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The City of Pitt Meadows will be seeking support from other municipalities for a resolution to give police the authority to remove gaxxx members from restaurants and bars.
The resolution seeks an amendment to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act to prevent anyone with gaxxx emblems, stripes or colours from having a drink or meal at a licensed establishment.
It will be presented at the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention next week. The resolution was filed at the request of the RCMP, who believe the move will make bars and pubs safer.
Police currently use trespass and defence of property sections of the Criminal Code to remove gangsters and their associates from bars and pubs. However, that requires the permission of bar owners, often placing them at risk.
Alberta has already amended its Gaming and Liquor Act to include a definition of a person involved in gaxxx activity and gives police the authority to remove them from a bar or pub if they pose a threat to public safety.
Following a spate of gaxxx violence, the City of Abbotsford added conditions to its food and liquor business permits that give police similar authority to evict gaxxx members.
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