Weed Control Act and Regulations

This Act aims to regulate noxious weeds, prohibited noxious weeds, and weed seeds through various control measures, such as inspection and enforcement, together with provisions for recovery of expenses in cases of non-compliance. Additionally, it mandates the licensing of seed cleaning plants and mechanisms.
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On June 16, 2010, the new Alberta Weed Control Act received Proclamation and came into force. The new Act is a comprehensive re-write of the old act for the purposes of re-organising, updating, and providing greater clarity to the existing provisions of the latter.
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Act

Weed Control Act

Regulations

Weed Control Regulation - 19/2010

Weed Identification Guide - as published on the Wheatland County website

Forms

The following forms are available on-line:

Inspector's Notice
Local Authority's Notice
Alberta Weed Inspector Identification Card
Seed-Cleaning Facility Licensing Form
Licence to Operate a Seed-Cleaning Facility
Portable Seed-Cleaning Facility Licensing Form
Licence to Operate a Mobile Seed-Cleaning Facility

Orders in Council

Proclamation - Proclaiming the Weed Control Act (SA 2008 cW-5.1) in force on the date of issue of the Proclamation (June 17, 2010) -- 10193

For more information about this act, contact Paul Laflamme.

For more information about the content of this document, contact Stacey Tames.
This information published to the web on February 4, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on November 24, 2011.