National Parks General Regulations (SOR/78-213)

Cleaning of Sidewalks

• 34 (1) The owner, lessee, licensee or other occupier of any lot in a townsite in a Park on which residence or the operation of a business is permitted shall remove snow, leaves or other material that has accumulated on any sidewalk bordering the lot in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

• (2) Any snow required to be removed by subsection (1) shall be removed within a period of 12 hours after it has fallen or within such longer period as may be specified by the superintendent.

• (3) Any leaves or other material required to be removed by subsection (1) shall be removed whenever such leaves or other material interferes with or endangers pedestrian traffic or creates an obstructive, dangerous or unsightly condition or whenever removal is directed by the superintendent.

Explosives

• 35 (1) Subject to subsection (4), no person shall, without an appropriate permit issued by the superintendent pursuant to subsection (2), bring into a Park or, in a Park, have in his possession, store, use, sell or offer for sale, any explosive.

• (2) The superintendent may, on any conditions that he may prescribe, issue a permit to have in possession, store, use or sell any explosive in a Park to a person described in subsection (3) who is authorized under the Explosives Act to have in possession, store, use, make, manufacture or sell such an explosive in any other part of Canada.

• (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the following persons are described:

  • (a) a person engaged in construction or demolition work who requires the explosive for his work;

  • (b) a person representing a fraternal organization, service or other group that is sponsoring recreational or sport activities and requires the explosive in order to present a fireworks display on the occasion of a public holiday or celebration; or

  • (c) a person who is licensed under the National Parks Businesses Regulations to sell small arms ammunition.

• (4) Any person may, without obtaining a permit under this section,

  • (a) transport any explosive through a Park by railway in a manner authorized by the Railway Act or a regulation or order under that Act;

  • (b) transport explosives through a Park in accordance with the Explosives Act or any provincial regulation respecting explosives;

  • (c) be in possession of flares or fuses for use as safety equipment for motor vehicles, trains or boats in accordance with any provincial or federal requirements; or

  • (d) be in possession of small arms ammunition for his personal use.

Closing of Areas and Ways

• 36 (1) Where the superintendent deems it necessary for the prevention of any seasonal or temporary danger to persons, flora, fauna or natural objects in a Park, he may by notice in writing close to public use or traffic any area in the Park for the period he considers the danger will continue.

• (2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be displayed on each approach road, trail or other way of access to the area in the Park closed to public use or traffic.

• (3) No person shall enter any area in a Park during the period that it is closed to public use or traffic pursuant to subsection (1) except with the permission of the superintendent.

37 Where the Minister is of the opinion that any road, street, sidewalk, trail, wharf, bridge or other way or portion thereof in a Park has been rendered unnecessary for public use or traffic, he may by order close to public use or traffic that way or portion thereof.

Utilities

38 The Minister may enter into an agreement with a province or any person for the development, operation and maintenance in a Park of

• (a) telephone, telegraph, electrical, other than hydro-electrical, and natural gas services for use only in the Park; and

• (b) hydro-electrical power, pursuant to the Dominion Water Power Act, for the use of such power only in the Park.

Miscellaneous

39 No person shall sell any intoxicating beverage in a Park unless he has obtained a licence for such a sale under the National Parks Businesses Regulations and the sale

• (a) is in accordance with the laws of the province in which the Park is situated; and

• (b) has been approved by the superintendent.

40 and 41 [Repealed, SOR/98-252, s. 4]