Excerpt from Regulation 914 regarding pesticide use posting signs

1. the words “WARNING” at the top in capital letters;
2. below those words a pictogram showing a single, black silhouette of an adult person on a white background within a red circle crossed by an oblique red bar;
3. below the pictogram the words “PESTICIDE USE” in capital letters;
4. below those words the words “FOR INFORMATION CONTACT” in capital letters and the telephone number of a representative of the person performing the land extermination who can provide more information about it;
5. below the telephone number, the words “CALL COLLECT`” in capital letters, if long distance rates apply to the telephone number from telephones located near the application area; and
6. below those words or below the telephone number, as the case may be, the words “DATE POSTED” in capital letters and the date the sign is posted, and the words “DATE SPRAYED” and the date the land extermination begins. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the front of a sign may bear only words and markings that do not detract from the required information, occupying not more than the bottom five centimetres of a public area sign and not more than the bottom 2.5 centimetres of a residential area sign, that identify the employer of the person performing the land extermination or the owner or occupier of the application area. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(3) For the purpose of clause (1) (f), the date the sign is posted shall be on the sign when it is posted and the date the land extermination begins shall be added to the sign not later than immediately before the extermination begins. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.



(4) Despite clause (1) (f), a sign required to be posted immediately before the land extermination begins may omit the words “DATE POSTED” and the date the sign is posted. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.



(5) The back of each sign shall bear,

1. the word “PESTICIDE” at the top in capital letters followed by the name of the pesticide used or intended for use on the application area;
2. below those words the words “REGISTRATION NUMBER” in capital letters followed by the number assigned to the pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) or the Fertilizers Act (Canada); and
3. below those words the words “TO CONTROL” in capital letters followed by the name of the pest to be controlled. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3; O. Reg. 405/98, s. 33.

(6) In addition to the requirements of subsection (5), the back of a sign may bear only,

1. words and markings that do not detract from the required information, occupying not more than the bottom five centimetres of a public area sign and not more than the bottom 2.5 centimetres of a residential area sign, that identify the employer of the person performing the land extermination or the owner or occupier of the application area; and
2. additional words and markings that are approved in writing by the Director. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(7) The words “WARNING” and “PESTICIDE USE” on the front of each sign shall be printed in red letters and shall be at least five centimetres high on public area signs and at least 2.5 centimetres high on residential area signs. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(8) All other letters and numbers required by subsections (1) and (5) shall be printed in black and shall be at least 1.5 centimetres high on public area signs and at least one centimetre high on residential area signs. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(9) The outer edge of the red circle on the pictogram shall be at least 21.5 centimetres in diameter on each public area sign and at least 12.5 centimetres in diameter on each residential area sign and the width of the circle shall be approximately one-tenth the size of that diameter. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.

(10) If the telephone number used on a sign is a number to which long distance rates apply from telephones located near the application area, all collect calls must be accepted. O. Reg. 500/92, s. 3.