Surrey council directed city staff on Monday to ask the provincial government to bring forward legislation to 香蕉视频直播渃ombat香蕉视频直播� catalytic converter theft throughout B.C.
Mayor Brenda Locke brought the motion forward on Sept. 11 and council voted in support of it on Oct. 16.
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In April council tweaked the city香蕉视频直播檚 Scrap Metal Dealer Regulation Bylaw, Business License Bylaw and Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw and Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw in an effort to curb local thefts. Among actions taken were to raise the maximum fines under the scrap metal bylaw to $50,000 from $10,000.
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Acting city manager Rob Costanzo replied that city bylaws were amended earlier in the year to 香蕉视频直播渁ddress the situation.
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