Section 555.320 - Qualifications for examination1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 555.300 and NAC 555.325, an applicant who is applying for an examination as a principal must meet the requirements set forth in NRS 555.300.2. An applicant who is applying for examination as an operator, demonstration and research specialist or agent must have reached the age of majority but is not required to have the practical experience and education required of a principal pursuant to NRS 555.300.3. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 555.300, the Department will construe the term:(a) "Credit hours in biological sciences" to include courses in, but not limited to, biology, botany, entomology, zoology, agronomy, horticulture, biochemistry, nematology, phytopathology and courses similar or similarly derived.(b) "Directly related to the categories of pest control" courses to include economic entomology, phytopathology and similar courses concerning the identification and control of pests through the use of pesticides.(c) "Practical experience" to mean experience that is substantiated by work records, notarized statements verified by work records or any other documentation acceptable to the Department. The term does not include any experience obtained by an applicant while engaged in activity as an agent or after the applicant: (1) Ceases engaging in pest control;(2) Has his or her employment with a pest control business terminated; or(3) Has his or her license transferred to inactive status pursuant to NAC 555.385.(d) "Related pest control" experience to include technical field representative work or termite inspection for private or governmental entities. Other experience may be evaluated.Nev. Admin. Code § 555.320
Dep't of Agriculture, part No. 55.34, eff. 8-1-74; A 1-17-77-NAC A 12-10-92; R033-01, 5-1-2002; R052-06, 6-28-2006; A by R033-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R093-15, eff. 3/10/2016; A by R077-21A, eff. 12/17/2022