1. If an applicant for a license as an applicator is a primary principal or principal of a pest control business, the Director may require the applicant to show, upon examination, that the applicant possesses adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of pesticides and the dangers involved and precautions to be taken in connection with their application.
2. If an applicant for a business license is not a natural person, the applicant shall designate an officer, member or technician of the business entity to take the examination. The person so designated is subject to the approval of the Director. If the extent of the applicant’s operations require it, the Director may require more than one officer, member or technician to take the examination.
3. An applicant described in subsection 1 or the person designated by an applicant for a business license in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2 must have attained the age of majority and have:
(a) Not less than 2 years’ practical experience in pest control; or
(b) Possess university credits of not less than 16 credit hours in biological sciences of which not less than 8 credit hours must be in subjects directly related to the categories of pest control in which the applicant wishes to be licensed and have 6 or more months of practical experience in pesticide application or related pest control.
4. The requirements of subsection 3 do not apply to persons holding a license issued by the Director before July 1, 1973, or to the renewal of the license of any such person.
[Part 3:215:1955]—(NRS A 1959, 243; 1961, 530; 1967, 368; 1971, 1254; 1973, 1505; 1993, 1716; 1999, 3647; 2017, 346)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds
NRS 555.021 - Director: Cooperation for suppression of vertebrate pests.
NRS 555.130 - Declaration of noxious weeds; temporary designation; limitations.
NRS 555.150 - Control of noxious weeds by owner or occupant of land.
NRS 555.200 - Control of noxious weeds from public domain; reimbursement by Federal Government.
NRS 555.202 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 555.205 - Board of directors: Appointment; number; qualifications; terms; vacancies.
NRS 555.207 - Board of directors: Powers.
NRS 555.23515 - "Broker" defined.
NRS 555.23523 - "Dangerously injurious plant pest" defined.
NRS 555.23525 - "Dealer of nursery stock" defined.
NRS 555.23537 - "Hold" defined.
NRS 555.2354 - "Infested" defined.
NRS 555.23542 - "Inspecting officer" defined.
NRS 555.23544 - "Inspection certificate" defined.
NRS 555.2355 - "License" defined.
NRS 555.23551 - "Licensee" defined.
NRS 555.2356 - "Nursery" defined.
NRS 555.23562 - "Nursery stock" defined.
NRS 555.2357 - "Peddler" defined.
NRS 555.23575 - "Phytosanitary certificate" defined.
NRS 555.23577 - "Quarantine pest" defined.
NRS 555.2358 - "Sell" defined.
NRS 555.237 - Application for license; transfer of license prohibited; display of license.
NRS 555.238 - Schedule of annual fees for licenses.
NRS 555.239 - Renewal of license; fee.
NRS 555.241 - Revocation or suspension of or refusal to issue or renew license; notice and hearing.
NRS 555.242 - Terminal inspection of nursery stock.
NRS 555.243 - Regulations; standards.
NRS 555.244 - Inspection of businesses, invoices and applicable certificates.
NRS 555.245 - Certification of pest conditions or quality of nursery stock for shipment; fees.
NRS 555.247 - Labeling of containers of nursery stock; bulk shipments.
NRS 555.248 - Infected or infested nursery stock: Shipment from State; destruction; treatment.
NRS 555.261 - "Agent" defined.
NRS 555.2615 - "Aircraft" defined.
NRS 555.26155 - "Applicator" defined.
NRS 555.26157 - "Authorized commercial applicator" defined.
NRS 555.2616 - "Business license" defined.
NRS 555.2617 - "Certificate" defined.
NRS 555.2618 - "Certified applicator" defined.
NRS 555.2619 - "Commercial applicator" defined.
NRS 555.2625 - "Defoliant" defined.
NRS 555.263 - "Desiccant" defined.
NRS 555.2634 - "Environment" defined.
NRS 555.264 - "Fungi" defined.
NRS 555.2641 - "General-use pesticide" defined.
NRS 555.2642 - "Government applicator" defined.
NRS 555.2643 - "Governmental agency certificate" defined.
NRS 555.2645 - "Ground equipment" defined.
NRS 555.265 - "Insect" defined.
NRS 555.2654 - "Location principal" defined.
NRS 555.2655 - "Nematode" defined.
NRS 555.2657 - "Non-private applicator" defined.
NRS 555.266 - "Person" defined.
NRS 555.2667 - "Pest control" defined.
NRS 555.267 - "Pesticide" defined.
NRS 555.2675 - "Plant regulator" defined.
NRS 555.2677 - "Primary principal" defined.
NRS 555.2679 - "Principal" defined.
NRS 555.2681 - "Private applicator" defined.
NRS 555.2683 - "Restricted-use pesticide" defined.
NRS 555.2685 - "Snails or slugs" defined.
NRS 555.2687 - "Supervision" defined.
NRS 555.2688 - "Unlicensed employee" defined.
NRS 555.2695 - "Wildlife" defined.
NRS 555.270 - Policy of this State; purpose of provisions.
NRS 555.273 - Applicability of provisions concerning restricted-use pesticides.
NRS 555.277 - Exemption from certain provisions for farmer-owners and gardeners.
NRS 555.2771 - Governmental agency certificate.
NRS 555.2772 - License as government applicator.
NRS 555.2773 - Application for governmental agency certificate or license as government applicator.
NRS 555.305 - Petition to review criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report.
NRS 555.310 - Fees established by regulation.
NRS 555.3507 - Primary principal required for licensee’s business.
NRS 555.351 - Restricted-use pesticides: Certificate and permits required for use; exceptions.
NRS 555.353 - Restricted-use pesticides: Application for certificate.
NRS 555.360 - Judicial review of action of Director.
NRS 555.370 - Inspection of equipment; repairs.
NRS 555.380 - Regulations of Director: Materials and methods for application.
NRS 555.390 - Regulations of Director: Records and reports of licensees and other applicators.
NRS 555.400 - Regulations of Director: General authority; limitations.
NRS 555.420 - Authority of Director and inspectors to enter and inspect public or private premises.
NRS 555.460 - Violation of provisions: Criminal penalty; administrative fine.
NRS 555.500 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 555.510 - Creation of district: Petition; notice and hearing; exclusion of land.
NRS 555.520 - Board of directors: Number; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies.
NRS 555.530 - Board of directors: Powers.