The Director will issue a license as an authorized commercial
applicator, authorizing the licensee to perform pest control work in a specific
category or categories, to any commercial applicator who is authorized pursuant
to this section and subsection 3 of
NRS
555.351 to use or supervise the use of any
restricted-use pesticide. To obtain the authorization, an applicant must pass a
written examination to demonstrate his or her:
1. Practical knowledge of the principles and
practices of pest control and the effective use of general-use and
restricted-use pesticides;
2.
Practical knowledge in the core areas of competency set forth set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(c); and
3. Compliance with the specific standards of
competency set forth in this subsection, as applicable to the following fields
and categories of pest control:
(a) Aerial:
The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and
pest control practices associated with performing the aerial application of
restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation,
practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(15).
(b) Agricultural ground:
(1) Agriculture plant pests-The applicant
must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop
agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas on which the applicant
may use restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without
limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(1)(i).
(2) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate
practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop agricultural lands and the
specific weeds of those areas on which the applicant may use restricted-use
pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical
knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(1)(i).
(3) Soil fumigation-The applicant must
demonstrate practical knowledge of pest problems and pest control practices in
soil fumigation applications. The required knowledge includes, without
limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(13).
(c) Urban, rural and structural:
(1) Limited landscape-The applicant must
demonstrate practical knowledge of pesticide problems associated with the
production and maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, plantings and turf. The
required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the
areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(3).
(2) Industrial and institutional-The
applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of industrial and institutional
pests. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge
in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(7).
(3) Structural-The applicant must demonstrate
practical knowledge of structural pests. The required knowledge includes,
without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in
40 C.F.R. §
171.103(d)(7).
(d) Nonsoil fumigation-The
applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and pest
control practices associated with performing fumigation applications of
restricted-use pesticides to sites other than soil. The required knowledge
includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency
set forth in 40 C.F.R.
§
171.103(d)(14).
(e) Aquatic-The applicant must demonstrate
practical knowledge of the characteristics of various aquatic use situations,
the potential for adverse effects on nontarget plants, fish, birds, beneficial
insects and other organisms in the immediate aquatic environment and downstream
and the principles of limited-area application.
(f) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate
practical knowledge of the wide variety of environments in which weeds may be
present, the biology and life cycles of such environments and methods for the
control of weeds. The required knowledge includes, without limitation,
practical knowledge of runoff, drift, the recognition of target organisms,
techniques to minimize the exposure of nontargets and the avoidance of
excessive destruction of foliage. The required knowledge also includes, without
limitation, practical knowledge of the potential for phytotoxicity and for
persistence beyond the intended period of weed control.
Added
to NAC by Dep't of Agriculture by
R077-21A,
eff. 12/17/2022
