P-9.3, r. 1 - Pesticides Management Code

Section 30 Disposition versions

2022-03-01

30. It is prohibited to apply a pesticide for agricultural purposes

(1)  in the littoral zone of a lake or watercourse, in a wetland, or in a 3 m strip along or around them; or

(2)  in a ditch or in a 1 m strip along the ditch.

Subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph does not apply to a part of a wetland cultivated in accordance with sections 340.1 and 345.1 of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (chapter Q-2, r. 17.1), a declaration of compliance referred to in section 343.1 of that Regulation and produced in accordance with that Regulation, or an authorization for cultivation issued pursuant to subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of section 22 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2).

O.C. 331-2003, s. 30; O.C. 319-2006, s. 2; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 101.

2012-09-01

30. It is prohibited to apply pesticides for agricultural purposes

(1)  less than 3 m from a watercourse, body of water or ditch where the total flow area (average width multiplied by average height) of the part of the watercourse or ditch is greater than 2 m2; the relative distance from a ditch is measured from its edgeline; and

(2)  less than 1 m from a watercourse, including an intermittent watercourse, or a ditch having a total flow area of 2 m2 or less for the part of the watercourse or ditch; the relative distance from a watercourse is measured from the natural high-water mark of the watercourse as defined in the policy referred to in the second paragraph of section 1 and the relative distance from a ditch is measured from its edgeline.

O.C. 331-2003, s. 30; O.C. 319-2006, s. 2.