Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations Respecting the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations

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The Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 4(1) of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and the Order Transferring from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to the Minister of Health the powers, duties and functions under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act in relation to the Pest Control Products Act, hereby makes the annexed Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations Respecting the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations.^note^noteMarch 29, 2001

Interpretation

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The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act means the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act. (Loi)

minor harm means actual or potential harm, the effects of which can be reversed at a cost not exceeding $1,000. (tort mineur)

serious harm means actual or potential harm which does not constitute minor harm. (tort grave)

Violations

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The contravention of any of the following provisions is a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Act:

(a)a provision of the Pest Control Products Act that is set out in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1;

(b)a provision of the Pest Control Products Regulations that is set out in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1;

(c)a provision of the Pest Control Products Sales Information Reporting Regulations that is set out in column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1; and

(d)a provision of the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations that is set out in column 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 1.

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Short-form Descriptions

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As established by the Minister under paragraph 6(b) of the Act, the short-form description to be used in notices of violation in respect of each violation of a provision that is set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 is set out in column 2.

Classification

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The classification of a violation as a minor violation, serious violation or very serious violation of a provision set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 is as set out in column 3.

Penalties

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(1)The amount of the penalty in respect of a violation committed by an individual otherwise than in the course of a business and that is not committed to obtain a financial benefit is

(a)$500, for a minor violation;

(b)$800, for a serious violation; and

(c)$1,300, for a very serious violation.

(2)The amount of the penalty in respect of a minor violation committed by a person in the course of a business or in order to obtain a financial benefit is $1,300.

(3)The amount of the penalty in respect of a violation committed by a person in the course of a business or in order to obtain a financial benefit is $6,000 for a serious violation and $10,000 for a very serious violation, with adjustments, if any, determined in accordance with column 2 of Schedule 2 for each total gravity value as established in accordance with section 6 and set out in column 1 of that Schedule.

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The total gravity value in respect of each serious violation or very serious violation referred to in subsection 5(3) shall be established by

(a)considering the following criteria:

(i)the history of the person who committed the violation in respect of prior violations or offences as described in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3,

(ii)the degree of intent or negligence on the part of the person who committed the violation as described in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3, and

(iii)the harm that was or could be done by the violation as described in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 3;

(b)ascribing, for each of the criteria referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii), the applicable gravity value that is set out in column 1 of Parts 1 to 3 of Schedule 3; and

(c)adding the gravity values obtained under paragraph (b).

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Compliance Agreements

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(1)Subject to subsection (2), if the Minister enters into a compliance agreement under subsection 10(1) of the Act and the terms and conditions of the agreement include monetary expenditures to be made by a person, the amount of the penalty shall be reduced by one dollar for every two dollars spent by the person, with a maximum reduction to nil.

(2)The amount set out in a notice of default served under subsection 10(4) of the Act shall be paid within 15 days after service of the notice in a manner prescribed in subsection 10(3) of these Regulations.

Service of Documents

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(1)Service of a document originating from the Minister or service of a notice of violation on an individual named in the document or notice may be made

(a)personally, by delivering a copy of it

(i)to the individual at any place, or

(ii)if the individual is not at the last known address or usual place of residence at the time of service, to someone who appears to be an adult member of the same household at that address or residence and the day on which the document is left with the member of the household is deemed to be the day on which the document is served; or

(b)by sending a copy of it by registered mail, by courier or by electronic means, including electronic registered mail and fax, to the last known address or usual place of residence of the individual.

(2)Service of a notice of violation on a person other than an individual may be effected by

(a)sending a copy of it by registered mail, courier or fax to the head office or place of business of the person or to the person’s agent;

(b)leaving a copy of it at the person’s head office or place of business, with an officer or other individual who appears to be in control or management of the head office or place of business or with the person’s agent; or

(c)sending a copy of it by electronic means other than by fax to any individual referred to in paragraph (b).

(3)If a document is sent by fax or other electronic means, a copy of it shall also be sent by registered mail.

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A person who signs a certificate of service, in a form approved by the Minister, stating that the notice of violation was served on the person named in the certificate and the means by which service was effected is deemed to have served the document:

(a)where the document is sent by registered mail or courier, on the tenth day after the date indicated in the receipt issued by the postal or courier service;

(b)where the document is sent by fax or other electronic means, on the day it is sent.

Payment

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(1)For the purposes of subsection 9(1) of the Act and subject to subsection (2), any payment shall be paid within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.

(2)A person named in a notice of violation that contains a penalty may pay an amount equal to one half of the penalty if the person pays the amount within 15 days after the day on which the notice is served.

(3)For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, the payment of a penalty or an amount in default shall be made by means of a certified cheque or money order made payable to the Receiver General for Canada and may be made

(a)in person;

(b)by regular mail;

(c)by registered mail; or

(d)by courier.

(4)A payment made in accordance with subsection (3) is deemed to be made

(a)on the day on which it is made in person;

(b)on the date indicated in the postmark stamped on the envelope, if the amount is sent by regular mail; and

(c)on the date indicated in the receipt issued by the postal or courier service, if the payment is sent by registered mail or courier.

Review and Compliance Agreements

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(1)If a person named in a notice of violation that contains a warning requests, under subsection 8(1) of the Act, a review of the facts of the violation by the Minister or the Tribunal, the request shall be made in writing within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.

(2)If a person named in a notice of violation that contains a penalty requests, under subsection 9(2) of the Act, a review of the facts of the violation by the Minister or the Tribunal or, if the penalty is $2,000 or more, to enter into a compliance agreement with the Minister, the request shall be made in writing within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), a request to enter into a compliance agreement shall include a proposal outlining in detail the corrective action that will be taken to ensure future compliance.

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For the purposes of subsections 11(1) and 13(2) of the Act, any payment of the amount of the penalty and any request for a review by the Tribunal shall be made within 15 days after the day on which the notice of the Minister’s decision is served and any such request shall be made in writing.^note

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Section 12 also applies to any request for a review under subsection 12(2) of the Act.^note

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(1)A person may make a request referred to in section 11, 12 or 13 by delivering it by hand or by sending it by registered mail, by courier or by electronic means, including electronic registered mail and fax, to a recipient and place authorized by the Minister.

(2)If a person makes a request, the date of the request is

(a)the day on which the request is delivered to the authorized recipient, if the request is delivered by hand;

(b)the earlier of the day on which the request is received by the authorized recipient and the date indicated in the receipt issued by the postal or courier service, if the request is sent by registered mail or courier; or

(c)the date on which the fax or other electronic transmission is received.

(3)Where a request is sent by fax or by other electronic means, a copy of the request shall be sent by registered mail.

Review by Tribunal

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A review by the Tribunal shall be conducted orally if the person named in the notice of violation requests that the review be oral.^note

Coming into Force

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These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Schedule 1 · Pest Control Products Act and Regulations (Sections 2 to 4)

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Provision of the Pest Control Products Act | Short-form Description* | Classification1 | 6(1) | Manufacture, possess, handle, store, transport, import, distribute or use a pest control product that is not registered or otherwise authorized | Very serious2 | 6(2) | Manufacture, import, export or distribute a registered pest control product contrary to the conditions of registration | Very serious3 | 6(3) | Store, import, export or distribute a pest control product not packaged or labelled in accordance with the regulations or, if it is registered, the conditions of registration | Serious4 | 6(5)(a) | Handle, store, transport, use or dispose of a pest control product in a way that is inconsistent with the regulations | Very serious5 | 6(5)(b) | Handle, store, transport, use or dispose of a registered pest control product in a way that is inconsistent with the directions on the label recorded in the Register | Very serious6 | 6(7) | Package, label or advertise a pest control product in a way that is false, misleading or likely to create an erroneous impression | Serious7 | 6(8) | Manufacture, possess, handle, store, transport, distribute, use or dispose of a pest control product in a way that endangers human health or safety or the environment | Very serious8 | 6(8.1) | Alter, destroy or falsify a document required to be kept, maintained or provided | Very serious9 | 6(8.2)(a) | Alter a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under the Pest Control Products Act | Very serious10 | 6(8.2)(b) | Have in possession or use a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under the Pest Control Products Act that has been altered | Serious11 | 6(8.3) | Have in possession or use any document not issued or made — or in any manner given — under the Pest Control Products Act that so resembles a document issued or made — or in any manner given — under that Act that is likely to be mistaken for such a document | Serious12 | 30(1)(b) | Knowingly provide false or misleading information in response to a notice | Very serious13 | 31(1) | Fail to comply with the conditions of registration | Very serious13.1 | 31(2) | Fail to comply with a condition imposed by the Minister under subsection 21(4) of the Pest Control Products Act | Serious13.2 | 31(2) | Fail to comply with a condition imposed by the Minister under paragraph 21(5)(a) of the Pest Control Products Act with respect to the continued possession, handling, storage, distribution or use of stocks of a pest control product in Canada at the time of cancellation of its registration | Serious13.3 | 31(2) | Fail to comply with the requirement to recall and dispose of a pest control product, the registration of which is cancelled, in the manner specified by the Minister under paragraph 21(5)(b) of the Pest Control Products Act | Very serious13.4 | 31(2) | Fail to comply with a condition imposed by the Minister under subsection 22(3) of the Pest Control Products Act | Serious14 | 46(1) | Resist or obstruct an inspector or make a false or misleading statement to an inspector who is exercising powers or performing duties or functions under the Pest Control Products Act | Very serious15 | 46(2) | Fail to make records available to an inspector on request | Very serious15.1 | 48(1)(c) | Fail to comply with an order to present any pest control product or other thing for inspection in any manner and under any conditions that the inspector considers necessary to conduct an inspection | Very serious15.2 | 48(1)(d) | Fail to comply with an order to move a means of transport to a place where the inspector can enter it | Very serious15.3 | 48(1)(d.3) | Fail to comply with an order to move the pest control product or other thing or, for any time that may be necessary, not to move it or to restrict its movement | Very serious15.4 | 48(1)(d.7) | Fail to comply with an order given to any person in the place being inspected to establish their identity to the inspector’s satisfaction | Serious16 | 50(1) | Fail to give an inspector all reasonable assistance or to provide an inspector with the required information | Serious17 | 51(1) | Fail to comply with an order to provide, on the date, at the time and place and in the manner specified by the inspector, the document, information or sample specified by the inspector | Serious17.1 | 53(1)(b) | Fail to comply with an order to store or move a pest control product | Very serious17.2 | 53(1)(c) | Fail to comply with an order to dispose of a seized pest control product or other thing that is perishable | Very serious17.3 | 53(1)(d) | Fail to comply with an order to dispose of a seized pest control product or other thing that endangers human health or safety or the environment | Very serious18 | 53(4) | Remove, alter or interfere with, without an inspector’s authorization, a pest control product or other thing seized and detained | Very serious18.1 | 54(1) | Fail to comply with an order to remove a non-compliant pest control product from Canada, or, if removal is not possible, to destroy it | Very serious19 | 57(1) | Fail to comply with a requirement in a notice respecting measures to stop an activity or thing involved in a contravention or to prevent further contravention | Very serious20 | 59(2)(a) | Fail to comply with a requirement in a notice respecting measures to reduce or eliminate risks | Very serious | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Provision of the Pest Control Products Regulations | Short-form Description* | Classification1 | 3.2(1) | Fail to ensure that the required documents accompany the shipment of the pest control product during transport through Canada or during any short-term storage in Canada in the prescribed manner | Very serious1.1 | 3.2(2) to (8) | Fail to ensure that the required documents accompany the shipment of the pest control product during transport through Canada or during any short-term storage in Canada | Very serious1.2 | 3.2(9) | Fail to ensure that the packaging of the pest control product is constructed in the prescribed manner | Very serious1.3 | 3.2(10) | Fail to store or transport the pest control product separately from food or feed or in such a way as to avoid the possible contamination of the food or feed | Very serious1.4 | 3.3 | Fail to provide information to the Minister on request and in the manner requested | Very serious1.5 | 21 | Use a word or expression on a package or in any advertisement that states or implies that the Government of Canada promotes, endorses or recommends the use of a pest control product | Minor2 | 35 | Fail to show the conditions of registration that relate to the distribution on the documents that accompany the shipment | Minor3 | 36 | Import a pest control product without a signed declaration setting out the required information | Minor4 and 5 | [Repealed, SOR/2014-4, s. 1]6 | 59 | Fail to post at research sites signs that meet the requirements | Minor7 | 60(1) | Fail to ensure that a pest control product that is used in research is accompanied by an experimental label | Serious8 | 60(2) | Fail to have an experimental label that meets requirements | Serious9 | 61(a) | Fail to supply every researcher and cooperator involved with a copy of the experimental label, which must be the approved experimental label if a research authorization certificate or research notification certificate has been issued | Serious10 | [Repealed, SOR/2014-4, s. 2]11 | 63 | Fail to keep research records that contain the required information | Minor12 | 65 | Fail to return an unused unregistered pest control product to the manufacturer | Minor13 | 66 | Fail to return an unused registered pest control product to the manufacturer | Minor14 | 67 | Distribute a pest control product that is used in the conduct of research otherwise than in accordance with section 65 or 66 | Serious15 | 69(b) | Where a microbial agent was used under the authority of a research notification certificate, sell meat, milk or eggs, or crops from a research site, that may contain residues as a result of research | Very serious16 | 70(b) | Where a semiochemical was used in research otherwise than in accordance with the Regulations, sell meat, milk or eggs, or crops from a research site, that may contain residues as a result of research | Very serious | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Provision of the Pest Control Products Sales Information Reporting Regulations | Short-form Description* | Classification1 | 3 | Fail to submit the report on sales information of a pest control product annually and to include in it the required information | Serious2 | 7 | Fail to submit the report on or before June 1 of the year following the calendar year covered by the report | Serious3 | 8 | Fail to provide available sales information on a pest control product within 15 days after the Minister requests it | Very serious4 | 10 | Fail to keep all original records and supporting data that relate to the sales information included in a report for six years or fail to submit records and data to the Minister on request | Minor5 | 11 | Fail to submit sales information of a product, within 60 days after the Minister requests it, in a report prepared by an independent auditor qualified under the laws of a province | Serious | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | Provision of the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations | Short-form Description* | Classification1 | 6(1) | Fail to provide an incident report in English or French | Serious2 | 6(2) | Fail to provide a summary of the study, in English or French, at the prescribed time | Minor3 | 7 | Fail to provide the specified information about an incident that occurs in Canada and that corresponds to any of the specified categories | Serious4 | 8 | Fail to provide the specified information about an incident that occurs in the United States and that corresponds to any of the specified categories | Serious5 | 9 | Fail to provide the specified information about an incident whose effects are identified in a scientific study | Serious6 | 10 | Fail to provide an incident report within 15 days after receipt of information about any incident that corresponds to any of the specified categories | Very serious7 | 11 | Fail to provide an incident report within 30 days after receipt of information about any incident whose effects are identified in a scientific study | Very serious7.1 | 11.1 | Fail to provide an incident report within 90 days after receipt of information about any incident that occurs in Canada and whose effect is an animal death | Very serious8 | 12 | Fail to provide, by the time limits specified, any incident report about any incident that corresponds to any of the specified categories | Serious9 | [Repealed, SOR/2019-161, s. 5]9.1 | 13.1 | Fail to provide, for the transitional period, any incident report required about any incident that corresponds to any of the categories referred to in the provision | Serious10 | [Repealed, SOR/2019-161, s. 5]11 | 15(1) | Fail to provide an annual summary in respect of an active ingredient referred to in the provision | Minor12 | 15(2) | Fail to provide the specified information in an annual summary | Minor12.1 | 15(3) | Fail to provide an annual summary by March 31 of the year that follows the year during which information was received about the incidents referred to in the provision | Serious12.2 | 15.1(1) | Fail to provide, for the transitional period, an annual summary in respect of an active ingredient referred to in the provision | Minor12.3 | 15.1(2) | Fail to provide, for the transitional period, the information referred to in the provision in an annual summary | Minor12.4 | 15.1(3) | Fail to provide, for the transitional period, an annual summary by March 31, 2022 | Serious13 | 16 | Fail to provide the required information within 24 hours after the Minister requests it for the purpose of responding to a situation specified | Very serious14 | Obligation to provide the record under section 17 to the Minister, on request, for the purposes specified in that section | Fail to provide the record to the Minister, on request, for the purposes specified | Very serious

Schedule 2 · (Subsection 5(3))

| Column 1 | Column 2Item | Total Gravity Value | Penalty Adjustment1 | 1 | Reduce penalty by 50%2 | 2 | Reduce penalty by 40%3 | 3 | Reduce penalty by 30%4 | 4 | Reduce penalty by 20%5 | 5 | Reduce penalty by 10%6 | 6-10 | Do not adjust penalty7 | 11 | Increase penalty by 10%8 | 12 | Increase penalty by 20%9 | 13 | Increase penalty by 30%10 | 14 | Increase penalty by 40%11 | 15 | Increase penalty by 50%

Schedule 3 · Total Gravity Value (Section 6)

| Column 1 | Column 2Item | Gravity Value | History1 | 0 | There were no previous violations or convictions under an agri-food Act in the five-year period immediately before the violation.2 | 3 | There was no more than one previous minor or serious violation and no convictions under an agri-food Act in the five-year period immediately before the violation.3 | 5 | The history of violations or convictions under agri-food Acts in the five-year period immediately before the violation is other than the history described in item 1 or 2. | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Gravity Value | Intent or Negligence1 | 0 | The violation subject to the assessment is committed without intent or negligence.2 | 0 | The person who commits the violation subject to the assessment makes a voluntary disclosure of the violation and takes necessary steps to prevent its recurrence.3 | 3 | The violation subject to the assessment is committed through a negligent act and item 2 does not apply.4 | 5 | The violation subject to the assessment is committed through an intentional act and item 2 does not apply. | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Gravity Value | Harm1 | 1 | The violation subject to the assessment causes or could cause minor harm to(a)human, animal or plant health or the environment; or(b)any person as a result of false, misleading or deceptive practices.2 | 3 | The violation subject to the assessment could cause(a)serious harm to human, animal or plant health or the environment;(b)serious harm to any person as a result of false, misleading or deceptive practices; or(c)a monetary loss exceeding $1,000.3 | 5 | The violation subject to the assessment causes(a)serious harm to animal or plant health or the environment;(b)serious harm to any person as a result of false, misleading or deceptive practices; or(c)a monetary loss exceeding $1,000.

Related provisions

— SOR/2019-161, s. 6For the purposes of this section, former Regulations means the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations Respecting the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force.Items 3 to 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the former Regulations continue to apply, as the case may be, in respect of contraventions of sections 7 to 10, subsection 11(1), sections 12 and 13 and subsections 14(1), 15(1) and 15(2) of the Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations, as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, if such a contravention occurs before that day.

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