OFA submits comments through Ontario’s Regulatory Registry regarding the proposed legislative amendments to the Line Fences Act. These comments were included in our written submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs related to Schedule 8 of Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024.
OFA supports OMAFRA’s proposed wording in the Line Fences Act to improve readability and understanding. OFA recommends further amendments to enable farmers, who are subject to a municipal fencing bylaw, the ability to use the dispute resolution provisions contained in the Line Fences Act should the need arise. OFA also recommends further amendments to state whether the Line Fences Act applies or does not apply to boundary fencing between a farm property and an active railway property. We further encourage the government to make fencing the boundary line the sole responsibility of the railway.
OFA appreciates this opportunity to provide input with respect to the proposed legislative amendments to the Line Fences Act (LFA) as outlined in Schedule 8 of Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024.
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