Discharges of certain materials prohibited
3 Discharges of certain materials prohibited
A person who, in the course of or in connection with a business or a commercial activity, causes or allows a material listed in Schedule 1 to be discharged into the environment commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
Subregulation (1) does not apply if —
the material discharged into the environment is a detergent and the detergent —
was used as a wetting agent on a lawn or in a garden; and
was applied or used at a frequency or rate that was not in excess of that recommended by the manufacturer of the wetting agent;
or
the material discharged into the environment is a pesticide or horticultural product and the pesticide or horticultural product was applied or used at a frequency or rate that was not in excess of that recommended by its manufacturer.
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