1. The following categories are established for the licensing of government applicators: (a) Invertebrate pests-The application of insecticides, miticides, molluscicides and acaricides.(b) Vertebrate pests-The application of rodenticides and other substances, other than fumigants, that are intended to control predators or vertebrate pests.(c) Weeds-The application of herbicides, plant regulators, desiccants and defoliants.(d) Plant diseases-The application of fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, other than soil fumigants, for the purpose of controlling fungus, moss, nonvascular plants, diseases, microorganisms and nematodes in ornamental areas, turf and rights-of-way, including, without limitation, golf courses, parks, schools, lawns, yards, gardens, greenhouses, agricultural crops, fields, forest environments, residences, public buildings, commercial buildings, hospitals, food handling establishments and rest homes.(e) Fumigation pest control.2. The following subcategories are established for the categories of licensing set forth in subsection 1: (a) Invertebrate pests: (1) Aquatic habitat-The control of insects, mites, microorganisms and mollusks, including aquatic snails, that are associated with standing or running water, including, without limitation, any reservoir, lake, river, aquatic cropland and wetland area.(2) Terrestrial habitat-The control of insects, mites, microorganisms, snails, slugs and arachnids, excluding the use of fumigation pest control, in any area, including, without limitation, agricultural crops, forests, rights-of-way, ornamental and turf areas, residences, public buildings and grounds, commercial buildings and grounds, disposal sites, animal feed lots and farmsteads, including, without limitation, buildings and transportation equipment and food handling establishments, excluding through the use of fumigation pest control.(b) Vertebrate pests: (1) Aquatic habitat-The application of various substances in aquatic habitats for the control of fish, wildlife and vertebrate pests in aquatic habitats.(2) Terrestrial habitat-The application of various substances on agricultural ground and fields and in, on or around industrial complexes, institutional complexes, food handling establishments and dwelling units for the control of wildlife and vertebrate pests.(c) Weeds: (1) Aquatic habitat-The control of aquatic weed pests in water areas, including, without limitation, canals, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, pipe lines and irrigation district water delivery systems in which the pesticide is applied directly into the water or enters the water because of the application of the pesticide. Such pests include, without limitation, moss, algae, cattails, pond weeds and other emersed or submersed aquatic weeds.(2) Terrestrial habitat-The control of weeds and ectoparasites, except with the use of fumigants, including cut-stump, plant desiccation and defoliation, in all agricultural crops, fields, forest environments, former agricultural lands, noncroplands, rights-of-way and industrial complexes, including, without limitation, airports, industrial parks and large parking areas, ornamental and turf locations, including, without limitation, golf courses, parks, schools, lawns, yards, gardens, hospitals, vacant lots and open, noncrop waste areas.(d) Fumigation pest control: (1) Commodity fumigation-The control of any pest that infests raw agricultural or processed commodities or animal feeds and commodity storage facilities where such commodities are held or stored, including, without limitation, with the use of tarpaulin fumigation and the fumigation of grain elevators, rail cars, truck trailers, vans, aquatic vessels, air and sea containers, other static sealable enclosures, food processing plants, prepared bins, warehouses and beehives and other beekeeping equipment.(2) Rodent burrow fumigation-Outdoor fumigation for the control of rodents and moles, including, without limitation, marmots, woodchucks, rats, mice, ground squirrels, voles, pocket gophers and chipmunks.(3) Soil fumigation-The control of any pest that is present in the soil at the time of treatment, including, without limitation, plant-parasitic nematodes, soil-borne pathogens, weeds and insects.Nev. Admin. Code § 555.Sec. 2
Added to NAC by Bd. of Agriculture by R154-17A, eff. 12/18/2019