Sec. 76.110. COMMERCIAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR EXAMINATION; RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS. (a) Each person applying for a license as a commercial applicator or a noncommercial applicator must pass an examination demonstrating that the person:
(1) is properly qualified to perform functions associated with pesticide application to a degree directly related to the nature of the activity and the associated responsibility; and
(2) has knowledge of the use and effects of restricted-use and state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides in the license use categories and subcategories in which the person is to be licensed.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing examination is administered under this section, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the appropriate regulatory agency receives the results from the testing service. If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day. The appropriate regulatory agency may require a testing service to notify examinees of the results of an examination.
(c) If requested in writing by the person who fails a licensing examination administered under this section, the appropriate regulatory agency shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
(d) The appropriate regulatory agency may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1199, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle B - Horticultural Diseases and Pests
Chapter 76 - Pesticide and Herbicide Regulation
Subchapter E. Use and Application
Section 76.102. Agencies Responsible for Licensing Pesticide Applicators
Section 76.103. Program Contingent on Federal Funds
Section 76.104. Agency Rules for Application of a Pesticide
Section 76.105. License Required
Section 76.106. Classification of Licenses
Section 76.107. Licensing by More Than One Agency
Section 76.108. Commercial Applicator License
Section 76.109. Noncommercial Applicator License
Section 76.1095. Noncommercial Applicator License for Mosquito Control in Border Counties
Section 76.110. Commercial and Noncommercial Applicator Examination; Reciprocal Agreements
Section 76.111. Applicator Businesses; Proof of Financial Responsibility
Section 76.112. Private Applicator
Section 76.113. Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 76.115. Inspection of Equipment
Section 76.116. Suspension, Modification, or Revocation of License
Section 76.117. Property Owner Use
Section 76.118. Exemption for Licensed Veterinarians
Section 76.119. Disclosure of Information Relating to Private Pesticide Applicator License Holders
Section 76.120. Emergency Mosquito Control by Certain Municipal or County Employees