{"id":5777,"date":"2023-11-17T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=5777"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:52:13","slug":"dumping-on-crown-land-fines-to-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/dumping-on-crown-land-fines-to-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumping on Crown Land Fines to Increase."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anyone caught dumping on Crown land can expect a bigger fine under the Crown Lands Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re serious about protecting our lands and forests,\u201d said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables. \u201cWe\u2019re delivering on a promise to increase the fine for dumping on Crown land. Higher fines will serve as a greater deterrent and help keep our natural spaces clean.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Fines for dumping on Crown land are now $812.50 for a first offence and up to $2,422.50 for repeat offences. Previously, the fine was $352.50 for both first and subsequent offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fines are levied through summary offence tickets. Police and conservation officers can issue them on the spot when a situation warrants a fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crown land is land that is managed by the Department under the Crown Lands Act; about 26 per cent of the province is Crown land<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increasing the fine for dumping on Crown land is a commitment in the Minister\u2019s mandate letter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fine amounts for this offence under the Crown Lands Act are set out in the Summary Offence Ticket Regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Crown land map:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/data.novascotia.ca\/Lands-Forests-and-Wildlife\/Crown-Land-Map\/sqec-gjbw\">https:\/\/data.novascotia.ca\/Lands-Forests-and-Wildlife\/Crown-Land-Map\/sqec-gjbw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crown Lands Act:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nslegislature.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/legc\/statutes\/crown%20lands.pdf\">https:\/\/nslegislature.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/legc\/statutes\/crown%20lands.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summary Office Ticket Regulations:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/just\/regulations\/regs\/sptickets.htm\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/just\/regulations\/regs\/sptickets.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandate letter for the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/exec_council\/letters-2021\/ministerial-mandate-letter-2021-NRR.pdf\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/exec_council\/letters-2021\/ministerial-mandate-letter-2021-NRR.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natural Resources and Renewables on X (formerly Twitter):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NS_DNRR\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/NS_DNRR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone caught dumping on Crown land can expect a bigger fine under the Crown Lands Act. \u201cWe\u2019re serious about protecting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5778,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5777\/revisions\/5778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}