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HOUSE BILL 1702
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Representatives McMorris, Koster and Schoesler
Read first time 02/05/97. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
AN ACT Relating to pesticide applicators; and amending RCW 17.21.128 and 17.21.132.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 17.21.128 and 1994 c 283 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director may renew any certification or license issued under authority of this chapter subject to the recertification standards identified in subsection (2) of this section or an examination requiring new knowledge that may be required to apply pesticides.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, all individuals licensed under this chapter shall meet the recertification standards identified in (a) or (b) of this subsection, every five years, in order to qualify for continuing licensure.
(a) Licensed pesticide applicators may qualify for continued licensure through accumulation of recertification credits.
(i)
Private pesticide applicators shall accumulate a minimum of twenty
department-approved credits every five years with no ((more)) less
than ((eight)) four credits ((allowed per year)) accumulated
during any two-year period;
(ii) All other license types established under this chapter shall accumulate a minimum of forty department-approved credits every five years with no more than fifteen credits allowed per year.
(b) Certified pesticide applicators may qualify for continued licensure through meeting the examination requirements necessary to become licensed in those areas in which the licensee operates.
(3) At the termination of a licensee's five-year recertification period, the director may waive the requirements identified in subsection (2) of this section if the licensee can demonstrate that he or she is meeting comparable recertification standards through another state or jurisdiction or through a federal environmental protection agency approved government agency plan.
Sec. 2. RCW 17.21.132 and 1994 c 283 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
Any person applying for a license or certification authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall file an application on a form prescribed by the director.
(1) The application shall state the license or certification and the classification(s) for which the applicant is applying and the method in which the pesticides are to be applied.
(2) For all classes of licenses except private applicator, all applicants shall be at least eighteen years of age on the date that the application is made. Applicants for a private pesticide applicator license shall be at least sixteen years of age on the date that the application is made.
(3) Application for a license to apply pesticides shall be accompanied by the required fee. No license may be issued until the required license fee has been received by the department. License fees shall be prorated where necessary to accommodate staggering of expiration dates of a license or licenses.
(4)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, each classification of license issued under this chapter shall expire annually on a date set by rule by the director. License expiration dates may be staggered for administrative purposes. Renewal applications shall be filed on or before the applicable expiration date.
(b) A private pesticide applicator certification shall expire five years after it is issued on a date set by rule by the director.
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