(1) Application for license shall be filed with the department by using a form prescribed by the department or by using the department’s website. Each application shall contain information regarding the applicant’s qualifications, proposed operations, and license classification or subclassifications, as prescribed by rule.
(2) If the department finds the applicant qualified in the classification for which the applicant has applied, and if the applicant applying for a license to engage in aerial application of pesticides has met all of the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation of this state to operate the equipment described in the application and has shown proof of liability insurance or posted a surety bond in an amount to be set forth by rule of the department, the department shall issue a certified applicator’s license, limited to the classifications for which the applicant is qualified. The license shall expire as required by rules promulgated under this part, unless it has been revoked or suspended by the department prior to expiration, for cause as provided in this part. The license or authorization card issued by the department verifying licensure shall be kept on the person of the licensee while performing work as a licensed applicator.
History.—ss. 12, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 10, ch. 94-233; s. 16, ch. 2000-154; s. 82, ch. 2004-5; s. 29, ch. 2004-64; s. 19, ch. 2014-150.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 487 - Pesticide Regulation and Safety
Part I - Florida Pesticide Law (Ss. 487.011-487.175)
487.011 - Popular name; administration.
487.012 - Declaration of purpose.
487.042 - Restricted-use pesticides; designation.
487.0435 - License classification.
487.0437 - Direct infusion of chlorine gas.
487.044 - Certification; examination.
487.046 - Application; licensure.
487.047 - Nonresident license; reciprocal agreement; authorized purchase.
487.048 - Dealer’s license; records.
487.049 - Renewal; late fee; recertification.
487.051 - Administration; rules; procedure.
487.064 - Antisiphon requirements for irrigation systems.
487.071 - Enforcement, inspection, sampling, and analysis.
487.091 - Tolerances, deficiencies, and penalties.
487.101 - Stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold orders.
487.111 - Seizure, condemnation, and sale.
487.15 - Reclamation, reimbursement, and disposal.
487.156 - Governmental agencies.
487.159 - Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury.
487.161 - Exemptions, nonagricultural pest control and research.