N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-8.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:30-8.5 - Continuing certification

(a) In order to maintain his or her certification, the private pesticide applicator shall meet the requirements for continuing certification as specified by the Department. If the requirements for continuing certification are not met, the private pesticide applicator shall again become certified in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Persons licensed as private pesticide applicators who are held to be responsible for a pesticide misuse under the provisions of the Act or regulations promulgated thereunder, may be required by the Department to provide evidence of continued competency to apply or supervise the application of pesticides by repeating the certification requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:30-8.2.

(c) Provisions of (b) above shall be directed to the responsible private applicator for pesticide misuse by himself or herself and/or for pesticide misuse by private applicators or handlers under his or her direct supervision.

(d) Any private pesticide applicator required under (b) above to become recertified shall be notified by the Department and shall have a maximum of 30 days from the date of such notice to comply.

(e) Failure to comply will result in the private pesticide applicator license being immediately suspended pending the outcome of an expedited hearing which shall be granted the applicator upon request under the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Rules of Practice, N.J.A.C. 1:1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-8.5

Amended by R.1985 d.557, effective 11/4/1985.
See: 17 New Jersey Register 242(b), 17 New Jersey Register 2609(b).
Subsections (b) through (e) added.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:30-8.6 and amended by R.2001 d.427, effective 11/19/2001.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 474(a), 33 New Jersey Register 3956(b).
In (a), neutralized the gender reference and substituted "shall" for "must" throughout; in (b), substituted "licensed" for "registered" and amended the N.J.A.C. reference; in (c), inserted "pesticide" preceding "misuse", substituted "handlers" for "private operators" and neutralized the gender references throughout; in (e), substituted "license" for "registration" and amended the N.J.A.C reference. Former N.J.A.C. 7:30-8.5, Reregistration, recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:30-8.4.