Alberta Regulation 203/2005

Animal Protection Act

ANIMAL PROTECTION REGULATION

Filed: October 17, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural

Development (M.O. 16/05) on October 7, 2005 pursuant to

section 15 of the Animal

Protection Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Standards

Humane Societies

3 Application

4 Approval

5 Suspension and revocation

Livestock Market and Assembling Stations

6 Maintenance requirements

7 Sale of young livestock

8 Unloading livestock

9 Care and handling of livestock

Transportation of Animals

10 Animals unfit for transport

11 Crowding prohibited

12 Livestock loading

13 Vehicle

14 Unsuitable vehicle

15 Duty to keep livestock segregated

16 Rest stops

Custody

17 Notice of custody

Expenses

18 Tariff

Repeals, Expiry and

Coming into Force

19 Repeal

20 Expiry

21 Coming into force

Schedule

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) ?Act? means the Animal Protection Act;

(b) ?Director? means an employee under the administration of

the Minister designated as the Director for the purposes of

this Regulation;

(c) ?livestock? means horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, poultry

and bees and means fur-bearing animals, alpacas, lamas,

ratites, elk, deer and bison raised in captivity;

(d) ?livestock assembling station? means any area of land,

including buildings, pens, fences, gates, chutes, weigh scales

and any other equipment located on the land that is operated

to assemble livestock for shipment by any form of

transportation;

(e) ?livestock market? means a stock yard that is operated as a

public market for the purchase or sale of livestock;

(f) ?operator? means the operator of a livestock market or a

livestock assembling station;

(g) ?stock yard? means a stock yard as defined in the Stock Yard

Regulation (AR 197/98).

Standards

2(1) A person who owns or has custody, care or control of an animal

for research activities must comply with the following Canadian

Council on Animal Care documents:

(

a) CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals,

Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (1993);

(

b) CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals,

Vol. 2 (1984);

(

c) CCAC guidelines on: animal use protocol review (1997);

(

d) CCAC guidelines on: transgenic animals (1997);

(

e) CCAC guidelines on: choosing an appropriate endpoint in

experiments using animals for research, teaching and testing

(1998);

(

f) CCAC guidelines on: institutional animal user training

program (1999);

(

g) CCAC guidelines on: antibody production (2002);

(

h) CCAC guidelines on: the care and use of wildlife (2003);

(

i) CCAC guidelines on: laboratory animal

facilities-characteristics, design and development (2003);

(

j) CCAC guidelines on: the care and use of fish in research,

teaching and testing (2005);

(

k) CCAC policy statement on: terms of reference for animal

care committees (2000);

(

l) CCAC policy statement on: ethics of animal investigation

(1989);

(

m) CCAC policy statement on: social and behavioural

requirements of experimental animals (SEBREA) (1990);

(

n) CCAC policy statement on: acceptable immunological

procedures (1991);

(

o) CCAC policy statement on: categories of invasiveness in

animal experiments (1991);

(

p) CCAC policy statement on:

definitions of recommendations

made in CCAC reports (1996);

(

q) CCAC policy statement on: confidentiality of assessment

information (1999);

(

r) CCAC policy statement on: CCAC assessment panel policy

(1999);

(

s) CCAC policy statement on: compliance and non-compliance

(2000);

(

t) CCAC policy statement on: the Assessment Program of the

CCAC (2000);

(

u) CCAC policy statement on: the importance of independent

peer review of the scientific merit of animal-based research

projects (2000);

(

v) CCAC policy statement on: animal-based projects involving

two or more institutions (2003).

(2) In this section, ?research activities? includes the use of animals in

(

a) scientific investigation,

(

b) scientific teaching or training other than as part of a school or

in a school building, as defined in the School Act, and

(

c) testing of products, including medical devices and biological,

chemical and pharmacological products.

(3) A person who owns or controls a zoo for which a zoo permit is

issued under the Wildlife Act must comply with the Government of

Alberta Standards for Zoos in Alberta, prepared by the Alberta Zoo

Standards Committee of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

and Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, published

September 30, 2005.

Humane Societies

Application

3(1) An organization incorporated under the laws of Alberta may

apply in writing to the Minister for approval as a humane society for

the purposes of the Act.

(2) An application under this

section must contain the following

information:

(

a) evidence that the applicant has been incorporated under the

laws of Alberta, including a copy of its constitutional

documents;

(

b) the names of the applicant?s directors and officers;

(

c) the addresses of the applicant?s principal headquarters and its

registered office in Alberta;

(

d) the general geographical area within which the applicant

carries on activities;

(

e) a copy of the applicant?s most recent financial statements;

(

f) the applicant?s sources of revenue;

(

g) information relating to any organization affiliated with or

sponsored by the applicant;

(

h) a description of the facilities, if any, in which the applicant

may keep animals;

(

i) further information as required by the Minister.

Approval

4(1) If the Minister is satisfied as to the suitability of an applicant

under

section 3, the Minister may approve it as a humane society.

(2) Within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, a humane society

must file with the Minister an annual return containing the following

information:

(

a) a

summary of its activities during the previous fiscal year;

(

b) a copy of its financial statements for the previous fiscal year;

(

c) changes to the information provided under

section 3 or in a

previous annual return;

(

d) any other information as required by the Minister.

Suspension and revocation

5(1) The Minister may suspend or revoke an approval under

section

4(1) if the humane society

(

a) fails to file an annual return in accordance with

section 4(2),

(

b) is no longer incorporated under the laws of Alberta, or

(

c) fails to comply with a provision of the Act.

(2) If the Minister suspends or revokes the approval of an organization

as a humane society, the Minister must provide the organization with

at least 10 days? written notice of the suspension or revocation setting

out the reasons for the suspension or revocation.

(3) If the organization, within the time referred to in subsection (2),

desires that the Minister review the suspension or revocation, the

Minister must give the applicant an opportunity to give reasons why

the suspension or revocation should not be effected.

(4) Until the Minister makes a decision after a review under

subsection (3), the decision of the Minister under subsection (2) is

stayed.

Livestock Market and Assembling Stations

Maintenance requirements

6 The operator of a livestock market must ensure that it is maintained

so that

(

a) adequate protection is provided to all calves weighing less

than 115 kilograms and all swine that are present at the

facility,

(

b) livestock that, by reason of infirmity, illness, injury, fatigue

or other cause, is unable to stand or unable to compete with

other livestock for space, feed or water is kept separated from

other livestock,

(

c) sows, boars or stags that weigh more than 150 kilograms are

kept separate from market hogs,

(

d) boars or stags with tusks are kept in individual pens,

(

e) boars or stags that weigh less than 150 kilograms are kept

separate from sows, and

(

f) adequate shelter from the weather is provided that is

appropriate for the species of livestock.

Sale of young livestock

7(1) The following may not be present at a livestock market:

(

a) a weaned foal that is less than 30 days old;

(

b) a weaned pig that weighs less than 10 kilograms;

(

c) any other species of weaned livestock that is less than 8 days

old.

(2) If any animal described in subsection (1) is present at a livestock

market, the operator

(

a) must keep it separate from other livestock, and

(

b) must as soon as possible notify the person who delivered the

animal to remove it forthwith.

(3) A person who receives notice under subsection (2)(

b) must

immediately make arrangements to remove the animal forthwith from

the livestock market.

Unloading livestock

8 No person shall unload any livestock at a livestock market or

livestock assembling station that, by reason of infirmity, illness, injury,

fatigue or other cause, is unable to stand or is unduly suffering.

Care and handling of livestock

9(1) An operator of a livestock market or livestock assembling station

shall not allow livestock to remain at the market or station for a period

exceeding 144 hours unless so directed by a peace officer.

(2) If livestock remains at a livestock market or livestock assembling

station for a period of 48 hours, the operator must after that time

provide sufficient space, shelter, feed, water and bedding for that

livestock for as long as it remains at the marker or station.

(3) If any livestock at a livestock market or a livestock assembling

station becomes unable, by reason of infirmity, illness, injury, fatigue

or other cause, to stand or to compete with other livestock for space,

feed or water, the operator

(

a) must keep that livestock separate from other livestock, and

(

b) must as soon as possible notify the person who delivered the

livestock to the market or station of the condition of the

livestock.

(4) A person who receives notice under subsection (3)(

b) must

immediately make arrangements that are satisfactory to the operator to

remove the livestock that is the subject of the notice from the livestock

market or the livestock assembling station.

Transportation of Animals

Animals unfit for transport

10(1) No person shall load or transport animals that, by reason of

infirmity, illness, injury, fatigue or any other cause, would suffer

unduly during transport.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person may transport animals to or from

a veterinary clinic, a designated confinement area within the meaning

of the Livestock Transportation Regulation (AR 22/99) or the nearest

suitable place to deal with health concerns as long as the animal is

loaded and transported humanely.

(3) No person shall continue to transport an animal that becomes

injured, ill or otherwise unfit for transport during a journey beyond the

nearest suitable place where it can receive proper care and attention.

Crowding prohibited

11 No person shall load or transport animals in a vehicle in a manner

that is likely to cause injury or undue suffering to the animals due to

crowding.

Livestock loading

12(1) No person shall load or unload livestock in a manner that is

likely to cause injury or undue suffering to it.

(2) No person shall load or transport livestock that is likely to give

birth during transport unless the livestock is being transported for

health reasons.

(3) No person shall beat or, by use of a prod, goad or other instrument,

cause injury to livestock being loaded into or unloaded from a vehicle.

(4) No person shall load into or transport livestock in a vehicle where

there is not sufficient space for all the livestock to stand in their natural

position at the same time without coming into contact with a deck or

roof.

(5) A pen into which livestock is unloaded during transport for rest,

feed and water must

(

a) provide sufficient space for all the livestock to lie down at

the same time,

(

b) provide for adequate feeding and watering of the livestock,

(

c) have an adequate amount of straw or other suitable material

to bed the livestock, and

(

d) provide protection from extremes of heat or cold and other

adverse weather conditions.

Vehicle

13(1) A person who loads or transports animals must ensure that the

vehicle used to transport the animals meets the following requirements:

(

a) exhaust fumes are not able to enter the box and cause distress

to the animals;

(

b) the box front is of sufficient height to protect the animals

from direct exposure to any adverse condition;

(

c) the deck surface is suitable non-slip flooring or is covered

with straw, dry sand or other suitable material that is

uniformly spread.

(2) A person who loads or transports animals must ensure that the

vehicle is

(

a) adequately cleaned prior to the loading of the animals, and

(

b) maintained in a clean state.

Unsuitable vehicle

14(1) No person shall load or transport an animal in a vehicle that has

(

a) a box or stock rack of a strength and height that is

insufficient to adequately protect and contain the animal at

all times,

(

b) fittings that are not secure or are inadequately padded, fenced

off or obstructed,

(

c) bolt-heads or other objects projecting into the area where the

animals are held,

(

d) any broken, cracked or damaged siding or flooring material,

(

e) inadequate ventilation,

(

f) unsafe footholds or footholds that are not secure, or

(

g) any other equipment in such a condition that it is likely to

cause injury or undue suffering to the animals.

(2) No person shall load or transport an animal in a vehicle in a

manner that could cause undue exposure of the animal to extreme

injurious heat or cold.

Duty to keep livestock segregated

15 A person transporting livestock must segregate the livestock

during transport as follows:

(

a) livestock of the same species that are incompatible by nature

and livestock of different species are segregated from one

another;

(

b) groups of mature bulls, de-tusked boars, rams and goat bucks

are segregated from all other livestock;

(

c) cows, sows and mares with suckling offspring are segregated

from all other livestock;

(

d) a mature boar that is not de-tusked is segregated from all

other livestock;

(

e) a mature stallion is segregated from all other livestock,

including other mature stallions;

(

f) livestock of the same species but of substantially different

weight or age are segregated from one another.

Rest stops

16(1) If livestock that are horses, swine or other monogastric animals

are transported for more than 36 hours, the person transporting them

must, at intervals not exceeding 36 hours, unload them for rest, feed

and water for at least 5 hours at a location that has all the facilities

necessary for loading, unloading, resting, feeding and watering them

and for inspecting them under the Livestock and Livestock Products

Act.

(2) If livestock that are cattle, sheep, goats or other ruminants are

transported for more than 48 hours, the person transporting them must,

at intervals not exceeding 48 hours, unload them for rest, feed and

water for at least 5 hours at a location that has all the facilities

necessary for loading, unloading, resting, feeding and watering them

and for inspecting them under the Livestock and Livestock Products

Act.

Custody

Notice of custody

17(1) If a peace officer takes custody of an animal under

section 3 of

the Act, the peace officer must give to the owner or person in charge of

the animal a notice in the form set out in the Schedule.

(2) If the owner or person in charge of the animal cannot be found or a

peace officer takes custody of an animal under

section 4.1 of the Act,

the peace officer must post the notice in a prominent place where the

animal was found.

Expenses

Tariff

18(1) The following is a tariff of expenses that may be charged

pursuant to

section 5 of the Act in respect of animals that have been

taken into custody under the Act:

(

a) for the reasonably necessary transportation of livestock from

the point of departure of the transporting vehicle to the point

of delivery and return to the point of departure,

(i) $500 for a trip of 50 kilometres or less, and

(ii) $3.50 for each kilometre for a trip of more than 50

kilometres;

(

b) for the reasonably necessary transportation of animals other

than livestock,

(

i) a maximum of $30 per trip for 50 kilometres or less, or

(ii) $1 for each kilometre for a trip of more than 50

kilometres;

(

c) for food, water, care and shelter for an animal,

(

i) a maximum of $15 per day for an animal weighing

20 kg or less,

(ii) a maximum of $30 per day for an animal weighing

more than 20 kg but less than 200 kg, and

(iii) a maximum of $50 per day for an animal weighing

200 kg or more;

(

d) for necessary veterinary treatment of an animal, including

drugs and medicines, the actual cost of the treatment;

(

e) the costs of destroying an animal under

section 8 of the Act.

(2) If in the opinion of the Director special circumstances exist, the

Director may

(

a) approve a higher tariff of expenses than the tariff under

subsection (1) if the higher tariff is related to the actual cost

of the transportation, food, water, care and shelter of animals,

and

(

b) approve the actual cost of necessary expenses, approved by

the Director, other than those expenses referred to in clause

(a).

Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeal

19(1) The Animal Protection Regulation (AR 298/96) is repealed.

(2) The Tariff of Expenses Regulation (AR 307/96) is repealed.

Expiry

20 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on July 30, 2014.

Coming into force

21 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 12 of the Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005.

Schedule

Form

Notice of Seizure of Animal

Take notice that on (date) under the Animal Protection Act the

following animal(

s) was (were) taken into custody:

(describe animal(s))

by (insert name of peace officer, the name of the service that

employs the peace officer and the service?s address and telephone

number) and pursuant to

section 3 of the Act, or

section 4.1 of the Act

the animal(

s) was (were) delivered to

? a humane society, or

? a caretaker.

If the animal is not claimed or the payment of expenses is not made,

the animal may be sold, given away or, in accordance with

section 8 of

the Animal Protection Act, destroyed.

(signature of peace officer)

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Alberta Regulation 204/2005

Fisheries (Alberta) Act

GENERAL FISHERIES (ALBERTA) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 474/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 43 of the Fisheries (Alberta) Act.

1 The General Fisheries (Alberta) Regulation (AR 203/97) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 5 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Activities under another?s licence

5(1) In this section, ?instrument? means an instrument referred

to in

section 18(

b) of the Act.

(1.1) An instrument must be in writing, authorized by the

Director and state who is authorized to conduct activities

pursuant to the licence.

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding ?by the Director? after

?authorized?;

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) The Director may authorize only one instrument to have

effect at any one time under any one commercial fishing licence.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this

section or in the

instrument, an instrument issued in respect of a commercial

fishing licence has no force while the licence holder is

conducting activities pursuant to the licence in respect of which

the instrument is issued.

(5) The holder of an instrument issued in respect of a

commercial fishing licence shall, while conducting activities

purporting to be authorized as a result of holding the instrument,

carry that licence and ensure that the instrument is attached to the

licence.

Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Bait fish and crayfish

8(1) A person shall not be in possession of live bait fish or

crayfish

(

a) unless they are possessed as specifically authorized

under the authority of a research licence, or

(

b) if imported, unless they are held in contained waters as

pets or for sale as pets.

(2) A person is not in possession of fish for the purposes of

subsection (1) if, in the course of fishing, it is immediately

returned to the waters from which it is taken and is released in a

manner that causes it the least harm.

(3) A person does not require a licence to fish for crayfish by

means other than with a hook and line provided that such fishing is

not prohibited by any other law.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to fishing in the Beaver River or

its tributaries.

Section 9 is amended by repealing subsection (4) and

substituting the following:

(4) A person shall not knowingly buy, sell or attempt to buy or sell

fish

(

a) that have not been caught pursuant to a licence that

authorizes the buying or selling, as the case may be, of

the fish, or

(

b) that are represented or held out by any person as having

been taken, or as being sold or disposed of, in

contravention of any provision referred to in

section

34(6) of the Act or the Fisheries Act (Canada).

Section 19(1)(

b) is amended by striking out ?or? and

substituting ?and?.

6 Sections 27(2)(

c) and (3)(c), 30(b)(

i) and 40 are amended

by striking out ?Food Regulation (AR 240/85)? and

section

43(2)(

a) by striking out ?Food Regulation (Alta. Reg. 240/85)?

and substituting ?Food and Food Establishments Regulation

(AR 328/2003)?.

7 This Regulation comes into force on November 1, 2005.

Alberta Regulation 205/2005

Provincial Offences Procedure Act

PROCEDURES (FISHERIES) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 476/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended by

this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in

Part 23.1 by adding the following after

section 1:

1.1(1) The specified penalty payable for the contravention of

section 34(3) of the Act of a term or condition of a licence

requiring the marking of a setline or gill net is $150.

(2) The specified penalty payable for the contravention of

section 34(3) of the Act of a term or condition of a licence

requiring the completion and submission of records pertaining

to the number and species of fish caught is $300.

(3) The specified penalty payable for the contravention of

section 34(3) of the Act of a term or condition of a licence

requiring the reporting of any proposed activity is $150.

(

b) by repealing

Part 23.2 and substituting the

following:

Part 23.2

Regulations Under the

Fisheries (Alberta) Act

General Fisheries (Alberta) Regulation

1 The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of the

General Fisheries (Alberta) Regulation (AR 203/97) shown in Column

1 is the amount shown in Column 2 in respect of that provision.

Item

Number

Column 1

(Section Number

of Regulation)

Column 2

(Specified

Penalty in

Dollars)

5(5)

15(3)(b)

16(1)

16(2)

16(3)

19(1)

34(2)

60(1)

60(4)

3 This Regulation comes into force on November 1, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 206/2005

Provincial Offences Procedure Act

PROCEDURES (SMOKE-FREE PLACES) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 483/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after

clause (0.1):

(0.2) Smoke-free Places Act;

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following after

Part 45:

Part 46

Smoke-free Places Act

1 The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of the

Smoke-free Places Act shown in Column 1 is the amount shown in

Column 2 in respect of that provision.

2 Proceedings with respect to a contravention of any provision of the

Smoke-free Places Act shown in Column 1 may be commenced by a

violation ticket issued under either

Part 2 or

Part 3 of the Provincial

Offences Procedure Act.

Item

Number

Column 1 (Section

Number of Regulation)

Column 2

(Specified Penalty

in Dollars)

5(4)

4 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2006.

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Alberta Regulation 207/2005

Smoke-free Places Act

SMOKE-FREE PLACES SIGNS REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 484/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 9 of the Smoke-free Places Act.

Signs prohibiting smoking

1(1) For the purposes of

section 7(1) of the Act, a sign prohibiting

smoking must

(

a) be posted at each entrance to a public place, workplace or

public vehicle,

(

b) be posted inside each public place, workplace or public

vehicle in such numbers and locations as the manager of the

public place, workplace or public vehicle reasonably

considers adequate to ensure that the public and employees

are aware of the prohibition, and

(

c) be clearly visible to persons entering the public place,

workplace or public vehicle.

(2) A sign prohibiting smoking must

(

a) contain the graphic symbol set out in

Schedule 1, which must

(

i) depict the symbol in red or black on a contrasting

background that makes the symbol clearly legible in

whatever lighting is used in the public place, workplace

or public vehicle, and

(ii) be of a size that makes it clearly discernible to the

persons to whom it is directed, with the outside

diameter of the circle being at least 100 mm,

and

(

b) contain the text ?no smoking? in capital or lower case letters,

which must

(

i) be set out in a style and size that is clearly legible, with

each letter of the text being at least 28 mm in height,

and

(ii) be set out on a contrasting background that makes the

text clearly legible in whatever lighting is used in the

public place, workplace or public vehicle.

Signs permitting smoking

2(1) For the purposes of

section 7(2) of the Act, a sign permitting

smoking must

(

a) be posted at each entrance to a room that is designated as a

smoking room under

section 5 of the Act,

(

b) be posted at each entrance to a public place or workplace, or

part of a public place or workplace, that is designated under

section 5 of the Act as a place where smoking is permitted,

and

(

c) be clearly visible to persons entering the room or place.

(2) A sign permitting smoking must

(

a) contain the graphic symbol set out in

Schedule 2, which must

(

i) depict the symbol in green or black on a contrasting

background that makes the symbol clearly legible in

whatever lighting is used in the public place or

workplace, and

(ii) be of a size that makes it clearly discernible to the

persons to whom it is directed,

and

(

b) contain the text ?smoking permitted? and ?no persons under

18 permitted? in capital or lower case letters, which must

(

i) be set out in a style and size that is clearly legible, with

each letter of the text being at least 28 mm in height,

and

(ii) be set out on a contrasting background that makes the

text clearly legible in whatever lighting is used in the

public place or workplace.

Expiry

3 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on September 30, 2015.

Commencement

4 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the

Smoke-free Places Act.

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

Alberta Regulation 208/2005

Alberta Personal Income Tax Act

NHL TAX AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 488/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 82 of the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act.

1 The NHL Tax Regulation (AR 171/2002) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 2(1)(

a) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(a) ?base salary? of an NHL player means Paragraph 1 Salary as

defined in

(

i) the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the

National Hockey League and the National Hockey

League Players? Association for the period September

16, 1993 to September 15, 2004, and

(ii) with respect to the 2005-06 regular NHL season, the

Collective Bargaining Agreement between the National

Hockey League and the National Hockey League

Players? Association for the period September 16, 2004

to September 15, 2011;

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Alberta Regulation 209/2005

Provincial Offences Procedure Act

PROCEDURES (TRAFFIC SAFETY) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 496/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended by

this Regulation.

Schedule 2,

Part 28 is amended in

section 1 by adding

?, (p.1)? after ?section 115(2)(p)?.

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following after

Part 28:

Part 28.1

Traffic Safety Act

(speeding offences)

1 The specified penalty payable in respect of contraventions of

section 115(2)(p.2) and (

t) of the Traffic Safety Act are those set out in

the Table in this Part.

2 Proceedings with respect to a contravention of the provisions

referred to in

section 1 may be commenced by a violation ticket issued

under either

Part 2 or

Part 3 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

3 Where a person exceeds the speed limits referred to in the sections

referred to in

section 1 by more than 50 kilometres per hour, the person

is required to appear before a justice without the alternative of making

a voluntary payment.

Table

Kilometres

over limit

Amount of

specified

penalty (in

dollars)

Kilometres

over limit

Amount of

specified

penalty (in

dollars)

4 This Regulation comes into force on October 31, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 210/2005

Traffic Safety Act

DEMERIT POINT PROGRAM AND SERVICE OF

DOCUMENTS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 497/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 18 of the Traffic Safety Act.

1 The Demerit Point Program and Service of Documents

Regulation (AR 331/2002) is amended by this Regulation.

Schedule 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after item 2:

2.1 Speeding - exceeding limit by

more than 50 kph 115(2)(p.1) 6

2.2 Speeding - exceeding limit by

more than 50 kph 115(2)(p.2) 6

2.3 Speeding - exceeding limit by

more than 50 kph 115(2)(t) 6

(

b) by adding the following after item 9:

9.1 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 30 but not more than

50 kph 115(2)(p.1) 4

9.2 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 30 but not more than

50 kph 115(2)(p.2) 4

9.3 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 30 but not more than

50 kph 115(2)(t) 4

(

c) by adding the following after item 14:

14.1 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 15 but not more than

30 kph 115(2)(p.1) 3

14.2 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 15 but not more than

30 kph 115(2)(p.2) 3

14.3 Speeding - exceeding limit by

over 15 but not more than

30 kph 115(2)(t) 3

(

d) by adding the following after item 31:

31.1 Speeding - exceeding limit by

up to 15 kph 115(2)(p.1) 2

31.2 Speeding - exceeding limit by

up to 15 kph 115(2)(p.2) 2

31.3 Speeding - exceeding limit by

up to 15 kph 115(2)(t) 2

3 This Regulation comes into force on October 31, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 211/2005

Fatality Inquiries Act

FATALITY INQUIRIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 498/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 55 of the Fatality Inquiries Act.

1 The Fatality Inquiries Regulation (AR 65/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended

(

a) in

section 1(1)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out ?$73? and

substituting ?$140?;

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out ?$102? and

substituting ?$195?;

(iii) in clause (

c) by striking out ?$49? and

substituting ?$95?;

(iv) in clause (

d) by striking out ?$28? and

substituting ?$55?;

(

v) in clause (

e) by striking out ?$35? and

substituting ?$65?;

(vi) in clause (

f) by striking out ?$31? and

substituting ?$60?;

(

b) in

section 2 by striking out ?$280? and substituting

?$535?;

(

c) in

section 3

(

i) in subsection (1)

(

A) by striking out ?$84? and substituting ?$92?;

(

B) by striking out ?$0.66? and substituting

?$0.73?;

(ii) in subsection (2) by striking out ?$21? and

substituting ?$25?;

(iii) in subsection (3) by striking out ?$35? and

substituting ?$40?;

(iv) in subsection (5) by striking out ?$35? and

substituting ?$40?.

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Alberta Regulation 212/2005

Regulations Act

MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS AND REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: October 19, 2005

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 501/2005)

on October 19, 2005 pursuant to

section 10 of the Regulations Act.

1 The Alberta Child Support Guidelines (AR 147/2005) are

amended in

section 14 of

Schedule 3 by striking out

?excercised? and substituting ?exercised?.

2 The Alberta Egg Producers Plan Regulation (AR 258/97)

is amended by renumbering

section 1(1) as

section 1.

3 The Alberta Pulse Growers Marketing Plan Regulation

(AR 120/99) is amended in

section 5 of the

Schedule by

striking out ?(

i) Smoky Lake County? and substituting ?(

b) Smoky Lake County?.

4 The Alberta Sheep and Wool Commission Authorization

Regulation (AR 242/2001) is amended in

section 3 by

striking out ?Wood? and substituting ?Wool?.

5 The Boom Truck Operator Exception Regulation

(AR 87/2002) is amended in

section 6(1) by striking out

?track? and substituting ?truck?.

6 The CO2 Projects Royalty Credit Regulation

(AR 120/2003) is amended in

section 8(1) by striking out

?7(3)(b)? and substituting ?7(5)(b)?.

7 The Consequential Amendments and Transitional

Matters Regulation (AR 115/2003) is amended in

section

1(

g) by striking out ?11, 12,?.

8 The Employment Pension Plans Regulation (AR 35/2000)

is amended in

section 39(1)(

a) by striking out ?The

Regulations under the Pension Benefits Act? and substituting ?the

Regulations under The Pension Benefits Act?.

9 The General Regulation (AR 249/98) is amended in

section 11(2)(

e) by striking out ?Domestic Relations Act? and

substituting ?Family Law Act?.

10 The General Regulation (AR 226/98) is amended in

section 36(2)(

e) by striking out ?Domestic Relations Act? and

substituting ?Family Law Act?.

11 The Health Information Regulation (AR 70/2001) is

amended in

section 5(2)(

g) by striking out ?Seniors and

Community Supports Benefit? and substituting ?Seniors Benefit?.

12 The Maintenance Enforcement Regulation (AR 2/86) is

amended in

section 2.2(1)(f)(iv) by adding ?Family Law Act,?

after ?Domestic Relations Act,?.

13 The Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 2002 Amendment

Regulation (AR 139/2005) is amended

(

a) in

section 2(

a) by striking out ?was? and substituting

?is?;

(

b) by repealing

section 5 and substituting the

following:

4 This Regulation applies in respect of production

months commencing on or after October 1, 2004.

14 The Pipeline Regulation (AR 91/2005) is amended in

section 82(3)(

e) by renumbering the first subclause (ii) as

subclause (i).

15 The Potato Growers of Alberta Plan Regulation

(AR 291/2002) is amended in

section 18(7) by striking out

?retuning? and substituting ?returning?.

16 The Private Investigators and Security Guards

Regulation (AR 71/91) is amended in

section 12(8) by

striking out ?Crimina? and substituting ?Criminal?.

17 The Procedures Regulation (AR 233/89) is amended

(

a) in

section 2(n.1) by striking out ?Regulation? and

substituting ?Act?;

(

b) in

Schedule 2,

Part 3.1 by striking out ?(AR 211/96)?

and substituting ?(AR 276/2003)?;

(

c) in

Schedule 2,

Part 3.2

(

i) in item 6 by striking out ?(1)?;

(ii) in item 11 by striking out ?(2)(3)?;

(

d) in

Schedule 2,

Part 3.3,

section 1 by striking out

?(Alta. Reg. 122/93)? and substituting ?(AR 277/2003)?;

(

e) in

Schedule 2,

Part 4

(

i) in the heading by striking out ?FOREST LAND

USE ZONE, FOREST RECREATION AREA AND

FOREST RECREATION TRAIL REGULATION?

and substituting ?FOREST RECREATION

REGULATION?;

(ii) in

section 1 by striking out ?Forest Land Use Zone,

Forest Recreation Area and Forest Recreation Trail

Regulation (Alta. Reg. 343/79)? and substituting

?Forest Recreation Regulation (AR 343/79)?.

18 The Real Estate (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 113/96) is

amended in

section 8.1(1) by striking out ?section 57(3)? and

substituting ?sections 57(3)?.

19 The Access Enforcement Forms Regulation

(AR 74/2000) is repealed.

20 The Access Enforcement Regulation (AR 61/2000) is

repealed.

21 Alberta Regulation 393/57 is repealed.

22 The Name Regulation (AR 200/84) is repealed.

23 The Parentage and Maintenance Regulation (AR 251/98)

is repealed.

24 The Regulations under the Lloydminster Municipal

Amalgamation Act (AR 394/57) are repealed.

Alberta Regulation 213/2005

Fair Trading Act

ELECTRICITY MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 21, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Government Services

(M.O. C:011/2005) on October 21, 2005 pursuant to sections 105(1), 139 and 162(2)

of the Fair Trading Act.

1 The Electricity Marketing Regulation (AR 12/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by renumbering it as

section 2(1)

and by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) The following sections do not apply to marketing contracts that

may be cancelled by the consumer without penalty on one month?s

notice to the marketer:

section 8(1)(a)(iii), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x),(xiii);

section 8(1)(b);

section 8(2);

section 10.1(1)(b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (xii);

section 10.1(1)(c);

section 10.1(2);

section 11.

Section 8(1)(a)(xi) is amended by striking out ?is provided

to the consumer? and substituting ?is provided to the marketer?.

Section 10.1(1)(b)(

x) is amended by striking out ?is

provided to the consumer? and substituting ?is provided to the

marketer?.

Alberta Regulation 214/2005

Fair Trading Act

NATURAL GAS MARKETING (FAIR TRADING ACT)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 21, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Government Services

(M.O. C:012/2005) on October 21, 2005 pursuant to sections 105(1), 139 and 162(2)

of the Fair Trading Act.

1 The Natural Gas Marketing (Fair Trading Act) Regulation

(AR 10/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 1:

Non-application

1.1 The following sections do not apply to marketing contracts

that may be cancelled by the consumer without penalty on one

month?s notice to the marketer:

section 9(1)(a)(iii), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x),(xiii);

section 9(1)(b);

section 9(2);

section 11(1)(b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (xii);

section 11(1)(c);

section 11(2);

section 13.

Section 9(1)(a)(xi) is amended by striking out ?is provided

to the consumer? and substituting ?is provided to the marketer?.

Section 11(1)(b)(

x) is amended by striking out ?is provided

to the consumer? and substituting ?is provided to the marketer?.

Alberta Regulation 215/2005

Blind Persons? Rights Act

GUIDE DOGS QUALIFICATIONS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 26, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports

(M.O. 023/2005) on October 5, 2005 pursuant to

section 7 of the Blind Persons?

Rights Act.

1 The Guide Dogs Qualifications Regulations (AR 108/79)

are amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by striking out ?any institution listed

in

Schedule A to this Regulation? and substituting ?any guide dog

school that is a registered member of the International Guide Dog

Federation?.

3 The

Schedule is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 216/2005

Electric Utilities Act

POWER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 27, 2005

For information only: Made by the Minister of Energy (M.O. 60/2005) on October

24, 2005 pursuant to sections 88 and 89 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Power Purchase Arrangements Regulation

(AR 167/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (a):

(a.1) ?Balancing Pool Regulation? means the Balancing Pool

Regulation (AR 158/2003);

(

b) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(b) ?derivatives? has the meaning given to it in the

Balancing Pool Regulation;

Section 3 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Eligibility to hold PPA or derivatives

3(1) The following are not entitled to hold a power purchase

arrangement or derivatives:

(

b) the government of a province or territory of Canada;

(

c) a person

(

i) that is owned or controlled by a government

referred to in clause (

a) or (b), and

(ii) that carries on the business of generating, selling,

transmitting or distributing electricity, or all of

them.

(2) Neither a person nor an associate of a person is entitled to hold

a power purchase arrangement if the power purchase arrangement

applies to a generating unit that is owned by the person or the

associate.

(3) Neither a person nor an associate of a person is entitled to hold

derivatives if the derivatives are associated with a power purchase

arrangement that applies to a generating unit that is owned by the

person or the associate.

(4) Neither a person nor an associate of a person who is ineligible

under this

section to hold a power purchase arrangement or

derivatives may become the holder of a power purchase

arrangement or derivatives unless the circumstances that made the

person or associate ineligible have been removed.