Section 555.Sec. 13.1 - NEWThe Director will issue a license as an authorized commercial applicator, authorizing the licensee to perform pest control work in a specific category or categories, to any commercial applicator who is authorized pursuant to this section and subsection 3 of NRS 555.351 to use or supervise the use of any restricted-use pesticide. To obtain the authorization, an applicant must pass a written examination to demonstrate his or her:
1. Practical knowledge of the principles and practices of pest control and the effective use of general-use and restricted-use pesticides;2. Practical knowledge in the core areas of competency set forth set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(c); and3. Compliance with the specific standards of competency set forth in this subsection, as applicable to the following fields and categories of pest control:(a) Aerial: The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and pest control practices associated with performing the aerial application of restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(15).(b) Agricultural ground: (1) Agriculture plant pests-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas on which the applicant may use restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(1)(i).(2) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands and noncrop agricultural lands and the specific weeds of those areas on which the applicant may use restricted-use pesticides. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(1)(i).(3) Soil fumigation-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of pest problems and pest control practices in soil fumigation applications. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(13).(c) Urban, rural and structural: (1) Limited landscape-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of pesticide problems associated with the production and maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, plantings and turf. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(3).(2) Industrial and institutional-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of industrial and institutional pests. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(7).(3) Structural-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of structural pests. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(7).(d) Nonsoil fumigation-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the pest problems and pest control practices associated with performing fumigation applications of restricted-use pesticides to sites other than soil. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge in the areas of competency set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103(d)(14).(e) Aquatic-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the characteristics of various aquatic use situations, the potential for adverse effects on nontarget plants, fish, birds, beneficial insects and other organisms in the immediate aquatic environment and downstream and the principles of limited-area application.(f) Weeds-The applicant must demonstrate practical knowledge of the wide variety of environments in which weeds may be present, the biology and life cycles of such environments and methods for the control of weeds. The required knowledge includes, without limitation, practical knowledge of runoff, drift, the recognition of target organisms, techniques to minimize the exposure of nontargets and the avoidance of excessive destruction of foliage. The required knowledge also includes, without limitation, practical knowledge of the potential for phytotoxicity and for persistence beyond the intended period of weed control.Nev. Admin. Code § 555.Sec. 13.1
Added to NAC by Dep't of Agriculture by R077-21A, eff. 12/17/2022