Thread by @tim4hire

(🧵) A brief list of circumstances where provincial employees can do what @PremierScottMoe and @jeremycockrill accuse the federal government of not being allowed to do.

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Under The Agricultural Operations Act, provincially appointed inspectors may enter any land and into any premises, other than a dwelling house, for the purposes of performing their responsibilities under that Act.
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Under The Animal Health Act, provincially appointed inspectors may enter any place, premises or conveyance and conduct an inspection for the purposes of the Act (other than a dwelling house).
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Under The Animal Products Act, provincially appointed inspectors may enter and search any places other than a dwelling for the purposes of the Act.
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Under The Animal Protection, 2018 Act, any animal protection officer may enter and inspect any vehicle, place or premises where animals are kept for specified purposes, other than a private dwelling, for the purposes set out in the Act.
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Under The Environmental Management and Protection, 2010 Act, an environmental officer may enter any area or place if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that an activity governed by the Act is taking place, other than a private dwelling.
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Under The Mineral Resources, 1985 Act, public officials may enter on any lands to gather information respecting a mineral resource and may enter any premises, structures or work to make enquiries.
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Under The Natural Resources Act, an officer may enter at any reasonable time and inspect any place, including any premises or vehicle, in which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe there is anything to which the Act applies (other than private dwellings).

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Link for Natural Resources Act:
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Under The Fisheries (Saskatchewan) 2020, Act, a fishery officer may enter and inspect any place, including any premises or vehicle, in on which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is fish, fishing gear or other thing to which the Act applies ...

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Or has reasonable ground to believe there is an aquatic invasive species in the place, or has reasonable grounds to believe there are any records required to be kept under the Act. Exclusion applies to private dwelling places.
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Under The Saskatchewan Employment Act, an occupational health officer may enter any premises, place of employment, worksite or vehicle and conduct an investigation for purposes of the Act, other than a private dwelling.
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I think you get the idea. This is *NOT* an exhaustive list, although it does identify some of the main statutes which give provincial officials a right or authority to enter a very broad range of private property.

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In all of these cases, the provincial officials are not required to request access first, nor do they need a warrant, except for private dwelling homes. To be sure, the officials can always choose to identify themselves and request permission, but they are not required to.

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Because all of these officials have a statutory right to enter the property, they are not committing a trespass under The Trespass to Property Act (or under common law), as they have a right or authority under law.

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If @PremierScottMoe and @jeremycockrill are concerned about federal employees entering private property under a federal law, perhaps they should consider repealing the large number of provisions in Saskatchewan laws that authorize provincial employees to do the same thing.

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Or perhaps they could instead act like the responsible ministers of the Crown they are supposed to be and recognize that there are very legitimate reasons why public officials must be able to do inspections in order to protect health, safety and the environment.

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