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If a sign notifying the public of pesticide use must be posted to comply with Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act, the sign must conform to the illustrations in this document.

Illustrations are provided for the following signs:

  • Sign A Warning — Fumigation
  • Sign B Warning — Structural extermination
  • Sign C Notice — Residential area land extermination
  • Sign D Warning — Residential area land extermination
  • Sign E Notice — Non-residential area land extermination
  • Sign F Warning — Non-residential area land extermination
  • Sign G Warning — Storage

Purpose

These warning or notice signs must be used, by law, to provide the public with notice of an extermination or the storage of pesticides.

These requirements are prescribed by Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act.

Outcomes

Pesticide applicators must follow the public notification requirements of Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act. All signs must conform to these illustrations in order to comply with Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act.