First reading of Bill No. 14. Pesticides Control (restriction of lawn-Care Products) Amendment Act. Moved by the Honourable Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry. Seconded by The Honourable Member from Stratford-Kinlock.

This Act includes the following:

- Use of all pesticides containing the active ingredient 2,4-D will be banned from use on commercial and residential lawns.
-The use of lawn-care pesticides will be prohibited on all Crown-owned property (excluding golf courses).
-The sale and use of more than 240 over-the-counter lawn care pesticides will be banned.
Banned lawn-care pesticides will include- combination products, concentrates, hose-end products and granular products.

More to come as the Bill is debated in the House.