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UPCOMMING TRESPASS LAW COMMING INTO EFFECT

Here is the website with the full writing.
http://www.plea.org/freepubs/newspaper/20090109Trespass.htm
Basically.... if the land is fenced or bordered by a natural object (trees, river, etc.) you must have permission to be on that land. This can cause issues for geocaches that are in place as we speak. Even if the geocacher that had placed the cache had permission, every geocacher in search of the cache must have permission from the landowner as well.
From what I understand, if the authorities ask you if you have permission, and you say "NO"... you are automatically charged and there will be nothing we can do about it.
The law does have a exception set aside for people engaged in legal hunting, fishing, and trapping. These activities will still be under the old rule…. If it’s not posted…. It’s ok!

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#1 | nirakmit on March 04 2009 10:29:11

If a landowner allows a geocacher to place a cache on their land, then that would extend permission to access the land to those searching for the cache. I would hope that the landowner would be informed of why there is a cache being placed there and the possibility of people searching for it at all hours.

I haven't visited the link yet, so may be it's stated differently there, but from what parker2 summarized, it sounds fine.

I don't think this is a bad law. This is common sense and part of Groundspeak's rules for placing a geocache. Makes sense to me.

#2 | Firesong on March 10 2009 10:16:51

I had a read too. If it's enclosed in fences then it's iffy. But mostly the land we place stuff on isn't. Besides.. we can say that we are 'hunting' geocaches.

#3 | jem_389 on March 21 2009 10:58:34

It does seem ludicrous that someone who's hunting (with a lethal weapon!!!!!) would have open permission to go and shoot up land and properlt just because someone didn't post no-humting signs around it, however someone "hunting" for a geocache and not likely to cause any damage to the property, is charged. I guess the trick then is to carry a rifle with you when geocaching and if stopped just say you were hunting dangerous and evil goecaches.

#4 | nirakmit on March 22 2009 15:49:25

You'll just have to get a hunting license in order to wander someone's property with a gun. I wonder if they'll call the cops if you show up for a hunting license and say you're hunting those "dangerous and evil geocaches"!

#5 | parker2 on July 19 2009 14:26:44

Well it was passed through the goverment last week (01 July 09) as bill-43. If you would like a copy of this bill, you can email myself, or retreve it from the SK Gov. website.