Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 620 - RULES OF GEORGIA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION › Chapter 620-3 - LICENSING › Rule 620-3-.01 - Qualifications and Procedures

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All applications for licenses,
			 certification and employee registration shall be made on the appropriate form
			 required by the Commission and submitted to the Secretary, Structural Pest
			 Control Commission, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Capitol Square, Atlanta,
			 Georgia 30334.
(2) All licenses,
			 certifications, employee registrations, and research fees, shall be for a
			 period of two (2) years or fraction thereof and shall expire on June 30 in each
			 odd numbered year. The two (2) year fee must be submitted, by check, money
			 order or electronic fund transfer, with the application in the appropriate
			 amount based upon the following:
Company License
$100.00
Research Fee per Company License
$70.00
Operator Certification
$100.00
Employee Registration
$10.00
Duplicate Registration Card
$10.00
Duplicate License (Sub Office)
$10.00
If an application and fee for renewal of any license,
				certification or employee registration is not received by the Secretary on or
				before its expiration date, the above fees shall double and shall be paid
				before a renewal is issued. No Company License shall be issued or renewed for
				any license period until the research fee has been paid, and the research fee
				shall not be subject to any late penalty. In no case shall a certification or
				license be renewed after more than ninety (90) days from the June 30 expiration
				date without reexamination or reapplication, nor shall any license be renewed
				or reissued within the two (2) year license period without payment of the
				double fee. When the research fees collected for any two year license period
				amount to $90,000, the Secretary shall forward such amount to the Chairman of
				the Entomology Division of the University of Georgia, covering $45,000 for each
				of the two fiscal years within that license period.
(3) Application for certification examination
			 shall be submitted to the Secretary. An examination fee of forty five (45)
			 dollars per category shall be required each time an examination is taken. If
			 applicant fails part or all of the initial examination, he may retake the
			 failed part(s) of the examination, upon reapplication and payment of another
			 forty (45) dollars per category fee. If applicant fails the second examination,
			 he may not subsequently retake the examination until one full year has elapsed
			 since the examination was last taken. The payment of all examination fees shall
			 be by check, money order or electronic fund transfer.
(4) Before being approved for taking the
			 examination, the applicant must provide the Commission with satisfactory
			 evidence of his or her qualifications including one of the following:
(a) Two (2) years of actual service
			 experience as an employer, employee or owner-operator in the Structural Pest
			 Control category(ies) in which certification is sought. One (1) year shall have
			 been within the last five (5) years. Specialized category training under
			 university or college supervision may be substituted for practical experience
			 at the ratio of one year of training for one-fourth year experience. Applicants
			 for examination in the category of fumigation shall submit a list, with the
			 application for examination, of at least 6 fumigation treatments in which the
			 applicant participated.
(b) A
			 degree from a recognized College or University with advanced training or a
			 major in entomology, sanitary or public health engineering, or related subjects
			 and one (1) year of actual service experience within the last five years under
			 appropriate supervision in the category(ies) in which certification is
			 sought.