Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation

(Consolidated up to 22/2024) ALBERTA REGULATION 43/97 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act PESTICIDE (MINISTERIAL) REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 Classification of pesticides 3 Applicator certificate required 4 Qualifications for applicator certificate 5 Certificate for aerial application 6 Notice to provide information: applicator 7 Service registration 8 Application for service registration 9 Special use approval 10 Application for special use approval 11 Creating records 12 Keeping records 13 Notice to provide information: pesticide service registration 14 Vendor registration 14.1 Dispenser required 14.2 Qualifications for a dispenser certificate 15 Application for vendor registration 16 Refusal of registration 17 Wholesale vendor records 18 Retail vendor records 19 Keeping of records 20 Notice to provide information: retail vendors Transitional 21 Transitional ‑ applicators Repeals 22 Repeal Expiry 22.1 Expiry Coming into Force 23 Coming into force Schedules Definitions 1 (1) In this Regulation, (a) “cultivated land” means land that has been cleared, improved and prepared to raise agricultural crops or livestock, and includes pastures, improved rangeland and areas that have been landscaped for managed turf and ornamental plantings; (b) “forest management” means the management of a forest for wood, fibre, wildlife or recreation; (c) “indoor use” means use inside a building, including use in aquariums, on houseplants and on fabrics; (d) “multiple‑family dwelling” means one or more dwellings consisting of individual living units, whether attached to one another by a common wall or not, including but not limited to apartments, townhouses and condominiums; (e) “park” means land whose primary use is public recreation and to which the public has access; (f) “ready‑to‑use” means a pesticide that does not require any mixing or loading prior to use; (g) “right of way” means land used for power lines, pipelines, irrigation or drainage canals, roadways or railways; (h) “wildlife official” means a wildlife guardian appointed under the Wildlife Act or a conservation officer appointed under section 7(1) of Schedule 5 to the Government Organization Act . (2) Terms that are defined in the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation have the same meaning when they are used in this Regulation. AR 43/97 s1;27/2000;251/2001;279/2003 Classification of pesticides 2 Pesticides classified in Schedules 1 to 4 of this Regulation are pesticides to which Part 8 of the Act xand the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation apply. Applicator certificate required 3 (1) No person shall use or apply a pesticide listed in Schedule 1 or 2 unless that person (a) holds the appropriate class of applicator certificate listed in Schedule 5 for that use or application, or (b) is working under the supervision of an applicator and in accordance with the latest edition of the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides, published by the Department. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to (a) a commercial agriculturalist using or applying pesticides on land he owns, (b) a person using or applying pesticides for acreage or hobby greenhouse use who has purchased the pesticides in accordance with section 20 of the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation , (c) a public officer using or applying pesticides under the authority of the Agricultural Pests Act , the Bee Act , the Public Health Act or the Weed Control Act , or (d) a designated employee of the Government using or applying pesticides that are fish toxicants or vertebrate toxicants as part of a program of the Government. (3) No person, other than a person referred to in subsection (1), shall use or apply a pesticide listed in Schedule 3 (a) in a rental dwelling used for human habitation, (b) in or on the grounds of a school, hospital, continuing care home as defined in the Continuing Care Act or daycare facility, (c) in the common areas of a multiple‑family dwelling, including but not limited to hallways and laundry rooms, (d) on the common grounds of a multiple‑family dwelling, including but not limited to playgrounds, recreational areas, lawns and swimming pools, or (e) for hire or reward. (4) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to a person who uses or applies the pesticide in a dwelling that the person rents. AR 43/97 s3;279/2003;22/2024 Qualifications for applicator certificate 4 (1) An applicant for an applicator certificate must (a) be at least of 18 years of age, and (b) pass an examination or have qualifications recognized by the Director concerning the proper and safe handling, use, storage, application and disposal of pesticides used in the class of applicator certificate for which the applicant is applying. (1.1) An applicant for applicator recertification must (a) pass an examination or have the qualifications referred to in subsection (1)(b), or (b) meet the requirements of a continuing education program determined by the Director. (2) The Director may refuse to issue, recertify or recognize an applicator certificate if (a) the applicant has contravened the Act or this Regulation or the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) or any of the regulations under that Act, or (b) the applicant has not met the requirements of subsection (1) or (1.1). AR 43/97 s4;279/2003;110/2018 Certificate for aerial application 5 In addition to the requirements of section 4, an applicant for an aerial applicator certificate must establish to the Director’s or the authorized representative of a designated organization’s satisfaction that the applicant holds the appropriate flight crew licence issued under the Aeronautics Act (Canada). Notice to provide information: applicator 6 (1) The Director may, at any time by notice in writing, request an applicator to provide information with respect to the applicator’s pesticide application activities, including but not limited to the following: (a) the applicator’s current employer; (b) the applicator’s current address; (c) the use of particular pesticides; (d) the name and address of assistants who have used or applied pesticides on behalf of the applicator. (2) A person who receives a notice under subsection (1) must comply with it. (3) The applicator must notify the Director within 30 days of the date of a change of the applicator’s mailing address or name. Service registration 7 (1) No person shall offer or provide a pesticide service involving the use or application of a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 whether or not for hire or reward, unless that person (a) holds a valid pesticide service registration for the specific class of activity listed in Schedule 5, and (b) is an applicator or employs an applicator, certified for the specific class of activity listed in Schedule 5. (2) A person who offers a service provided by another person whether or not for hire or reward, shall ensure that the person providing the service (a) holds a valid pesticide service registration for the specific class of activity listed in Schedule 5, and (b) is an applicator or employs an applicator, certified for the specific class of activity listed in Schedule 5. (3) No person shall, unless that person holds a valid pesticide service registration, use or apply a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, whether or not for hire or reward, (a) on a right of way, (b) on public land, including land owned by a local authority, or (c) for forest management. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply where (a) the pesticide is used or applied by the owner of the right of way for agricultural production, (b) the pesticide is used or applied in accordance with an approval that authorizes the use or application and is issued in respect of an activity listed in Division 4 of Schedule 1 to the Activities Designation Regulation (AR 276/2003), or (c) the pesticide is a fish toxicant, aquatic invertebrate toxicant or vertebrate toxicant and is used or applied by a designated employee of the Government as part of a program of the Government. (5) A person who holds a pesticide service registration shall notify the Director before moving the location of an outlet to which the pesticide service registration pertains. AR 43/97 s7;279/2003;110/2018 Application for service registration 8 (1) An applicant for a pesticide service registration must submit an application in a form acceptable to the Director containing the following information: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the location and description of each outlet where the applicant will offer a service involving the use or application of a pesticide; (c) the nature of the service corresponding to the classes of pesticide applicator certificates listed in Schedule 5 that the applicant will be providing; (d) the name and address of all applicators who will be working for the applicant; (e) any other information the Director may require. (2) The Director may refuse to issue a pesticide service registration where (a) the applicant has contravened the Act, this Regulation, the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation , or the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) or any of the regulations under that Act, (b) the Director considers that the applicant is not able to conduct pesticide applications in accordance with the Act, this Regulation or the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation , (c) the applicant intends to conduct aerial applications, unless the applicant holds the appropriate authorizations to operate a commercial air service under the Aeronautics Act (Canada), (d) the applicant does not employ applicators with the appropriate class of certificate for the pesticide service that is offered or provided by the applicant, or (e) the applicant does not have insurance coverage in accordance with the latest edition of the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides published by the Department. (3) A pesticide service registration is cancelled on the date when the pesticide service registration holder (a) does not employ applicators with the appropriate class of certificate for the pesticide service that is offered or provided by the pesticide service registration holder, (b) does not maintain insurance in accordance with the latest edition of the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides published by the Department, (c) moves the location of any of the pesticide service registration holder’s outlets without prior notification to the Director, or (d) does not meet the specifications identified in the pesticide service registration. AR 43/97 s8;279/2003;110/2018 Special use approval 9 (1) No person shall, unless the person holds a special use approval issued by the Director, (a) use or apply a pesticide in or on an open body of water, (b) use or apply a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 within a horizontal distance of 30 metres from an open body of water, (c) store a pesticide within a horizontal distance of 30 metres from an open body of water, or (d) wash equipment or vehicles used to apply pesticides within a horizontal distance of 30 metres from an open body of water. (2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a person using or applying a fish toxicant in accordance with a written authorization issued by the Director of Fisheries Management of the Department. (3) Subsection (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply to a person using or applying a vertebrate toxicant bait in, on or within 30 horizontal metres of a frozen open body of water pursuant to a Government pest control program. (4) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to (a) an applicator using or applying pesticides in accordance with the latest edition of the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides published by the Department, or (b) a person using or applying pesticides on cultivated land. Application for special use approval 10 An applicant for a special use approval must submit an application in a form acceptable to the Director containing the following information: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the location of the area to be treated; (c) the pest to be controlled; (d) the name of the pesticide to be used; (e) alternative pest management strategies that have been investigated; (f) any other information the Director may require. Creating records 11 (1) An applicator who uses or applies a pesticide must record the following information in a form acceptable to the Director by the end of the day on which the pesticide was used or applied: (a) the name of the person for whom the pesticide was applied; (b) the location where the pesticide was applied; (c) the year, month, day and time at which the pesticide was applied; (d) the name of the pest and purpose for which the pesticide was applied; (e) the approved common name or trade name of the pesticide and the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) registration number; (f) the application rate and total quantity of the pesticide applied; (g) the method of application; (h) if the pesticide was applied outside an enclosed structure, the meteorological conditions prevailing at the time of application, including temperature, humidity, precipitation and approximate wind speed and direction; (i) the location and distance of any pesticide used or applied within 30 horizontal metres of an open body of water. (2) Where the applicator is conducting applications under the authority of a pesticide service registration, the applicator must within 15 days of the completed application submit a copy of the record referred to in subsection (1) to the pesticide service registration holder employing the applicator. (3) Where a pesticide service registration holder employs an applicator to conduct pesticide applications, the pesticide service registration holder must within 15 days of the completed application obtain a copy of the record referred to in subsection (1) from the applicator. AR 43/97 s11;110/2018 Keeping records 12 A pesticide service registration holder who receives records and an applicator who makes records referred to in section 11(1) must maintain those records for a period of not less than 5 years from the date of the application of the pesticide to which the record relates. Notice to provide information: pesticide service registration 13 (1) The Director may, at any time, by notice in writing request a pesticide service registration holder to provide information with respect to the pesticide service registration holder’s pesticide application operations, including but not limited to the following: (a) the applicators employed by the pesticide service registration holder; (b) a description of the pesticide service registration holder’s pesticide application operations; (c) the use of particular pesticides. (2) A person who receives a notice under subsection (1) shall comply with it. Vendor registration 14 (1) No person shall sell at wholesale a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 unless the person holds a wholesale vendor registration or a retail vendor registration. (1.1) A person who sells at wholesale a pesticide listed in Schedule 1 or 2 is deemed to hold a wholesale vendor registration if the person holds an Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association Certificate of Compliance issued by the Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association. (2) No person shall sell at retail a pesticide listed in Schedule 1 or 2 unless he holds a retail vendor registration. (3) A person who sells at retail a pesticide listed in Schedule 1 or 2 is deemed to hold a retail vendor registration if the person holds an Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association Certificate of Compliance issued by the Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association. AR 43/97 s14;279/2003 Dispenser required 14.1 (1) No person shall sell, display or store at retail a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 unless the person is or employs a dispenser or applicator. (2) No person shall sell, display or store at retail a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 unless a dispenser is available at each retail outlet at all times when it is open for business. (3) Despite subsection (2), a person may sell, display or store at retail a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 if, during the temporary absence of a dispenser or applicator, a dispenser assistant is available at the retail outlet who is trained in accordance with the latest edition of the Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides published by the Department. (4) A retail vendor registration is immediately (a) suspended on the date when the holder is not a dispenser or applicator or does not employ a dispenser or applicator, and (b) reactivated on the date when the holder is a dispenser or applicator or employs a dispenser or applicator, unless the retail vendor registration has expired. AR 279/2003 s8;110/2018 Qualifications for a dispenser certificate 14.2 (1) An applicant for a dispenser certificate must (a) be at least 18 years of age, (b) pass an examination or have qualifications recognized by the Director concerning the proper and safe handling, display, sale, distribution, storage, emergency response and disposal of pesticides in the class of dispenser certificate for which the applicant is applying, and (c) meet any other criteria or competencies (i) determined by the Director to the satisfaction of the Director, or (ii) recognized by the Director. (2) An applicant for a dispenser recertification must (a) pass the examination or have the qualifications referred to in subsection 1(b), or (b) meet the requirements of a continuing education program determined by the Director. (3) The Director may refuse to issue, recertify or recognize a dispenser certificate if (a) the applicant has contravened the Act or this Regulation or the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) or any of the regulations under that Act, or (b) the applicant has not met the requirements of subsection (1) or (2). AR 110/2018 s7 Application for vendor registration 15 (1) An application for a wholesale vendor registration or a retail vendor registration must include the following information: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the location and description of each outlet where the applicant will sell pesticides at wholesale or retail, as the case may be; (c) the location and description of all storage facilities in Alberta at which the applicant will store pesticides; (d) a 24‑hour emergency number for the applicant or his agent; (e) a description of any groceries, food or personal use items stored or sold on the premises at which pesticides will be stored or from which pesticides will be sold; (f) in the case of an application for a retail vendor registration, the names of all dispensers for each sales outlet to be covered by the registration; (g) the name of the chief executive officer if the applicant is a corporation; (h) any other information the Director may require. (2) A wholesale vendor registration or a retail vendor registration is cancelled on the date when the holder of the wholesale vendor registration or retail vendor registration moves the location of the holder’s outlet without prior notification to the Director. AR 43/97 s15;110/2018 Refusal of registration 16 The Director may refuse to issue a wholesale vendor registration or retail vendor registration if (a) the applicant has contravened the Act, this Regulation, the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation or the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) or any of the regulations under that Act, (b) the Director considers that the applicant is not able to sell pesticides in accordance with the Act, this Regulation or the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation , (c) a storage facility listed in the application is not certified by the Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association, or (d) the outlet locations where the applicant will sell pesticides at retail do not employ a dispenser. AR 43/97 s16;279/2003 Wholesale vendor records 17 (1) A person who sells a pesticide at wholesale must keep a record of each sale of a pesticide listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 stating (a) the name and mailing address of the purchaser, (b) the name and total quantity of the pesticide sold, (c) the date of the sale, and (d) where the purchaser (i) is the holder of a wholesale vendor registration, the purchaser’s registration number and the expiry date of the registration, (ii) is the holder of a retail vendor registration, (A) the purchaser’s registration number and the expiry date of the registration, and (B) the dispenser’s or applicator’s name, type of certificate, certificate number and the expiry date of the certificate, (iii) is a person to whom section 14(1.1) or (3) applies, the appropriate Certificate of Compliance number and the expiry date of the Certificate of Compliance, or (iv) sells at retail pesticides listed in Schedule 3, the dispenser’s or applicator’s name, type of certificate, certificate number and the expiry date of the certificate. (2) A wholesale vendor shall forward to the Director a copy of a record or the summary of a record maintained pursuant to subsection (1) in a form acceptable to the Director (a) within 30 days following the receipt of a request in writing from the Director, or (b) within the time specified by the Director. AR 43/97 s17;279/2003;315/2003;110/2018 Retail vendor records 18 (1) A person who sells a pesticide at retail must keep a record of each sale of a pesticide listed in Schedule 1 or 2 stating (a) the name and mailing address of the purchaser, (b) the name and total quantity of the pesticide sold, (c) the date of the sale, (c.1) the qualifications of the purchaser to purchase the pesticide, and (d) where the purchaser (i) is the holder of a pesticide service registration, the purchaser’s registration number and the expiry date of the registration, (ii) is the holder of an applicator certificate, the purchaser’s applicator certificate number and the expiry date of the applicator certificate, (iii) is authorized or certified pursuant to section 13 of the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation (AR 24/97), the number and expiry date of the purchaser’s authorization or certificate, (iv) is a commercial agriculturalist, the purchaser’s legal land description, the Alberta Farm Fuel Benefit number or other information that would verify that the purchaser is a commercial agriculturalist, or (v) is an acreage owner or hobby greenhouse owner purchasing a Schedule 2 pesticide in accordance with section 20 of the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation (AR 24/97), a rural land location or other identification that would verify that the purchaser is an acreage owner or hobby greenhouse owner. (2) Where a pesticide is available for purchase only by a commercial agriculturalist who has successfully completed training recognized by the Director in the use and application of pesticides in accordance with section 13 of the Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation (AR 24/97), the record must verify that the purchaser has completed the recognized training. AR 43/97 s18;279/2003;110/2018 Keeping of records 19 Information in a record kept under section 17 or 18 must be kept for at least 5 years after it is entered in the record. Notice to provide information: retail vendors 20 (1) The Director may, at any time, by notice in writing request a person who sells a pesticide at retail to provide information with respect to the sale of pesticides, including but not limited to the following: (a) the name of the dispensers employed by the person who sells at retail; (b) the sale of specified pesticides. (2) A person who receives a notice under subsection (1) must comply with it. Transitional Transitional ‑ applicators 21 A conditional applicator may continue to use or apply a pesticide in accordance with the Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 127/93) but only until the conditional applicator’s certificate expires. Repeals Repeal 22 The Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation (Alta. Reg. 127/93) is repealed. Expiry Expiry 22.1 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on June 30, 2028. AR 120/2013 s2;101/2015;108/2016;110/2018; 261/2022 Coming into Force Coming into force 23 This Regulation comes into force on February 7, 1997. 24 Repealed AR 120/2013 s3. Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Pesticides 1 The following, unless they are classified as Schedule 4 pesticides, are classified as Schedule 1 pesticides: Pesticides with a label product class designation as required by the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) other than the class designation “DOMESTIC”, where the pesticide is: (a) a fumigant or suspension in air containing any of the following active ingredients: ALP ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE CPN CHLOROPICRIN DVP DICHLORVOS HCN CALCIUM CYANIDE LIN LINDANE MBR METHYL BROMIDE NIA NICOTINE PTH PARATHION SFT SULFOTEP PLUS RELATED ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (b) a fungicide containing any of the following active ingredients: MCC MERCURIC CHLORIDE MSC MERCUROUS CHLORIDE VIL VINCLOZOLIN (c) a herbicide containing any of the following active ingredients: ACL ACROLEIN OXR OXYFLUORFEN (d) an insecticide containing any of the following active ingredients: ADC ALDICARB CAF CARBOFURAN CFV CHLORFENVINPHOS COY TERBUFOS DIS DISULFOTON DSG 1,3‑DICHLOROPROPENE DYF FONOFOS FEM FENITROTHION GOO AZINPHOS‑METHYL MED METHIDATHION MML METHOMYL MOM METHAMIDOPHOS OXB OXAMYL PHR PHORATE (e) a vertebrate toxicant containing any of the following active ingredients: AMP 4‑AMINOPYRIDINE AZA AZACOSTEROL HYDROCHLORIDE HCN SODIUM CYANIDE STR STRYCHNINE SUF SODIUM FLUOROACETATE (f) repealed AR 279/2003 s13; (g) a vertebrate toxicant containing the active ingredient zinc phosphide for use as a tracking powder. AR 43/97 Sched.1;279/2003 Schedule 2 Schedule 2 Pesticides 1 The pesticides referred to in sections 2 and 3, unless they are classified as Schedule 1 or Schedule 4 pesticides, are classified as Schedule 2 pesticides. 2 A pesticide with a label product class designation as required by the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) other than “DOMESTIC”. 3 A fertilizer that is required to be registered under the Fertilizers Act (Canada) and that contains any of the following pesticide active ingredients: PTX OXYCARBOXIN QTZ QUINTOZENE THI THIRAM TPM THIOPHANATE METHYL VIT CARBATHIIN AR 43/97 Sched.2;279/2003 Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Pesticides 1 The pesticides referred to in sections 2 and 3, unless they are classified as Schedule 4 pesticides, are classified as Schedule 3 pesticides. 2 Any pesticide with a label product class designation required by the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) of “DOMESTIC”. 3 Any fertilizer that is required to be registered under the Fertilizers Act (Canada) that contains a pesticide active ingredient other than one listed in section 3 of Schedule 2. Schedule 4 Schedule 4 Pesticides 1 (1) In this Schedule, (a) “Code” means the 3-letter code used by federal authorities responsible for the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) to identify active ingredients; Code Compound BRF BRODIFACOUM BRM BROMADIOLONE CGO CHOLECALCIFEROL CHP CHLOROPHACINONE CPD 3‑CHLORO‑1,2‑PROPANEDIOL DFL DIFETHALION DPC DIPHACINONE EGO ERGOCALCIFEROL GUM NATURAL GUM RESINS PIN PINDONE POB POLYMERIZED BUTENES SIF SILICON DIOXIDE (FRESH WATER FOSSILS) SIL SILICA AEROGEL or SILICA GEL (AMORPHOUS) SIO SILICON DIOXIDE (SALT WATER FOSSILS) SQS SULFAQUINOXALINE WAR WARFARIN (b) “Formulation” or “(FORM)” means the 2‑letter code used by federal authorities responsible for the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) to identify formulations and includes: (i) Granular (GR) (i.1) Impregnated Fabric (IF) (ii) Paste (PA) (iii) Pellets (PE) (iv) Pressurized Product (PP) (v) Particulate (PT) (vi) Solution (SN) (vii) Slow‑Release Generator (SR) (viii) Solid (SO) (ix) Tablet (TA) (c) “Marketing” or “(MARK)” means the single letter code used by federal authorities responsible for the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) to identify appropriate markets for pesticide formulations and includes: (i) Domestic (D) (ii) Commercial (C) (iii) Restricted (R) (iv) Manufacturing (M) (v) Technical Active Ingredient (T) (d) “Product Type Codes” or “(PRTP)” means the 3‑letter code used by federal authorities responsible for the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) to identify product types; (e) “Ready‑to‑use” or “(RTU)” means the pesticide does not require mixing with any diluent and is ready‑to‑use. (2) Pesticides with a formulation that meets the criteria in columns I, II and III are classified as Schedule 4 pesticides. COLUMN I Product Type (PRTP) COLUMN II Code COLUMN III MARK & Description of PRTP if required (a) additive (laundry) (LAA) all all D and C formulations (b) adjuvant, surfactant (ADJ) all all C formulations sold as separate products for tank mixes with other pesticides; includes additives, coloured marker dyes, defoamers, drift control agents, particulating agents, pH adjusters, spreader‑stickers (c) air sanitizer (AIS) all all D and C formulations (d) algaecide (ALG) all all D formulations all C and R formulations of copper for use in wholly contained bodies of water on private land, including farm, fire and fish ponds, dugouts, industrial ponds and ponds used in connection with municipal water treatment (e) animal repellent (ARP) all all D, C and R formulations used to repel bears, deer, rabbits, cats, dogs, rodents and other vertebrates other than birds (f) anti‑fouling paint (AFP) all all D and C formulations (g) anti‑sapstain wood preservative (SAP) all all D and C formulations (h) bird repellent (BRP) POB all D and C formulations (i) hard‑surface disinfectant (DIS) all all D and C formulations (j) heavy duty wood preservative (HDW) all all D and C formulations (k) insect growth regulator (IGR) all all D and C formulations for use on domestic pets only (l) insect repellent (IRP) all all D and C formulations (m) insecticide (INS) (i) all (i) all D and C formulations for fabric impregnation (ii) all (ii) all D and C formulations with FORM as PP (aerosols) (iii) all (iii) all D formulations of RTU insect baits and insect bait-stations (iv) all (iv) all D and C formulations of moth balls as flakes, cakes, blocks or crystals (v) all (v) all C formulations of livestock insecticides where the label use directions pertain to the direct application to livestock, livestock bedding, corrals, barns, pens, stables and other livestock enclosures (vi) GUM (vi) all D and C formulations (vii) SIL, SIO, SIF (vii) all D and C formulations (viii) all (viii) all D formulations (RTU) at least one use in dwellings (ix) all (ix) all D and C formulations of insect strips with FORM as SR, IF and SO (x) all (x) all D and C formulations of fly baits with FORM as GR, PT or SO (xi) all (xi) all D and C formulations of insect strips with FORM as SR (xii) all all D and C formulations for use on domestic pets (n) joinery wood preservative (JON) all all D and C formulations (o) material preservative (MPS) all all D and C formulations (p) plant growth regulator (PGR) all all D formulations (q) pruning paint (PRP) all all D and C formulations (r) remedial wood preservative (REM) all all D and C formulations (s) rodenticide (ROD) (i) all (i) all D formulations (ii) BRF, BRM, CGO, CHP, CPD, DFL, DPC, EGO, PIN, SQS, WAR (ii) all C formulations (RTU) with FORM as PE, PT, SO or TA (bars, blocks, cakes, pellets, baits or tablets) registered for rat or mouse control only (t) swimming pool chemicals (SWA, SWB) all all D and C formulations (u) slimicide (SLI) all all D and C formulations (u.1) water soluble dye all all D, C and R formulations (v) wood preservative (WPS) all all D and C formulations (w) wood preservative stain (STN) all all D and C formulations (x) pesticides registered for reformulation or remanufacturing only (N/A) all all M and T formulations (y) pesticides exempt from registration under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) (N/A) all any formulation AR 43/97 Sched.4;279/2003;110/2018 Schedule 5 Classes of Pesticide Applicator Certificates and Service Registration Activities 1 Aerial: This class includes the use of pesticides applied by aircraft. 2 Agriculture: This class includes the use of pesticides by ground application for livestock and agricultural crops. 3 Aquatic Vegetation: This class includes the use of herbicides by ground application for the control of aquatic weeds in water bodies as defined in the Water Act . 4 Forestry: This class includes the use of pesticides by ground application in forest management operations or silviculture, forest seed orchards, outdoor nurseries and plantations. 5 Fumigation: This class includes the use of all fumigants within enclosed structures or the use of fumigant gases under sheets or tarps. 6 Greenhouse: This class includes the use of pesticides in greenhouses and mushroom houses during the storage, display or production of agricultural crops, including vegetables, ornamentals and mushrooms, as well as forest tree seedlings. 7 Industrial: This class includes the use of herbicides by ground application for controlling weeds on industrial areas including roadsides, power lines, pipelines, rights of way, easements, railways, petroleum well sites and equipment yards. In addition, this class includes herbicide applications to parking lots and landscaped areas surrounding industrial facilities for the control of designated noxious or restricted weeds. 8 Landscape: This class includes the use of pesticides (other than fumigants) by ground application for the maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf on outdoor residential, commercial (e.g., golf courses and cemeteries), recreational and public land. In addition, this class includes herbicide applications to parking lots and roads for the control of designated noxious or restricted weeds within urban areas, but does not include herbicide applications for brush control. 9 Biting Flies: This class includes the use of insecticides into water or on land, by ground application only, for the control of mosquitoes and other biting flies. 10 Structural: This class includes the use of pesticides for the prevention or control of pests that impact a structure or its inhabitants. 11 Special: This class includes the application of a pesticide for a specific use not covered by other classes, including but not limited to, the following: ‑ seed, ‑ interior plantscapes, ‑ plant roots in sewer systems, and ‑ vertebrate toxicants. 12 Restricted: This class includes the application of pesticides restricted to a limited number of activities within one of the classes of certificates listed. AR 43/97 Sched.5;279/2003;110/2018