(1) Each individual seeking certification must satisfactorily pass an examination which must be written but which may include practical demonstration. The department shall hold at least two examinations each year. An applicant may seek certification in one or more categories.
(2) An application for examination must be made in accordance with the rules of the department. Each application must be accompanied by a fee set by the department, in an amount of not more than $300 or less than $150, for each category in which the applicant desires to be examined; however, until rules setting these fees are adopted by the department, the examination fee for each category shall be $150. Any applicant who fails to pass one or more categories may reapply for examination upon the payment of the applicable fee for each category in which the applicant seeks reexamination.
(3) The department shall give an examination in each category for which application is made which tests the applicant’s knowledge of pest control as applicable to that category. The certificate issued must state the categories allowed thereby.
(4) A refund of examination fees may not be made unless the applicant presents written evidence that she or he was under military orders, on jury duty or otherwise subpoenaed, or under medical care which precluded reporting to take the examination, in which case the department shall exercise its discretion as to a refund.
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-454; s. 1, ch. 65-295; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 380, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 9, ch. 78-292; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 14, 15, ch. 82-229; s. 10, ch. 89-180; ss. 37, 59, ch. 92-203; s. 432, ch. 97-103.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
482.072 - Pest Control Customer Contact Centers.
482.0815 - Permit to Perform Preventive Termite Treatment Services for New Construction Only.
482.091 - Employee Identification Cards.
482.111 - Pest Control Operator’s Certificate.
482.121 - Misuse of Certificate.
482.132 - Qualifications for Examination and Certification.
482.151 - Special Identification Card for Performance of Fumigation.
482.152 - Duties of Certified Operator in Charge of Pest Control Activities of Licensee.
482.155 - Limited Certification for Governmental Pesticide Applicators or Private Applicators.
482.156 - Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Personnel.
482.1562 - Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Commercial Fertilizer Application.
482.157 - Limited Certification for Commercial Wildlife Management Personnel.
482.161 - Disciplinary Grounds and Actions; Reinstatement.
482.163 - Responsibility for Pest Control Activities of Employee.
482.1821 - Closing Pest Control Business Without Providing for Contracts and Liabilities.
482.191 - Violation and Penalty.
482.2265 - Consumer Information; Notice of Application of Pesticide.
482.2267 - Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of the Application of Pesticides.
482.227 - Guarantees and Warranties.
482.231 - Use of Fogging Machines.
482.2401 - Disposition and Use of Revenues From Fees and Fines.