- (a) Each applicator business shall register with, and obtain a registration number from the department.
- (b) Each applicator business registered with the department and which employs any commercial pesticide applicators certified in, and making for-hire applications in, the plant pest and weed control license use category (category 3(A)) listed in §7.21 of this title (relating to Applicator Certification) shall prominently affix an applicator business vehicle identification decal issued and provided by the department on each motor vehicle used by an employee of the applicator business to access, for the purpose of making an application, the customer's property that has been, is, or will be treated with pesticides by the licensed applicator or a person supervised by the licensed applicator.
- (c) The term "prominently affix" as used in this section means permanently affixed to the rear window, front fender, or front door panel of the vehicle in a location readily accessible to and viewable by members of the public and department personnel.
- (d) The term "motor vehicle" as used in this section means any wheeled or tracked vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer, but not aircraft, propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used to transport a person or thing.
- (e) A motor vehicle is not required to have the decal specified by subsection (b) of this section affixed to it if the vehicle is attached to, pulled by, or transported by another motor vehicle with a required decal affixed.
- (f) A motor vehicle is required to have the decal specified by subsection (b) of this section affixed to it only when the activities in subsection (b) of this section are related to a category 3A application.
- (g) The decal required by subsection (b) of this section may be obtained by submitting a request to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
Source Note:The provisions of this §7.27 adopted to be effective February 9, 2005, 30 TexReg 544.