Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 15 - Pesticides › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relating to Pesticides (250-RICR-40-15-2) › Section 250-RICR-40-15-2.17 - Commercial Applicator Licenses

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each person
				  engaged in the application of any pesticide, other than a "restricted use" or
				  "state limited use" pesticide, as a commercial applicator shall possess a valid
				  commercial applicator license, issued by the Director, except that a person who
				  is applying such a pesticide on land owned or rented by the applicator or his
				  employer shall not be required to possess such a license.
B. Each person who is the employee of a
				  licensed or certified commercial applicator and who as a condition of
				  employment applies pesticides, not in the physical presence of a licensed or
				  certified applicator, shall possess a valid commercial applicator's license or
				  certification, except that person shall not be required to provide separate
				  financial responsibility as specified in §
										2.22 of this Part.
C. Application for licensing shall be filed
				  with the Department on forms supplied by the Department, and shall contain such
				  information as the Director shall require, including but not limited to storage
				  and disposal procedures for pesticides and pesticide containers.
D. A fee of $30.00 shall be charged prior to
				  the issuance of the initial license document and at the time of each annual
				  renewal or reissuance thereafter.
E. A license document shall be valid for a
				  period beginning with the actual date of issuance and ending on February 28th,
				  unless it has been revoked or suspended prior thereto by the Director for
				  cause;
F. Competence in the use and
				  handling of pesticides by commercial applicators, who wish to become licensed
				  shall be determined on the basis of written examinations, and, as appropriate,
				  performance testing, based upon the standards set forth in §
										2.10 of this Part.
G. A person shall not be determined qualified
				  for licensing until such person passes the required examinations as provided by
				  §
										2.17(E) of
				  this Part.
H. No person under
				  eighteen (18) years of age shall be eligible for licensing or eligible to apply
				  pesticides under the direct supervision of a licensed or certified
				  applicator.
I. Licensed Commercial
				  applicators shall cooperate with the Department requests to observe spraying
				  operations, to inspect equipment, to inspect pesticide related records, to
				  inspect business premises and to conduct pesticide related sampling.
J. The Director may deny licensing or may
				  suspend, revoke, or otherwise modify a license once issued for reasons
				  including the following:
1. That the
				  applicant made a false or misleading statement in the application for
				  licensing;
2. That the applicant or
				  license holder has violated any provisions of the RIPCA or regulations
				  promulgated thereunder;
3. That the
				  applicant or license holder does not have in effect or fails to maintain in
				  effect financial responsibility in the amounts specified in §
											2.22 of this Part.
4. That the applicant or license holder uses
				  or applies a pesticide, excluding pesticides for which an EPA experimental use
				  permit has been issued, which has not been duly registered under the provisions
				  of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-25-6.