Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 17.21 - Washington Pesticide Application Act.
17.21.134 - Licenses—Examination requirements—Fees.

RCW 17.21.134
Licenses—Examination requirements—Fees.

(1) The director shall not issue a commercial pesticide applicator license until the applicant, if he or she is the sole owner and manager of the business has passed examinations in all classifications that the business operates. If there is more than one owner or the owner does not participate in the pesticide application activities, the person managing the pesticide application activities of the business shall be licensed in all classifications that the business operates. The director shall not issue a commercial pesticide operator, public operator, private commercial applicator, or demonstration and research applicator license until the applicant has passed an examination demonstrating knowledge of:
(a) How to apply pesticides under the classification for which he or she has applied, manually or with the various apparatuses that he or she may operate;
(b) The nature and effect of pesticides he or she may apply under such classifications; and
(c) Any other matter the director determines to be a necessary subject for examination.
(2) The director may charge examination fees established by the director by rule. The director may administer or contract with a public or private third-party entity to administer any or all parts of either the examination or the collection of examination fees, or both. Examinations administered by third-party entities must be the same as the examination that would otherwise be administered by the department. The department may direct that the applicant pay the fees to the third-party entity in accordance with department rules governing third-party examinations and fees.
(3) The director may prescribe separate testing procedures and requirements for each license.

[ 2020 c 180 § 4; 1994 c 283 § 17; 1989 c 380 § 45.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests

Chapter 17.21 - Washington Pesticide Application Act.

17.21.010 - Declaration of police power and purpose.

17.21.020 - Definitions.

17.21.030 - Director's authority—Rules.

17.21.040 - Rules subject to administrative procedure act.

17.21.050 - Hearings—Administrative procedure act.

17.21.060 - Subpoenas—Witness fees.

17.21.065 - Classification of licenses.

17.21.070 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.

17.21.080 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Application—Form.

17.21.091 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Persons who may apply under license authority.

17.21.100 - Recordkeeping by licensees and agricultural users.

17.21.110 - Commercial pesticide operator license—Requirements.

17.21.122 - Private-commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.

17.21.126 - Private applicator, limited private applicator, or rancher private applicator—Requirements—Application for license—Fees.

17.21.128 - Renewal of certificate or license—Recertification standards.

17.21.129 - Demonstration and research license—Fees—Requirements.

17.21.130 - Revocation, suspension, or denial.

17.21.132 - License, certification—Applications—Expiration dates.

17.21.134 - Licenses—Examination requirements—Fees.

17.21.140 - Renewal—Delinquency.

17.21.150 - Violation of chapter—Unlawful acts.

17.21.160 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Financial responsibility.

17.21.170 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Amount of bond or insurance required—Notice of reduction or cancellation by surety or insurer.

17.21.180 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Suspension of license for failure to meet financial responsibility criteria.

17.21.190 - Damages due to use or application of pesticide—Report of loss required.

17.21.200 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Exemptions.

17.21.203 - Government research personnel—Requirements.

17.21.220 - Application of chapter to governmental entities—Public operator license required—Exemption—Liability.

17.21.280 - Disposition of revenue, enforcement of chapter—Pesticide safety education program—Fee—District court fees, fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

17.21.290 - Pesticide application apparatuses—License plate as identification.

17.21.300 - Agreements with other governmental entities.

17.21.305 - Licensing by cities of first class and counties.

17.21.310 - General penalty.

17.21.315 - Civil penalty for failure to comply with chapter.

17.21.320 - Access to public or private premises—Search warrants—Prosecuting attorney's duties—Injunctions.

17.21.340 - Violation of chapter—Remedies.

17.21.350 - Report to legislature.

17.21.400 - Landscape or right-of-way applications—Notice.

17.21.410 - Landscape applications—Marking of property, posting requirements.

17.21.415 - Schools—Policies and methods—Notification—Records—Liability.

17.21.420 - Pesticide-sensitive individuals—List procedure.

17.21.430 - Pesticide-sensitive individuals—Notification.

17.21.440 - Agricultural workers and handlers of agricultural pesticides—Coordination of regulation and enforcement with department of labor and industries.

17.21.445 - Protection of pollinator health—Report to the legislature.

17.21.900 - Preexisting liabilities not affected.

17.21.920 - Short title.