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Farm Regulation

Article - Railway companies historically acquired portions of agricultural lands for the construction and operation of their railways.…Read More about AgriLaw: Who Owns Surplus Railroad Lands?

Article - Property conveyances between family and friends may often be at less than fair market value. Such transactions may later…Read More about AgriLaw: Property Transfers – Undue Influence and Unconscionability?

Article - Federal regulations require humane treatment in “the care, handling and disposition of animals”, including “the…Read More about AgriLaw: Animal Transportation – “Undue Suffering” Liability

Article - Tenant farmers may by lease attempt to protect their rights to return of the means of production upon termination of…Read More about Tenant Rights – Chattels or Fixtures?

Article - Agricultural businesses subject to government regulation may suffer financial loss resulting from regulatory restrictions. …Read More about Regulatory Restrictions – Recovering Financial Loss

Article - Farmers across Canada are becoming increasingly concerned about the introduction and spread of noxious weeds and other…Read More about Controlling Biosecurity Risks – A New Standard for Energy Development

Article - Where herbicide spraying is conducted in accordance with accepted standards but nevertheless results in overspray causing…Read More about Overspray – Normal Farm Practice?

Article - Farm families may contemplate transfer of farmland and farm assets from one generation to the next as compensation for…Read More about Succession Planning – Put it in Writing!

Article - The Farming and Food Production Protection Act (FFPPA) provides that “[n]o municipal by-law applies to restrict a…Read More about Normal Farm Practice – Municipal Duty of Care

Article - The Farming and Food Production and Protection Act (FFPPA) provides that “no municipal by-law applies to restrict…Read More about Municipal Liability – “Normal Farm Practice” Compensation

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