[39] Bill 98 Royal Assent (PDF)

Bill 98 2008

An Act to promote the sale of Ontario produced agricultural products by amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

Note: This Act amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.  For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  (1)  Subsection 34 (1) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is amended by adding the following definition:

"agricultural product" means an agricultural product that is not edible, an agricultural food product or a food product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product; ("produit agricole")

   (2)  Section 34 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Interpretation, agricultural product

   (1.1)  For the purposes of this section, an agricultural product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product shall be deemed to be produced on the premises on which the agricultural food product is produced.

   (3)  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed or the name of the premises,

          (ii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed, and

                 (B)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, or

         (iii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale or information about the sale,

                 (B)  the owner of the signs also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) were produced,

                 (C)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (D)  the signs are displayed only during the season during which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) are offered for sale;

Commencement

   2.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   3.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Produced Agricultural Products Act, 2008.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 98 and does not form part of the law.  Bill 98 has been enacted as Chapter 22 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2008.

The Bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow any of the following signs to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister:

    1.   Signs displaying information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed if the signs are located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses.

    2.   Signs displaying directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale if the following conditions are met: the owner of the signs must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are produced and the signs must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses and must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

[39] Bill 98 As Amended by Standing Committee (PDF)

Bill 98 2008

An Act to promote the sale of Ontario grown agricultural food products by amending the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act An Act to promote the sale of Ontario produced agricultural products by amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

Note: This Act amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.  For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Municipal Act, 2001

   1.  The Municipal Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following section:

Restrictions, signs

   17.1  Sections 9, 10 and 11 do not authorize a municipality to prohibit the display of any sign, notice or advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if,

  (a)  the sign, notice or device provides directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale;

  (b)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) were grown or produced;

   (c)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on land that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996; and

  (d)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) are offered for sale.

   2.  Section 59 of the Act is amended by adding "but subject to section 17.1" after "sections 9, 10 and 11".

Public Transportation and
Highway Improvement Act

   3.  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's Highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed,

          (ii)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name of the premises where it is displayed, or

         (iii)  one sign, notice or advertising device displaying directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale if,

                 (A)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products were grown or produced,

                 (B)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (C)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products are offered for sale;

   3.  (1)  Subsection 34 (1) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is amended by adding the following definition:

"agricultural product" means an agricultural product that is not edible, an agricultural food product or a food product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product; ("produit agricole")

   (2)  Section 34 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Interpretation, agricultural product

   (1.1)  For the purposes of this section, an agricultural product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product shall be deemed to be produced on the premises on which the agricultural food product is produced.

   (3)  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed or the name of the premises,

          (ii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed, and

                 (B)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, or

         (iii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale or information about the sale,

                 (B)  the owner of the signs also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) were produced,

                 (C)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (D)  the signs are displayed only during the season during which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) are offered for sale;

Commencement and Short Title

Commencement

   4.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   5.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008.

Short title

   5.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Produced Agricultural Products Act, 2008.

 

This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee.

The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.

 

______________

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 to prohibit a municipality from passing a by-law banning the displaying of a sign or other advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if the following conditions are met. The sign or device must provide directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about that sale, it must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses, the owner of the sign or device must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are grown or produced and the sign or device must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

The Bill also amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow such a sign or other advertising device to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister.

The Bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow any of the following signs to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister:

    1.   Signs displaying information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed if the signs are located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses.

    2.   Signs displaying directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale if the following conditions are met: the owner of the signs must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are produced and the signs must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses and must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

[39] Bill 98 Original (PDF)

Bill 98 2008

An Act to promote the sale of Ontario grown agricultural food products by amending the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act An Act to promote the sale of Ontario produced agricultural products by amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

Note: This Act amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.  For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Municipal Act, 2001

   1.  The Municipal Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following section:

Restrictions, signs

   17.1  Sections 9, 10 and 11 do not authorize a municipality to prohibit the display of any sign, notice or advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if,

  (a)  the sign, notice or device provides directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale;

  (b)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) were grown or produced;

   (c)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on land that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996; and

  (d)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) are offered for sale.

   2.  Section 59 of the Act is amended by adding "but subject to section 17.1" after "sections 9, 10 and 11".

Public Transportation and
Highway Improvement Act

   3.  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's Highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed,

          (ii)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name of the premises where it is displayed, or

         (iii)  one sign, notice or advertising device displaying directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale if,

                 (A)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products were grown or produced,

                 (B)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (C)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products are offered for sale;

   3.  (1)  Subsection 34 (1) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is amended by adding the following definition:

"agricultural product" means an agricultural product that is not edible, an agricultural food product or a food product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product; ("produit agricole")

   (2)  Section 34 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Interpretation, agricultural product

   (1.1)  For the purposes of this section, an agricultural product that is processed on a farm in Ontario from an agricultural food product shall be deemed to be produced on the premises on which the agricultural food product is produced.

   (3)  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed or the name of the premises,

          (ii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed, and

                 (B)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, or

         (iii)  a maximum of two single-sided signs, each being not more than 122 centimetres by 122 centimetres in size and facing in different directions, or one single-sided sign not more than 122 centimetres by 244 centimetres in size if,

                 (A)  the signs display directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale or information about the sale,

                 (B)  the owner of the signs also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) were produced,

                 (C)  the signs are displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (D)  the signs are displayed only during the season during which the agricultural products mentioned in sub-subclause (A) are offered for sale;

Commencement and Short Title

Commencement

   4.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   5.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008.

Short title

   5.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Produced Agricultural Products Act, 2008.

 

This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee.

The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.

 

______________

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 to prohibit a municipality from passing a by-law banning the displaying of a sign or other advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if the following conditions are met. The sign or device must provide directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about that sale, it must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses, the owner of the sign or device must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are grown or produced and the sign or device must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

The Bill also amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow such a sign or other advertising device to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister.

The Bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow any of the following signs to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister:

    1.   Signs displaying information about the sale of agricultural products, other than tobacco, that are produced and offered for sale on the premises where the signs are displayed if the signs are located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses.

    2.   Signs displaying directions to a place where agricultural products produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are offered for sale if the following conditions are met: the owner of the signs must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are produced and the signs must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses and must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

[39] Bill 98 Original (PDF)

Bill 98 2008

An Act to promote the sale of Ontario grown agricultural food products by amending the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

Note: This Act amends or repeals more than one Act.  For the legislative history of these Acts, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Municipal Act, 2001

   1.  The Municipal Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following section:

Restrictions, signs

   17.1  Sections 9, 10 and 11 do not authorize a municipality to prohibit the display of any sign, notice or advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if,

  (a)  the sign, notice or device provides directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale;

  (b)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) were grown or produced;

   (c)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on land that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996; and

  (d)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products mentioned in clause (a) are offered for sale.

   2.  Section 59 of the Act is amended by adding "but subject to section 17.1" after "sections 9, 10 and 11".

Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act

   3.  Clause 34 (2) (c) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act is repealed and the following substituted:

   (c)  display any sign, notice or advertising device, whether it contains words or not, within 400 metres of any limit of the King's Highway, other than,

           (i)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name or the name and occupation of the owner of the premises where it is displayed,

          (ii)  one sign not more than 60 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size displaying the name of the premises where it is displayed, or

         (iii)  one sign, notice or advertising device displaying directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about the sale if,

                 (A)  the owner of the sign, notice or device also owns or rents the land on which the agricultural food products were grown or produced,

                 (B)  the sign, notice or device is displayed on premises that is zoned for agricultural uses and that is not owned by the Crown in right of Canada or the public sector as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, and

                 (C)  the sign, notice or device is displayed only during the season during which the agricultural food products are offered for sale;

Commencement and Short Title

Commencement

   4.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   5.  The short title of this Act is the Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 to prohibit a municipality from passing a by-law banning the displaying of a sign or other advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality if the following conditions are met. The sign or device must provide directions to a place where agricultural food products grown or produced in Ontario, other than tobacco, are sold or information about that sale, it must be located on privately owned land zoned for agricultural uses, the owner of the sign or device must be the same as the owner or tenant of the land where the products are grown or produced and the sign or device must be displayed only during the season during which the products are offered for sale.

The Bill also amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to allow such a sign or other advertising device to be displayed within 400 metres of the King's highway without the need to obtain a permit issued by the Minister.