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58Assented to October 23, 2003Contents
Part 1 — Interpretation 1Definitions 2Act may be limited in an emergency Part 2 — Prohibitions and Authorizations of Pesticide Use and Sale 3General prohibitions and restrictions 4Licence for sale or use of pesticides 5Certificate for sale or use of pesticides by individuals 6Permit for use of pesticides 7Use of pesticides in accordance with a pesticide use notice 8Minister's orders Part 3 — Administration 9Administrator 10Delegation of administrator's powers and duties 11Inspectors 12Qualified monitors 13Integrated Pest Management Committee Part 4 — Appeals to the Environmental Appeal Board 14Appeals to Environmental Appeal Board Part 5 — Compliance 15Suspension and revocation 16Administrator's order — unreasonable adverse effect or contravention 17Inspections 18Inspection of private residence 19Inspection of vehicles 20Seizure and prevention order 21Duty of persons being inspected 22No compensation 23Administrative penalties 24Effect of charging an offence 25Recovery of administrative penalties Part 6 — General 26Offences and penalties 27Offence by a corporation 28Continuing offences 29Time limit for prosecuting offence 30Additional fine 31Additional sentencing orders 32Variation of section 31 orders 33Sections 4 and 5 of the Offence Act 34Evidence 35Service of notice 36Regulations — general rules 37Power to make regulations 38Minister's regulations 39Administrator's regulations Part 7 — Transitional and Consequential Provisions 40Transition from Pesticide Control Act 41Transitional regulations 42–45 Consequential Amendments and Repeal 46 Amendments to this Act 47Commencement Part 1 — InterpretationDefinitions1 In this Act:
"administrator" means the administrator appointed under section
9 [administrator];
"adverse effect" means harm to humans, animals or the
"animal" includes vertebrates and invertebrates, whether living or
dead, but does not include humans;
"appeal board" means the Environmental Appeal Board continued under the
Environmental Management Act; "applicant" means
a person applying for a licence, certificate or permit under this Act,
a person who gives the administrator a pesticide use notice;
"certificate", except in sections 20 (5) and (6) [seizure and
"committee" means the Integrated Pest Management Committee under
13 [Integrated Pest Management Committee];
"confirmation" means a confirmation under section 7 (3) [use of
pesticides in accordance with a pesticide use notice];
"food" includes anything manufactured, sold or represented for use as
intended to be mixed, with food;
inspector for the purposes of this Act, or
a conservation officer as defined in section 1 (1) of the Environmental Management Act; "integrated pest management" means a process for managing pest
populations that includes the following elements:
identifying pest problems and potential pest problems;
pests and environmental conditions;
controls in appropriate combinations, and(ii) environmental and human health protection;
evaluating the effectiveness of pest management treatments;
"licence" means a licence issued under section 4 [licence for
sale or use of pesticides];
"permit" means a permit issued under section 6 [permit for
use of pesticides];
"pest" means an injurious, noxious or troublesome living organism, but
humans or animals;
based on integrated pest management, and
pesticides within the program;
"pesticide" means a micro-organism or material that is represented,
a plant growth regulator, plant defoliator or plant desiccant,
a control product as defined in the Pest Control Products Act (Canada), and
a substance that is classified as a pesticide by regulation,
but does not include micro-organisms, materials, substances or control products
excluded from this definition by regulation;
"pesticide use notice" means a notice provided under section 7
notice];
"qualified monitor" means a person who has the prescribed
"registered mail" includes any method of mail delivery provided by
"sell" includes barter or distribute, offer, expose, advertise or
possess for the purpose of selling;
"use", with respect to pesticides, includes mix, prepare or apply, and
possess for the purpose of applying.
Act may be limited in an emergency2 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may declare that an emergency exists and, if an
impose requirements in addition to this Act and the regulations.
Part 2 — Prohibitions and Authorizations of Pesticide Use and SaleGeneral prohibitions and restrictions3 (1) Without limiting any other provision of this Act, a person must not(a)
Part 3 — AdministrationAdministrator9 (1) An administrator must be appointed under the Public Service Act for the purposes of this Act.(2) The administrator has the powers necessary and is responsible for the
perform other duties the minister requires.
Part 4 — Appeals to the Environmental Appeal BoardAppeals to Environmental Appeal Board14 (1) For the purposes of this section, "decision" means any of the
and that the board considers appropriate in the circumstances.(9) [Repealed 2015-10-109.]
Part 5 — ComplianceSuspension and revocation15 (1) If the administrator considers that the holder of a licence, certificate or
Part 6 — GeneralOffences and penalties26 (1) A person who does any of the following commits an offence:(a)
permit or in accordance with a pesticide use notice.
Part 7 — Transitional and Consequential ProvisionsTransition from Pesticide Control Act40 (1) A licence or a certificate issued under the Pesticide Control Act that is valid and subsisting on the date this Act comes into
after the regulation is enacted.
[Note: See Table of Legislative Changes for the status of sections 42 to 45.]
Commencement47 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in