In addition to meeting the general standards set forth in § 12:56:05:04 or 12:56:05:04.17, applicators seeking certification in agricultural plant pest control must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands, and non-crop agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas, including knowledge of pre-harvest intervals, restricted entry intervals, potential for environmental contamination, non-target injury to plants, and other problems resulting from the use of pesticides in agricultural areas. The required knowledge also includes the potential for:

1. (1) Phytotoxicity due to a wide variety of plants to be protected;
2. (2) Drift; and
3. (3) Non-target exposures to humans.

Source: 1 SDR 65, effective March 27, 1975; 2 SDR 53, effective January 18, 1976; 4 SDR 23, effective October 20, 1977; transferred from § 12:56:05:04 , 12 SDR 96, effective December 8, 1985; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986 ; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 38-21-51 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-21-18 .

Prior versions effective: 1986-07-01.