Ontario's Cosmetic Pesticides Ban (Bill 64)
Information about Ontario’s Cosmetic Pesticides Ban
What the Golf Course
Owners/Operators Need to Know
Ministry of the Environment
- Golf Course IPM Accreditation
Ministry of the Environment
- Pesticide Legislation
Ontario Allied Golf Associations Update on the Cosmetic
Pesticide Ban
Bill 64 received Royal Assent in July 2008. The
resulting Cosmetic Pesticide Ban allows golf courses to continue to use
pesticides, but only if they comply with new stricter conditions. These
conditions are articulated in Ontario Regulation 63/09 that was released
March 4th and goes into effect Earth Day April 2
2, 2009. To read about the key components of this
bill, click here. For the French copy,
please click here.
BILL 64 REGULATION : Here
is a link to the new Ontario Regulation made under the Pesticides
Act
To ask questions or to comment on the new Ontario
Bill 64 regulation, be sure to check out the new forum under
Communitees/General Topics, or send an email to Christine Lockhurst clockhurst@golfsupers.com
The Ontario Government introduced new legislation on April 22,
2008, amending the Ontario Pesticide Act to limit the sale and use
of pesticides for cosmetic use in Ontario. Bill 64, in its current
form, exempts golf from the provisions outlined but there are certain
conditions related to this exemption. The CGSA and other golf
industry affiliates has been working with the Ontario governement to see
the golf exemption continued.
Standing Committee on Social Policy: PowerPoint
Presentation by Lindsay Hanson; Policy,
Communication and Regulatory Affairs Directorate.What the Golf Course Owners/Operators Need to
Know
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