PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: These rules revise chapter 16-228 WAC to provide a certification option for private applicators to label-mandated training prior to soil fumigant use. Private applicators will be exempt from the label-mandated training if they add a new soil fumigation license category after passing an exam that addresses the new measures.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-228-1545 and 16-228-1546.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 17.21.060, 15.58.040.
Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW and 3ESHB 2127.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 12-22-079 on November 7, 2012.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 20, 2012.
Dan Newhouse
Director
OTS-4998.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-22-029, filed 10/28/03,
effective 11/28/03)
WAC 16-228-1545
What are the pesticide licensing
requirements?
(1) All individuals licensed or required to be
licensed as commercial pesticide applicators, commercial
pesticide operators, private-commercial applicators,
demonstration and research applicators, public operators,
structural pest inspectors, pest control consultants and
public pest control consultants must be certified, through
examination, in all pest control classifications defined in
subsection (3)(a) through (((x))) (y) of this section in which
they operate, inspect or consult. Additionally, commercial
pesticide applicators must be licensed in all classifications
that the business operates. Licensed applicators may directly
supervise unlicensed applicators only in those classifications
in which they have a valid certification.
(2) To qualify for any pesticide license listed in subsection (1) of this section, applicants, except the structural pest inspector, must pass a "laws and safety" examination or equivalent, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: The state and federal laws governing pesticide use and the regulating agencies; general pesticide uses and application techniques; safe use of pesticides; general pesticide labeling comprehension; environmental fate of pesticides, and appropriate storage and disposal of pesticides and their containers. Individuals holding valid, passing scores on the private applicator or dealer manager exam are exempt from this examination requirement. Structural pest inspectors conducting complete wood destroying organism inspections must pass a "structural pest inspector laws and standards" examination or equivalent that includes, but is not limited to, the legal requirements governing structural pest inspectors and the standards for conducting complete wood destroying organism inspections.
(3) License classifications.
(a) Agricultural weed: The control of weeds, except with soil fumigants, in all agricultural crops including forest environments, and in former agricultural lands now in a noncrop status.
(b) Rights of way weed: The control of weeds, including cut stumps, on, but not limited to, terrestrial rights of way locations such as roads and/or highways, railroads, power lines and irrigation ditches and to industrial sites, including, but not limited to, airports, industrial parks, and large parking areas.
(c) Turf and ornamental weed: The control of weeds (and moss), including cut stumps, in ornamental and turf situations, which includes, but is not limited to, golf courses, parks, schools, lawns, yards, gardens, hospitals, vacant lots and open noncrop waste areas.
(d) Structural and turf demossing: The control of moss on structures and turf.
(e) Stump treatment: The use of herbicides on cut stumps to control resprouting.
(f) Soil fumigation: The use of soil-applied fumigants on agricultural crops and noncrop land to control pests including weeds, insects and diseases.
(g) Soil fumigation RMM: The use of soil fumigants to control pests including weeds, insects, and diseases. This category addresses risk mitigation measures on soil fumigant labels as a result of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision process.
(h) Sewer root: Control of roots in sewer lines.
(((h))) (i) Agricultural insect and disease: The control
of insects and diseases, except with soil fumigants, in
agricultural crops including forest environments.
(((i))) (j) Ornamental insect and disease: The control
of insects and diseases in ornamental, turf and rights of way
situations including, but not limited to, golf courses, parks,
schools, lawns, yards, gardens, greenhouses, hospitals and
rest homes. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of
insecticides, miticides, fungicides, bacteriocides,
molluscides and nematocides.
(((j))) (k) Interior plantscaping: The control of
insects and diseases in interior plantscapes.
(((k))) (l) PCO general: The control of insects,
spiders, birds, rodents and animal pests in and around, but
not limited to, the following situations: Residences, public
buildings and grounds, commercial buildings and grounds,
disposal sites, animal feed lots and farmsteads, including
buildings and transportation equipment.
(((l))) (m) PCO structural: The control of structurally
destructive pests including, but not limited to, fungus,
termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees and wood-boring
beetles. This classification allows a licensee to perform
specific wood destroying organism inspections.
(((m))) (n) Structural pest inspector: Allows for the
commercial inspection of buildings for structurally
destructive pests, their damage and conditions conducive to
their development. This classification is required to perform
complete wood destroying organism inspections.
(((n))) (o) Stored grain: The use of pesticides
(including fumigants and rodenticides) in grain storing
facilities and railcars.
(((o))) (p) Fumigant: The use of fumigants only (such as
methyl bromide and aluminum phosphide) on stored commodities.
(((p))) (q) Seed treatment: The application of
pesticides to seeds to control destructive insects and
diseases.
(((q))) (r) Sprout inhibitor: Use of a pesticide to
control sprouting in stored potatoes.
(((r))) (s) Livestock pest: The control of external and
internal pests of animals, with the exception of viruses((,))
including, but not limited to, beef cattle, dairy cattle,
swine, sheep, horses, goats and poultry, and also treatment of
livestock premises.
(((s))) (t) Pest animal: The control of pest animals in
agricultural situations.
(((t))) (u) Aquatic: The control of aquatic pests in
water areas including, but not limited to, canals, rivers,
streams, lakes, ponds, marshes and pipe lines.
(((u))) (v) Aquatic irrigation: Limited to the control
of aquatic pests in irrigation district water delivery systems
where the pesticide is applied directly into the water or
enters the water due to the application of the pesticide. Pests include, but are not limited to, moss, algae, cattails,
pond weeds and other emersed and submersed aquatic weeds.
(((v))) (w) Public health: Application of pesticides by
governmental employees and certain others in public health
programs such as, but not limited to, mosquito control, rodent
control and insect control in situations having medical and
public health importance.
(((w))) (x) Aquatic antifouling: Use of antifouling
paints to control fouling organisms on marine vessels.
(((x))) (y) Wood treatment: Use of wood preservatives
for the control of wood damaging pests.
(4) All examinations required under this section shall be written and taken without the aid of any materials that contain information relevant to the exam content. Reading of exams by an individual other than the applicant is not permitted.
(5) A passing score of seventy percent is established for all the examinations required under this section. The department may establish separate passing scores for the examinations if a validated process is used. Passing scores are valid for obtaining a license in the calendar year in which the examination is taken plus the following calendar year.
(6) The department may waive any of the examination requirements contained in this section for any person holding a valid certification with similar classifications from an EPA or Canadian approved federal, state or provincial certification program with comparable examination and recertification standards.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, 34.05 RCW. 03-22-029, § 16-228-1545, filed 10/28/03, effective 11/28/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 00-24-013, § 16-228-1545, filed 11/27/00, effective 12/28/00.]
(2) Private applicators making aquatic applications to water that moves off their own or their employer's agricultural land must obtain the aquatic classification described in WAC 16-228-1545 (3)(t). Private applicators applying soil fumigants may obtain the soil fumigation classification described in WAC 16-228-1545 (3)(g) as an option to meet label required active ingredient training.
(3) A passing score of seventy percent is established for the examinations required under this section. The department may establish separate passing scores for the examinations if a validated process is used. Passing scores are valid for obtaining a license in the calendar year in which the examination is taken plus the following calendar year.
(4) The department may waive the examination requirements contained in this section for any person holding a valid certification with similar classifications from an EPA or Canadian approved federal, state or provincial certification program with comparable examination and recertification standards.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, 34.05 RCW. 03-22-029, § 16-228-1546, filed 10/28/03, effective 11/28/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 00-24-013, § 16-228-1546, filed 11/27/00, effective 12/28/00.]