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C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code
Section 500.2
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500.2. Despite sections 499 and 500 of this Code, a municipality may, by by-law, permit free play on a public highway under its management.
The by-law must prescribe
(1) the zones where free play is permitted;
(2) any applicable restrictions on traffic and any applicable safety rules;
(3) the prohibitions respecting free play, if applicable;
(4) any other condition related to the exercise of that permission.
The municipality must indicate, by means of proper signs or signals, the zones where free play is permitted under the by-law.
The municipality may determine the provisions of the by-law the violation of which constitutes an offence and determine the applicable fines, up to a maximum of $120.
The application of the third paragraph of this section is suspended until 30 June 2025. See M.O. 2020-15, 2020-08-03, (2020) 152 G.O. 2, 2263.
500.2. Despite sections 499 and 500 of this Code, a municipality may, by by-law, permit free play on a public highway under its management.
The by-law must prescribe
(1) the zones where free play is permitted;
(2) any applicable restrictions on traffic and any applicable safety rules;
(3) the prohibitions respecting free play, if applicable;
(4) any other condition related to the exercise of that permission.
The municipality must indicate, by means of proper signs or signals, the zones where free play is permitted under the by-law.
The municipality may determine the provisions of the by-law the violation of which constitutes an offence and determine the applicable fines, up to a maximum of $120.
