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appropriate identification and
present it upon request.
Q: Can an Inspector
enter any building on
my property?
No. An Inspector can only
enter a private building if the
owner or occupant of the
building provides consent or
by written permission.
Q: I do not want my
property inspected; can I
tell the Inspector to leave?
No. A person shall not
willfully obstruct or delay an
inspector in the exercise of the
inspector’s duties or powers
to enforce and monitor in
compliance with the Act.
Q: What happens if an
Inspector finds designated
weeds on my property?
Under normal circumstances
the inspector will try to contact
the occupant and/or the
landowner to discuss control
methods and the severity of
the infestation. If contact failure
is unsuccessful or in the event
of an absentee landowner a
notice may be issued to the
affected parties. The notice will
contain the following: legal land
location; approximate location
of the weed(s): registered
owner; type of weed(s)
found: method of control
recommended; time frame for
the method to be completed:
name of the inspector; and
the appeal process if the
landowner wishes to contest
the conditions of the notice.
Q: What if the conditions
of the notice are not met?
The MD has the authority to
enforce the notice (conduct
the said control methods) and
all costs associated inclusive
of administration costs will be
billed back to the landowner
per the Act and MD policy.
Failure to pay invoiced costs
will result in these costs being
placed on the landowner’s
property taxes.
Q: I have been issued
a notice or a notice has
been enforced and I feel
the notice and actions
stated within or taken is
unfair, unjust, or I wish
to contest the associated
costs, what should I do?
The MD has as an independent
Agricultural Acts Appeal Panel
that may hear all Agricultural
Act appeals and review all
agricultural appeal requests.
In order to action this process,
all conditions of the appeal
process need to be followed
and can be obtained by
contacting the MD’s CAO.
HELPFUL LINKS
MD of Lesser Slave River
Rural Services
mdlsr.ca/Agriculture
Alberta Invasive Species
Council
abinvasives.ca
Alberta Agriculture
and Forestry
agric.gov.ab.ca
Corteva Agriscience
corteva.ca
IVM Experts
Ivmexperts.ca
Download the Blue Book
(Crop Protection Manual 2019)
alberta.ca/crop-protection-
manual.aspx
Weed Control Act
qp.alberta.ca/documents/
Acts/W05P1.pdf
Weed Control Regulations
qp.alberta.ca/documents/
Regs/2010_019.pdf
HELPFUL PHONE
NUMBERS
Alberta Ag-Info Centre
310-FARM
MD of Lesser Slave River
Rural Services
Sub-office in Flatbush
780.681.3929
toll free 1.866.681.3929
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River PO Box 93 Flatbush AB T0G 0Z0 780.681.3929