(1) Persons applying for a commercial pesticide applicator's license must be covered by liability insurance in the required amount as follows:
- (a) the minimum insurance must be in the amount of $50,000 for aerial applicators, and $30,000 for all other applicators; and
- (b) the insurance must cover damages caused by unintentional violations of the Montana Pesticides Act in MCA Title 80, chapters 1 through 4.
- (2) Commercial seed treatment applicators, whether at farm sites or their own business locations, vertebrate pest control applicators using ground applied baits only, public utility, and non-commercial applicators applying pesticides in or on properties managed by them are exempt from the financial responsibilities required in ARM 4.10.101 and 4.10.102.
- (3) Demonstration and research pest-control applicators may be exempt from the financial responsibilities required in ARM 4.10.101 and 4.10.102 upon appropriate application for exemption duly approved by the department. The department will evaluate each applicant's situation as shown on the waiver application considering particularly the following factors: actual pesticide applications used by the applicant, the use of co-operators, the size of plots, and the hazards and drift potential of pesticides utilized.
Authorizing statute(s): 80-8-105, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 80-8-214, MCA
History: NEW, 1979 MAR p. 437, Eff. 5/11/79; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 1007, Eff. 6/13/86; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 537, Eff. 5/11/19; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 4-24-284, Eff. 1/25/25.