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Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.303

CERTIFIED NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR'S LICENSE

Known as the Texas Structural Pest Control Act

The act spans §§ 1951.001–1951.603 (79 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff

(a) In this section, "incidental use situation" means a pesticide application, including treating wasps in an area adjacent to a utility meter, treating fire ants in a transformer box, or the treating of ants by a janitor or clerical employee in a break area, that:

(1) is on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis;

(2) is incidental to the performance of a primary duty that is not pest control by an employee; and

(3) involves the use of general use pesticides after instruction, as provided by rules adopted by the department.

(b) An individual who does not hold a certified commercial applicator's license may not engage in the business of structural pest control unless the individual holds a certified noncommercial applicator's or technician license and:

(1) is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state and engages in the business of structural pest control other than by applying a general use pesticide in an incidental use situation; or

(2) engages in the business of structural pest control as an employee of a person who owns, operates, or maintains a building that is:

(A) an apartment building;

(B) a day-care center;

(C) a hospital;

(D) a nursing home;

(E) a hotel, motel, or lodge;

(F) a warehouse;

(G) a food-processing establishment, other than a restaurant, retail food, or food service establishment; or

(H) a school.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.