PURPOSE: This rule identifies those insurance and bond forms which are acceptable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture as evidence of financial responsibility protecting persons who may suffer legal damages as a result of the operations of a commercial pesticide applicator.

1. (1) Commercial applicators must use one (1) of the following methods for providing evidence of financial responsibility:

   1. (A) Acceptable insurance or bond forms will be provided by the Bureau of Pesticide Control, Missouri Department of Agriculture, PO Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102. These forms must be completed and signed by an insurance company representative or a bonding agent. Acceptable bonds must have power of attorney, or authority to bind surety, attached;

   2. (B) Certificates of insurance provided by insurance companies shall include:

      1. 1. Applicator’s name, business name,

and business address;

1. 2. Policy number;
2. 3. Effective and expiration dates;
3. 4. Limits of liability; and
4. 5. Insurance company representative’s

signature; or

1. (C) Complete insurance policies which meet the requirements of section 281.065, RSMo.

1. (2) Only bond forms provided by the director are acceptable.

AUTHORITY: section 281.065, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed July 8, 1977, effective Oct. 14, 1977. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 1989, effective Jan. 1, 1990. Amended: Filed March 8, 2012, effective Sept. 30, 2012. 2 CSR 70-25

*Original authority: 281.065, RSMo 1974, amended 1977, 1988.