Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 685 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION UNDER AUTHORITY OF VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT
Part III - Categories of Pesticide Applicator Certification
Section 2VAC5-685-70 - Categories for commercial applicator certification
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 5-685-70
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Commercial applicators must be certified in one or more of the following commercial applicator categories or subcategories:
1. Agricultural pest control.
a. Agricultural plant pest control. This
subcategory is for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the
use of pesticides in production of agricultural crops, or on grasslands, or
noncrop agricultural lands.
b.
Agricultural animal pest control. This subcategory is for commercial
applicators who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides on
agriculturally related animals.
c.
Fumigation of soil and agricultural products. This subcategory is for
commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides
for soil fumigation in production of an agricultural commodity and the
application of pesticides for fumigation of agricultural products.
d. Chemigation. This subcategory is for
commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides
through an irrigation system.
2. Forest pest control. This category is for
commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides
in forests, forest nurseries, and seed orchards.
3. Ornamental and turf pest control.
a. Ornamental pest control. This subcategory
is for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of
pesticides in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, and
flowers in and out-of-doors.
b.
Turf pest control. This subcategory is for commercial applicators who will be
using or supervising the use of pesticides in the production and maintenance of
turf, including, but not limited to, turf in golf courses, residential lawns,
parks, and cemeteries.
4. Seed treatment (excluding fumigation).
This category is for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising
the use of pesticides on seeds.
5.
Aquatic pest control.
a. Aquatic pest control
- general. This subcategory is for commercial applicators who will be using or
supervising the use of pesticides in or on standing or running water, for the
express purpose of controlling pests. This excludes applicators engaged in
public health related activities included in subdivision 8 of this subsection,
public health pest control.
b.
Marine antifoulant paints. This subcategory is for commercial applicators who
will be using or supervising the use of marine antifoulant paints containing
tributyltin or other restricted use pesticides.
6. Right-of-way pest control. This category
is for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of
pesticides in the maintenance of public rights-of-way and in the maintenance of
fence lines, structural perimeters or other similar areas.
7. Industrial, institutional, structural, and
health-related pest control.
a. General pest
control (excluding fumigation). This subcategory is for commercial applicators
who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides to control household
type pests, pests that inhabit or infest structures, stored products, and
residential food preparation areas, and pests capable of infesting or
contaminating foods and foodstuffs at any stage of processing
facilities.
b. Wood-destroying pest
control (excluding fumigation). This subcategory is for commercial applicators
who will be using or supervising the use of pesticides to control organisms
that destroy structures made of wood.
c. Fumigation. This subcategory is for
commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of
fumigant-type pesticides.
d.
Vertebrate pest control (excluding structural invaders). This subcategory is
for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use of
pesticides to control vertebrate pest animals.
e. Sewer root pest control. This subcategory
is for commercial applicators who use pesticides for sewer line root
control.
8. Public
health pest control. This category is for commercial applicators who will be
using or supervising the use of pesticides for the management and control of
pests having medical and public health significance.
9. Regulatory pest control. This category is
for federal, state, and local governmental employee applicators who will be
using or supervising the use of pesticides in the control of regulated
pests.
10. Demonstration and
research pest control. This category is for commercial applicators who will be
demonstrating the proper use and techniques of application of pesticides
(including classroom demonstration), or who will be supervising such
demonstration. It also includes applicators who will be conducting pesticide
research on greenhouse or field plots.
11. Aerial pesticide application. This
category is for commercial applicators who will be using or supervising the use
of any pesticide applied by fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.
12. Wood preservation and wood product
treatment. This category is for commercial applicators who will be using or
supervising the use of pesticides at treating plants and sawmills for
preservative treatment of wood and wood products.
13. Miscellaneous. This category is to be
used to designate categories or subcategories of commercial applicators using
specific pesticides or uses for which the U.S. EPA may mandate certification in
order to allow for the pesticide or use.
B. A commercial applicator certified in one category and seeking initial certification in one or more additional categories shall meet the certification requirements of each of the new categories in which he desires certification.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-3906 of the Code of Virginia.
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