P-9.3 - Pesticides Act

Section 109.3 Disposition versions

2022-05-12

109.3. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person and $5,000 in any other case may be imposed on anyone who

(1)  manufactures pesticides without holding a permit issued by the Minister, in contravention of subparagraph 0.1 of section 34;

(2)  sells pesticides or offers them for sale without holding a permit issued by the Minister, in contravention of subparagraph 1 of section 34;

(3)  acquires pesticides outside Québec for sale in Québec or for the performance of work involving the use of those pesticides without holding a permit issued by the Minister, in contravention of subparagraph 1.1 of section 34;

(4)  performs or offers to perform work involving the use of pesticides without holding a permit issued by the Minister, in contravention of subparagraph 2 of section 34;

(5)  transfers a permit without the Minister’s authorization, in contravention of section 43;

(6)  fails to cause the activities authorized by his permit and requiring a certificate for their performance to be carried out by a natural person holding the certificate or by a natural person who, on the premises where the activities are carried out, acts under the supervision of the holder of such a certificate, in accordance with section 45; or

(7)  performs an activity referred to by government regulation without holding a certificate issued by the Minister, in contravention of section 50.

The penalty provided for in the first paragraph may also be imposed on any person who

(1)  provides erroneous information or a document that is incomplete for the purposes of this Act and the regulations; or

(2)  allows or authorizes the entry of any erroneous information or incomplete document in any register, statement or other document required under this Act or the regulations.

2022, c. 8, s. 79.