Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024
Section 2 CSR 70-25.090 - [Effective until 1/1/2025] Examinations for Certified Commercial Applicators, Certified Noncommercial Applicators and Certified Public Operators
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the type of examination to be taken (written, oral or practical); provides for hardship cases; provides that the director may determine the specific content of the examination; provides for rules of conduct during examinations; and provides for examination.
(1) Applicants for a certified commercial applicator license, a certified noncommercial applicator or a certified public operator license shall take a written examination based on the standards of competence provided in 2 CSR 70-25.110. When recommended by the director, the applicant shall take a written and oral examination and conduct a practical demonstration of competence.(2) Examinations shall cover material judged by the director to be pertinent to the request contained in the application.(3) Any applicant who gives or receives unauthorized assistance during an examination shall be dismissed from the examination and his/her markings or results shall be voided. Any such person shall be required to make reapplication for a license.(4) Only persons authorized by the director may be in the examination room during the examination. The director may require identification for all applicants.(5) Any applicant who fails to attain a passing score of seventy percent (70%) on any examination may request in writing, by regular mail, to retake the examination. The director will then inform the applicant, in writing, by regular mail, of the time and place the applicant may retake the examination. Upon failing the examination three (3) times, or failing to take the examination as scheduled three (3) times, the applicant shall reapply for a license.(6) All examinations taken to satisfy requirements of the Missouri Pesticide Use Act shall be retained by the department for at least one (1) year from the date they were completed. Individuals who do not apply for a license during that one (1)-year period must be reexamined before their license application will be accepted.