Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXIII - Pesticides › Chapter 7 - Examinations, Certification and Licensing › Subchapter B - Certification › Section XXIII-715 - Certification of Agricultural Consultants

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each application for Agricultural
				  consultant shall be in writing and shall be on forms prescribed by the
				  commissioner.
B. The agricultural
				  consultant application experience requirements shall be substantiated by a
				  notarized statement from the person who was responsible for the applicant
				  during the time this experience was gained.
C. Each application for an agricultural
				  consultant's examination shall be reviewed by an ad hoc committee appointed by
				  the chairman of the commission. The committee shall consider the application
				  and make its recommendation to the commission.
D. Each application for an agricultural
				  consultant's examination shall be approved by the commission before an
				  examination is administered. Examinations for agricultural consultants shall be
				  administered only in Baton Rouge at the division or at any district office of
				  the department, during office hours and shall be administered only after
				  payment of the proper fee.
E.
				  Certification of Agricultural Consultants
1.
				  Certification in a category authorizes the agricultural consultant to make
				  recommendations in the areas listed for each category.
2. Applicants for certification as
				  agricultural consultants shall elect to be examined in one or more of the
				  following categories.
a. Control of Insects,
				  Mites, Nematodes or Other Invertebrates (category 1)
i. Agricultural Entomology (subcategory 1a).
				  Making recommendations for the control of pests of agronomic crops, especially
				  cotton, rice, soybeans, sugarcane, vegetables, pasture and forage, and grain
				  crops.
ii. Forest Entomology.
				  Making recommendations for the control of forest pests.
iii. Household, Structural and Industrial
				  Entomology. Making recommendations for the control of household pests,
				  structural and industrial pests (such as termites, in stores, warehouse and
				  transportation facilities).
iv.
				  Medical, Veterinary and Public Health Entomology. Making recommendations for
				  control of arthropods affecting man and animals.
v. Orchard and Nut Tree Entomology. Making
				  recommendations for the control of orchard pests.
vi. Ornamental Entomology. Making
				  recommendations for the control of pests of ornamentals, lawns, turf and shade
				  trees.
vii. Mosquito Control
				  Entomology. Making recommendations for the control of mosquito
				  species.
b. Control of
				  Plant Pathogens (category 2)
i. Agricultural
				  Plant Pathology. Making recommendations for the control of diseases of
				  agronomic crops, especially sugarcane, cotton, rice, soybeans and home garden
				  plants.
ii. Turf, Ornamental,
				  Shade-tree and Floral Plant Pathology. Making recommendations for the control
				  of diseases of turf, ornamentals, shade-trees and floral plants. Also includes
				  greenhouse and nursery plant disease control.
iii. Forest Pathology. Making recommendations
				  for the control of diseases of trees in plantations, nurseries and managed or
				  unmanaged forests wherein the principal value lies in the production of wood
				  fiber.
iv. Orchard Pathology.
				  Making recommendations for the control of diseases of wood vines and trees
				  wherein the principal value lies in the production of fruits or nuts.
c. Control of Weeds (category 3)
i. Agricultural Weed Control. Making
				  recommendations for the control of weeds and grasses in field crops, vegetable
				  crops, pastures and rangeland.
ii.
				  Turf, Ornamental and Shade-Tree Weed Control. Making recommendations for the
				  control of weeds and grasses in ornamentals, turf areas, cemeteries and other
				  similar areas.
iii. Forest Weed
				  Control. Making recommendations for the control of weeds and grasses in forest
				  lands.
iv. Right-of-Way and
				  Industrial Weed Control. Making recommendations for the control of weeds and
				  grasses in and around industrial and commercial sites.
d. Soil Management (category 4)
i. Agricultural Field Soil Management.
				  Knowledgeable in symptoms of soil and/or tissue nutrient problems; sampling
				  techniques for soil and/or tissue analysis; interpretation of laboratory
				  results; and recommendations for soil and/or tissue amendments.
ii. Agricultural Soil, Water and Tissue
				  Laboratory Analysis. Knowledge of all diagnostic procedures pertaining to
				  analysis of soil, water and/or tissue samples.
iii. Agricultural Soil Reclamation. Knowledge
				  of techniques, methods, etc., for restoring or attempting to restore soil
				  productivity as a result of physical and/or chemical disturbance or natural
				  causes such as severe erosion or contaminated soils.
iv. Agricultural Water Management. Knowledge
				  of irrigation scheduling practices and techniques for various enterprises
				  requiring water on a regular or intermittent basis.