Section R68-7-7 - Pesticide Certification CategoriesPesticide applicators shall be certified by the department in one or more of the pest control categories defined in this section:
(1) Agricultural Pest Control. (a) Plant. This category includes applicators applying pesticides to control pests in the production of agricultural crops including field crops, vegetables, fruits, pasture, rangelands, and non-crop agricultural lands.(b) Animal. This category includes applicators applying pesticides on animals including beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry, and to places on or in which animals inhabit. Doctors of veterinary medicine, or their employees, engaged in applying pesticides for hire, publicly representing themselves as pesticide applicators, or engaged in the use of pesticides, are included in this category.(2) Forest Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed-producing areas.(3) Ornamental and Turf Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides to control ornamental and turf pests in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf. This includes controlling pests on sidewalks, driveways, and other similar locations.(4) Seed Treatment. This category includes applicators applying pesticides on seeds in seed treatment facilities.(5) Aquatic Pest Control.(a) Surface Water. This category includes applicators applying pesticides to control pests in standing or running water. This pesticide category does not include applicators engaged in public health related activities included in Subsection R68-7-7(8).(b) Sewer Root Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides to control roots in sewers or other related systems.(6) Right-of-Way Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway rights-of-way, or other similar areas.(7) Structural and Health Related Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides in, on, or around any public or private food handling establishment; dwelling, educational institution, or medical institution; industrial building; business establishment; packing house; food-processing facility; prison; manufacturing facility; grain elevator; or any other structure or area, or immediately adjacent structure or area, to control pests. This category excludes any pesticide applications included in Subsection R68-7-7(13) Fumigation Pest Control and Subsection R68-7-7(15) Wood Destroying Organisms Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides on vertebrate pests in buildings and structures, and immediately adjacent to, or no further than three feet from, buildings and structures. If the label for a structural pesticide permits the use of the pesticide more than three feet from the structure, then the pesticide may be used beyond three feet from the structure, but may not exceed the maximum distance permitted by the label.(8) Public Health Pest Control. (a) Commercial. This category is limited to commercial pesticide applicators who apply pesticides for the management and control of pests due to issues of medical and public health importance. This category is only valid when the pesticide applicator is actively contracted by a government entity, and is actively engaged in applying pesticides for that government entity.(b) Non-Commercial. This category is limited to state and federal employees, county or city governments, or persons under their direct supervision, who apply pesticides in government-sponsored public health programs for the management and control of pests due to issues of medical and public health importance.(9) Regulatory Pest Control. This category is limited to state and federal employees who:(a) apply pesticides in a mechanical ejection device; or(b) apply pesticides in a protective collar or other method to control regulated pests.(10) Demonstration, Consultation, and Research Pest Control. This category includes applicators who demonstrate or provide instruction to the public in the proper use, techniques, benefits, and methods of applying restricted use pesticides. This category includes agricultural compliance specialists, educational and university personnel, commercial business representatives, consultants and advisors, and persons conducting field research with restricted use pesticides. In addition to certification in this pesticide category, individuals shall also meet specific standards that may be applicable to their particular pesticide category.(11) Aerial Application Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides by airplane, drone, helicopter, or any other type of aircraft. Aerial applicators are required to be certified in the Aerial Application Pest Control category, along with any other applicable pest control category for any intended pesticide application. Aerial pesticide applicators shall also possess a valid commercial pilot license, or equivalent remote pilot certifications, issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).(12) Vertebrate Animal Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides for the outdoor control of vertebrate pests, such as rodents, birds, bats, predators, or domestic animal pests. This category excludes any pesticide applications included in Subsection R68-7-7(9) Regulatory Pest Control, and specifically excludes the use of sodium cyanide and sodium fluoroacetate.(13) Fumigation Pest Control. (a) Stored Commodities. This category includes applicators applying fumigants to control pests in, on, or around stored grains, grain elevators, mills, structures, railroad cars, manufactured products, or similar areas or items.(b) Structural. This category includes applicators applying fumigants to control pests while additionally tenting, sealing with filling, or completely enclosing a structure.(c) Soil. This category includes applicators applying fumigants in and on the soil of agricultural locations.(14) Wood Preservation Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying preservative pesticides to wood products, such as fence posts, electrical poles, railroad ties, or any other form of wood product.(15) Wood Destroying Organisms Pest Control. This category includes applicators applying pesticides to control wood destroying pests, termites, carpenter ants, wood-boring or tunneling insects, bees, wasps, wood-decaying fungi, and any other pests destroying wood products.Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-18, effective 9/1/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-18, effective 9/7/2022