P-9.3, r. 2 - Regulation respecting permits and certificates for the sale and use of pesticides

Section 36 Disposition versions

2023-07-06

36. A Class E “Farmer’s Certificate for the Application of Pesticides” covers the activities involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide that are included in Subclasses E1 to E5 described below and are carried on by a natural person who is a farmer, a person authorized to act on behalf of a farmer, or a farmer’s employee, or who is acting under the supervision of a Class E certificate holder:

(1)  a Subclass E1 “Farm Producer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide, except work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, on an agricultural operation, including a woodlot forming a part thereof, registered under the Regulation respecting the registration of agricultural operations and the payment of property taxes and compensations (chapter M-14, r. 1) in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants, to control the growth of plants, to protect those plants against parasitic diseases, or to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of the agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(1.1)  (paragraph revoked);

(2)  a Subclass E2 “Farmer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide, except the work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants on an agricultural operation and the woodlot forming a part thereof, to control the growth of plants and to protect them from parasitic diseases, to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of an agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(3)  a Subclass E3 “Farmer’s Certificate for Application in Buildings for Horticultural Purposes” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, in a building, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3 pesticide, except the work described in Subclass E5

i.  on plants cultivated therein and intended for sale in whole or in part, in order to destroy or control plants and animals harmful to them, to control the growth of those plants or to protect them from parasitic diseases;

ii.  in ornamental lakes and ponds located in the building, in order to control or to eliminate the plants growing therein;

(b)  to apply a pesticide referred to in subparagraph a on a strip not exceeding 1 m in width around a greenhouse, in order to control or to eliminate the harmful vegetation or animals within that strip;

(c)  to supervise the activities provided for in subparagraphs a and b at the places where they are performed;

(4)  (paragraph revoked);

(5)  a Subclass E5 “Certificate for Application by Fumigation” authorizes the holder to fumigate methyl bromide, carbon dioxide, sulfuryl fluoride, ethylene oxide or phosphine or to supervise that activity at the places where it is performed.

O.C. 305-97, s. 36; O.C. 332-2003, s. 10; O.C. 71-2018, s. 10; O.C. 990-2023, s. 16.

2018-03-08

36. A Class E “Farmer’s Certificate for the Application of Pesticides” covers the activities involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide that are included in Subclasses E1 to E5 described below and are carried on by a natural person who is a farmer, a person authorized to act on behalf of a farmer, or a farmer’s employee, or who is acting under the supervision of a Class E certificate holder:

(1)  a Subclass E1 “Farm Producer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide, except work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, on an agricultural operation, including a woodlot forming a part thereof, registered under the Regulation respecting the registration of agricultural operations and the payment of property taxes and compensations (chapter M-14, r. 1) in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants, to control the growth of plants, to protect those plants against parasitic diseases, or to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of the agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(1.1)  (paragraph revoked);

(2)  a Subclass E2 “Farmer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3A pesticide, except the work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants on an agricultural operation and the woodlot forming a part thereof, to control the growth of plants and to protect them from parasitic diseases, to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of an agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(3)  a Subclass E3 “Farmer’s Certificate for Application in Buildings for Horticultural Purposes” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, in a building, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3 pesticide, except the work described in Subclass E5

i.  on plants cultivated therein and intended for sale in whole or in part, in order to destroy or control plants and animals harmful to them, to control the growth of those plants or to protect them from parasitic diseases;

ii.  in ornamental lakes and ponds located in the building, in order to control or to eliminate the plants growing therein;

(b)  to apply a pesticide referred to in subparagraph a on a strip not exceeding 1 m in width around a greenhouse, in order to control or to eliminate the harmful vegetation or animals within that strip;

(c)  to supervise the activities provided for in subparagraphs a and b at the places where they are performed;

(4)  (paragraph revoked);

(5)  a Subclass E5 “Certificate for the Fumigation of Certain Gases” authorizes the holder to fumigate methyl bromide, carbon dioxide, sulfuryl fluoride, ethylene oxide or phosphine or to supervise that activity at the places where it is performed.

O.C. 305-97, s. 36; O.C. 332-2003, s. 10; O.C. 71-2018, s. 10.

2012-09-01

36. A Class E “Farmer’s Certificate for the Application of Pesticides” covers the activities involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3 pesticide that are included in Subclasses E1 to E5 described below and are carried on by a natural person who is a farmer, a person authorized to act on behalf of a farmer, or a farmer’s employee, or who is acting under the supervision of a Class E certificate holder:

(1)  a Subclass E1 “Farm Producer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 or Class 2 pesticide, except work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, on an agricultural operation, including a woodlot forming a part thereof, registered under the Regulation respecting the registration of agricultural operations and the payment of property taxes and compensations (chapter M-14, r. 1) in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants, to control the growth of plants, to protect those plants against parasitic diseases, or to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of the agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(1.1)  a Subclass E1.1 “Farm Producer’s Certificate for the Application of Class 3 Pesticides” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 3 pesticide, except work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, in an agricultural operation, including a woodlot forming a part thereof, registered under the Regulation respecting the registration of agricultural operations and the payment of property taxes and compensations, in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants, to control the growth of plants, to protect the plants against parasitic diseases, or to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of the agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(2)  a Subclass E2 “Farmer’s Certificate” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, using an application method other than by aircraft, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3 pesticide, except the work described in Subclasses E3 and E5, in order to destroy or control harmful animals and plants on an agricultural operation and the woodlot forming a part thereof, to control the growth of plants and to protect them from parasitic diseases, to destroy or control aquatic plants in a pond without an outlet entirely contained within the limits of an agricultural operation; and

(b)  to supervise those activities at the places where they are performed;

(3)  a Subclass E3 “Farmer’s Certificate for Application in Buildings for Horticultural Purposes” authorizes the holder

(a)  to perform, in a building, work involving the use of a Class 1 to Class 3 pesticide, except the work described in Subclass E5

i.  on plants cultivated therein and intended for sale in whole or in part, in order to destroy or control plants and animals harmful to them, to control the growth of those plants or to protect them from parasitic diseases;

ii.  in ornamental lakes and ponds located in the building, in order to control or to eliminate the plants growing therein;

(b)  to apply a pesticide referred to in subparagraph a on a strip not exceeding 1 m in width around a greenhouse, in order to control or to eliminate the harmful vegetation or animals within that strip;

(c)  to supervise the activities provided for in subparagraphs a and b at the places where they are performed;

(4)  (paragraph revoked);

(5)  a Subclass E5 “Certificate for the Fumigation of Certain Gases” authorizes the holder to fumigate methyl bromide, carbon dioxide, ethylene oxide or phosphine or to supervise that activity at the places where it is performed.

O.C. 305-97, s. 36; O.C. 332-2003, s. 10.