Pesticide Bill mandates Central Pesticides Board within six months

This Bill aims to regulate the entire lifecycle of pesticides, including their manufacture, import, sale, and disposal, to ensure they are safe and effective. It seeks to minimize risks to human health, animals, and the environment while promoting biological pesticides and those based on traditional knowledge.

The Bill applies to individuals, companies, associations, and bodies involved in the manufacture, import, packaging, labelling, pricing, storage, advertisement, sale, transport, distribution, use, or disposal of pesticides. It also affects workers exposed to pesticides, pest control operators, and the Central and State Governments responsible for enforcement and regulation.

• Constitution of a Central Pesticides Board and a Registration Committee to oversee pesticide regulation.
• Mandatory registration of pesticides with the Central Pesticides Board, including provisions for provisional certificates and review/cancellation of registrations.
• Requirement to obtain a license from a Licensing Officer for activities related to pesticides.
• Establishment of a Central Pesticides Laboratory and Pesticide Testing Laboratories for analysis.
• Appointment of Pesticide Analysts and Pesticide Inspectors with specific powers to enforce the law.
• Provisions for prohibiting or banning pesticides in the public interest and maintaining a state-level database on pesticides.
• Penalties for offenses including obstruction, violation of registration/licensing conditions, dealing in unregistered or falsified pesticides, and causing hurt or death.
• Repeal of the Insecticides Act, 1968, with saving clauses for existing registrations and licenses.

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