The 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 plant protection within their respective administrative areas. Article 6 People's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate plant protection as a public welfare undertaking into the national economic and social development plan, stabilize plant protection institutions, equip full-time technicians and necessary facilities, and arrange special funds for plant protection in the annual budget. Seventh people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administrative department of agricultural plant protection:
(a) the implementation of plant protection laws and regulations;
(two) responsible for the monitoring and forecasting of agricultural pests;
(three) to formulate plans for the prevention and control of agricultural pests and organize their implementation;
(4) Organizing the development and popularization of production technology of pollution-free agricultural products;
(five) management of pesticide use, organization of new plant protection technology, new pesticides, new medical devices, testing, demonstration, evaluation and promotion;
(six) training plant protection technicians and plant quarantine personnel, and conducting qualification examination and certification;
(seven) publicity and popularization of plant protection science and technology knowledge;
(eight) to organize plant protection, disaster prevention and mitigation and social services;
(nine) other duties entrusted by laws and regulations. Chapter II Monitoring and Forecasting Article 8 The monitoring of agricultural pests shall be combined with professional monitoring and mass monitoring, and relevant organizations and individuals shall be encouraged and supported to carry out monitoring of agricultural pests and related scientific and technological activities. Nine, according to the needs of agricultural pest monitoring and forecasting, establish and improve an agricultural pest monitoring and forecasting network with reasonable layout, information sharing and grading responsibility; The monitoring and forecasting network construction is jointly invested by governments at all levels and gradually improved. Article 10 The agricultural administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for formulating the forecast plan of agricultural pests in this area, and timely and accurately release the disaster information and forecast of agricultural pests in this area in accordance with the national forecast technical specifications; Other units and individuals are prohibited from releasing agricultural pest disasters and forecast information to the society without authorization. Eleventh monitoring facilities and observation environment of agricultural pest forecasting field and station are protected by law, and no unit or individual may occupy or destroy them.
Occupation or removal of the forecast field and station shall be subject to the consent of the administrative department of agriculture of the Municipal People's government with districts; The removal of the regional forecasting station must obtain the consent of the agricultural administrative department of the provincial people's government, and compensate or take remedial measures according to the amount of relocation expenses required. Twelfth relevant departments of the people's governments at all levels shall cooperate with the administrative department of agriculture to do a good job in forecasting. The competent meteorological departments and agricultural administrative departments can share the information of agricultural pest forecast and meteorological forecast. The forecast information of major agricultural biological disasters can be released free of charge through radio, television, newspapers, computer networks and other media. Chapter III Prevention and Control Article 13 The prevention and control of agricultural pests shall adhere to the principles of economy, safety and effectiveness, and whoever manages them shall control them.
People's governments at all levels shall support agricultural production and operation organizations and agricultural producers to take effective measures to prevent and control pollution of agricultural products, reduce losses caused by agricultural pests, reduce the cost of prevention and control, and control the impact of pesticides on the environment. Article 14 People's governments at all levels shall organize plant protection, disaster prevention and mitigation according to the monitoring results of local agricultural pests and the prevention and control plan, effectively control the harm of agricultural pests in this area, and give support in terms of funds and materials. Fifteenth administrative departments of agriculture of the people's governments at or above the county level shall study and formulate technical specifications for scientific drug use, technical standards for the prevention and control of agricultural pests and plans for the use of pesticides, and carry out publicity, training and consulting services for comprehensive prevention and control technologies. Sixteenth the use of pesticides should comply with the relevant provisions of the state, and encourage agricultural production and operation organizations and agricultural producers to use biological pesticides and pesticides with high efficiency, low toxicity and low residue. No unit or individual may produce, sell, promote and use prohibited pesticides. Seventeenth township (town) people's governments and villagers' committees shall organize local agricultural production and operation organizations and agricultural producers to implement comprehensive management of agricultural pests. Chapter IV Major Agricultural Biological Disasters and Epidemic Control Article 18 Major agricultural biological disasters, epidemics, disaster areas and epidemic areas shall be determined and promulgated by the provincial people's government.