TORONTO – Ontario has passed legislation it says will protect farmers from animal rights activists who trespass on their property.
The controversial legislation – which the government introduced late last year – hikes fines for trespassing on farms and food-processing facilities and makes it illegal to obstruct trucks carrying farm animals.
Under the law, fines for trespassing will be set at a maximum of $15,000 for a first offence, compared to the previous maximum trespassing fines of $10,000.
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