"ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador intends to join the growing ranks of provinces that have banned the sale and use of cosmetic pesticides on household lawns.

Environment Minister Ross Wiseman says products including 2,4-D, carbaryl, mecoprop, dicamba and MCPA would be outlawed as of next year's lawn care season.

The ban would not affect what Wiseman said is necessary and controlled pesticide use in agriculture, along roadways, transmission lines or on golf courses.

Violators could face fines, and lawn care companies who've opposed such a ban will not be compensated, he told a news conference Thursday."

Sue Bailey reports for the Canadian Press July 14, 2011. [2]