1. A. The permittee shall register, on a form to be provided by the commission, every employee under the supervision of a licensee with the commission within 30 days after the commencement of the employee's employment and shall test as required by R.S. 3:3369.H.

2. B. The registration application of each employee shall contain the following information:

   1. 1. name and address of the business location where the employee is domiciled;
   2. 2. name, address and phone number of the licensee providing supervision over the employee;
   3. 3. name and residence address of the employee to be registered;
   4. 4. phase(s) of pest control work in which the employee will work and be supervised;
   5. 5. date of employment of the employee;
   6. 6. one photograph of the employee; and
   7. 7. date of birth.

3. C. The fees for the registration of technician shall be as follows.

   1. 1. The fee of the administrative processing of the registration certificate shall be $25. This fee shall be paid at the time of initial registration.
   2. 2. The administrative processing of change of registration each time a registered technician is employed by a different pest control operator shall be $10.
   3. 3. The fee for the examination for the technician registration shall be $25.
4. D. An employee's registration certificate shall be issued within 20 working days after the department receives the completed registration form or the technician has successfully passed the examination, whichever is later.

5. E. The requirements for the examination are as follows.

   1. 1. Each employee requesting to take the examination will be notified by the department of the date, time, and location of the next available examination.
   2. 2. The minimum score required for successful completion of the examination is 70 percent.
   3. 3. The consequences and procedures that apply as a result of cheating on an examination or using any written materials, electronic devices, or other means during an examination, which have not been authorized or allowed by the director or person administering the examination are the same as are provided for in §109.J of this Chapter.
   4. 4. Each employee who did not successfully pass the examination will be notified of the results in writing within twenty working days after the examination.
6. F. Each registration certificate is personal to the holder and shall not be transferred to another for any purpose or for any period of time and shall not be utilized in any way by any person other than the registered employee whose name appears on the certificate.
7. G. A registration certificate is valid only while the registered employee remains under the supervision of a licensee at this place of business.
8. H. The permittee\licensee shall require the registered employee to sign the registration certificate, in his presence, within five days after the permittee\licensee receives the registration certificate.
9. I. A registered employee shall have his registration certificate in his possession at all times while engaging in pest control work and shall display his registration certificate upon reasonable request by any employee of the department and to any person for whom pest control work is being performed.
10. J. A registered employee shall perform pest control work only in the phase of pest control work for which he is registered.
11. K. Upon termination of a registered employee, the licensee shall secure the employee's registration certificate, notify the department of the employee's termination and return the registration certificate to the department within five working days after the termination.
12. L. If the licensee is unable to retrieve the registration certificate of a terminated employee, the licensee shall notify the department of the employee's termination within five working days after the termination and provide written reasons for the failure to retrieve the terminated employee's registration certificate.
13. M. Each employee and/or registered technician shall remit to each employer all funds collected in connection with structural pest control work performed by the employee within 10 calendar days.
14. N. Each employer shall pay each employee and/or registered technician in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement between them.
15. O. Each employer shall keep complete records at the place of business establishment of all structural pest control work performed as required in LAC 7:XXV.117.H.

16. P. Each registered technician shall participate in a training as a condition of maintaining his or her status as a registered technician at least once annually (January 1 to December 31).

    1. 1. The annual training shall be a minimum of four hours of technical training, shall be approved in advance by the department, and shall meet or exceed the requirements set forth in 40 CFR 171.201.
    2. 2. Each continuing education program shall be a minimum of one hour in length per phase.
    3. 3. Documentation of the technician attendance and participation shall be forwarded to the department and a copy retained at the technician's place of employment.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366, 3368 and 3369.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 11:327 (April 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 15:956 (November 1989), LR 32:797 (May 2006), repromulgated LR 32:1016 (June 2006), amended LR 35:207 (February 2009), LR 37:279 (January 2011), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 39:301 (February 2013), LR 42:213 (February 2016), LR 44:1236 (July 2018), LR 51:776 (June 2025).