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Originally Posted by habernac
I think the point is to stop the city from spraying that crap everywhere. I doubt they'd go to any lengths to go after someone working on their own lawn.
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Unfortunately, they are trying to go to lengths to stop people from working on their own lawn...
From the Herald article linked above:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...1b3826dd10&p=1
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Last month, the utilities and environment committee approved proceeding with a bylaw that would restrict the use of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides on public land and private lawns by 2011.
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With municipal restrictions in place, local retailers would be unlikely to sell the products in question, but only the province can ban them from store shelves. City restrictions couldn't stop a Calgarian from buying a pesticide, but could impose a fine if they applied the chemical and someone complained.
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