Aquaculture Transparency Act
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Bill overview
Bill NS313, “Aquaculture Transparency Act”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-64-session-1.
Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.
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PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY
What you need to know
The Aquaculture Transparency Act is currently at First Reading in the Nova Scotia assembly. This bill aims to make information about aquaculture operations in the province more accessible to the public. It does this by requiring aquaculture operators to disclose certain information, such as the location and type of their operations, as well as any environmental monitoring data they collect.
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Key provisions
- 01This Act may be cited as the Aquaculture Transparency Act.
- 02The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture must establish a public registry for aquaculture facilities in Nova Scotia.
- 03The registry must include information about the location, size, and type of each facility.
- 04The Minister must update the registry annually to reflect changes to aquaculture facilities.
- 05The registry must be made available to the public on the internet.
- 06The Minister may make regulations respecting the format and content of the registry.
Vote roll
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