§ 3:3368 — Structural pest control operator's license

§3368. Structural pest control operator's license
A. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 3:3369, no person shall apply pesticides in
connection with structural pest control work unless that person has a structural pest control
operator's license.
B. A structural pest control operator's license shall be issued only after the applicant
has satisfactorily passed an examination. The examination shall include the general
standards examination required by the EPA and a separate examination for the category in
which the applicant desires to be licensed.
C. Each applicant for examination shall possess one of the following qualifications
in order to take the examination:
(1) A degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in
entomology.
(2) A degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least twelve
semester hours of coursework in entomology and at least one year of experience as a
registered technician under the supervision of a licensee in the license category for which the
applicant desires to take the examination.
(3) Four years of experience as a registered technician under the supervision of a
licensee in the license phase for which the applicant desires to take the examination.
(4) Four years of experience as a technician under the supervision of a structural pest
control operator in another state in the license category for which the licensee desires to take
the examination. Experience with an out of state structural pest control operator shall be
substantiated by evidence acceptable to the commission.
D. Each applicant for examination shall submit an application which shall contain
such information as the commission by rule may require and which shall be accompanied by
the examination fee and by proof of experience and education acceptable to the commission.
E. The examination shall be administered at any location approved by the
commission after the application for examination is received by the commission.
F. The examination shall test the applicant's practical and scientific knowledge of
structural pest control including the ability to recognize and control hazardous conditions
which might have an adverse effect on human health and safety.
G. Any person who successfully completes the examination may apply for a
structural pest control operator's license. The application shall contain such information as
the commission by rule may require and shall be accompanied by the license fee.
H. A structural pest control operator's license shall not be issued unless the applicant
has applied for and is eligible to receive a place of business permit or submits evidence
acceptable to the commission that the applicant will be employed by a person who holds a
place of business permit.
I. The commission shall issue a license and a commercial applicator's certification
card to each person who successfully completes the examination and meets the other
requirements of this Section.
J. Each licensee shall participate in continuing educational programs as a condition
of obtaining recertification as a certified commercial applicator. The commission by rule
shall establish requirements for continuing education for licensees, including the substantive
content of the course and the amount of time which must be spent attending the course.
K. Structural pest control licenses are not transferable.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, No. 800, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 149, §1; Acts 2022, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 2022.