WARRANTLESS ENTRY BY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

QUEEN’S PARK — Warrantless entry by municipal authorities is the new normal, according to Municipal Affairs Critic Ernie Hardeman (PC – Oxford).
Hardeman told Farmers Forum that Bill 139 will allow officers of a conservation authority and members or employees of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, which will replace the Ontario Municipal Board, to enter private land in their jurisdiction without a warrant. The bill passed its final vote Dec. 12.