AI-assisted research summary: Take-out eating establishments must provide waste receptacles, protect them from animals, empty them often enough to prevent overflow, and remove litter daily.
c t ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT LITTER CONTROL REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to May 3, 2008. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca PART I — DEFINITIONS Environmental Protection Act Litter Control Regulations Section 1 c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT Chapter E-9 LITTER CONTROL REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-9 Council made the following regulations: PART I — DEFINITIONS 1. Definitions In these regulations clauses (a) to (e) revoked by (EC276/08); (f) “eating establishment” has the same meaning as in the Eating Establishments and Licensed Premises Regulations of the Public Health Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-30; clauses (g) to (n) revoked by (EC276/08). (EC697/91; 374/99; 276/08) PART II — REFILLABLE CONTAINERS Sections 2 to 6 revoked by (EC276/08). (EC697/91;276/08) PART IV — GENERAL 7. Waste storage and disposal Every owner and operator of an eating establishment that operates as a take-out establishment shall (a) provide waste receptacles for the purpose of receiving discarded food and food container waste; (b) ensure that the contents of the receptacle are not disturbed by animals; (c) empty the receptacles at such frequency as is necessary to ensure they are not filled to overflowing; (d) remove and dispose of any litter from the premises daily to prevent litter from being transferred to neighboring property. (EC697/91; 276/08) c t Updated May 3, 2008 Page 3 PART IV — GENERAL Section 8 Environmental Protection Act Litter Control Regulations 8. Description on labels Revoked by (EC276/08). (EC697/91; 276/08) Page 4 Updated May 3, 2008 t c