California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 19 - Structural Pest Control Board
Article 2 - Administration
Section 1922.3 - Course Requirement by County Agricultural Commissioners

(a) When, pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 8617, a lawful order is made by a county agricultural commissioner to direct a licensee to take and pass a board approved course of instruction, the licensee prior to taking the course shall submit the name of the course and documentation regarding its content to the same agricultural commissioner for review and approval.

(b) The submittal for approval shall be made within twenty (20) days of the order. The county agricultural commissioner shall make a decision and respond to the licensee within twenty (20) days.

(c) The course of instruction shall have content that directly addresses applicable pesticide use laws, regulations and the practice of structural pest control relating to the violations committed. After completion of the approved course, the licensee shall take and pass an examination provided by the course provider that directly relates to the course content. A passing score for the examination shall reflect that the licensee correctly answered at least seventy percent (70%) of the examination questions.

(d) After passing the examination, the licensee shall obtain a certificate of course completion from the course provider. As proof of compliance, the licensee shall submit the certificate to the county agricultural commissioner who issued the Notice of Proposed Action within twenty (20) days of course completion.

(e) The licensee must comply with the order within ninety (90) days. The commissioner shall have the discretion to extend this date up to one hundred eighty (180) days after issuance of the Notice of Proposed Action.