Summary Offence Tickets Regulations (Schedules)

 

Schedule 16
Municipal Government Act

 

Offence

Section

Out of Court Settlement

 

Part I - The Municipality

1

Using flag, symbol or coat of arms without authorization by Council

62(3)

$237.50

2

Defacing, mutilating or cutting tree on municipal property without written consent of municipality

63(11)

$237.50

 

Part II - By-laws

3

Placing or permitting to escape any matter or thing of an offensive or deleterious nature or likely to impair quality of water in protected water supply area

180(2)(a)

$697.50

4

Fishing or bathing in (specify) body of water in protected water supply area

180(2)(b)

$237.50

5

Camping in protected water supply area

180(2)(c)

$237.50

6

Cutting wood or erecting, constructing or placing building or structure (specify) in protected water supply area without permission of council

180(2)(d)

$237.50

7

Making false statement in licence application

182

$237.50

 

Part X - Fire and Emergency Services

8

Disobeying lawful order of officer in charge at fire, rescue or emergency

297(2)

$237.50

9

Interfering with efforts of member of fire department or emergency services provider (specify) to extinguish fires or render assistance in emergencies (specify)

299(a)

$237.50

10

Interfering with fire-fighting, rescue or emergency facilities, equipment or hydrants (specify)

299(b)

$237.50

 

Part XII - Streets and Highways

11

Constructing or using road or gate (specify) connected with or opening upon (specify) controlled access street

309(5)(a)

$237.50

12

Offering goods for sale within limit of controlled access street

309(5)(b)

$237.50

13

Breaking surface of street without permission of engineer

317(1)

$237.50

14

Constructing or widening driveway or access to street without engineer’s permission

317(3)

$237.50

15

Obstructing street

318(1)(a)

$237.50

16

Erecting, constructing or placing building or structure, fence, railing, wall, tree or hedge or part thereof (specify) upon street

318(1)(b)

$237.50

17

Depositing snow or ice on travelled way of street

318(1)(c)

$237.50

18

Depositing snow or ice near travelled way of street so as to hinder clearing

318(1)(d)

$237.50

19

Preventing water flowing from street on to adjoining land

318(1)(e)

$237.50

20

Causing or permitting water to flow over street

318(1)(f)

$237.50

21

Depositing or permitting sewage, refuse, garbage, rubbish or other matter (specify) to accumulate on street or in drain, gutter, sluice or watercourse on street (specify)

318(1)(g)

$237.50

22

Causing or permitting sewage, refuse, garbage, rubbish or other matter (specify) to discharge or flow upon street or into drain, gutter, sluice or watercourse on street (specify)

318(1)(h)

$237.50

23

Owner of land failing to remove sign or billboard within 14 days after receipt of notice to remove from engineer

320

$237.50

24

Owner of land failing to remove or trim vegetation within 14 days after receipt of notice to remove or trim from engineer

321

$237.50

25

Obstructing engineer entering upon land adjoining street and erecting or maintaining snow fence or taking down, altering or removing obstruction causing snow accumulation that impedes or obstructs traffic (specify)

323(2)

$237.50

26

Obstructing engineer entering upon land adjoining street and constructing, opening, maintaining or repairing drain, gutter, sluice or watercourse (specify)

323(2)

$237.50

 

Part XIV - Sewers

27

Injuring or removing portion of wastewater facilities or stormwater system (specify)

327

$237.50

28

Making connection to wastewater facilities or stormwater system (specify) in violation of policy or by-law (specify policy or by-law)

328(2)(a)

$237.50

29

Making connection to wastewater facilities or stormwater system (specify) without engineer’s approval

328(2)(b)

$237.50

30

Covering in building service connection prior to inspection and approval by engineer

329(4)

$237.50

31

Covering blocked up sewer connection prior to inspection and approval by engineer

330(2)

$237.50

32

Owner of property failing to complete repairs to building service connection or special sewer connection (specify) within time specified by engineer

331(1)

$237.50

33

Owner of property failing to connect with municipal sewer within time specified in notice from engineer

332(1)

$237.50

34

Owner of property failing to repair, reconstruct or replace building service connection as required by engineer

332(2)

$237.50

35

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of liquid or vapour (specify) with temperature (specify) higher than set by by-law (specify by-law)

333(1)(a)

$410.00

36

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of inflammable or explosive matter (specify)

333(1)(b)

$410.00

37

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of quantity of matter capable of obstructing flow in or interfering with operation of sewage works or treatment process (specify)

333(1)(c)

$410.00

38

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage with hazardous corrosive property

333(1)(d)

$410.00

39

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage that could cause offensive odour or foam or nuisance (specify)

333(1)(e)

$410.00

40

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage containing fish or animal offal or pathological or medical wastes (specify)

333(1)(f)

$410.00

41

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of contents of septic tanks or holding tanks or wastes from marine vessels or vehicles or sludge from sewage treatment plants (specify)

333(1)(g)

$410.00

42

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage containing animal fats, wax, grease or vegetable oil in liquid or solid form (specify) in concentrations exceeding those specified by by-law (specify by-law)

333(1)(h)

$410.00

43

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage containing herbicides, pesticides, xenobiotics, polychlorinated biphenols or unapproved radioactive materials (specify)

333(1)(i)

$410.00

44

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage in concentrations of suspended solids exceeding limit specified by by-law (specify by-law)

333(1)(j)

$410.00

45

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage that exerts or causes biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand greater than specified by by-law (specify by-law) or chlorine requirements constituting significant load (specify)

333(1)(k)

$410.00

46

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage containing toxic substances at point of discharge to municipal sewer exceeding concentrations (specify) specified by by-law (specify by-law)

333(1)(l)

$410.00

47

Permitting discharge into wastewater facilities or stormwater system or building service connection (specify) of sewage containing substances requiring special treatment or disposal practices (specify) by any enactment (specify enactment)

333(l)(m)

$410.00

48

Owner of land connected to wastewater facilities or stormwater system (specify) failing to provide grease, oil or sand interceptors (specify) as required by engineer

334(1)

$237.50

49

Owner of industrial, commercial or institutional (specify) property failing to install suitable control service access in building service connection as required by engineer

335(1)

$237.50

50

Owner of property served by private on-site sewage disposal system failing to connect to municipal sewer within time specified in notice from engineer

337(2)

$237.50

51

Owner of property failing to abandon and remove or fill septic tank, cesspool, privy or private on-site sewage disposal system (specify) as required by engineer

337(3)

$237.50

52

Owner of property failing to install suitable water closet connected with municipal sewer as required by engineer

337(5)

$237.50

53

Permitting discharge of stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or industrial process waters (specify) into sanitary sewer

338(a)

$410.00

54

Connecting sump pump to sanitary sewer

338(b)

$410.00

55

Discharging sewage other than into municipal sewer, private on-site sewage system or central sewage collection and treatment system (specify)

338(c)

$410.00

56

Permitting discharge of any contents of septic tank or cesspit into municipal sewer or watercourse (specify)

338(d)

$410.00

57

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities or owner or occupier of land on or under which facilities are located (specify) failing to maintain or operate system so that danger to public health is not created

339(1)(a)

$410.00

58

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities or owner or occupier of land on or under which facilities are located (specify) failing to maintain or operate system so that sewage or effluent does not appear on ground or in ditch, excavation or building basement (specify)

339(1)(b)

$410.00

59

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities or owner or occupier of land on or under which system is located (specify) failing to maintain or operate system so that sewage or effluent does not appear in well or body of water from which water is used for drinking (specify)

339(1)(c)

$410.00

60

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities or owner or occupier of land on or under which system is located (specify) failing to maintain or operate system so that it does not leak

339(1)(d)

$410.00

61

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities or owner or occupier of land on or under which system is located (specify) failing to maintain or operate system so that it does not emit offensive odours

339(1)(e)

$410.00

62

Owner of property served by private wastewater facilities failing to connect property to municipal sewer within time specified in notice from engineer

340(2)

$237.50

63

Owner of property served by private wastewater facilities failing to abandon and remove or fill facilities with suitable material

340(3)

$237.50

64

Owner of, person who maintains or operator of private wastewater facilities (specify) failing to abandon and remove or fill facilities when public sewer becomes available

341(1)

$237.50

65

Failing to comply with direction of engineer to comply with by-law respecting stormwater (specify by-law) or to restore to original condition (specify)

343(2)

$237.50

 

Part XV - Dangerous or Unsightly Premises

66

Failing to maintain property so as not to be dangerous or unsightly (specify)

344

$237.50

 67

Permitting, causing or continuing to permit or cause dangerous or unsightly condition after order to remedy served

348(4)

$237.50

68

Failing to comply with order to remedy dangerous or unsightly condition

348(4)

$237.50

 

Part XXI - General

69

Refusing access to inspector exercising power granted under Act

503(3)(d)

$237.50

70

Interfering with inspector exercising power granted under Act

503(3)(d)

$237.50

71

Violating provision (specify) of Act or order, regulation or by-law (specify) in force in accordance with Act

505(1)(a)

$237.50

72

Failing to do anything required (specify) by order, regulation or by-law (specify) in force in accordance with Act

505(1)(b)

$237.50

73

Permitting anything (specify) to be done in violation of Act or order, regulation or by-law (specify) in force in accordance with Act

505(1)(c)

$237.50

74

Obstructing or hindering any person in performance of duties (specify) under Act or order, regulation or by-law (specify) in force in accordance with Act

505(1)(d)

$237.50


Schedule 16–Municipal Government Act

Out of court settlement amounts increased: N.S. Reg. 339/2013; N.S. Reg. 274/2015.

Heading “Part XXII - Halifax Regional Municipality” and item 75 repealed: N.S. Reg. 152/2016.