Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations
Version of the schedule from 2006-10-26 to 2007-04-25:
The following schedule is not in force.
SCHEDULE(Paragraph 2(c))
INCIDENT EFFECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Group | Subgroup | Major Effect | Moderate Effect | Minor Effect | Symptoms |
| 1 | Birds | (a) Predatory birds | (a) 3 | (a) 1 or more but fewer than 3 | (a) N/A | (a) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies |
| (b) Birds that flock, except songbirds | (b) 150 | (b) 50 or more but fewer than 150 | (b) 50 | (b) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | ||
| (c) Songbirds and all other birds | (c) 30 | (c) 10 or more but fewer than 30 | (c) 10 | (c) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | ||
| 2 | Amphibians | Adults | 30 | 10 or more but fewer than 30 | 10 | Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies |
| 3 | Mammals | (a) Small mammals such as bats, rabbits, squirrels and mice | (a) 30 | (a) 10 or more but fewer than 30 | (a) 10 | (a) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies |
| (b) Large or solitary mammals such as foxes, deer and moose | (b) 15 | (b) 5 or more but fewer than 15 | (b) 5 | (b) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | ||
| 4 | Reptiles | 30 | 10 or more but fewer than 30 | 10 | Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | |
| 5 | Fish | (a) Schooling fish | (a) 1,500 | (a) 500 or more but fewer than 1,500 | (a) 500 | (a) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies |
| (b) Non-schooling fish | (b) 150 | (b) 50 or more but fewer than 150 | (b) 50 | (b) Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | ||
| 6 | Large aquatic invertebrates, such as lobsters, mussels and shrimp | 600 | 200 or more but fewer than 600 | 200 | Death, impairment of health, reproductive impairment or congenital anomalies | |
| 7 | Terrestrial invertebrates | (a) Honey bees | (a) 3,000 bees from each of 5 or more colonies, or 30% of the bees in any one colony | (a) 1,000 or more but fewer than 3,000 bees from each of 5 or more colonies, or 10% or more but less than 30% of the bees in any one colony | (a) 10% of the bees in any one colony | (a) Death or abnormal behavioural effects |
| (b) All other non-target terrestrial invertebrates, including beneficial insects used in integrated pest management | (b) N/A | (b) N/A | (b) Any number of individuals | (b) Death | ||
| 8 | Trees and shrubs | N/A | 25 or more non-target plants in 5 or more incidents that occur within a calendar month | Any number of non-target plants in a single incident | More than 25% of the tree or shrub exhibits abnormal abscission or abnormal leaf discolouration, or there is a reduction in seed or fruit yield | |
| 9 | Herbaceous plants | N/A | 25% or more of non-target plants within the targeted spray area or within 20 m of its edge in 5 or more incidents that occur within a calendar month | Any percentage of non-target plants in a single incident at any distance from the targeted spray area | Death; injury visible to the naked eye: chlorosis, necrosis, bleaching, vein discolouration or abnormal abscission; terminal bud death; stunted vegetative growth; reduced seed or fruit yield; reduced emergence; abnormal flower quality or number; deformities, for example, in tubers; and epinasty | |
| 10 | Aquatic plants | N/A | 25% or more of the non-target plants in a body of water in 5 or more incidents that occur within a calendar month | Any percentage of the non-target plants in a body of water in a single incident | Death, abnormal plant stance or abnormal leaf discolouration | |
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