Farming and Ranching Exemption Regulation (Alta Reg. 27/1995)

© Published by Alberta Queen’s Printer E-mail: qp@gov.ab.ca Shop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca Alberta Queen’s Printer 5th Floor, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 Province of Alberta Office Consolidation Alberta Regulation 27/1995 With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 251/2001 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT FARMING AND RANCHING EXEMPTION REGULATION Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation. Alberta Queen's Printer permits any person to reproduce Alberta’s statutes and regulations without seeking permission and without charge, provided due diligence is exercised to ensure the accuracy of the materials produced, and Crown copyright is acknowledged in the following format: © Alberta Queen's Printer, 20 .* *The year of first publication of the legal materials is to be completed. Note All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no legislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. (Consolidated up to 251/2001) ALBERTA REGULATION 27/95 Occupational Health and Safety Act FARMING AND RANCHING EXEMPTION REGULATION Purpose 1 This Regulation is made for the purposes of section 1(s) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to specify the farming and ranching operations that are excluded from the definition of “occupation” under the Act. AR 27/95 s1;251/2001 Excluded operations 2 The farming and ranching operations that are excluded are the operations that are directly or indirectly involved in the following: (a) the production of crops, including fruits and vegetables, through the cultivation of land; (b) the raising and maintenance of animals or birds; (c) the keeping of bees. Included operations 3 Despite section 2, the following operations are included in the definition of “occupation” under the Act: (a) operations involved in the processing of food or other products from the operations referred to in section 2; (b) the operation of greenhouses, mushroom farms, nurseries, or sod farms; (c) operations involved in landscaping; (d) operations involved in the raising or boarding of pets. Printed on Recycled Paper *0779706161*