2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 441 - Pesticide Control › Section 22a-66e. - Grounds for denial.

(a) The grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of a registration shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter, as amended, or any regulation, permit, certificate, registration or order adopted, administered or issued pursuant thereto;
(2) Inclusion of false or misleading information in an application or failure to notify the commissioner of a change as required by section 22a-66c;
(3) Inclusion of false or misleading information in records required to be maintained pursuant to section 22a-66g, the failure to maintain such records, or the failure to provide the commissioner with the records required by said section;
(4) Use of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the registered labeling or with state or federal restrictions on the use of such pesticide;
(5) Application of pesticides generally known in the trade to be ineffective or improper for the intended use;
(6) Operation of faulty or unsafe equipment which may result in improper application or harm to the environment, the applicator or others from the pesticide;
(7) Application of a pesticide in a faulty, careless or negligent manner;
(8) Aiding or abetting a certified or uncertified person to evade the provisions of this chapter, as amended, or any regulation, permit, certificate, registration or order adopted, administered or issued pursuant thereto;
(9) The making of a false or misleading statement during an inspection or investigation concerning an infestation of pests, an accident in applying a pesticide, misuse of a pesticide, or violation of a statute, regulation, certificate, registration or order;
(10) The performance of work, whether or not for compensation, in a category for which the applicator is not certified; and
(11) The conviction of the applicant or owner of a pesticide application business of a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, provided any action taken is based upon (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the applicant's or owner's ability to safely or competently perform the work under such registration, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the applicant or owner, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release.
(b) Any pesticide application business whose certificate of registration is denied, suspended or revoked shall not be eligible for a new certificate until such time has elapsed from the date of the denial, suspension or revocation as has been established by the commissioner.
(c) A new certificate or renewal of a certificate shall not be issued to a commercial applicator unless the applicant has submitted the summary required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 22a-58, for the previous calendar year.
(d) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense may request, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining registration issued or conferred by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform the duties or responsibilities associated with such license, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual.
(2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The commissioner may waive such fee.
(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a registration issued pursuant to this chapter.
(4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under this section, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information presented in the determination request.
(P.A. 86-353, S. 4; P.A. 87-261, S. 4; P.A. 22-88, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 87-261 added new Subsec. (c) requiring submission of records prior to issuance of a certificate or renewal; P.A. 22-88 amended Subsec. (a)(11) to add provisos re felony conviction, and added Subsec. (d) re provisions for individuals convicted of a criminal offense to request commissioner determination whether such conviction disqualifies them from receiving a license.