Ban on creosote use in agriculture to come next year

February 28 is the final date for professional users to use these products for treatment of fencing.

From April 30 next year, the marketing and selling of agricultural/equine fencing that has been treated with the preservative creosote will be banned. 

The marketing and selling of agricultural/equine fencing that has been treated with the preservative creosote will be banned from next April.

Meanwhile, by December 31 this year, stores, merchants, and importers must ensure that all stocks of creosote products are sold to professional end-users or else returned to their supplier.