Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 21, November 1, 2024.
Section 2 CSR 70-25.140 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Certification Categories for Private Applicators and Certified Provisional Private ApplicatorsPURPOSE: This rule details the certification categories for private applicators.
(1) Category 20-General Agricultural Pest Control. This category is provided for private applicators who are required to obtain private applicator certification to use restricted use pesticides for the purpose of producing any agricultural commodity, excluding soil and non-soil fumigants and the aerial application of restricted use pesticides.(2) Category 21-Soil Fumigation Pest Control. This category is provided for certified private applicators certified in Category 20 who are required to obtain proper category certification for the use of soil fumigants classified as restricted use pesticides for the control of pests found in or on soil during the production of any agricultural commodity.(3) Category 22-Non-Soil Fumigation Pest Control. This category is provided for certified private applicators certified in Category 20 who are required to obtain proper certification for the use of non-soil fumigants classified as restricted use pesticides for the control of pests in the production and storage of any agricultural commodity.(4) Category 23-Aerial Pest Control. This category is provided for certified private applicators certified in Category 20 who are required to obtain proper category certification to apply restricted use pesticides with manned or unmanned aircraft, either fixed wing or rotary wing, in the production of any agricultural commodity.Adopted by Missouri Register October 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 20, effective 1/1/2025.