Fish Buyers and Fish Processors Regulations–replacement

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Nova Scotia — Gazette

In force date of regulations: As of March 5, 2005*, the date that a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. The date that a regulation is filed and any specified effective dates are important in determining when the regulation is in force. *Effective November 28, 2023, subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act was replaced. (See subsection 3(5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act.)

Part II – Regulations Volume 49, No. 17 August 22, 2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia Published Under the Authority of the Attorney General Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Animal Health and Protection Act Designation of Notifiable Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155/2025 444 Designation of Reportable Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156/2025 446 Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act Fish Buyers and Fish Processors Regulations–replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154/2025 434 Municipal Government Act Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual–replacement (dispensed from publication) 162/2025 452 Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Health and Safety Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163/2025 453 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158/2025 448 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161/2025 451 Regulations Act Attorney General order dispensing with publication of the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

Summary Proceedings Act

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157/2025 447 –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159/2025 449 –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160/2025 450 433

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 N.S. Reg. 154/2025 Made: July 29, 2025 Filed: July 30, 2025 Fish Buyers and Fish Processors Regulations–replacement Order in Council 2025-231 dated July 29, 2025 Repeal of regulations and regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsections 19(1) and 77(2) of the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture dated June 27, 2025, and pursuant to subsections 19(1) and 77(2) of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, is pleased, effective on and after July 29, 2025, to (

a) repeal the Fish Buyers’ Licensing and Enforcement Regulations, N.S. Reg. 99/2000, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-286 dated June 1, 2000; (

b) repeal the Fish Inspection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 286/1984, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 84-1404 dated December 4, 1984; and (

c) make new regulations respecting fish buying and fish processing in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Fish Buyers and Fish Processors made by the Governor in Council under subsections 19(1) and 77(2) of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act

Interpretation Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Fish Buyers and Fish Processors Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act; “agent” means a person lawfully acting on behalf of another person and includes a designated buyer; “buyer licence” means a licence issued under the Act that entitles the holder of the licence to buy fish or fish products; “Department” means the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture; “designated buyer” means a person, designated under subsection 24(1), who is authorized by the holder of a buyer licence to engage in any activities authorized under their buyer licence subject to any conditions of the buyer licence; “family member” means, with respect to an individual, a spouse, common-law partner with whom 434

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 the individual has co-habited for at least 1 year, parent, stepparent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, child, stepchild, parent-in-law, or child-in-law; “fish” means fishery resources as defined in the Act; “fish products” means fish products as defined in the Act; “illegally caught” means any of the following: (

i) caught without an appropriate licence issued either by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans or the Department or without the appropriate authorization from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, (ii) caught in contravention of federal or Provincial legislation or regulations, including, but not limited to, legislation and regulations relating to size, season and quota; “inspector” means an inspector as defined in the Act; “Minister” means the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture; “processing” means actions respecting fish or fish products that change the nature or form or add to the value of the fish or fish products for the purpose of preparing the fish or fish products for sale; “processor licence” means a licence issued under the Act that entitles the holder of the licence to process fish or fish products; “retail outlet” means an establishment in the Province where goods and services are sold or offered to a purchaser for the purpose of consumption or use and not for resale and includes a restaurant; “vary”, with respect to a decision of the Minister under subsection 76(2) of the Act, includes suspend.

General

Definitions for this

Part 3 In this Part, “licence” means a buyer licence or a processor licence; “licence holder” means a person who holds a valid buyer licence or a valid processor licence. Registrar 4

(1) The Minister may appoint a registrar and any employees of the Department to administer these regulations.

(2) The registrar must create and maintain a registry containing the names of all licence holders.

(3) The Minister may issue general directions to the registrar relating to any of the following: (

a) issuing, renewing, varying, amending and terminating a licence; (

b) the conditions of a licence. 435

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 Categories of licences 5 The following are the categories of licences: (

a) buyer licence; (

b) processor licence; (

c) single-event licence. Licence holder requirements 6 For the purposes of clause 76(3)(ba) of the Act, a licence holder is required to do all of the following: (

a) comply with federal and Provincial legislation and regulations; (

b) comply with the terms and conditions of their licence; (

c) comply with the terms and conditions of any other licence issued to the licence holder under the Act or its regulations. Limiting number of licences 7 The Minister, in their sole discretion, may limit the number of licences that are issued if, in their opinion, it is in the public interest. Licence application 8 An application for a licence must be made to the Minister on the form provided by the Department and must be accompanied by the applicable non-refundable application fee set out in

Schedule A. Additional information required by Minister 9 For the purposes of subsection 74(3) of the Act, the Minister may require an applicant for a licence to submit any of the following additional information: (

a) a detailed business plan in a form satisfactory to the Minister; (

b) information about the proposed buying or processing activity. Licence form 10

(1) A licence must be in the form prescribed by the Minister.

(2) The Minister may specify any of the following on a buyer licence: (

a) the species of fish or fish products that may be purchased under the licence; (

b) the locations where the fish or fish products may be possessed or handled; (

c) the duration of the licence.

(3) The Minister may specify any of the following on a processor licence: (

a) the species of fish or fish products that may be processed under the licence; (

b) the locations where fish processing activity may take place; (

c) the duration of the licence. 436

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 Licence duration 11 A licence may be issued for a period of up to 2 years and may be renewed by the Minister for additional periods of up to 2 years each. Licence fees 12

(1) Before a licence is issued, a successful applicant must pay the applicable non-refundable licence fee set out in

Schedule A for the entire period of the licence’s validity.

(2) If the validity period of a licence includes a portion of a full year, the fee payable for that portion of a full year must be pro-rated in relation to the duration of that portion of a full year. Licence assignment, transfer and change in voting shares 13

(1) A licence is not assignable or transferable.

(2) If the holder of the majority of the voting shares of a corporation that is a licence holder changes, the licence holder must notify the Minister within 30 days of the date of the change.

(3) The Minister may terminate the licence if the licence holder fails to notify the Minister in accordance with subsection (2).

(4) Within 30 days of notifying the Minister of a change in the majority shareholder of a corporation that is a licence holder in accordance with subsection (2), the licence holder must apply to the Minister for a new licence in accordance with

Section 8.

(5) The Minister may terminate the licence if the licence holder fails to apply for a new licence in accordance with subsection (4).

(6) Despite subsections (4) and (5), if the holder of the majority of voting shares of a corporation that is a licence holder are held by an individual changes, so that the majority is now held by a family member of the individual or a trust whose beneficiaries are all family members of the individual, the licence holder must apply to the Minister, within 30 days of the date they notified the Minister in accordance with subsection (2), for a new licence in accordance with subsection (7).

(7) An application for a licence under subsection (6) must be made in accordance with the process established by the Minister and must be accompanied by the applicable non-refundable application fee set out in

Schedule A. Amending, renewing or cancelling licence 14

(1) A licence holder may apply to the Minister to amend, renew or cancel their licence in writing and in the form and manner determined by the Department.

(2) An application to amend or renew a licence must be accompanied by the applicable non-refundable fee set out in

Schedule A. Varying, amending or terminating a licence 15

(1) If the Minister intends to vary or amend a licence under subsection 76(2) of the Act or terminate a licence under subsection 76(3) of the Act, the Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the pending action.

(2) The written notice referred to in subsection (1) must include all of the following information: (

a) the Minister’s reasons for varying, amending or terminating the licence; 437

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b) the period of the variation or the effective date of the amendment or termination.

(3) A licence holder who receives a notice under subsection (1) may, in writing and within 30 days of the date they received the notice, make submissions to the Minister.

(4) A licence holder who makes submissions to the Minister under subsection (3) must pay the non- refundable fee set out in

Schedule A.

(5) After receiving the licence holder’s submissions, the Minister must, within a reasonable time, review the submissions and decide whether to proceed with the pending action or not and must inform the licence holder of their decision in writing. Falsifying documents 16 A person must not falsify or unlawfully alter or destroy any document made or issued under these regulations. Buying Fish and Fish Products Buyer licence exemptions 17 For the purposes of

Section 73 of the Act, all of the following persons are exempt from the requirement to hold a buyer licence: (

a) a person buying fish or fish products in amounts of less than 25 kg per calendar day for personal consumption and not for resale; (

b) a person buying fish or fish products from the holder of a buyer licence; (

c) a person buying fish or fish products, other than lobster, for the purpose of resale in a retail outlet owned by that person. Single-event licence 18

(1) A registered non-profit organization may apply for a single-event licence to purchase fish or fish products and process that fish or those fish products from a fish harvester for a single event in the Province at which the fish or fish products will be resold.

(2) A single-event licence must be in the form prescribed by the Minister and is subject to the terms and conditions specified by the Minister.

(3) An application for a single-event licence must be made to the Minister on the form provided by the Department.

(4) There is no fee to apply for a single-event licence. Proof of training in fish handling 19 For the purposes of an application for a buyer licence under

Section 8 or an application to renew a buyer licence under

Section 14, the Minister may require proof that the applicant, the holder of a buyer licence or a representative acceptable to the Minister has successfully completed a training course recognized by the Minister respecting the handling of any species of fish or fish products specified by the Minister. Buyer licence terms and conditions 20 A buyer licence may be issued on any terms and conditions the Minister specifies, which may include any of the following matters: 438

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a) the locations at which fish or fish products are permitted to be possessed, handled, purchased and sold; (

b) the species of fish or fish products permitted to be purchased; (

c) how the purchased fish or fish products are permitted to be used; (

d) the food safety requirements for handling the fish or fish products; (

e) a requirement to keep records of activity carried out under the licence including, but not limited to, records of all of the following: (

i) the amount, value and price paid per kilogram for all fish or fish products purchased, (ii) the species of fish or fish products purchased, (iii) the names and addresses of the fishers from whom the fish or fish products were purchased, (iv) the location of purchase, (

v) the location of sale, (vi) the date and time fish or fish products were purchased, (vii) the destination of the fish or fish products; (

f) the form and manner in which records must be kept; (

g) the person to whom records must be submitted; (

h) the time period for which records must be retained. Carry and produce licence 21

(1) A holder of a buyer licence must carry personal identification and a copy of their buyer licence at all times while engaged in any activity to which the buyer licence relates, and must produce them when requested by an inspector, an employee of the Department or a peace officer.

(2) A designated buyer must carry personal identification and their designated buyer card at all times while engaged in any activity to which the designated buyer card relates, and must produce them when requested by an inspector, an employee of the Department or a peace officer. Request for information by Minister or inspector 22

(1) On request by the Minister or an inspector, a person who holds a buyer licence must provide the records specified in clause 20(

e) if it is a term of their licence in the manner and within the time specified in the request.

(2) Other than a person who is acting or purporting to act as an agent, a person who is processing, buying, selling, packaging or possessing fish or fish products and does not hold a buyer licence must, upon request by the Minister or an inspector, immediately provide proof of any of the following in a form acceptable to the Minister: (

a) the owner or other source of the fish or fish products; 439

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b) the location where the fish or fish products were obtained; (

c) the date and time the fish or fish products were obtained; (

d) the destination of the fish or fish products; (

e) any other information the Minister or inspector may request. Agents 23

(1) Other than a designated buyer, a person who is processing, buying, selling, packaging or possessing fish or fish products and is acting or purporting to act as an agent must carry at all times while engaged in any activity to which the agency relates and must, upon request by an inspector, an employee of the Department or a peace officer, immediately provide proof of all of the following information in a form acceptable to the Minister: (

a) the name, mailing address and telephone number of the agent’s principal; (

b) the nature and extent of the agent’s authority; (

c) the start date and end date of the agent’s authority.

(2) A person, including a designated buyer, who is processing, buying, selling, packaging or possessing fish or fish products and is acting or purporting to act as an agent must carry at all times while engaged in any activity to which the agency relates and must, upon request by an inspector, an employee of the Department or a peace officer, immediately provide proof of any of the following in a form acceptable to the Minister: (

a) the owner or other source of the fish or fish products; (

b) if the owner or other source of the fish or fish products is a person who holds a valid commercial fishing licence issued by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the licence number; (

c) the location where the agent obtained possession of the fish or fish products; (

d) the date and time the agent obtained possession of the fish or fish products; (

e) the intended destination of the fish or fish products; (

f) any other information that the inspector, employee of the Department or peace office may require.

(3) A person subject to subsection (1) must not act or purport to act as an agent if their authority has expired. Designated buyers 24

(1) A holder of a buyer licence may apply to the Minister to appoint 1 or more persons as designated buyers.

(2) An application to appoint a designated buyer must be made in writing on the form provided by the Department and must be accompanied by the non-refundable application fee set out in

Schedule A.

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(4) If the period of the appointment of a designated buyer includes a portion of a full year, the application fee payable for the full year applies to that portion of the year.

(5) Any activities requiring a buyer licence that are performed by a designated buyer are performed as agent and in the name of the holder of the buyer licence.

(6) A holder of a buyer licence must provide each designated buyer with a designated buyer card issued by the Minister.

(7) A holder of a buyer licence must report a lost or stolen designated buyer card to the Minister no more than 2 business days after the date they became aware of the loss or theft.

(8) The Minister, in their sole discretion, may limit the number of designated buyers or may cancel the appointment of a designated buyer if, in the Minister’s opinion, it is in the public interest.

(9) No more than 2 business days after the date a designated buyer ceases to be employed by a holder of a buyer licence or ceases permanently to perform activities under authority of a designated buyer card in accordance with subsections (1) and (5) (

a) the holder of the buyer licence must provide written notice to the Minister to cancel the appointment of the designated buyer; and (

b) the designated buyer must return their designated buyer card to the holder of the buyer licence. Processing Fish and Fish Products Processor licence exemption 25

(1) For the purposes of

Section 73 of the Act, a fisher or their crew who processes the fisher’s own catch into whole or dressed unfrozen fish, salted or pickled fish is exempt from the requirement to hold a processor licence with respect to the processing of that fish.

(2) Despite subsection (1), if a fisher has been notified by the Minister in writing that there is a serious contamination in the place where fish are being processed by the fisher or their crew, the fisher and their crew must not process fish in that place. Processor licence terms and conditions 26 A processor licence may be issued on any terms and conditions the Minister specifies, which may include any of the following matters: (

a) the locations at which fish or fish products to be processed are permitted to be sourced; (

b) food safety requirements for fish-processing facilities; (

c) the processing of fish or fish products from an aquacultural operation; (

d) a requirement to keep records of activity carried out under the licence including, but not limited to, records of all of the following: (

i) the species of fish or fish products processed, 441

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 (ii) the source and initial form of fish or fish products processed, (iii) the volume of fish or fish products processed, (iv) the manner in which fish or fish products are processed, (

v) the final processed form of the fish or fish products, (vi) the destination of processed fish or fish products; (

e) mandatory notifications to the Minister. Display and produce processor licence 27 A holder of a processor licence must display a copy of their processor licence at their facilities at all times while engaged in any activity to which the processor licence relates, and must produce it when requested by an inspector, an employee of the Department or a peace officer. Request for information by Minister or inspector 28 On request by the Minister or an inspector, a person who holds a processor licence must provide the records specified in clause 26(

d) if it is a term of their licence in the manner and within the time specified in the request. Inspection Inspector 29 The Minister may designate a person as an inspector for the purpose of these regulations. Items subject to inspection 30

(1) Fish and fish products, and any places, premises, vehicles, vessels or boats used for buying, processing, carrying or storing fish or fish products, are subject to inspection by an inspector.

(2) The owner of fish or fish products or their agent must make readily accessible to an inspector any fish, fish products or containers for which inspection or re-inspection is required under these regulations. Inspector may take samples 31 An inspector may, at any time, take samples free of charge for the purpose of carrying out an inspection under these regulations. Inspector may detain 32 An inspector may detain fish or fish products or vehicles, vessels or boats for the purpose of carrying out an inspection under these regulations. Seizure 33

(1) An inspector who believes on reasonable grounds that these regulations have been violated may seize all fish, fish products and containers relating to the offence that they reasonably believe was committed.

(2) Fish, fish products and containers seized under subsection (1) may be retained for no more than 2 months after the date of seizure, unless proceedings respecting the fish, fish products and containers begin during that time, in which case the fish, fish products and containers may be retained until the proceedings are concluded. 442

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(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is aggrieved by an inspector’s decision may appeal the decision by giving notice in writing to the Minister no more than 30 days after the date of the inspection.

(2) The Minister must order a re-inspection if the person appealing the decision has satisfied the Minister of all of the following: (

a) the identity of the fish, fish products or containers of fish that were the subject of the inspector’s decision has been preserved; (

b) the fish, fish products or containers of fish or fish products do not contain any poisonous or harmful substance.

(3) A decision made by the Minister resulting from a re-inspection under subsection (1) is final. Disposal of tainted fish or fish products 35 The Minister may order the owner of the fish or fish products that are tainted, decomposed or unwholesome to dispose of those fish or fish products under the direction of an inspector to prevent the possibility of the fish or fish products being marketed or sold for human consumption. Prohibitions Fish buying prohibitions 36 A person must not do any of the following: (

a) buy, sell, or possess fish or fish products that have been illegally caught, cultured, raised, harvested or processed; (

b) buy fish or fish products caught by a person who does not hold a valid commercial fishing licence issued by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans; (

c) buy fish or fish products caught under an aboriginal communal fishing licence issued for food, social and ceremonial purposes under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations made under the Fisheries Act (Canada). Fish processing prohibitions 37 A person must not do any of the following: (

a) process any fish or fish products that are tainted, decomposed or unwholesome, or otherwise fail to meet the requirements of these regulations; (

b) process or package fish or fish products that have been illegally caught, cultured, raised, harvested or processed; (

c) process or package fish or fish products that have been purchased contrary to these regulations. Obstructing inspector 38 A person must not obstruct, impede or refuse to admit, or aid or assist any person in obstructing, impeding or refusing to admit, an inspector or any other person acting in the execution of the Act and these regulations. 443

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Schedule A: Fees Type Fee Buyer licence or processor licence application $265.40 Designated buyer application (per 12-month period) $33.15 Buyer licence— by species/group (per 12-month period) C Groundfish $530.75 C Pelagic $132.65 C Shellfish $265.40 C Aquaculture products $132.65 C Other $132.65 Processor licence (per 12-month period) $265.40 Amend buyer licence or processor licence $33.15 Make submissions to the Minister under subsection 15(3) $249.20 N.S. Reg. 155/2025 Made: July 31, 2025 Filed: July 31, 2025 Designation of Notifiable Diseases Order dated July 31, 2025 Designation made by the Minister of Agriculture pursuant to

Section 4 of the Animal Health and Protection Act Designation of Notifiable Diseases made by the Minister of Agriculture under

Section 4 of

Chapter 15 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Animal Health and Protection Act and subsection 5(1) of the Animal Health and Protection Regulations

Whereas the Minister of Agriculture is authorized to designate a disease as a provincially notifiable disease under subsection 5(1) of the Animal Health and Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 67/2021; And

whereas the Chief Veterinary Officer, having considered a range of factors in determining which diseases should be designated as provincially notifiable, including the potential for trade barriers, the risk of disease spread and other matters that may affect the public interest, has recommended that certain diseases be designated and that the designations are in the public interest; Therefore, I, Greg Morrow, Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Nova Scotia, hereby order that the following are designated as provincially notifiable diseases under the Animal Health and Protection 444

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 Regulations: Anthrax Avian chlamydiosis (Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) psittaci) Avian encephalomyelitis Bluetongue Bovine cysticercosis (Taenia saginata) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Brucellosis Cache Valley Chronic wasting disease Cysticercosis (Taenia solium) Eastern equine encephalomyelitis Equine herpes virus (Myeloencephalopathy) Equine infectious anemia Fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida) Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum) Infectious laryngotracheitis Newcastle disease virus Porcine coronavirus (TGE, PED, Delta) Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum) Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) Rabbit haemorrhagic disease SARS-CoV-2 Scrapie Swine vesicular disease Tick-borne diseases: Babesiosis, Theileriosis, Powassan virus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii), Tuleremia (Francisella tularensis) Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis) Turkey viral rhinotracheitis (avian metapneumovirus) Vesicular stomatitis West Nile virus Western equine encephalomyelitis This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.

Dated and made July 31, 2025, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Greg Morrow Honourable Greg Morrow Minister of Agriculture Province of Nova Scotia 445

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 N.S. Reg. 156/2025 Made: July 31, 2025 Filed: July 31, 2025 Designation of Reportable Diseases Order dated July 31, 2025 Designation made by the Minister of Agriculture pursuant to

Section 4 of the Animal Health and Protection Act Designation of Reportable Diseases made by the Minister of Agriculture under

Section 4 of

Chapter 15 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Animal Health and Protection Act and subsection 6(1) of the Animal Health and Protection Regulations

Whereas the Minister of Agriculture is authorized to designate a disease as a provincially reportable disease under subsection 6(1) of the Animal Health and Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 67/2021; And

whereas the Chief Veterinary Officer, having considered a range of factors in determining which diseases should be designated as provincially reportable, including the need for disease control or eradication, potential risks to animal and public health, threats to the safety of animal-derived products, impacts on the animal industry’s economic interests and the possibility of transmission between animals and humans, has recommended that certain diseases be designated and that the designations are in the public interest; Therefore, I, Greg Morrow, Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Nova Scotia, hereby order that the following are designated as provincially reportable diseases under the Animal Health and Protection Regulations: African swine fever Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Classical swine fever Foot and mouth disease Rabies This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.

Dated and made July 31, 2025, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Greg Morrow Honourable Greg Morrow Minister of Agriculture Province of Nova Scotia 446

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Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated July 30, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule M-27 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate certain offences under the Town of Wolfville Civic Addressing Bylaw and Idling Control Bylaw as

summary offence ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. Dated and made July 30, 2025, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Becky Druhan Honourable Becky Druhan Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act 1

Schedule M-27 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by adding the following heading and items immediately before the heading “Dog Control By-law”: 447

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 Civic Addressing Bylaw 1 Property owner posting or permitting posting of (specify) number not assigned to lot or building (specify) on lot or building (specify) 4.4 $237.50 2 Property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on lot or building (specify) in Arabic numerals 5.1(I) $237.50 3 Property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on lot or building (specify) with bottom of numerals at least 1.2 m (4 ft.) above ground 5.1(II) $237.50 4 Property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) in numerals of uniform colour on building, post or sign (specify) of contrasting colour located on lot 5.1(III) $237.50 5 Residential property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on lot or building (specify) in numerals at least 100 mm (4 in) in height 5.1(IV) $237.50 6 Non-residential property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on lot or building (specify) in numerals at least 200 mm (8 in) in height 5.1(V) $237.50 7 Property owner failing to post assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on building, post or sign (specify) with assigned civic number facing street, clearly visible from street and not blocked by ornaments, displays or vegetation (specify) 5.1(VI) $237.50 8 Property owner failing to keep assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) posted on lot or building (specify) in good repair 5.1(VII) $237.50 9 Property owner failing to display assigned civic number of lot or building (specify) on both sides of post or sign (specify) with sides located perpendicular to street and post or sign (specify) no more than 5 m (16.5 ft.) from street boundary when assigned civic number on building and not easily read from street 5.2 $237.50 2

Schedule M-27 to the regulations is further amended by adding the following heading and item immediately before the heading “Nuisance Party By-law”: Idling Control Bylaw 1 Person causing or permitting (specify) vehicle to idle for more than 3 consecutive minutes in 60-minute period 4 $295.00 N.S. Reg. 158/2025 Made: July 31, 2025 Filed: July 31, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated July 31, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and 448

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 159/2025 Made: August 5, 2025 Filed: August 5, 2025

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated August 5, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule 12 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, respecting the designation of certain offences under the Forests Act as

summary offence ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. Dated and made August 5, 2025, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Becky Druhan Honourable Becky Druhan Attorney General and Minister of Justice 449

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Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act

Schedule 12 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by striking out “$180.00” in the out-of-court settlement column in item 9 and substituting “$28 872.50”. N.S. Reg. 160/2025 Made: August 6, 2025 Filed: August 7, 2025

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated August 6, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule 32 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate an offence and amend the out of court settlement amounts for certain offences under the Fire Safety Act, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. Dated and made August 6, 2025, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Becky Druhan Honourable Becky Druhan Attorney General and Minister of Justice 450

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Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act 1

Schedule 32 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by Order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by renumbering items 1 to 11 as items 2 to 12 and adding the following item immediately before item 2: 1 Failing to take reasonable precautions to achieve fire safety 17 $28 872.50 2

Schedule 32 to the regulations is further amended by repealing item 11 and substituting the following item: 11 Failing to comply with order (specify) 44(1)(g) $28 872.50 N.S. Reg. 161/2025 Made: August 7, 2025 Filed: August 7, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated August 7, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 451

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 N.S. Reg. 162/2025 Made: July 29, 2025 Filed: August 11, 2025 Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual–replacement Order dated July 29, 2025 Repeal of regulations and regulations made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs pursuant to Sections 451 and 520 of the Municipal Government Act In the matter of Sections 451 and 520 of

Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act -and- In the matter of the repeal and replacement of regulations respecting the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs under Sections 451 and 520 of the Municipal Government Act Order I, John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Sections 451 and 520 of

Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, hereby (

a) repeal the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual, N.S. Reg. 21/2024, made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing by order dated January 24, 2024; and (

b) make new regulations respecting the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual, in the form set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”. This order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. Dated and made July 29, 2025, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. John Lohr Honourable John Lohr Minister of Municipal Affairs [Please note: Publication of the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on August 11, 2025, has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 18, 2024, and published on page 455 of this issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. The Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual is available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Office of the Registrar of Regulations’ website at the following address: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/rxam-z.htm#mga.] 452

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 N.S. Reg. 163/2025 Made: August 11, 2025 Filed: August 11, 2025 Workplace Health and Safety Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2025-239 dated August 11, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 82 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration dated June 17, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 82 of

Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, is pleased to amend the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, N.S. Reg. 52/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-65 dated March 12, 2013, to introduce new provisions respecting workplace harassment, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after September 1, 2025.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 82 of

Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act The Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, N.S. Reg. 52/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-65 dated March 12, 2013, are amended by striking out “Part 27: Not Allocated (This heading is here as a placeholder only. There is no content for this Part yet.)” and substituting the following centred heading and Sections:

Part 27: Harassment in the Workplace

Definitions for

Part 27 27.1 In this Part, “workplace harassment” means a single significant occurrence or a course of repeated occurrences of objectionable or unwelcome conduct, comment or action in the workplace, including bullying, that, whether intended or not, degrades, intimidates or threatens, and includes all of the following, but does not include any action taken by an employer or supervisor relating to the management and direction of an employee or the workplace: (

i) workplace harassment or bullying that is based on any personal characteristic, including, but not limited to a characteristic referred to in clauses 5(1)(

h) to (

v) of the Human Rights Act, (ii) inappropriate sexual conduct, including, but not limited to, sexual solicitation or advances, sexually suggestive remarks or gestures, circulating or sharing inappropriate images or unwanted physical contact. Workplace harassment prevention policy 27.2

(1) An employer must establish and implement a written workplace harassment prevention policy that includes all of the following: 453

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a) a statement that every employee is entitled to employment free of workplace harassment; (

b) a commitment by the employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that no employee will be subjected to workplace harassment; (

c) a statement that all employees have an obligation not to engage in workplace harassment; (

d) a statement that employees are encouraged to report incidents of workplace harassment; (

e) information about all of the following procedures: (

i) how to recognize, prevent and respond to workplace harassment, (ii) the procedure for reporting incidents of workplace harassment to the employer or a supervisor, (iii) the procedure for making a workplace harassment complaint to a person other than the employer or supervisor, if the employer or supervisor is a subject of the complaint, (iv) the procedure for investigating a complaint of workplace harassment, (

v) the procedure for informing the complainant and the subject of the complaint of the result of the investigation or any corrective action that has been or will be taken as a result of the investigation; (

f) a statement that the employer will not disclose any information obtained in relation to a complaint of workplace harassment, including personal information, unless the disclosure is (

i) required by law, (ii) necessary for the purposes of investigating the complaint, or (iii) necessary for the purposes of taking corrective action with respect to the complaint; (

g) a statement that the employer will not reprimand or seek reprisal against an employee who has made a workplace harassment complaint in good faith; (

h) a commitment by the employer to investigate all complaints of workplace harassment; (

i) a commitment by the employer to take appropriate corrective action respecting any person under the employer’s direction who subjects an employee to workplace harassment; (

j) a statement that the employer’s workplace harassment prevention policy is not intended to discourage, prevent or preclude a complainant from exercising other legal rights under any other law.

(2) An employer must ensure that employees are trained in the workplace harassment prevention policy.

(3) An employer must review the workplace harassment prevention policy at least once every 3 years and update it, if necessary. 454

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 17 ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDER In the matter of the dispensation of regulations under subsection 4(3) of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act -and- In the matter of new regulations respecting the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs under Sections 451 and 520 of

Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act Order I, Becky Druhan, Attorney General for the Province of Nova Scotia, on the recommendation of the Registrar of Regulations and pursuant to subsection 4(3) of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act, hereby dispense with publication in the Royal Gazette

Part II of the attached regulations respecting the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual because the length and complexity of the regulations render publication in the Royal Gazette

Part II unpractical. This Order is effective on and after the date it is made. Dated and made August 7, 2025, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Becky Druhan Honourable Becky Druhan Attorney General 455

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Gazette
Citation	N.S. Reg. 154/2025
Date	2025-08-22
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Volume / chapter	just regulations rg2 2025 RG2 2025 08 22
Language	en
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