1992 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 35th Parliament
FIRST READING
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MR. FOX
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
1 The Residential Tenancy Act, R.S.B.C. 1979 is amended by the addition of the following section:
48.1 (1) In this section
"pet" means a domestic animal that is prescribed by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(2) No person shall
(a) refuse to enter into a tenancy agreement, or
(b) include a term or condition in a tenancy agreement
prohibiting a tenant over the age of 65 from keeping a pet in a residential unit.
2 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
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