Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 17 - Combined Pesticide › Part 3 - CERTIFICATION, CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS, AND RECERTIFICATION › Section 35:30-17-4 - Examination of applicants for certification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The written examination for certification
				  of commercial and noncommercial applicators shall include two (2) phases. Phase
				  I shall consist of general knowledge common to all licensed categories and
				  shall be successfully completed before examination is attempted in any license
				  category. Phase II shall consist of specific knowledge for each licensed
				  category. An applicant may test in as many different licensed categories as
				  desired. An applicant shall successfully complete a Phase II examination within
				  twelve (12) months of passing the Phase I examination. Failure to meet the
				  twelve (12) month deadline shall require an applicant to re-take the Phase I
				  examination.
(b) The written
				  examination for certification of commercial and noncommercial applicators shall
				  comply with the competency standards provided in the Federal Insecticide,
				  Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),
				  40 CFR Section
				  171.103 and shall be computer based and
				  conducted at a site determined by the board.
(c) A practical examination shall also be
				  required for commercial and noncommercial applicators in the following
				  categories: Structural Pest, General Pest, Fumigation, and Food Processing. An
				  individual shall successfully complete the practical examination within twelve
				  (12) months of passing the Phase II written examination in the above
				  categories. Failure to meet the twelve 12) month deadline shall require an
				  individual to re-take the Phase II written examination.
(d) The practical examination shall be
				  conducted at the training facility at Oklahoma State University and includes
				  the successful completion of an approved training program which demonstrates a
				  thorough knowledge in the handling of pesticides, labels and labeling
				  requirements, storage, transportation, mixing, application, disposal, insect
				  biology and safety. The facility at Oklahoma State University meets the
				  following conditions for treatment in the Structural Pest Category: crawl
				  space, voids, and a concrete floor, garage floor, or patio slab.
(e) A service technician shall be certified
				  upon successful completion of a written service technicians examination. An
				  individual shall not act, do business, or advertise as a service technician
				  unless a service technician identification has been issued by the Board. A
				  service technicians' identification shall be issued in the name of the licensed
				  entity. The licensee shall return the service technician identification to the
				  Board upon termination of the employee. A service technician identification
				  shall be valid for five (5) years unless suspended, canceled, revoked, or the
				  service technician is no longer employed by the licensed entity.
				  Recertification may be required at any time by the Board. The Department may
				  issue a service technician identification upon completion of the following:
(1) A determination is made by the Department
				  that the applicant has successfully completed the written
				  examination;
(2) The licensed
				  entity provides a completed service technician identification application form
				  at the time of testing; and
(3) All
				  appropriate fees are paid at the time of testing.