecting the operation of control stations;
(d) respecting the operation of conveyances in water bodies, including prescribing requirements respecting the cleaning or treatment of conveyances when they are placed into, or removed from, a water body;
(e) prescribing the manner in which orders under this Part must be served;
(f) respecting the issuance, amendment and revocation of permits;
(g) respecting certifications under section 29.16;
(h) exempting persons or classes of persons from the requirements of this Part or specified provisions of this Part, subject to any prescribed conditions or restrictions;
(i) defining any word or phrase used but not defined in this Part;
(j) prescribing anything referred to in this Part as being prescribed;
(k) respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Part.
29.18(2) A regulation under this Part
(b) may establish classes of persons, carriers, conveyances or other things and may apply differently to different classes; and
(c) may apply to the whole or any part of Manitoba.
30 The minister may designate any persons, or the members of any class of persons, as officers for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 7.
30.1 The minister may designate any persons, or the members of any class of persons, as inspectors for the purposes of Part 3.1.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 8.
30.2 An officer or inspector exercising a power under this Act must produce identification on request.
Stopping and inspecting conveyances
32.1(1) When reasonably required to administer or determine compliance with this Act, an officer may stop a conveyance and conduct an inspection if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that
(a) the conveyance is in a water body or has recently been in a water body; or
(b) the conveyance contains or is towing or transporting a watercraft or water-related equipment.
32.1(2) When an officer signals or requests a person operating a conveyance to stop, the person must immediately bring the conveyance to a stop and must not proceed until permitted to do so by the officer.
32.1(3) Subsection 31(5) and section 32 apply to an inspection conducted under this section.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 9.
32.2(1) A justice, upon being satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to believe that
(b) there is to be found in any place, premises or conveyance any thing that will afford evidence of the offence;
may at any time issue a warrant authorizing an officer and any other person named in the warrant to enter and search the place, premises or conveyance for any such thing, and to seize it and as soon as practicable bring it before a justice, or report on it to a justice, to be dealt with according to law.
32.2(2) A warrant under this section may be issued upon application without notice.
32.2(3) An officer may exercise the power of search and seizure without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but it is not practicable in the circumstances to obtain one. In that case, the item seized must be brought before, or reported to, a justice, who must deal with it according to law.
32.3 An officer who is lawfully in a place while acting in the course of his or her duties and who discovers an offence being committed under this Act may, without a warrant, seize an aquatic invasive species, a conveyance or any other thing which is being used to commit the offence or which affords evidence of the offence, and bring it before a justice, or report on it to a justice, to be dealt with according to law.
(b) makes a false statement to an officer, inspector or any other person acting under the authority of this Act;
(d) hinders, obstructs or interferes with or attempts to hinder, obstruct or interfere with an officer, inspector or any other person acting under the authority of this Act.
33(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) or (5.1), a person who is guilty of an offence under this Act is liable on summary conviction,
Additional orders on conviction
33(5.1) In addition to any fine or imprisonment that may be imposed under subsection (4) or (5), a justice who convicts a person of an offence under this Act may order the person
(a) to pay to the government or any other person all or part of the costs incurred to remedy or avoid any harm to the environment that resulted or may result from the commission of the offence; or
(b) to take any action that the justice considers appropriate to remedy or avoid any harm to the environment that resulted or may result from the commission of the offence.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 10.
35.1 With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the minister may enter into an agreement with the Government of Canada or the government of any other province, territory, country or state, or an agency of any of them, or with the council of a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada), or any other person, for the purpose of protecting Manitoba's water resources or aquatic ecosystems.
S.M. 2011, c. 36, s. 17.
36 No action or proceeding may be brought against the minister, an officer, inspector or any other person acting under the authority of this Act for anything done or not done, or for any neglect
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 11.
(a) a draft of each proposed regulation or amendment to a regulation under this Act, other than a regulation made under Part 3.1;
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 12.
(a) [repealed] S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 13;
(b.1) specifying a later date for the purpose of subsection 4.2(1);
(b.2) for the purpose of item 1(b) of subsection 4.2(2), specifying total ammonia limits;
(b.3) for the purpose of item 1(c) of subsection 4.2(2), specifying limits for other substances in wastewater effluent;
(c.1) prescribing a cleaning product that contains phosphorus, or a class of cleaning products that contain phosphorus, for the purpose of clause 8.1(1)(b);
(c.2) prescribing a personal care product that contains phosphorus, or a class of personal care products that contain phosphorus, for the purpose of clause 8.1(1)(c);
(c.3) prescribing a chemical water conditioner that contains phosphorus, or a class of chemical water conditioners that contain phosphorus, for the purpose of clause 8.1(1)(d);
(c.4) exempting an activity or class of activities from the application of subsection 8.1(1), for the purpose of enabling a cleaning product, personal care product or chemical water conditioner to be used to reduce a risk to human health;
(c.5) prescribing a cleaning product, personal care product, or chemical water conditioner, that contains phosphorus, or a class of any such products or conditioners that contain phosphorus, for the purpose of section 8.2;
(c.6) specifying a purpose for which the use of a prescribed cleaning product, personal care product or chemical water conditioner is prohibited under section 8.2;
39(3) Except in circumstances that the minister considers to be of an emergency nature, in the formation or substantive review of regulations made under Part 2 other than section 11, or under any of 39(1)(b) to (d), the minister must provide an opportunity for public consultation regarding the proposed regulation or amendment.
S.M. 2008, c. 10, s. 4; S.M. 2011, c. 36, s. 18; S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 13.
40(1) A regulation made under Part 2 other than section 11, or under any of clauses 39(1)(b) to (d), may provide that an owner or operator of a commercial or agricultural operation affected by the regulation may apply to a director for an order
(i) a director's decision whether to issue an order, and
(d) a process for varying an order, on the application of the government or the person subject to the order, if there has been a change in circumstances.
S.M. 2015, c. 7, s. 14.
NOTE: These sections contained related amendments to other Acts that are now included in those Acts.
43 and 45
NOTE: S.M. 2005, c. 26, except section 44, came into force by proclamation on January 1, 2006.
NOTE: Section 44 was never proclaimed into force and was repealed by S.M. 2008, c. 42, s. 94.