Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds › Section 555.Sec. 13.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Director will issue a license as an authorized commercial
			 applicator, authorizing the licensee to perform pest control work in a specific
			 category or categories, to any commercial applicator who is authorized pursuant
			 to this section and subsection 3 of
			 NRS
			 555.351 to use or supervise the use of any
			 restricted-use pesticide. To obtain the authorization, an applicant must pass a
			 written examination to demonstrate his or her:
1. Practical knowledge of the principles and
		  practices of pest control and the effective use of general-use and
		  restricted-use pesticides;
2.
		  Practical knowledge in the core areas of competency set forth set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
								171.103(c); and
3. Compliance with the specific standards of
		  competency set forth in this subsection, as applicable to the following fields
		  and categories of pest control:
(a) Aerial:
		  The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and
		  pest control practices associated with performing the aerial application of
		  restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation,
		  practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
									171.103(d)(15).
(b) Agricultural ground:
(1) Agriculture plant pests-The applicant
		  must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop
		  agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas on which the applicant
		  may use restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without
		  limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(1)(i).
(2) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate
		  practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop agricultural lands and the
		  specific weeds of those areas on which the applicant may use restricted-use
		  pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical
		  knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(1)(i).
(3) Soil fumigation-The applicant must
		  demonstrate practical knowledge of pest problems and pest control practices in
		  soil fumigation applications. The required knowledge includes, without
		  limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(13).
(c) Urban, rural and structural:
(1) Limited landscape-The applicant must
		  demonstrate practical knowledge of pesticide problems associated with the
		  production and maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, plantings and turf. The
		  required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the
		  areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(3).
(2) Industrial and institutional-The
		  applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of industrial and institutional
		  pests. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge
		  in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(7).
(3) Structural-The applicant must demonstrate
		  practical knowledge of structural pests. The required knowledge includes,
		  without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
		  40 C.F.R. §
										171.103(d)(7).
(d) Nonsoil fumigation-The
		  applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and pest
		  control practices associated with performing fumigation applications of
		  restricted-use pesticides to sites other than soil. The required knowledge
		  includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency
		  set forth in 40 C.F.R.
		  §
									171.103(d)(14).
(e) Aquatic-The applicant must demonstrate
		  practical knowledge of the characteristics of various aquatic use situations,
		  the potential for adverse effects on nontarget plants, fish, birds, beneficial
		  insects and other organisms in the immediate aquatic environment and downstream
		  and the principles of limited-area application.
(f) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate
		  practical knowledge of the wide variety of environments in which weeds may be
		  present, the biology and life cycles of such environments and methods for the
		  control of weeds. The required knowledge includes, without limitation,
		  practical knowledge of runoff, drift, the recognition of target organisms,
		  techniques to minimize the exposure of nontargets and the avoidance of
		  excessive destruction of foliage. The required knowledge also includes, without
		  limitation, practical knowledge of the potential for phytotoxicity and for
		  persistence beyond the intended period of weed control.