Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 7 - PESTICIDES › Subchapter C - LICENSING › Section 7.21 - Applicator Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
(a) Certification of
				  Applicators. The department may certify pesticide applicator licensees and
				  applicants for a license in the following license use categories and
				  subcategories. An individual who is certified in a particular category is
				  authorized to purchase, apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use
				  pesticides, state-limited-use pesticides, or regulated herbicides described by
				  that category subject to department orders, the Act, and federal law.
(1) Agricultural pest control: pesticide
				  applications made to agricultural land as specified in the following
				  subcategories:
(A) field crop: to control
				  insects, diseases, weeds, or other pests of field crops, or the use of harvest
				  aid pesticides in the production of field crops such as cotton, grains, oilseed
				  crops, crops grown for seed, or crops harvested for animal feed (hay) or
				  forage. This category does not include pesticide applications covered in
				  category 1D (vertebrate pest) or category 11 (soil fumigation);
(B) fruit, nut, and vegetable: to control
				  insects, diseases, weeds, or other pests, or the use of harvest aid pesticides,
				  in the production of non-citrus fruit (category 1G Citrus Pest Control), nut
				  and vegetable crops. This category does not include pesticide applications
				  covered in category 1D (vertebrate pest) or category 11 (soil
				  fumigation);
(C) pasture and
				  rangeland: to control insects, diseases, weeds, or other pests of field crops,
				  agricultural pastures, rangeland, or adjacent riparian or natural areas, and
				  may include applications to pasture or rangeland vegetation that is harvested
				  for animal feed (hay). This category does not include pesticide applications
				  covered in category 1D (vertebrate pest) or category 11 (soil
				  fumigation);
(D) vertebrate pest:
				  to control vertebrate pests affecting agricultural production of field, fruit,
				  nut or vegetable crops, in turf, pastures, rangeland, riparian or natural
				  areas, rights of ways, parks, or crops/vegetation to be harvested for animal
				  feed. This category does not include pesticide applications covered in category
				  1H (livestock protection collar) or category 1I (M-44 device). Certification in
				  this category requires prequalification as determined by the
				  department;
(E) farm commodity pest
				  control: to apply pesticides (including commodity fumigants) to stored raw
				  agricultural commodities on the farm, in a public or private confined storage
				  facility or container, in an open storage platform or vehicle, or to
				  agricultural equipment used to transport raw agricultural commodities to
				  control pests of a stored agricultural product or a pest subject to a state or
				  federal quarantine requirement;
(F)
				  animal health: to control external parasites or pests of agricultural animals
				  including applications of pesticides to, in, or on any area, facility, or
				  vehicle used for the housing, maintenance, or transportation of an agricultural
				  animal;
(G) citrus: to control
				  insects, diseases, weeds, or other pests in the production of citrus plants or
				  citrus fruit. This category does not include pesticide applications covered in
				  category 1D (vertebrate pest) or category 11 (soil fumigation);
(H) livestock protection collar: for the use
				  of a livestock protection collar containing sodium fluoroacetate (Compound
				  1080) for predator control in the protection of livestock. Specialized training
				  provided by the department is a prerequisite for this category;
(I) M-44 device: for the use of a M-44 device
				  for the control of wild or feral canids in the protection of livestock.
				  Specialized training provided by the department is a prerequisite for this
				  category;