Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-17-25
Pesticide application by certified applicators, noncertified applicators, service technicians, and private applicators
Effective Sep 11, 202340 Ok Reg 1521Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1018, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1657, eff 9-11-21; Amended at 39 Ok Reg 795, eff 9-12-22; Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1521, eff 9-11-23Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
- (a) A certified applicator shall be on site to use any pesticide when required by the label or labeling.
- (b) A certified applicator shall be on site to supervise any pesticide application by a non-service technician.
- (c) A service technician shall be on site to make the actual application of any pesticide unless a certified applicator is present at the job site.
- (d) A certified applicator may be a service technician in other categories for a licensed company without completing the service technician's examination.
- (e) Certified applicators, noncertified applicators, service technicians, and private applicators shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age to purchase restricted use pesticides and to make pesticide applications.
- (f) "Noncertified applicator" means a person who has not met the exam qualifications of a certified applicator.
- (g) "Nonservice technician" means a person who has not met the exam qualifications of a service technician.
(h) A noncertified applicator shall receive approved safety training from a certified applicator or qualified trainer prior to application of a restricted use pesticide as outlined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 40 CFR Section 171.201.
(1) Employers of noncertified applicators shall keep the following records for a minimum of two (2) years:
- (A) The printed name and signature of the noncertified applicator;
- (B) The name of the person who provided the approved training;
- (C) The date the training was completed; and
- (D) The title or description of the training.
- (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a noncertified applicator making an application of restricted use pesticide on a family farm.
- (3) For the purposes of this section a "noncertified applicator" shall mean an applicator who is not a certified applicator, service technician, or private applicator.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1018, eff 5-11-00
Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1657, eff 9-11-21
Amended at 39 Ok Reg 795, eff 9-12-22
Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1521, eff 9-11-23