The Parks Act
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1 PARKS c P-1.1 The Parks Act being Chapter P-1.1 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1986 (effective August 1, 1986) as amended by the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1986, c.33; 1989-90, c.50 and 54; 1990-91, c.S-63.1; 1992, c.60; 1994, c.43; 1996, c.F-19.1 and c.9; 1998, c.5; 2000, c.57; 2001, c.8; 2002, c.S-35.02; 2003, c.35; 2004, c.T-18.1; 2005, c.S-35.03; 2006, c.29; 2008, c.19; 2010, c.E-10.22; 2012, c.26; 2013, c.22 and 32; 2016, c.P-31.1; and 2018, c.26. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c P-1.1 PARKS Table of Contents SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION 19.2 Service 1 Short title 20 Removal of property 2 Interpretation 21 Liability on removal of property ESTABLISHMENT OF PARKLAND 22 Application of Dominion Lands Act 3 Dedication of park land 23 Existing dispositions 4 Provincial parks 24 Roads within park lands 5 Protected areas USE OF PARK LAND 6 Recreation sites 25 Entering and using park land 7 Historic sites 25.1 Cutting, harvesting or removing timber 8 Provincial markers 26 Zones ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF 27 Regulations PARK LAND RESERVE ENFORCEMENT 9 Park land reserve 28 Enforcement officers 10 Administration of park land reserve 29 Protection of enforcement officers 11 Disposition of park land reserve 30 Search and seizure 12 Alteration of park land reserve 30.1 Stopping vehicle or water vessel ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION 31 Disposal of seized articles or documents OF PARK LAND 32 Eviction of persons from park land 13 Minister’s responsibility 33 Liability of owner of vehicle 14 Grant or transfer prohibited 15 Disposition GENERAL 34 Offence and penalty 16 No title through possession 34.1 Evidence re speed measuring devices 17 Implied reservations 35 Regulations 18 Reservation not set out 36 Crown bound 19 Implied conditions of dispositions 37 R.S.S. 1978, c.P-34 repealed 19.01 Annual fees payable by holders of recreational leases 19.1 Summary proceedings for possession SCHEDULE I Provincial Parks SCHEDULE II Protected Areas 3 PARKS c P-1.1 CHAPTER P-1.1 An Act respecting the Establishment, Maintenance and Use of Park Land and Park Land Reserve SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Parks Act. Interpretation 2(1) In this Act: (a) “Crown” means the Crown in right of Saskatchewan; (b) “Crown lands” means lands in Saskatchewan owned by the Crown; (c) Repealed. 2018, c 26, s.3. (c.1) “direct service costs” means the direct cost of services provided by the ministry to a holder of a recreational lease, as those costs are determined by the minister in accordance with the regulations; (d) “disposition” means a permit, lease, licence, easement or other authorization granted by the minister pursuant to section 15; (e) “enforcement officer” means an enforcement officer appointed pursuant to section 28 and includes a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (e.1) “fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 of one year and ending on March 31 of the following year; (e.2) “holder of a recreational lease” means the person to whom the minister has issued a lease pursuant to section 15 for the use and occupation of park land for recreational purposes; (f) “minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom for the time being the administration of this Act is assigned; (f.1) “ministry” means the ministry over which the minister presides; (g) “park land” means Crown land constituted pursuant to this Act as a provincial park, protected area, recreation site or historic site; (g.1) “prescribed” means prescribed in the regulations; (h) “provincial park” means an historic park, a recreation park, a natural environment park or a wilderness park designated pursuant to section 4; (i) “provincial highway” means a provincial highway as defined in The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997; 4 c P-1.1 PARKS (i.1) “timber” means any trees or parts of trees on or from park land, whether standing, fallen, cut, alive or dead; (j) “vehicle” means any conveyance, other than a water vessel, that is drawn, propelled or driven by any mechanical means. (2) For the purposes of sections 25, 25.1, 26 and 27: (a) land set aside pursuant to an Act or an Act of Canada for the making of a road, on which a road has not been constructed; and (b) the portion of a provincial highway that is not a roadway within the meaning of The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997; that is within the outside boundaries of park land, is deemed to be park land. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.2; 1989-90, c.50, s.3; 1992, c.60, s.3; 2003, c.35, s.3; 2006, c.29, s.3; 2018, c 26, s.3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARK LAND Dedication of park land 3(1) Park land is dedicated to the people of Saskatchewan and visitors to Saskatchewan for their enjoyment and education. (2) The natural, prehistoric and historic resources of park land are to be maintained for the benefit of future generations. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.3. Provincial parks 4(1) The Crown lands described in Schedule I are constituted as provincial parks to be known by the names set out in Schedule I. (2) The provincial parks described in Part A of Schedule I are designated as historic parks and are to be used primarily for the preservation of prehistoric and historic resources and for the interpretation of prehistoric and historic themes. (3) The provincial parks described in Part B of Schedule I are designated as recreation parks and are to be used primarily for the pursuit of outdoor recreational activities in a natural setting. (4) The provincial parks described in Part C of Schedule I are designated as natural environment parks and are to be used primarily for the pursuit of outdoor recreational activities that are consistent with the protection of natural landscapes. (5) The provincial parks described in Part D of Schedule I are designated as wilderness parks and are to be used primarily for the preservation of natural landscapes in a natural state and the pursuit of outdoor recreational activities that are consistent with that use. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.4. 5 PARKS c P-1.1 Protected areas 5(1) The Crown lands described in Schedule II are constituted as protected areas to be known by the names set out in Schedule II. (2) Protected areas are to be used primarily for the protection and preservation of their natural, prehistoric or historic resources of interest or significance. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.5. Recreation sites 6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations constituting as a recreation site any Crown lands that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers suitable for recreational purposes. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.6; 2018, c 26, s.4. Historic sites 7 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations constituting as an historic site any Crown lands that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers contain significant prehistoric or historic resources. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.7; 2018, c 26, s.5. Provincial markers 8 The minister may, with the consent of the owner of land, install and maintain, or authorize the installation of, provincial markers on that land if the minister considers it appropriate to interpret any significant prehistoric or historic theme or event, historic personage or feature of scientific or natural interest. 2018, c 26, s.6. ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF PARK LAND RESERVE Park land reserve 9(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations constituting any Crown lands as park land reserve for the purpose of protecting those lands while a determination is made as to whether or not the lands should be established as a provincial park or protected area. (2) A regulation made constituting park land reserve is to contain a description of the Crown lands constituted as park land reserve and whether it is contemplated that they be established as an historic, recreation, natural environment or wilderness park or as a protected area. (3) A regulation made constituting park land reserve expires five years after the day on which it is made. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.9. 6 c P-1.1 PARKS Administration of park land reserve 10 Subject to sections 11 and 12, Crown lands constituted as park land reserve are to be administered: (a) in the case of provincial lands as defined in The Provincial Lands Act, 2016, in accordance with that Act and the regulations made pursuant to that Act; and (b) in all other cases, in accordance with any Act that determines how the lands are to be administered. 1986, c.P-1.1, s.10; 2016, c P-31.1, s.11-16. Disposition of park land reserve 11(1) No person shall grant or transfer any Crown lands constituted as park land reserve. (2) No person shall dispose of any interest in, or grant any right with respect to, park land reserve unless permitted by the regulations or authorized by the minister.