PURPOSE: This rule determines that personal and professional information will be required of persons applying for a pesticide dealer license. This rule is necessary to protect the privacy of the individual applicant and still provide the information needed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture to administer an effective regulatory program as required by Chapter 281, RSMo 1986.
(1) The director shall provide a pesticide dealer license application form by regular mail upon written request. Forms may be requested from the Bureau of Pesticide Control, Missouri Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102.(2) The application shall be either typed or clearly printed in ink.(3) The applicant shall attach to the application a clear, full-face, head and shoulder photograph of the applicant, taken within twelve (12) months prior to application. The photograph shall be at least two and one-half inches (2 1/2") square.(4) The director shall keep all documents filed in support of an application until they are replaced, except that- (A) If a license is not issued within one (1) year of passing required examinations, all documents pertaining to that application may be destroyed; or(B) If a license expires for more than one (1) year, all documents pertaining to that license may be destroyed.(5) The applicant shall furnish the director with the following:(A) Name, including any other names under which the applicant has been known;(B) Social Security number;(D) Physical description;(F) Business name and address from which pesticides will be sold;(G) List of present and past employers for the three (3) years prior to application;(H) List of three (3) references;(I) List of all present and past pesticide licenses, permits, certifications or registrations;(J) Explanation of any violation of the statutes of any state or protectorate of the United States, or of the federal government which resulted in the denial, suspension, revocation or modification of a pesticide license, permit, certification or registration, or issuance of a civil penalty; and(K) Explanation of any criminal prosecution, whether or not sentence was imposed, in which the applicant was found guilty, entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or is subject to criminal prosecution under the laws of any state or of the United States for the following:1. Offenses reasonably related to the qualifications, functions or duties of professions regulated under this chapter;2. Offenses of which an essential element is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence; and3. Offenses involving moral turpitude. AUTHORITY: section 281.050, RSMo Supp. 1990.* Original rule filed May 12, 1976, effective Oct. 21, 1976. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 1989, effective Jan. 1, 1990. Rescinded by Missouri Register October 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 20, effective 1/1/2025.The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.
*Original authority: 281.050, RSMo 1974, amended 1977, 1988.