- A. Certification for private applicators shall be issued only after the applicant has satisfactorily passed an examination or has satisfactorily completed a training course that meets or exceeds the standards for certification of private applicators pursuant to 40 CFR §171.105 and is approved by the commissioner.
- B. Each person that has been certified as a private applicator and whose certification has not been revoked, suspended or expired may renew that certification by attending a recertification meeting or passing an examination as approved by the commissioner.
- C. Private applicators shall not use fumigants unless they pass the Soil or Non-Soil Fumigation Exams.
- D. Supervision of Noncertified Applicators. The certified applicator shall ensure that each noncertified applicator under their direct supervision meets all the requirements set forth in 40 CFR §171.201 before the noncertified applicator uses any restricted use pesticide. Noncertified applicators shall be trained within the last 12 months in the safe operation of any equipment they will use for moving, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides pursuant to 40 CFR §171.201.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3203, R.S. 3:3249.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 9:179 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 15:76 (February 1989), amended by Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 37:3471 (December 2011), LR 44:2126 (December 2018), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Advisory Commission on Pesticides LR 51:773 (June 2025).