Whereas currently only the Agriculture Land Commissions ALC Chief Executive Officer has the authority to issue an Administrative Penalty i.e. financial penalty against an individual or company found to be in noncompliance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act and associated regulations; And whereas currently ALC Compliance and Enforcement staff do not have the authority to ticket and fine an individual or company found to be in non-compliance with the ALC Act and associated regulations; And whereas providing additional administrative tools to ALC Compliance and Enforcement staff in order to obtain compliance will provide the potential to obtain compliance faster and at less cost to the Government of British Columbia: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Government of British Columbia to authorize that Agricultural Land Commission Compliance and Enforcement staff be provided the authority to individually ticket and fine property owners and others responsible for the unauthorized filling of lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve and other issues of non-compliance related to the Agricultural Land Commission Act and associated regulations.
