(1) The department shall establish and administer a program to register trainees.
(2) A dealer shall not employ a trainee to apply pesticides manually or as the applicator directly in charge of any equipment that is licensed or should be licensed under the provisions of this chapter for the application of any pesticide without registering the trainee with the department. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a trainee without being registered.
(3) Application for a trainee registration shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the department. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
(4) Trainee registration shall be valid for ninety (90) days and shall not be reissued or renewed.