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Dugau/Ryerson Marsh Body Land Use Regulations

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Dugau/Ryerson Marsh Body Land Use Regulations

made under clause 14(e) of the
Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act
S.N.S. 2000, c. 22
N.S. Reg. 77/2003 (June 5, 1996)

1 (1) No person shall construct works or use or develop lands within, on, or affective [affecting] the Dugau/Ryerson Marsh marshland sections in any way that is not conducive to and in conformity with sound agricultural purposes and practices.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) uses and activities deemed to be conducive to and in conformity with sound agricultural purposes and practices include the following:

(a) the tilling of soil;

(b) the planting and harvesting of crops;

(c) the growing of grains and forage crops for livestock feed;

(d) the growing of grass and legume crops;

(e) the growing of food crops for human consumption;

(f) the spreading of manure;

(g) the spreading of commercial (chemical) and natural fertilizer;

(h) the spreading of limestone;

(i) pest and weed control.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) non-permitted works, uses or developments include the following:

(a) land-fill sites or dumps of any kind;

(b) recreational activities of any kind;

(c) residential or commercial structures;

(d) sewage treatment plants or lagoons;

(e) industrial structures or uses;

(f) ponds for non-agricultural uses.


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