09/09/2026
The Provincial Government is responsible for:
⏺️ Administering and enforcing provincial invasive species legislation;
⏺️ Developing new and updating existing Provincial Acts, Regulations, Policy and Procedures;
⏺️ Developing, implementing and monitoring a BC early detection and rapid response plan;
⏺️ Coordinating and implementing provincial-level strategic planning and management activities:
-Determining shared priorities and strategic direction across agencies;
-Developing and maintaining the Provincial Government Invasive Species Strategic Plan;
-Encouraging and supporting a coordinated approach for delivery on all lands.
⏺️ Maintaining a strong and effective Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group.
The PRRD is responsible for:
⏺️ Using enabling regulations through the provincial W**d Control Act, Community Charter Act or
Local Government Act to adopt invasive species control functions including:
-Developing and implementing local bylaws and regulations;
-Using provincial legislation for invasive species enforcement; and
⏺️ Considering invasive species management priorities in the development of key local strategic
plans and policies.
In the PRRD, there are two main pieces of legislation used to manage invasive plants: the PRRD Invasive Plant Control Amendment Bylaw No. 2482, 2022, which is enforced on privately owned lands, and the W**d Control Act and its regulations, which are enforceable on both publicly and privately owned lands.
Private property owners/occupiers are responsible for:
Keeping their properties free of invasive and noxious weeds.
The W**d Control Act, section 2 states:
“An occupier must control noxious weeds growing or located on land and premises, and on any other property located on land and premises, occupied by that person.”
Bylaw No. 2482, section 3 states:
“A person who is an owner or occupier of real property shall allow any invasive plant or
Noxious W**d to grow on that Real property.”
If you see invasive plants on roadside shoulders and ditches or private property, report the infestation to the Province using the following link:
https://ow.ly/JwAP50YTyQZ
