Pest Control Products Act — P-9.01 2
inted or graphic matter (a) that is or is to be applied or attached to or included in, or that accompanies or is to accompany, a pest control product or a package; or (b) that belongs to a pest control product and is transmitted electronically, in accordance with the regulations. ( étiquette ) manufacture includes produce, formulate, package, label and prepare for distribution or use. ( fabrication ) Minister means the Minister of Health. ( ministre ) package includes a container, wrapping, covering or holder in which a pest control product is wholly or partly contained, placed or packed. ( emballage ) penalty means an administrative monetary penalty imposed under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act for a violation. ( pénalité ) person means Her Majesty, an individual or an organization as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code . ( personne ) pest means an animal, a plant or other organism that is injurious, noxious or troublesome, whether directly or indirectly, and an injurious, noxious or troublesome condition or organic function of an animal, a plant or other organism. ( parasite ) pest control product means (a) a product, an organism or a substance, including a product, an organism or a substance derived through biotechnology, that consists of its active ingredient, formulants and contaminants, and that is manufactured, represented, distributed or used as a means for directly or indirectly controlling, destroying, attracting or repelling a pest or for mitigating or preventing its injurious, noxious or troublesome effects; (b) an active ingredient that is used to manufacture anything described in paragraph (a); or (c) any other thing that is prescribed to be a pest control product. ( produit antiparasitaire ) place includes a means of transport. ( lieu ) prescribed means prescribed by regulation. ( Version anglaise seulement ) Register means the Register of Pest Control Products established and maintained under section 42. ( Registre ) registrant means a person in whose name a pest control product is registered. ( titulaire ) test data means scientific or technical information respecting the health or environmental risks or the value of a pest control product. ( données d’essai ) threshold effect , in respect of a pest control product, means a harmful effect on human health for which the Minister is able to identify a level at which the product will not cause that effect. ( effet de seuil ) value , in respect of a pest control product, means the product’s actual or potential contribution to pest management, taking into account its conditions or proposed conditions of registration, and includes the product’s (a) efficacy; (b) effect on host organisms in connection with which it is intended to be used; and (c) health, safety and environmental benefits and social and economic impact. ( valeur ) violation means any of the following that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act : (a) any contravention of any provision of this Act or of a regulation made under this Act; and (b) any refusal or neglect to perform any duty imposed by or under this Act. ( violation ) workplace means a place where an individual works for remuneration. ( lieu de travail ) Acceptable risks (2) For the purposes of this Act, the health or environmental risks of a pest control product are acceptable if there is reasonable certainty that no harm to human health, future generations or the environment will result from exposure to or use of the product, taking into account its conditions or proposed conditions of registration. 2002, c. 28, s. 2; 2016, c. 9, s. 33