P-9.3, r. 1 - Pesticides Management Code

Section 87.6 Disposition versions

2023-07-06

87.6. Every person who

(1)  fails to take measures to stop the leak or release of pesticides or to clean the premises in accordance with the second paragraph of section 20 or the third paragraph of section 38,

(2)  applies a pesticide in contravention of section 29, 30, 40, 45, 50, 52, 59, 60, 76, 80 or 86,

(3)  fails, before any pesticide application, to ensure that no livestock or pets remain in the premises treated in accordance with the first paragraph of section 46,

(4)  fails, before any pesticide application, to take measures to avoid contaminating a surface or object that must not be treated or to ensure that no pet is exposed to the pesticide, in contravention of the first paragraph of section 70,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $10,000 to $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 3 years, or to both the fine and imprisonment, and, in any other case, to a fine of $30,000 to $6,000,000.

O.C. 990-2023, s. 39.