Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-228 - General pesticide rules › GENERAL PESTICIDE RULES-LICENSING › Section 16-228-1545 - What are the pesticide licensing requirements?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All individuals licensed or required to
				  be licensed as commercial pesticide applicators, commercial pesticide
				  operators, private-commercial applicators, demonstration and research
				  applicators, public operators, structural pest inspectors, pest control
				  consultants and public pest control consultants must be certified, through
				  examination, in all pest control classifications defined in subsection (3)(a)
				  and (b) of this section in which they operate, inspect or consult.
				  Additionally, commercial pesticide applicators must be licensed in all
				  classifications that the business operates. Licensed applicators may directly
				  supervise unlicensed applicators only in those classifications in which they
				  have a valid certification.
(2) To
				  qualify for any pesticide license listed in subsection (1) of this section,
				  applicants, except the structural pest inspector, must pass a "laws and safety"
				  examination or equivalent, that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
				  The state and federal laws governing pesticide use and the regulating agencies;
				  general pesticide uses and application techniques; safe use of pesticides;
				  general pesticide labeling comprehension; environmental fate of pesticides, and
				  appropriate storage and disposal of pesticides and their containers.
				  Individuals holding valid, passing scores on the private applicator or dealer
				  manager exam are exempt from this examination requirement. Structural pest
				  inspectors conducting complete wood destroying organism inspections must pass a
				  "structural pest inspector laws and standards" examination or equivalent that
				  includes, but is not limited to, the legal requirements governing structural
				  pest inspectors and the standards for conducting complete wood destroying
				  organism inspections.
(3) License
				  classifications.
(a)
(i) Aquatic: The control of aquatic pests in
				  water areas including, but not limited to, canals, rivers, streams, lakes,
				  ponds, marshes and pipe lines.
(ii)
				  Aquatic irrigation: Limited to the control of aquatic pests in irrigation
				  district water delivery systems where the pesticide is applied directly into
				  the water or enters the water due to the application of the pesticide. Pests
				  include, but are not limited to, moss, algae, cattails, pond weeds and other
				  emersed and submersed aquatic weeds.
(iii) Insect and disease - Agricultural: The
				  control of insects and diseases, except with soil fumigants, in agricultural
				  crops including forest environments.
(iv) Insect and disease - Ornamental: The
				  control of insects and diseases in ornamental, turf and rights of way
				  situations including, but not limited to, golf courses, parks, schools, lawns,
				  yards, gardens, greenhouses, hospitals and rest homes. This includes, but is
				  not limited to, the use of insecticides, miticides, fungicides, bacteriocides,
				  mollusci-des and nematocides.
(v)
				  Pest animal: The control of pest animals in agricultural situations.
(vi) Pest control operator (PCO) - General:
				  The control of in-sects, spiders, birds, rodents and animal pests in and
				  around, but not limited to, the following situations: Residences, public
				  buildings and grounds, commercial buildings and grounds, disposal sites, animal
				  feed lots and farmsteads, including buildings and transportation
				  equipment.
(vii) Pest control
				  operator (PCO) - Structural: The control of structurally destructive pests
				  including, but not limited to, fungus, termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees
				  and wood-boring beetles. This classification allows a licensee to perform
				  specific wood destroying organism inspections.
(viii) Public health: Application of
				  pesticides by governmental employees and certain others in public health
				  programs such as, but not limited to, mosquito control, rodent control and
				  insect control in situations having medical and public health
				  importance.
(ix) Seed treatment:
				  The application of pesticides to seeds to control destructive insects and
				  diseases.
(x) Soil fumigation -
				  Risk mitigation measures (RMM): The use of soil fumigants to control pests
				  including weeds, insects, and diseases. This category addresses risk mitigation
				  measures on soil fumigant labels as a result of EPA's reregis-tration
				  eligibility decision process.
(xi)
				  Stored grain: The use of pesticides (including fumi-gants and rodenticides) in
				  grain storing facilities and railcars.
(xii) Structural pest inspector: Allows for
				  the commercial inspection of buildings for structurally destructive pests,
				  their damage and conditions conducive to their development. This classification
				  is required to perform complete wood destroying organism inspections.
(xiii) Stump treatment: The use of herbicides
				  on cut stumps to control resprouting.
(xiv) Weeds - Agricultural: The control of
				  weeds, except with soil fumigants, in all agricultural crops including forest
				  environments, and in former agricultural lands now in a non-crop
				  status.
(xv) Weeds - Rights of way:
				  The control of weeds, including cut stumps on, but not limited to, terrestrial
				  rights of way locations such as roads and/or highways, railroads, power lines
				  and irrigation ditches and to industrial sites including, but not limited to,
				  airports, industrial parks, and large parking areas.
(xvi) Weeds - Turf and ornamental: The
				  control of weeds (and moss), including cut stumps, in ornamental and turf
				  situations, which includes, but is not limited to, golf courses, parks,
				  schools, lawns, yards, gardens, hospitals, vacant lots and open noncrop waste
				  areas.