Invasive Species Amendment to the Weed Control Act

Whereas the Weed Control Act RSBC 1996 Chapter 487 provides that an occupier must control noxious weeds growing or located on land and premises, and on any other property located on land and premises, occupied by that person; And whereas the proliferation of invasive plants has grown exponentially throughout British Columbia; And whereas invasive plants continue to be sold commercially to uninformed property owners and landscapers; And whereas S. 41 of the Weed Control Regulation provides that no person shall transport, keep for sale, offer to buy or sell, or buy or sell any screenings containing seeds of a noxious weed, it says nothing about plants: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Province amend the Weed Control Act to restrict the commercial sale of plants identified in Schedule A, Part 1 2, of the Weed Control Regulation.