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TN Code § 62-18-219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 2 - Soil Scientist Licensure Act of 2009|§ 62-18-219. Violations — Disciplinary Actions — Penalties

  A violation of this part is a Class B misdemeanor.   In addition to, or in lieu of, any other lawful disciplinary action under this part, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. All penalties owed under this part shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit into the treasury of the state of Tennessee and shall accrue to the state and may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state in any court of record in the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.   Any civil penalty shall be assessed in the following manner:  A notice of such assessment shall be sent to the person receiving it by certified mail, return receipt requested;   Any person against whom an assessment has been issued may petition the commissioner for a review of the assessment;   The petition for review shall be in writing, and shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the notice of assessment is received;   If a petition for review of the assessment is not filed within thirty (30) days after the date the notice is received, then the violator shall be deemed to have consented to the assessment and it shall become final; and   If a petition for review of the assessment is filed as provided by this section, then the proceedings on such appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, with respect to the conduct of contested cases.
TN Code § 62-13-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 2 - Soil Scientist Licensure Act of 2009|§ 62-13-307. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses — Penalty

 62-13-316. Register of applicants required.   62-18-122. Business associations — Personal liability.
TN Code § 62-13-316 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 2 - Soil Scientist Licensure Act of 2009|§ 62-13-316. Register of Applicants Required

 62-18-122. Business associations — Personal liability.
TN Code § 62-21-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978.”
TN Code § 62-21-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-103. Business Charter Requirement

  No person shall engage in business as a commercial pest control operator until the person has secured a charter from the department.   Any form of solicitation for pest control business or advertising is forbidden under this chapter unless the person has a charter issued in one (1) or all of the categories established by regulation under this chapter.   The charter may be granted in any one (1) or all of the categories established by regulation under this chapter.   The charter may be issued only if the requirements of this chapter have been met and the stipulated fees have been received by the department.   A charter shall be required for each office and each branch office. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to any class of commercial pest control operators such as, but not limited to, aerial applicators, when that class of commercial pest control operators is the subject of specific laws and regulations relating to that specific class in the commercial application of pesticides.   All chartered companies are required to label the sides of company vehicles with the name of the company and the charter number. The size of the lettering shall not be less than two inches (2") tall.   All chartered persons, companies or corporations shall have a physical address and shall maintain a physical address while the charter is in effect.
TN Code § 62-21-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-104. Creation of Board — Notification of Vacancy — Termination Due to Vacancy

  A seven-member pest control advisory board is created and established. The board shall consist of the commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative, the director of the division of plant industries, a member of the staff of a university of this state, two (2) licensed commercial pest control operators and two (2) Tennessee citizens who are not associated with the pest control industry.    The governor shall appoint the members of the board to serve four-year terms, and, in the event of a vacancy, the governor shall appoint an interim member to fill the unexpired portion of the previous member's term. If the board incurs a vacancy, it shall notify the appointing authority in writing within ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs and shall provide a list of qualified persons to be appointed to the board and information regarding the qualified persons that is sufficient for the appointing authority to make an informed decision. All vacancies on the board, other than ex officio members, shall be filled by the appointing authority within ninety (90) days of receiving written notice of the vacancy and sufficient information is provided for the appointing authority to make an informed decision in regard to filling the vacancy. If the board has more than one (1) vacancy that is more than one hundred eighty (180) days in duration, the board shall report to the government operations committees of the house of representatives and the senate on why the vacancies have not been filled. If more than one-half (½) of the positions on the board are vacant for more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, the board shall terminate; provided, that the board shall wind up its affairs pursuant to § 4-29-112. The board that is terminated pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be reviewed by the evaluation committees pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled at title 4, chapter 5, before ceasing all its activities. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the general assembly from continuing, restructuring or reestablishing the board. This subsection (b) shall only apply if the governor is authorized to make appointments to at least one-half (½) of the positions on the board.   In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.     With the exception of the commissioner, no proxies nor power to designate a representative to serve in the place of a board member shall be allowed.   The department shall establish by written policy, rule or regulation, provisions relative to conflicts of interest of board members.
TN Code § 62-21-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-105. Board's Advice to Commissioner

 The board shall advise the commissioner as to the promulgation of rules, categories of licenses, qualifications of applicants, and examinations for licenses.
TN Code § 62-21-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-106. Office and Branch Office Requirements — Employees

   Each person applying for or holding a charter shall have, for each office or branch office, a licensed commercial pest control operator for each category of service offered.   The technical service work of each office or branch office shall be under the direct supervision of the licensed operator.   The technical service work shall be performed by employees who meet the qualifications established by rule.      Each person chartered shall be required to have a commercial pest control operator for the main or supervisory office.   Branch offices must be supervised by licensed operators.     No licensed commercial pest control operator shall be permitted to supervise more than one (1) office or branch office. The commercial pest control operator for each office or branch shall be domiciled and resident at or near the office that the operator supervises and shall report to the office the operator supervises on a regular routine work basis.
TN Code § 62-21-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-107. Bond

  Each application for a charter must be accompanied by a corporate surety bond satisfactory to the commissioner and conditioned that the principal named therein shall honestly conduct the business in accordance with the pest control laws of this state and the rules and regulations promulgated under the laws of this state and shall faithfully perform any contracts for pest control work.   Any person having a right of action against the charter operation may bring suit against the principal and sureties of the bond.   The amount of the bond shall be at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
TN Code § 62-21-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-108. Insurance Required

 Each application for a charter must be accompanied by evidence that the applicant holds occurrence liability insurance of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a single occurrence of liability and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) aggregate liability for the annual period of insurance. Applicants filing for charters desiring to conduct work in the wood destroying organisms category shall, in addition to the above occurrence liability insurance, hold errors and omissions insurance of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a single occurrence of liability and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) aggregate errors and omissions liability for the annual period of insurance.
TN Code § 62-21-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-109. Registration of Solicitors

  A person chartered under this chapter shall list with the department the name, residence and address of each salesperson or agent who is authorized to solicit business or anyone authorized to enter into a pest control contract on behalf of the chartered person. A person listed as a licensee or registered technician is considered to be a registered solicitor for the chartered person without a requirement of separate solicitor registration.    Each person chartered is required to secure from the department a solicitor's registration for any salespersons or agents.   Registration shall be issued when it has been shown that the prospective solicitor or agent is an employee of the chartered firm and has written authority to solicit business for the firm and bind the firm to contracts for pest control service and when the fees provided for in this chapter have been paid and received by the department.     No person registered under this section shall possess more than one (1) registration card at a time and can be gainfully employed by only one (1) chartered person.   It is a violation for a registered solicitor under this chapter knowingly to use false information or a deceptive representation to sell pesticide application services.   Each person registered under this section shall possess commercial certification in each category of service offered for sale or provided.
TN Code § 62-21-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-110. List of Employees

  All persons chartered under this chapter shall be required to list with the department the names, residences and addresses of all employees, exclusive of clerical employees, who are engaged in the handling, transportation or application of pesticide chemicals.   Immediate notification of any changes in employment of these employees shall be forwarded to the department by the chartered person, including any change of address or residence.
TN Code § 62-21-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-111. Cost

  The cost for a charter shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   The cost for a license shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703, applicable for each category in which a license is requested.   The cost for a registration of all nonclerical employees shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.   The cost for a consultant's license shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 62-21-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-112. Examination of License Applicants — Fees

  The cost for an initial examination of a license applicant is established by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703 for each category in which examination is requested.    When a license application has been examined and the applicant fails to meet the qualifications for licensure, the applicant may be examined at a subsequent date in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner. Each application for reexamination is accompanied by a reexamination fee established by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703 for each category in which examination is requested.   An applicant shall submit a separate application and reexamination fee each time a reexamination is requested for any category except the category of private pesticide applicator.
TN Code § 62-21-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-113. [reserved.]

   Every chartered person shall enter into a written contract for any service rendered in the category of wood destroying organisms.   A separate contract must be given for each structure or building; provided, that an industrial complex or group of buildings may be covered by a single contract when it is an integral part of one (1) industrial unit.   A garage, pump house or other outbuilding commonly a part of a residential establishment may be covered by the same contract as that covering the residence itself; provided, that the garages, pump houses or other outbuildings are not used as separate residential units.   An apartment complex cannot be construed to be an industrial complex.      No person or business entity may enter into an agreement to provide services for termite prevention, control or a termite warranty without initial treatment unless properly chartered as a commercial pest control operator pursuant to § 62-21-103.    Notwithstanding this chapter or any other law to the contrary, a chartered commercial pest control operator may enter into an agreement to provide ongoing services for a termite warranty without initial treatment for any structure or building regardless of any initial chemical application for prevention or control of termites of any such structure or building.   Any agreement for a termite warranty without initial treatment shall clearly state in one-half inch (½") high letters on the front of the agreement if a damage repair guarantee is not offered. A violation of this subdivision (b)(2)(B) constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1.     Prior to entering into a termite warranty without initial treatment agreement with any person or entity under this subsection (b), the chartered commercial pest control operator must conduct an initial inspection and issue an initial report that includes:  A graph or diagram of the property where any visible damage or infestation, if any, is located;   A written description of the type of damage, if any; and   The date of the initial inspection report.     The commissioner shall, subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, promulgate all necessary rules and regulations, consistent with this chapter. Rules promulgated to implement this subsection (b) shall regulate the commercial pest control industry and provide for the protection of the consumer.
TN Code § 62-21-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-115. Operator or Aerial Applicator License Requirement

 To use, buy or sell a restricted use pesticide, an individual must be certified by the commissioner, hold a valid commercial pest control operator's license or hold an aerial applicator's license under § 43-8-301.
TN Code § 62-21-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-116. Use of Pesticide Consistent With Labeling

 No person shall use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
TN Code § 62-21-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-117. Labeling of Pesticides

  It is illegal to store or transport any pesticide chemicals unless the containers for the chemicals are labeled to show the:  Name of the pesticide; and   Concentration of the pesticide.     When pesticides are stored or transported in containers other than those in which they were placed by the manufacturer or formulators, the label must also show the name of the chartered person, firm or corporation.
TN Code § 62-21-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-118. Powers and Duties of Commissioner

  The commissioner has the power and duty to:  Administer this chapter;   Promulgate rules and regulations that are consistent with the requirements of the United States environmental protection agency implementing and supplementing this chapter and provide for its orderly administration;   Issue licenses, collect appropriate fees and issue charters upon application and qualification as provided by this chapter;   Determine requirements for and issue certification and recertification for users of restricted use pesticides;   Promulgate rules and regulations concerning handling and usage of pesticides;   Classify pesticides as to whether of general or restricted use;   Hold hearings and deny, revoke, modify or suspend charters, licenses and certification, and/or impose civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation;   The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may enter any place during normal business hours where pesticides are used or stored for the purposes of inspection, sampling or observation;   Through rule and regulation require the maintenance or filing of records;   Issue subpoenas for persons and records incidental to any hearing; and   Inspect periodically the operation and conduct of a charter holder, licensee or certificate holder.     The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations that may be requested by a two-thirds' (2/3) affirmative vote of the legislative body of any municipal or county government within any county having a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, that have as their purpose the regulation of the use of pesticides in their specific area of jurisdiction. These regulations must be reasonable and not in conflict with state or federal law and regulations, but for good cause shown may be more stringent than those standards.
TN Code § 62-21-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-119. Denial, Suspension, Modification or Revocation of Charter, License or Certificate — Penalties — Warnings

   If the commissioner has reason to believe that any person has violated this chapter, including its rules, or has used economic poison in violation of the Tennessee Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, compiled in title 43, chapter 8, parts 1 and 2, including its rules, the commissioner may:  Deny, revoke, suspend, or modify a license, charter, or certification. The denial, suspension, revocation, or modification may be indefinite or for a time certain;   Impose civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or issue a warning notice; or   Deny, revoke, suspend, or modify a license, charter, or certification pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(A) and impose civil penalties pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(B).     The commissioner shall send the person against whom a violation is alleged written notice setting forth the charges. The person shall have ten (10) days from the date the notice was sent to request a hearing. If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.     A charter shall automatically be suspended should the licensed pest control operator whose name appears on the charter cease to be in charge of the charter holder's pest control operations. A grace period of no more than one hundred twenty (120) days may be granted to the charter holder so that another qualified person may be examined in accordance with this chapter.
TN Code § 62-21-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-120. Offense — Penalties — Limited Term of Ineligibility Following Conviction

  It is an offense for any person required by this chapter to be chartered or licensed to engage in commercial pest control activities to knowingly engage in commercial pest control activities without first obtaining the required charter or license.   Violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.   Each custom application of pesticides without the required charter or license constitutes a separate offense.   Persons convicted under subsection (a) are ineligible to obtain a charter or license to engage in commercial pest control activities for a period of one (1) year from the date of the person's conviction of the offense.
TN Code § 62-21-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 21 - Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 62-21-121. Delinquent Fees — Collection

  The fees and taxes imposed by this chapter shall become delinquent on the last day of each succeeding month.   The commissioner is empowered and may act to collect delinquent fees and taxes as provided by §§ 67-6-516 — 67-6-518.