Prohibition re use of pesticide
15(1)No person shall use a pesticide
(a)
for a purpose other than that for which it is sold or supplied in the normal course of trade, or
(b)
in a manner contrary to any of the following:
(i)
regulations as to its use;
(ii)
the manufacturer’s written recommendation as to its use, contained in or on the pesticide container in which the pesticide was contained; or
(iii)
a term or condition imposed on the person or on a permit issued under section 11.
15(2)No person shall fail or refuse to comply with a term or condition imposed on the person or on a licence or certificate issued under section 10.
15(3)A statement contained in or on a pesticide container in which a pesticide is or was contained, purporting to be a recommendation as to the use of the pesticide contained in the pesticide container, is admissible in evidence in a prosecution for a violation of subsection (1) or (2) and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, shall be held to be the manufacturer’s written recommendation as to the use of the pesticide contained in the pesticide container.
R.S.1973, c.P-8, s.18; 1979, c.54, s.7; 1994, c.92, s.9