Signs, requirement to post
 74. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a person who performs a land extermination shall provide public notice of the extermination by means of the signs listed in Column 1 of the Table to this subsection and referred to in the Table to subsection 1 (5) if, (a) the extermination is performed by a person listed opposite the sign in Column 2 of the Table; (b) the extermination is performed on an application area listed opposite the sign in Column 3 of the Table; and (c) the extermination is performed by means of a pesticide listed opposite the sign in Column 4 of the Table. TABLE Item   Column 1   Sign   Column 2   Person who performs land extermination   Column 3   Application area   Column 4   Pesticide used 

  1.   Sign C (Notice — Residential area land extermination)   Person who is required to hold an exterminator’s licence with respect to the extermination   Residential area   Pesticide with a label that indicates that its only active ingredients are listed active ingredients. 

  2.   Sign D (Warning — Residential area land extermination)   Person who is required to hold an exterminator’s licence with respect to the extermination   Residential area   Any pesticide other than a pesticide with a label that indicates that its only active ingredients are listed active ingredients. 

  3.   Sign E (Notice — Non-residential area land extermination)   Any person   Any area that is not a residential area   Pesticide with a label that indicates that its only active ingredients are listed active ingredients. 

  4.   Sign F (Warning — Non-residential area land extermination)   Any person   Any area that is not a residential area   Any pesticide other than a pesticide with a label that indicates that its only active ingredients are listed active ingredients. O. Reg. 63/09,
s. 74 (1); O. Reg. 134/20, s. 43 (1). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, (a) the extermination is performed in a sewer; (b) the extermination is performed for the purposes of an agricultural operation; (c) the extermination is performed on land with natural features that exclude the public; (d) the extermination is performed on land in respect of which substantial measures, such as fencing, have been taken to exclude the public; (e) the extermination is performed on a portion of a highway designated as a controlled-access highway under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, other than a portion to which pedestrians have access on a regular basis or other portions where the public is invited to stop, including a rest area or picnic area; or (f) the extermination is performed by means of a rodenticide that is secured, (i) within a tamper-resistant bait station, or (ii) in a location that is not accessible to children, pets, livestock or non-target wildlife. O. Reg. 63/09, s. 74 (2); O. Reg. 134/20, s. 43 (2). (3) A person who is required to hold an exterminator’s licence with respect to an extermination who performs land exterminations on more than one residential area at the same time may elect to provide public notice of the exterminations as if they are performed on one application area that is not a residential area, if he or she complies with the provisions of this Regulation that apply to an extermination performed on an application area that is not a residential area.  O. Reg. 63/09, s. 74 (3). (4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the extermination is performed by means of any of the following: 1. A Class D pesticide that is one of the following: i. A tree wound dressing. ii. A wood preservative. iii. An insecticide bait that is enclosed by the manufacturer in a plastic or metal container that has been made in a way that prevents or minimizes access to the bait by humans and pets. iv. An injection into trees, stumps or wooden poles. 2. A Class B or D pesticide that is an animal repellent used for personal protection. O. Reg. 134/20, s. 43 (3).