La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXV-107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXV-107 - License to Engage in Structural Pest Control Work Required

A. No person shall perform structural pest control work until licensed and permitted to do so by the commission.

B. Each applicant for license shall possess one of the following qualifications in order to take the examination(s):

1. general pest control commercial vertebrate control and commodity fumigation:

a. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in entomology; or

b. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in quarter hours of course work in entomology and at least one year of experience within the last six years as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in the licensee phase for which the applicant desires to take the examination; or

c. four years of experience within the last six years as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in the licensee phase for which the applicant desires to take the examination; or

d. four years of experience within the last six years as a technician under the supervision of a structural pest control operator in another state in the licensee phase for which the individual desires to take the examinations. Experience with an out-of-state structural pest control operator shall be substantiated by evidence acceptable to the commission or commission staff;

2. termite control:

a. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in entomology and complete a commission approved comprehensive termite program; or

c. four years of experience within the last six years as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in the licensee phase for which the applicant desires to take the examination and complete a commission approved comprehensive termite program; or

d. four years of experience within the last six years as a technician under the supervision of a structural pest control operator in another state in the licensee phase for which the individual desires to take the examinations and complete a commission approved comprehensive termite program. Experience with an out-of-state structural pest control operator shall be substantiated by evidence acceptable to the commission or commission staff;

3. structural fumigation:

a. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in entomology and having completed 30 jobs in structural fumigation within the last six years, as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in structural fumigation; or

b. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in quarter hours of course work in entomology and at least one year of experience within the last six years, having completed 30 jobs in structural fumigation as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in structural fumigation; or

c. four years of experience within the last six years, having completed 30 jobs in structural fumigation as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in structural fumigation; or

d. four years of experience within the last six years, having completed 30 jobs in structural fumigation as a technician under the supervision of a structural pest control operator in another state in the licensee phase for which the individual desires to take the examinations. Experience with an out-of-state structural pest control operator shall be substantiated by evidence acceptable to the commission or commission staff.

C. Each applicant for a ship fumigation license shall possess one of the following qualifications in order to take the examination:

1. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in entomology and having completed 200 jobs in ship fumigation working under the supervision of a licensee in ship fumigation; or

2. a degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in quarter hours of course work in entomology and at least one year of experience, having completed 200 jobs in ship fumigation within the last six years as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in ship fumigation; or

3. experience as a registered technician having completed 200 jobs in ship fumigation, working under the supervision of a licensee in ship fumigation, during a two-year period within the last six years;

4. four years of experience, having completed 200 jobs in ship fumigation within the last six years as a technician under the supervision of a structural pest control operator in another state in ship fumigation. Experience with an out-of-state structural pest control operator shall be substantiated by evidence acceptable to the commission or commission staff.

D. Each applicant for licensure shall also demonstrate the following competencies:

1. knowledge of the practical and scientific facts underlying the practice of structural pest control, control of wood-destroying insects and/or fumigation; and

2. knowledge and ability to recognize and control hazardous conditions which might affect human life or health.

E. Each applicant shall successfully complete the appropriate examination for certification prior to issuance of the structural pest control license.

F. In addition to the qualifications required by §107 B-C, each applicant for licensure shall:

1. submit a complete application for examination as required by §109 hereof;

2. be approved by the commission or commission staff to take the examination for licensure;

3. have successfully completed an examination fo licensure no more than two years prior to the date o issuance of the license.

G. Out-of-state applicants for licensure shall meet the educational requirements shown in Paragraph B.1 of this Section or produce evidence satisfactory to the commission or commission staff of four years of experience within the last six years, under the supervision of a recognized and reputable pest control operator. Experience in pest control work in another state will be verified with the appropriate regulatory agency of the other state before out-of-state applicant will be allowed to take the examination for licensure in Louisiana.

H. Commission staff shall review each application for licensure. Commission staff may verify the contents of any application prior to taking final action to approve/disapprove the applicant to take the examination. Commission staff may disapprove an applicant, or defer action on the application to take the examination, in any instance with the contents of the application cannot be verified. Commission staff may defer an application for licensure to the commission for further review.

I. If commission staff defers review of the application for licensure to the commission, the commission shall consider each application for examination for licensure in open session. The commission may verify the contents of any application prior to taking final action to approve/disapprove the applicant to take the examination. The commission may disapprove an applicant, or defer action on the application to take the examination, in any instance when the contents of the application cannot be verified. Action to grant/deny approval for the applicant to take the examination shall be taken only upon the affirmative vote of three members of the commission. No license shall be issued until the commission has approved the application.

J. All applicants who are approved by the commission or commission staff will, upon successfully completing the examination for licensure as set forth in §109 of this Chapter hereof, receive a single license to engage in structural pest control work, which license shall specify on the face thereof the specific phase or phases of structural pest control work for which the license is issued, as follows:

1. general pest control;

2. commercial vertebrate control;

3. termite control;

4. structural fumigation;

5. ship fumigation;

6. commodity fumigation.

K. A license to engage in structural pest control work is permanent unless suspended or revoked by the commission as provided in §131 of this Chapter.

L. A licensee shall perform or supervise structural pest control work only in the phase or phases of the license for which he is licensed by the commission.

M. Each license is personal to the holder and shall not be transferred to another for any purpose or for any period of time and may not be utilized in any way by any person other than the licensee whose name appears on the face of the license.

N. All licenses shall be displayed at the place of business at all times.

O. The commission may deny a license to any person proven to have committed any of the violations set forth in §127 of this Chapter hereof.

P. A licensee approved in one phase of pest control work may be licensed in additional phases by successfully completing the examination for the additional phase. However, the license for additional phase or phases of structural pest control work shall not be issued until the commission or commission staff approves the licensee to take the examination for the additional phase or phases.

Q. Any permittee\licensee utilizing telephone answering services and/or call centers other than at locations holding a place of business permit shall submit written notification to the department.

R. A licensee shall only have one license with all phases for which he possesses issued at one place of business.

S. When a license phase has not been recertified, the licensee shall comply with all requirements for initial licensing contained in §107 and §109 of this Chapter or in a written request to the department to retest.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXV-107

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 11:326 (April 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 15:955 (November 1989), LR 19:1009 (August 1993), LR 23:855 (July 1997), LR 23:1493 (November 1997), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 31:2761 (November 2005), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 32:796 (May 2006), repromulgated LR 32:1016 (June 2006), amended LR 37:276 (January 2011), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 42213 (2/1/2016), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 441235 (7/1/2018), Amended LR 482728 (11/1/2022), Amended LR 492075 (12/1/2023), Repromulgated LR 50774 (6/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366 and 3:3368.