Section 12203 Of Chapter 8. Qualified Applicator License From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 8.
12203
. (a) Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of laws
and regulations concerning pesticide use and shall elect to be
examined for licensing in one or more of the following categories:
(1) Residential, industrial, and institutional pest control.
(2) Landscape maintenance pest control.
(3) Right-of-way pest control.
(4) Agricultural pest control.
(5) Forest pest control.
(6) Aquatic pest control.
(7) Regulatory pest control.
(8) Seed treatment.
(9) Agricultural pest control-animal.
(10) Demonstration and research.
(11) Health-related pest control.
(b) In addition to being licensed in one or more of the categories
in subdivision (a), an applicant for licensing may elect to be
trained in the handling, control, and techniques of removal of
Africanized honey bees.
(c) The director may develop a training program that covers the
handling, control, and techniques of removal of Africanized honey
bees or may approve a training program developed by the Pest Control
Operators of California or any other equivalent training program,
subject to the following requirements:
(1) A certificate of training shall be presented by the training
provider to the applicant upon completion of the approved training
program.
(2) Providers of approved Africanized honey bee training shall
submit to the director a listing of those persons who have completed
the training, including, but not limited to, the following
information:
(A) The full name of each person who has completed the training.
(B) The license or certificate number of each person who has
completed the training, if the person trained is licensed by the
Department of Pesticide Regulation.
(3) The providers of approved Africanized honey bee training shall
maintain a record for three years of the individuals who have
completed the training.