010-28 Wyo. Code R. § 28-6

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 28-6 - Certification of Commercial Applicators

(a) Each applicant requiring examination or re-examination for any reason, shall be required to take the examination at a time and place to be specified by and under the direction of the Director of Agriculture in accordance with the conditions and provisions herein. Applications to be provided by the department.

(b) New applicants, upon successful completion of examination(s), shall submit with the application for licensing, a fee, payable to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. All fees submitted shall be non-refundable.

  • (i) Commercial Applicator - $25.00 License fee.

(c) Applicants, upon meeting re-certification requirements shall submit with the application for licensing, a fee payable to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. All fees submitted shall be non-refundable.

  • (i) Commercial Applicator - $25.00 Renewal fee.

(d) Employees of governmental entities are exempted from paying the fees, when the license is used in the performance of their official duties.

(e) Applicants for examination or re-examination may be tested at the Cheyenne office of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture during regular office hours at any time convenient to both the applicant and the department. Applicants may also be tested at other locations, at the convenience of the applicant, the department or the proctor designated by the department.

(f) Applicants for examination or re-examination shall be required to obtain a minimum score of seventy (70) percent on the general examination and in all specific categories or sub-categories in which they are tested, in order to qualify for a commercial applicators license.

(g) Applicants shall be notified in writing of the results of any examination as soon as possible, but in no case shall it exceed thirty (30) days.

(h) Failure to receive a passing score on any examination shall require that the applicant be re-examined only in that category which he failed.

(i) Any applicant who fails to obtain a passing score on two (2) successive examination attempts will be required to attend a training program for new applicators approved by the Director prior to taking any examination a third time.

(j) Applicants who have been examined and found qualified for certification as a commercial applicator shall be issued a license in the appropriate categories or sub-categories, provided that all other requirements for certification have been fully complied with. The license for commercial applicators shall be issued for that portion of the calendar year in which the license is issued or reviewed plus twenty-five (25) months and shall expire on January 31 of the appropriate year.

(k) The Board of Certification shall allow commercial applicators to become re-certified by one of the following methods:

  • (i) Accumulate 24 hours of approved training during the valid years of the applicators license.
  • (ii) Attend the annual re-certification short course.
  • (iii) Re-examination in all applicable categories. Any extenuating circumstances may be submitted to the board of certification for review.

(l) Any applicator who has had his license suspended shall, prior to re-instatement, be required to re-take all applicable examinations and achieve a passing grade before operations may be resumed, and shall be considered on probation for a period of one (1) year thereafter. Any violation of the Wyoming Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1973 or Chapter XXVIII, Applicator Certification Rules and Regulations, during the period of probation shall be cause for immediate revocation of license for up to three (3) years.

(m) The Wyoming Pesticide Board of Certification shall in all cases adhere to the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act when revoking, canceling or suspending any commercial or general applicators license.

(n) Non-resident applicators who meet Wyoming certification requirements and present proper documentation (applicator license and letter of verification), may be considered certified in Wyoming and may be issued a license in the appropriate category. However, reciprocal certification will be extended only to applicants from those states that accept Wyoming certification for reciprocity.

010-28 Wyo. Code R. § 28-6