§ 4.1-33-12 — Private applicators - Certification

1. a. An individual who would be a private applicator, if certified, may not buy any
restricted use pesticide unless the individual first complies with the certification
requirements established by the board.
b. An individual who would be a private applicator, if certified, may not use any
restricted use pesticide unless the individual:
(1) Complies with the certification requirements established by the board; or
(2) Is under the direct supervision of a certified applicator while applying a
restricted use herbicide.
2. Certification standards to determine the individual's competency with respect to the
use and handling of the pesticide or class of pesticides the private applicator is to be
certified to use must be determined by the board. In determining these standards, the
board shall consider similar standards of the United States environmental protection
agency. The North Dakota state university extension service, or its designee, shall
issue a certificate to any private applicator who has qualified as prescribed by the
board. The North Dakota state university extension service, or its designee, may
require any applicant required to be certified under this section to pay a reasonable

fee, not greater than the cost to the North Dakota state university extension service,
for materials provided to the applicant for training and education.