Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5E - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services › Chapter 5E-13 - MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 5E-13.040 - Criteria for Licensure or Certification of Applicators

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) It is a violation of these rules for a
				person to apply a pesticide intended to control arthropods on property other
				than his own individual residential or agricultural property unless he is
				licensed to do so or is working under the direct supervision of a licensed
				applicator, as allowed under subsection
				5E-13.039(2),
				F.A.C.
(2) All persons who apply an
				arthropod control pesticide, unless operating under the direct supervision of a
				licensed applicator, shall be licensed as a Public Health Pest Control
				applicator by the department whether such pesticides used are classified as
				general use or restricted use, except those applicators controlling arthropods
				upon their own individual residential or agricultural property.
(3) Competency standards for licensing of
				Public Health Pest Control applicators will be determined by applicants passing
				the Public Health Pest Control examination administered by the department, by
				obtaining a score of 70 percent or above, which demonstrates a practical
				knowledge of the principles of mosquito control and vector-disease transmission
				as it relates to and influences application programs. In addition, applicants
				shall pass the General Standards (Core) examination administered by the
				department, by obtaining a score of 70 percent or above, to demonstrate a
				knowledge of pesticide use and safety.
(4) All persons licensed in Public Health
				Pest Control shall provide evidence of continued competency prior to license
				renewal by accruing a minimum of sixteen (16) continuing education units during
				their four year licensure period. The licensee shall provide proof of
				continuing education training on the form entitled "Record of Attendance for
				Continuing Education Units (CEUs)" (FDACS-13325, Rev. 10/13), as adopted in
				Rule 5E-9.029, F.A.C., prior to
				license renewal. Failure to meet continuing education requirements shall result
				in the nonrenewal of the license, and applicators shall retake and pass both
				the Public Health Pest Control and the General Standards (Core) examinations in
				order to obtain a new license.
(5)
				Courses or programs to be considered for continuing education units shall
				contain one or more of the following topics:
(a) The law and rules of the state pertaining
				to mosquito control.
(b)
				Precautions necessary to safeguard life, health, and property in the conducting
				of mosquito control and the application of pesticides.
(c) Mosquitoes, their habits, identification,
				and relative importance as nuisance pests and vectors of disease.
(d) Currently accepted practices in the
				conducting of measures for the control of adult and larval forms of mosquitoes
				and surveillance techniques.
(e)
				How to read labels, a review of current state and federal laws on labeling, and
				a review of changes in or additions to labels on pesticides used in mosquito
				control.