Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-7 - Utah Pesticide Control Rule
Section R68-7-2 - Definitions

(1) "Commercial pesticide applicator" means any person who uses or applies pesticides for hire or compensation, or who makes pesticidal claims, remedies, or advertises for hire or compensation, or who solicits the use of pesticides for hire or compensation.

(2) "Commercial pesticide business license" means a license issued by the department to a business responsible for supervising commercial pesticide applicators employed to apply pesticides on a commercial basis.

(3) "Department" means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

(4) "EPA WPS" means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Worker Protection Standard, or the standards described in 40 CFR 170, as of January 2, 2017, which is incorporated by reference.

(5) "EPA WPS Trainer" means a certified pesticide applicator of any type who trains workers and handlers in the WPS requirements and may also be a graduate of an EPA approved WPS Train the Trainer Program.

(6) "Good standing" means a person has no outstanding infractions with the department and does not owe money to the department. A person who has resolved their infractions, entered into and complying with a settlement agreement with the department or who has not exhausted their rights to appeal are potentially excluded from this categorization with department approval.

(7) "Licensee" means the holder of a pesticide applicator license or a commercial pesticide business license issued by the department or a restricted use pesticide dealer

(8) "Non-commercial pesticide applicator" means any person working as an employee of any entity, firm, or government agency who uses or demonstrates the use of any restricted use pesticide on the entity's property, or any property occupied, managed, or under the direction or authority of any entity, firm, or government agency, and does not require -a commercial pesticide applicator's license.

(9) "Pesticide" means the same as the term is defined in Section 4-14-102.

(10) "Pesticide applicator" or "applicator" means a person who:

(11) "Person" means an individual or entity

(12) "Private pesticide applicator" means any person who uses, or supervises the use of, any restricted use pesticide for producing any agricultural commodity on private property owned, rented, or leased by the pesticide applicator, or on the private property of another, if applied without compensation.

(13) "Qualifying party" means the same as the term is defined in Section 4-14-102.

(14) "Registrant" means the company responsible for the registration of a pesticide product.

(15) "Restricted use pesticide" or "RUP" means any pesticide or pesticide use restricted by the administrator of EPA or by the department.