Bill C-269
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Second Session, Forty-third Parliament,
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-269
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage)
FIRST READING, February 18, 2021
Mr. Scheer
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
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2nd Session, 43rd Parliament,
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-269
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. F-14
1 (1) Subsection 34(1) of the Fisheries Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
raw sewage means sewage that has not yet been processed or treated to separate and remove contaminants, and includes
(a) used water from sanitary appliances that contains human fecal matter or human urine,
(b) used water, other than the type of water described in paragraph (a), from sanitary appliances or from other appliances in a kitchen or laundry, and
(c) surface runoff and stormwater that is mixed with the type of water described in paragraph (a); (eaux usées non traitées)
(2) The portion of the definition deleterious substance in subsection 34(1) of the Act after paragraph (b) and before paragraph (c) is replaced by the following:
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, does not include raw sewage, but includes
2 Section 36 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):
Deposit of raw sewage prohibited
(3.1) No person shall deposit or permit the deposit of raw sewage in water frequented by fish.
Non-application
(3.2) Subsection (3.1) does not apply in respect of Canadian fisheries waters located
(a) in the Northwest Territories;
(b) in Nunavut; or
(c) north of the 54th parallel in Quebec or Newfoundland and Labrador.
3 The portion of subsection 40(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Offence and punishment
(2) Every person who contravenes subsections 36(1), (3) or (3.1) is guilty of an offence and liable
Five years
4 This Act comes into force five years after the day on which it receives royal assent.
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