Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 01 - Regulations Governing Commercial Insect, Rodent, Plant Disease, and Weed Control Work › License; Examination; Categories › Section 2-1-3-11-01-104.04

Current through June 25, 2024
Categories in which examinations are to be given and
						  for which licenses will be issued:
1.
						Wood destroying insect control (WDIL) This category includes persons engaged in
						control of termites, beetles, or other wood destroying insects in buildings and
						other structures, including homes, warehouses, stores, docks and/or other
						structures. Control of Formosan termites attacking trees is included in this
						category. An examination may be given and a license issued to include only
						control of insect pests of utility poles (UPL).
2. Orchard pest control (ORPL) This category
						includes persons engaged in the control of insect pests, plant diseases or pest
						animals of various fruit and nut trees, brambles, vineyards and all plants
						normally classed as nut trees or fruit orchards.
3. General pest and rodent control (GRCL)
						This category includes persons engaged in control of insect pests or pest
						animals which may invade homes, restaurants, stores and other buildings,
						attacking their contents or furnishings or being a general nuisance, but do not
						normally attack the building itself, as for example: roaches, silverfish, ants,
						flies, mosquitoes, carpet beetles, clothes moths, fleas, stored food insects,
						rats, mice, centipedes, etc. It includes services in the mosquito and biting
						fly category as set forth in subsection 104.04(4) of this chapter. Individuals
						issued the general pest and rodent control license may request MBFL as a
						separate license without taking the exam, PROVIDED, that the licensee submits
						an application that the license is needed to operate a company solely for
						performing mosquito and biting fly control services.
4. Mosquito and biting fly control (MBFL)
						This category includes persons engaged solely in control of mosquitoes and
						biting flies including mosquito misting systems and back pack
						applications.
5. Horticultural pest
						control (HCPL) This category includes persons engaged in control of insect
						pests, plant diseases, or pest animals of ornamental plants, shade trees (which
						may include nut or fruit trees if used as ornamental plants or shade trees) and
						lawns in residential, commercial, public, industrial and manufacturing
						areas.
6. Domestic animal pest
						control (DAPL) This category includes persons engaged in control of insect
						pests of domestic animals.
7.
						Fumigation pest control (FUML) This category includes persons engaged in
						control of pests by fumigation. A person holding a license or permit shall be
						present at the time fumigant is released.
8. Agricultural pest control (AGPL) This
						category includes persons engaged in control of insect pests, plant diseases,
						or animal pests of agricultural crops during production. This category includes
						anyone soliciting and/or receiving a fee for these services who utilize ground
						application equipment.
9.
						Agricultural weed control (AGWL) - This category includes control of weeds in
						field crops, vegetable crops, pastures and rangeland. This category includes
						anyone soliciting and/or receiving a fee for these services who utilize ground
						application equipment.
10. Aquatic
						weed control (AQWL) - This category includes control of weeds in and around
						edges of lakes, ponds and streams.
11. Right-of-way weed control (ROWL) - This
						category includes control of weeds of rights-of-way, forest lands and drainage
						ditches.
12. Horticultural weed
						control (HCWL) - This category includes control of weeds in ornamental plants
						and turf in residential, commercial, public, industrial and manufacturing
						areas.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1
						  & Miss Code Ann. §
													69-23-109.