Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 7 - PESTICIDES › Subchapter H - STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.114 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
In addition to the definitions set out in the Texas
						Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter
						1951, Texas
						Occupations Code, the following words, names, and terms shall have the below
						meanings for this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise.
(1) Adjacent--An area
					 having a common wall, ceiling, or floor.
(2) Apprentice registration--A registration
					 by a commercial or noncommercial business entity of an individual who is
					 training and/or performing structural pest control services for the
					 business.
(3) Area of common
					 access--An area that an individual is likely to be present in or at on a
					 regular basis, such as a building entranceway, mailboxes, laundry rooms,
					 beverage machines, building bulletin boards, hallways, etc.
(4) Calendar year--January 1 to December
					 31.
(5) Category--A type of
					 structural pest control that an individual licensee or business licensee is
					 authorized to perform.
(6)
					 CEU--Continuing education unit.
(7)
					 Chairman--An individual elected by members of the Structural Pest Control
					 Advisory Committee to preside over meetings.
(8) Committee--The Structural Pest Control
					 Advisory Committee. An eleven-member committee appointed by the Commissioner,
					 whose responsibility is to gather information and advise the Commissioner and
					 the department on the business of structural pest control.
(9) Course provider--The person, company, or
					 organization that compiles, organizes, writes and/or produces category specific
					 training or continuing education courses.
(10) Effective Date--Beginning date an
					 employee (e.g. Apprentice) is registered to a business licensee.
(11) Inactive license--A license for which
					 certification requirements have been maintained, but technicians and certified
					 applicators are prohibited from legally engaging in structural pest control
					 services, advertising, or solicitation.
(12) Infest--To exist in, on, around or
					 invade a structure in a manner that may limit the use or enjoyment of, or cause
					 harm or damage to: households, railroad cars, ships, docks, trucks, airplanes,
					 or other structures, or its contents, or its inhabitants, including any humans
					 or pets; and pests, unwanted plants, or diseases of trees, shrubs, or other
					 plantings in a park or adjacent to a residence, business establishment,
					 industrial plant, institutional building, or street.
(13) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)--A pest
					 management strategy that relies on multiple pest control tactics, including the
					 judicious use of pesticides, informed by accurate identification and scientific
					 knowledge of pests, reliable monitoring methods to assess pest presence,
					 preventative measures to avoid pest infestations, and thresholds to determine
					 when corrective control measures are needed.
(14) Other noncommercial entity--Any
					 workplace with three (3) or more full-time employees.
(15) Physically present--Face-to-face contact
					 at a work location where supervisor and supervisee are physically in the same
					 space. Face-to-face does not include video or audio calls using electronic
					 devices.
(16) Self-study course--A
					 self-study, online or electronic course taken for the purpose of continuing
					 education or training.
(17)
					 SPCA--Texas Structural Pest Control Act, Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
					 1951.
(18) TPCL--Texas Pest Control
					 License.
(19) Vice-Chairman--An
					 individual elected by members of the Structural Pest Control Advisory Committee
					 to preside over meetings in the absence of the Chairman.
(20) WDIR--Texas Official Wood Destroying
					 Insect Report.
(21) Wood Destroying
					 Insect (WDI)--insects that consume wood for food or use wood to propagate
					 offspring. Examples of wood destroying insects include termites, wood-boring
					 beetles, and carpenter bees.
(22)
					 Workplace--Any non-residence structure with three (3) or more full-time paid
					 employees that is treated by a licensed business or a certified noncommercial
					 applicator.