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C-38.1 - Crown Lands and Forests Act

Section 82.2
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Offence and penalty
82.2(1)No person, without lawful authority, shall
(a) travel on a reserved road or portion of the reserved road that has been closed to travel, notice of which has been given pursuant to subsection 82.1(3),
(b) remove or deface a sign or a barricade posted or erected by the Minister pursuant to subsection 82.1(3),
(c) barricade or post signs on a reserved road, or
(d) leave a vehicle or any equipment unattended on a reserved road in such a manner as to prevent the passage of another vehicle.
82.2(2)A person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category C offence.
82.2(3)In a prosecution with respect to an offence under subsection (1), where a sign is posted on a reserved road indicating that a reserved road or portion of a reserved road has been closed to travel by any class of vehicle or by any person or class of persons for all or any part of the year, or where a barricade is erected on a reserved road, the sign or barricade shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to have been posted or erected, as the case may be, by the Minister.
2007, c.11, s.4
Offence and penalty
82.2(1)No person, without lawful authority, shall
(a) travel on a reserved road or portion of the reserved road that has been closed to travel, notice of which has been given pursuant to subsection 82.1(3),
(b) remove or deface a sign or a barricade posted or erected by the Minister pursuant to subsection 82.1(3),
(c) barricade or post signs on a reserved road, or
(d) leave a vehicle or any equipment unattended on a reserved road in such a manner as to prevent the passage of another vehicle.
82.2(2)A person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category C offence.
82.2(3)In a prosecution with respect to an offence under subsection (1), where a sign is posted on a reserved road indicating that a reserved road or portion of a reserved road has been closed to travel by any class of vehicle or by any person or class of persons for all or any part of the year, or where a barricade is erected on a reserved road, the sign or barricade shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to have been posted or erected, as the case may be, by the Minister.
2007, c.11, s.4