P-9.3, r. 1 - Pesticides Management Code

Section 50 Disposition versions

2023-07-06

50. It is prohibited to apply pesticides

(1)  less than 100 m from a category 1 or category 2 water withdrawal site within the meaning of paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 51 of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2) or from a water intake used for the production of spring water or mineral water within the meaning of the Regulation respecting bottled water (chapter P-29, r. 2);

(2)  less than 30 m from a category 3 water withdrawal site within the meaning of paragraph 3 of section 51 of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation;

(3)  less than 3 m from any other groundwater withdrawal site;

(4)  less than 3 m from the boundary of the land of an establishment referred to in section 32;

(5)  less than 30 m from the boundary of the land of an establishment referred to in section 32 if applied using an air-blast sprayer other than a sprayer equipped with a horizontal ramp or tunnel sprayer,

The prohibitions set out in subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph do not apply to

(1)  pesticide application for pest management and during work described in permit Subclasses C5 or D5, if it is carried out more than 3 m from the water withdrawal site;

(2)  pesticide application for maintaining green areas and during work described in permit Subclasses C4 and D4, if it is carried out more than 3 m from the water withdrawal site, except in the case of a golf course;

(3)  pesticide application on a railway ballast, if it is carried out with a windbreak.

The prohibition set out in subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph applies only during the period when activities are dispensed inside or outside an establishment referred to in that subparagraph.

O.C. 331-2003, s. 50; O.C. 703-2014, s. 3; O.C. 990-2023, s. 19.

2014-08-14

50. It is prohibited to apply pesticides

(1)  less than 100 m from a category 1 or category 2 water withdrawal site within the meaning of paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 51 of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2) or from a water intake used for the production of spring water or mineral water within the meaning of the Regulation respecting bottled water (chapter P-29, r. 2);

(2)  less than 30 m from a category 3 water withdrawal site within the meaning of paragraph 3 of section 51 of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation;

(3)  less than 3 m from any other groundwater withdrawal site.

The prohibitions set out in subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph do not apply to

(1)  pesticide application for extermination and during work described in permit Subclasses C5 or D5, if it is carried out more than 3 m from the water withdrawal site;

(2)  pesticide application for ornamental horticulture and during work described in permit Subclasses C4 and D4, if it is carried out more than 3 m from the water withdrawal site, except in the case of a golf course;

(3)  pesticide application on a railway ballast, if it is carried out with a windbreak.

O.C. 331-2003, s. 50; O.C. 703-2014, s. 3.

2012-09-01

50. It is prohibited to apply pesticides

(1)  less than 100 m from a water intake used for the production of spring water or mineral water within the meaning of the Regulation respecting bottled water (chapter P-29, r. 2) or for the supply of a waterworks if, in the latter case, the average daily operating capacity is greater than 75 m3; and

(2)  less than 30 m from any other surface water intake for water intended for human consumption, or from any other groundwater catchment works.

The prohibition set out in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph does not apply to

(1)  pesticide application for extermination during work described in permit Subclasses C5 or D5, if it is carried out more than 3 m from the water intake or catchment site;

(2)  pesticide application for ornamental horticulture during work described in permit Subclasses C4 or D4, other than an application on golf courses, more than 3 m from an individual tubular well and, where applicable, if the application is carried out on the ground, on the condition that the ground is entirely covered with vegetation; or

(3)  pesticide application on a railway ballast, if it is carried out with a windbreak.

O.C. 331-2003, s. 50.