76. 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 pesticide application near a water withdrawal site supplying a building that is occasionally used as a dwelling in a forest area.
O.C. 331-2003, s. 76; O.C. 703-2014, s. 4.