Quality Control of Pesticides and Registration of Pesticides Distributors

Pesticides sampling is a regular phenomenon of this Directorate General to check the adulteration in pesticides.
To ensure the quality of pesticides, each pesticides inspector will regularly conduct intelligence based raids and draw samples from the stores/ warehouses/ shops of vendor, dealers, distributors & importers and send these to the Provincial and Federal Pesticides testing laboratories and on the receipt of negative result, legal action would be taken against the concerned person/ agency in line with Agriculture Pesticide Ordinance 1971 amended up to 2012.

Pesticides Distributor/Firm should got Distribution Licens for distribution of Agriculture Pesticides in Punjab by the Directorate General Pest Warning according to APO 1971 amended as 2012 & Pesticides Rules 1973.
Applications for Fresh/renewal registration of Distributors/Firms should be submitted during the period Ist November to 31st May in the office Directorate General Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides 21, Davis Road Lahore.
A penalty @ Rs.5000/- per month will be charged for the renewal cases submitted after the date of expiry of registration in addition to normal renewal fee. As per Govt. Notification fresh/renewal cases will be received by the Department during the period Ist November to 31st May. Thereafter (Ist June to 31st October) the fresh/renewal cases may be processed by the Agriculture Department on deposit of penalty @Rs.1000/- per day for fresh and @ Rs.500/- per day for renewal cases.