Section 6622 - Operator Identification Numbers(a) A person performing pest control for hire is exempt from the requirements of this section.(b) This subsection applies to the production of an agricultural commodity. Prior to the purchase and use of registered pesticide(s) for the production of an agricultural commodity, the operator of the property (or the operator's authorized representative) shall obtain an operator identification number from the commissioner of each county where pest control work will be performed. The operator shall provide each pest control business applying pesticides to such property with his or her operator identification number.(c) This subsection applies to the registered pesticides listed below, when they are not used for the production of an agricultural commodity (e.g., uses on cemeteries, golf courses, parks, right-of-way, post-harvest agricultural commodities, and certain nonagricultural sites). Prior to the purchase and use of registered pesticides listed below, each operator of the property (or the operator's authorized representative), shall obtain an operator identification number from the commissioner of each county in which the operator intends to perform pest control. The operator of the property is not required to obtain an operator identification number when a person performing pest control for hire purchases and applies these pesticides.(1) Any pesticide intended for agricultural use, as defined in Food and Agricultural Code section 11408, excluding those for use only on livestock, as defined in Food and Agricultural Code section 18663;(2) Any pesticide listed in section 6400;(3) Any pesticide for industrial use as a post-harvest commodity treatment; and(4) Any pesticide listed in section 6800(b) for any outdoor institutional or outdoor industrial use.(d) This subsection applies to both subsection (b) and (c).(1) Each operator of the property to be treated who is required to obtain a number shall provide the commissioner with a list of the counties in which pest control will be performed and all valid operator identification number(s) issued by other commissioners. The number(s) provided by the operator of the property shall be recorded by the commissioner on the operator's restricted materials permit or on a form approved by the Director.(2) The operator of the property to be treated shall be issued an operator identification number from the commissioner of each county in which the operator intends to perform pest control. The number shall be recorded on a restricted materials permit, if the operator of the property has such a permit, or issued on a form approved by the Director, and shall be valid for a specified period not to exceed 36 months.(3) The requirements of this section do not exempt an operator of the property to be treated from obtaining a restricted materials permit(s) or a certified private or commercial applicator license or certificate.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6622
Note: Authority cited: Sections 12976, 13145 and 14005, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 11501, 14006 and 14011.5, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 12-22-89; operative 1-1-90 (Register 90, No. 1).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c)(2) and Note filed 8-27-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 35).
3. Editorial correction of subsection (c) (Register 2002, No. 22).
4. Amendment of subsection (d)(2) and amendment of Note filed 12-3-2002; operative 1-2-2003 (Register 2002, No. 49).
5. Amendment of subsections (b)-(c)(1) and (d)(1)-(3) filed 6-30-2023; operative 1/1/2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).