umed ▁innoc ent , ▁off ences ▁of ▁strict ▁li ability ▁press es ▁a ▁pres umption ▁of ▁neg lig ence ▁on ▁the ▁accused . ▁The ▁bur den ▁of ▁prov ing ▁that ▁the ▁accused ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁dil igent ▁person ▁rest s ▁on ▁his ▁shoulders ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁pre ponder ance ▁of ▁evidence . ▁▁▁ ▁Ab solute ▁Li ability : ▁Similar ▁to ▁Str ict ▁Li ability , ▁these ▁off ences ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁proof ▁of ▁mens ▁re a ▁either . ▁However , ▁the ▁accused ▁has ▁no ▁def ences ▁available . ▁ ▁To ▁distinguish ▁between ▁these ▁types ▁the ▁Court ▁exam ines : ▁[ t ] he ▁overall ▁regul atory ▁pattern ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁penalty ▁and ▁the ▁precision ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁used ▁will ▁be ▁primary ▁consider ations ▁in ▁determ ining ▁whether ▁the ▁off ence ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁third ▁category . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁then ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁dump ing ▁off ences ▁were ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁w elf are ▁nature ▁and ▁were ▁from ▁a ▁provincial ▁stat ute , ▁thus , ▁were ▁Str ict ▁Li ability ▁off ences ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁mens ▁re a . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ab solute ▁li ability ▁ ▁Re ▁BC ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Act , ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁exam ined ▁absolute ▁li ability ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁R ▁v ▁Wh oles ale ▁Tra vel ▁Group ▁Inc ▁( 1 9 9 1