Regulations on the prevention and control of crop pests and diseases

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purpose of preventing and controlling crop diseases and insect pests, ensuring national food security and the quality and safety of agricultural products, protecting the ecological environment and promoting the sustainable development of agriculture. Article 2 The term "prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the prevention and control activities, supervision and management of diseases, insects, weeds, rats and other harmful organisms that endanger crops and their products. Article 3 The prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests shall follow the principle of giving priority to prevention and comprehensive prevention, and adhere to the principles of government leading, territorial responsibility, classified management, scientific and technological support and green prevention and control. Article 4 According to the characteristics of crop pests and diseases and their harm to agricultural production, crop pests and diseases are divided into the following three categories:

(a) a class of crop diseases and insect pests refers to crop diseases and insect pests that occur in a particularly large area all the year round or may cause particularly heavy losses to agricultural production. The list shall be formulated and published by the competent agricultural and rural authorities in the State Council;

(2) Class II crop diseases and insect pests refer to crop diseases and insect pests that occur in a large area all the year round or may cause great losses to agricultural production. The list shall be formulated and published by the competent agricultural and rural authorities of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and reported to the competent agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council for the record;

(3) Grade III crop diseases and insect pests refer to other crop diseases and insect pests other than Grade I crop diseases and insect pests.

If the newly discovered crop pests and diseases may cause great or especially great losses to agricultural production, they shall be treated according to the first-class pests and diseases before the classification of pests and diseases is determined. Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the organization and leadership of the prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests, and incorporate the prevention and control funds into the financial budget of the government at the corresponding level. Article 6 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas in the State Council is responsible for the supervision and management of crop pest control throughout the country. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of crop pest control within their respective administrative areas.

Other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the division of responsibilities, do a good job in the prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests.

Township people's governments shall assist the relevant departments of the people's governments at higher levels in propaganda, mobilization and organization of crop pest control within their respective administrative areas. Article 7 The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall organize plant protection institutions to carry out technical work related to the prevention and control of crop pests and diseases. Eighth agricultural producers and operators and other relevant units and individuals shall do a good job in the prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests within the scope of production and operation, and cooperate with the people's governments at all levels and relevant departments to do a good job in prevention and control.

Rural collective economic organizations and villagers' committees shall cooperate with people's governments at all levels and relevant departments to do a good job in the prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests. Article 9 The State encourages and supports scientific and technological innovation, transformation of achievements and popularization and application according to law in crop pest control, promotes the application of information technology and biotechnology, and promotes the intelligentization, specialization and greening of crop pest control.

The state encourages and supports international cooperation and exchanges in crop pest control. Article 10 The State encourages and supports the adoption of green prevention and control technologies such as ecological management, healthy cultivation, biological control and physical control, and the adoption of advanced pesticide application machinery and safe, efficient and economical pesticides. Eleventh units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions in the prevention and control of crop diseases and insect pests shall be commended in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Chapter II Monitoring and Forecasting Article 12 The State establishes a monitoring system for crop diseases and insect pests. The competent department of agriculture and rural areas in the State Council is responsible for compiling the construction plan of the national crop pest monitoring network and organizing its implementation. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for compiling the construction plan of crop pest monitoring network in their respective administrative areas and organizing its implementation.

The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the management of the monitoring network of crop diseases and insect pests. Thirteenth no unit or individual may occupy, damage, dismantle or move the facilities and equipment for monitoring crop diseases and insect pests without authorization, or otherwise hinder the normal operation of the facilities and equipment for monitoring crop diseases and insect pests.

New construction, renovation and expansion projects should avoid monitoring facilities and equipment for crop diseases and insect pests; If it is really unavoidable and it is necessary to dismantle the facilities and equipment for monitoring crop diseases and insect pests, the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall organize the relocation in accordance with the relevant technical requirements, and the relocation expenses shall be borne by the construction unit.

If the facilities and equipment for monitoring crop diseases and insect pests are damaged, the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall promptly organize repair or reconstruction. Fourteenth people's governments at or above the county level shall organize the monitoring of crop diseases and insect pests. Monitoring of crop diseases and insect pests includes the following contents:

(a) the types, time, scope and degree of crop diseases and insect pests;

(2) Species, distribution and population changes of main natural enemies of pests;

(three) the field climate that affects the occurrence of crop diseases and insect pests;

(4) Other contents that need to be monitored.

Technical specifications for monitoring crop diseases and insect pests shall be formulated by the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the provincial level.

Agricultural producers and operators and other relevant units and individuals shall cooperate with the monitoring of crop diseases and insect pests. Fifteenth local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the provisions of the competent department of agriculture and rural areas in the State Council, timely report the monitoring information of crop diseases and insect pests to the competent department of agriculture and rural areas of the people's government at a higher level.

No unit or individual may conceal or falsely report the monitoring information of crop diseases and insect pests, instruct others to fabricate false information, or obstruct others from reporting truthfully.