Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 7 - PESTICIDES › Subchapter H - STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE › Division 2 - LICENSES › Section 7.121 - Types and Requirements of Licenses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
					 2024
(a) Business
					 Licensee- Any person engaged in structural pest control for compensation must
					 secure a business license in the business's operating name from the department
					 for each business location, including branch offices. Each business licensee
					 must designate a responsible certified commercial applicator for each business
					 location who is not also serving as a responsible certified commercial
					 applicator for any other business licensee or any other business location. The
					 business license may reflect only those categories in which at least one (1)
					 certified applicator is actively licensed. A business licensee may not operate
					 at any time without a designated responsible certified commercial applicator
					 and current general pest control liability insurance.
(b) Responsible Certified Commercial
					 Applicator- A certified commercial applicator who has been designated and
					 notified by the business licensee to be responsible for training and
					 supervision of all pest control operations of the business. The person may be
					 employed by other business location(s) as a certified commercial applicator,
					 but may only be the designated responsible certified commercial applicator for
					 one (1) business license location.
(c) Certified Commercial Applicator- A person
					 licensed in at least one (1) category as a certified commercial applicator who
					 can perform pest control services, identifications, and control measures
					 without direct supervision but under general supervision of the responsible
					 certified commercial applicator. A certified commercial applicator must hold a
					 separate license for every business for which the certified commercial
					 applicator is employed but is not required to hold a separate license for
					 branch offices of an employer. A certified commercial applicator may only
					 provide services in categories in which the certified commercial applicator is
					 certified.
(d) Certified
					 Noncommercial Applicator- An employee of a governmental entity, apartment
					 building, day care center, hospital, nursing home, hotel, motel, lodge,
					 warehouse, food-processing establishment, school or educational institution,
					 and other noncommercial entity. A person licensed in at least one (1) category
					 as a certified noncommercial applicator may perform pest control services,
					 identifications, and control measures without direct supervision. A certified
					 noncommercial applicator must be licensed for every business entity for which
					 the certified noncommercial applicator is employed but is not required to hold
					 a separate license for branch offices of an employer.
(e) Responsible Certified Noncommercial
					 Applicator--A certified noncommercial applicator who has been designated and
					 notified by the noncommercial entity to be responsible for training,
					 supervision, and records of all noncommercial apprentices and technicians of
					 the noncommercial entity.
(f)
					 Technician- A person licensed in at least one (1) category who performs pest
					 control services under the direct supervision of a certified commercial or
					 noncommercial applicator. A technician must be licensed for every business or
					 noncommercial entity for which the technician is employed, but is not required
					 to hold a separate license for branch offices of the technician's employer. A
					 technician may only provide services in categories in which the technician is
					 certified.
(g) Apprentice- A sales
					 or service employee who is registered by a structural pest control business or
					 noncommercial entity to complete the required training for a technician license
					 and has not yet passed a technician exam. An apprentice may work only for the
					 business or noncommercial entity for which the apprentice is
					 registered.