Supporting Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016 Thompson, Lisa M. — Bill 4 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 4, 41-2

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Bill 4, Supporting Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016

Thompson, Lisa M.

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Bill 4 2016

Act to amend the Pesticides Act

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section

1 of the Pesticides Act is amended by adding the

following subsection:

Professional

pest advisor

(5) For the purposes of this Act and the

regulations, and despite any regulation made under it,

"professional

pest advisor" means one of the following persons:

1. A person who is certified as a Certified Crop

Adviser (CCA) by the American Society of Agronomy and is a member in good

standing of the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association.

2. A person who is registered as a member under the Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists Act, 2013 ,

if the person's field of practice relates to paragraph 2 or 6 of subsection 3

(2) of that Act.

3. A person who holds

an authorizing certificate issued by an out-of-province regulatory authority in

respect of a field of practice mentioned in paragraph 2.

4. A person who, in the opinion of the Director, has

qualifications that are equivalent to those of a person mentioned in paragraph

1 or 2. The Director shall have regard to the following criteria:

i. Whether the person has a post-secondary

degree in crop production or that is related to or relevant to crop production.

ii. Whether the person provides evidence to

the Director that he or she has experience in crop consulting and the

experience is sufficient relative to the amount of education he or she has

obtained.

iii. Whether the person is active in crop

consulting or is competent in crop consulting.

2. The

Act is amended by adding the following section:

Pest

assessments

Consultation

re pest assessments

7.2

(1) For

a 90-day period starting on the day

section 1 of the Supporting

Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016 , comes into force, the

Ministry shall accept submissions from any interested professional pest advisor

regarding how pest assessments should be conducted based on the Field Crop

Protection Guide, 2016-2017, Publication 812, published by the Ministry of

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and available on a website of the

Government of Ontario.

Checklist

(2) Based on the submissions, the Ministry

shall prepare a checklist of the requirements that must be satisfied when

conducting pest assessments.

Same

(3) The requirements set out in the

checklist shall be used for all pest assessments as of the date the Ministry

publishes the checklist on its website.

Legislation Act, 2006

(4) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to requirements set

out in checklists.

Pest

assessments conducted under supervision

(5) Where a person who is supervised by a

professional pest advisor conducts an inspection of the soil as part of a pest

assessment, the presence of the professional pest advisor is not required at

the time of the inspection.

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Supporting Agricultural

Experts in their Field Act, 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill makes various amendments to the Pesticides Act .

definition of "professional pest advisor" is added to the Act. Under the

definition, a person would be considered a professional pest advisor if he or

she has certain certifications or registrations or if, in the opinion of the

Director, the person has the necessary qualifications for the position, having

regard to the person's level of education and professional experience.

The

Bill adds a requirement for the Ministry to consult with interested

professional pest advisors regarding how pest assessments should be conducted.

Based on the consultations, the Ministry will prepare a checklist to be

followed when conducting pest assessments.

The

Bill also provides that when a soil inspection is conducted by a person who is

supervised by a professional pest advisor, the professional pest advisor is not

required to be present during the inspection.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 22, 2016

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

September 22, 2016

Second Reading

Carried

September 22, 2016

Second Reading

Debate

September 13, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

September 13, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

September 22, 2016

Ms. Lisa M. Thompson, Mr. John Vanthof, Hon. Jeff Leal, Mr. Bill Walker, Mr. Lou Rinaldi, Mr. Arthur Potts, Mr. Toby Barrett, Mrs. Julia Munro

September 22, 2016

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 4

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Pesticides Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 4, 41-2
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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