1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“analyst” means an analyst appointed by the Minister under section 23. (analyste)
“animal” includes a bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, invertebrate or mammal other than a human. (animal)
“Board” means the Pesticides Advisory Board established under section 4. (Commission)
“body of water” includes ground water, a natural or artificial lake, pond, river, bay, marsh, creek, brook or stream and shore water, coastal waters, marine waters and any waters in which aquaculture is to be, is or was carried on. (étendue d’eau)
“certificate” means a valid and subsisting certificate issued under this Act or the regulations. (certificat)
“Crown” means the Crown in right of the Province and includes a Crown corporation. (Couronne)
“Director” means the Director of Pesticides Control appointed under section 3. (directeur)
“inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Minister under section 24. (inspecteur)
“licence” means a valid and subsisting licence issued under this Act or the regulations. (licence)
“Minister” means the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“natural environment” means air, land and water or any combination or part of air, land and water. (environnement naturel)
“permit” means a valid and subsisting permit issued under this Act or the regulations. (permis)
“pest” means an injurious, noxious or troublesome plant or animal life other than plant or animal life on or in a human and includes an injurious, noxious or troublesome organic function of a plant or animal. (parasite)
“pesticide” means a product, device, organism, substance or thing or combination of any products, devices, organisms, substances or things that is intended to be or is represented as, sold as or used as a means for
(pesticide)
(a)
directly or indirectly controlling, preventing, killing, destroying, mitigating, attracting or repelling a pest, or
(b)
altering the growth, development or characteristics of a living plant that is not a pest,
and a metabolite or degradation product of that product, device, organism, substance or thing and includes a product, device, organism, substance or thing that is required to be registered as a pest control product under the
Pest Control Products Act (Canada) and a metabolite or degradation product of that product, device, organism, substance or thing.
“pesticide container” means a package or an apparatus that contains or has contained either a pesticide or pesticide residue. (récipient à pesticide)
“premises” includes land, an interest in land and any buildings on land. (lieux)
“sell” includes offer for sale, expose for sale, display or advertise for sale or have in possession for sale and distribution. (vendre)
“vendor” means a person who sells or supplies a pesticide to any other person within the Province. (vendeur)
R.S.1973, c.P-8, s.1; 1976, c.45, s.1; 1979, c.54, s.1; 1982, c.48, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.96; 1987, c.40, s.1; 1989, c.55, s.41; 1994, c.92, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.235; 2006, c.16, s.132; 2012, c.39, s.108; 2020, c.25, s.81