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INFORMATION BULLETIN
2013ENV0012-000301
Feb. 20, 2013 |
Ministry of Environment
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Pesticide regulations to reflect
public input
VICTORIA – Taking into account over 8,000 comments from a public
consultation as well as recommendations from the bi-partisan Special Committee
on Cosmetic Pesticides, the proposed amendments to the Integrated Pest
Management Act will address public concern over the use of cosmetic pesticides
on private landscaped areas.
The goal of this legislation is to ensure cosmetic pesticides are
being used safely and responsibly. Over 5,000 of the public responses called for
at least a restriction on the scope of pesticides used on private landscaped
areas. Additionally, the legislature and the majority of members of the special
committee called for tighter restrictions on the sale and use of
pesticides.
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