Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 29 - Pesticide Use And Control
Subchapter VI - Individuals Handling Or Applying Pesticides
Section ATCP 29.26 - Individual commercial applicator; certification
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. No individual may engage in any activity for which a license is required under s. ATCP 29.25 unless one of the following applies:
Note: According to s. 94.715(2) (dm), Stats., school boards must ensure that persons making pesticide applications to public school grounds are certified under s. 94.705, Stats.
(2) SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION. The department may certify an individual commercial applicator in one or more categories under s. ATCP 29.31. An individual certified in any category may do any of the following:
(3) LENGTH OF CERTIFICATION.
(4) SPECIAL APPLICATION METHODS; SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATION. No individual commercial applicator may use aircraft, chemigation, or soil fumigation to apply pesticides in any category under s. ATCP 29.31 for which that individual is certified unless that individual is also certified under s. ATCP 29.29 to apply pesticides by that method.
Note: See certification requirements under s. ATCP 30.22(2) for applicators using metam sodium.
(5) CERTIFICATION CARD.
(6) CERTIFICATION STANDARDS. To be certified in any category under s. ATCP 29.31, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:
(7) CERTIFICATION TEST. Except as provided under sub. (10), an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency in each category under sub. (6) by scoring at least 70 percent on a written, closed-book examination which the department administers for that category. The department may arrange with an equivalent agency in another state to administer the department's examination to individuals in that state, for purposes of certification in this state.
(8) RETESTING APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO PASS. An individual who fails an initial examination under sub. (7) may retake the examination not sooner than 24 hours later, on a regularly scheduled examination date. An individual who fails a second or subsequent examination may retake the examination not sooner than 30 days later, on a regularly scheduled examination date. An individual who fails 4 examinations in any category in any 6-month period may not retake the examination for at least 6 months following the date of the last failed examination.
(9) APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION. To apply for certification as a commercial applicator, an individual shall do all of the following:
Note: Training consists of a self-study manual and, for some certification categories, supplementary training sessions. Training may be obtained by contacting the University of Wisconsin-Extension at the following address: University of Wisconsin-Extension; Pesticide Applicator Training, Department of Agronomy; 1575 Linden Drive; Madison, WI 53706-1597, phone: (608) 262-7588. Online information on pesticide certification, training, and examination registration is available at http://pestexam.datcp.wi.gov.
Note: Examination dates may be scheduled by contacting the department at the following address: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Division of Agricultural Resource Management, Pesticide Certification and Licensing; P. O. Box 8911; Madison, WI 53708-8911; Phone (608) 224-4548. Online examination registration is available at http://pestexam.datcp.wi.gov.
(10) APPLICATORS CERTIFIED IN OTHER STATES.
