Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 130b - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION
INDIVIDUAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
Section 130b.21 - Determination of competence
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Determination of competence for an individual nutrient management specialist shall be based on the completion of precertification training which includes an orientation training course and a written examination approved by the Department.
(b) The orientation training course shall at a minimum consist of the same requirements as in § 130b.11(c) (relating to determination of competence).
(c) The written examination will be proctored by the Department or its designee. The Department will administer the examination on an as needed basis, which will be determined by the number of requests for the testing. At a minimum, the successful completion of the examination will demonstrate an examinee's technical knowledge relating to nutrient management planning and nutrient management plan development in the following areas:
(d) The Department may approve the use of written examinations other than the Pennsylvania nutrient management examination, if the written examinations meet the requirements in subsection (c).
(e) Individual nutrient management specialists are exempt from the nutrient management plan preparation requirement.
The provisions of this § 130b.21 amended under 3 Pa.C.S. § 508(a).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 130b.2 (relating to definitions); 7 Pa. Code § 130b.22 (relating to final certification); and 7 Pa. Code § 130b.31 (relating to recertification).