H-1681              _______________________________________________

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2015

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Winsley and Rayburn

Read first time 2/15/89 and referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.

AN ACT Relating to pesticide applicator licenses; and amending RCW 17.21.090.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 249, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 27, chapter 45, Laws of 1987 and RCW 17.21.090 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The director shall not issue or renew a pesticide applicator's license ((until)) unless the applicant, if he or she is the sole owner of the business, or if there is more than one owner, the person managing the business, has passed ((an)) the examination ((to)) outlined in subsection (2) of this section and has the experience listed in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) The license examination required by this section shall be designed to require an applicant to demonstrate to the director (((1))) (a) knowledge of how to apply pesticides under the classifications he or she has applied for, manually or with the various apparatuses that he or she may have applied for a license to operate under the provisions of this chapter, and (((2))) (b) knowledge of the nature and effect of pesticides he or she may apply manually or with such apparatuses under such classifications.

(3) The experience required by this section is at least two years' experience as a commercial or public pesticide operator, private-commercial applicator, demonstration and research applicator, pesticide applicator, or commercial or public pest control consultant licensed under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 15.58 RCW or under comparable laws of another state.

(4) The pesticide applicator's license shall expire on December 31 following issuance.  The director shall charge an examination fee established by the director by rule when an examination is necessary before a license may be issued or when application for such license and examination is made at other than a regularly scheduled examination date as provided for by the director.