Bill 4 explained in plain English
Supporting Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 4, the Supporting Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016, amends the Pesticides Act to define professional pest advisors and to create a consultation process for pest assessments.
This bill amends the Pesticides Act by adding a definition for 'professional pest advisor' and establishing a process for consulting these advisors on how pest assessments should be conducted. It also specifies that a professional pest advisor does not need to be present during a soil inspection if it is conducted by someone they are supervising.
- Adds a definition of 'professional pest advisor' to the Pesticides Act. This definition includes individuals with specific certifications, registrations, or those deemed qualified by the Director based on education and experience.
- Requires the Ministry to consult with interested professional pest advisors regarding the methodology for conducting pest assessments, based on a specified publication.
- Mandates that the Ministry create a checklist of requirements for pest assessments following these consultations.
- States that the requirements in the checklist will be used for all pest assessments once published online.
- Specifies that a professional pest advisor's presence is not required during a soil inspection if the inspection is part of a pest assessment and conducted by a person supervised by that advisor.
- Professional pest advisors, as defined by the bill.
- The Ministry (presumably of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, or Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, although not explicitly stated in the provided text).
- Individuals conducting soil inspections under the supervision of professional pest advisors.
- The Ministry is obligated to accept submissions from interested professional pest advisors regarding pest assessments for a 90-day period after the bill comes into force.
- The Ministry is obligated to prepare and publish a checklist for pest assessments based on these submissions.
- Professional pest advisors have the right to provide input on pest assessment methodologies.
- Professional pest advisors are not required to be present during supervised soil inspections.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Ministry must accept submissions for pest assessments for a 90-day period starting from the day this Act comes into force.
- The bill does not specify which Ministry is responsible for the consultations or the creation of the pest assessment checklist.
- The specific criteria for a person to be deemed a 'professional pest advisor' by the Director, beyond the general guidelines, are not fully detailed.
- The exact content or format of the 'checklist' is not provided in the bill text.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the provided text, only that the commencement is upon Royal Assent.
Adds a definition of 'professional pest advisor' and introduces new provisions related to pest assessments and consultations with professional pest advisors.
Source: Section 1 and Section 7.2
Establishes consultation requirements for the Ministry with professional pest advisors concerning pest assessments.
Source: Section 7.2 (1)
Requires the Ministry to create and use a checklist for pest assessments based on consultations.
Source: Section 7.2 (2) and (3)
Modifies the requirement for the presence of a professional pest advisor during soil inspections conducted as part of a pest assessment.
Source: Section 7.2 (5)
Exempts the requirements set out in pest assessment checklists from Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006.
Source: Section 7.2 (4)
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