North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.29. Rules and regulations
In order to ensure that persons licensed and certified under this Article are capable of performing a high quality of workmanship, the Committee may adopt rules with respect to:
(1) The amount and kind of training required of an applicant for a license and certified applicator‘s card to engage in any one or more of the three phases of structural pest control, and the amount and kind of training required of an applicant for a registered technician‘s identification card.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.29
- Applicant for a license: means any person in charge of any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or any other organization or any combination thereof, making application for a license to engage in structural pest control, control of structural pests or household pests, or fumigation operations, or any person qualified under the terms of this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Certified applicator: means any individual who is certified under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Committee: means the Structural Pest Control Committee. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Deviation: means failure of the licensee or certified applicator or registered technician card holder to follow any rule adopted by the Committee under provisions of this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Enforcement agency: means the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Licensee: means any person qualified for and holding a license for any phase of structural pest control pursuant to this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Pest: means any living organism, including but not limited to, insects, rodents, birds, and fungi, which the Commissioner declares to be a pest. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- Registered technician: means any individual who is required to be registered with the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Structural pest control: means the control of wood-destroying organisms or household pests (including, but not limited to, animals such as moths, cockroaches, ants, beetles, flies, mosquitoes, ticks, wasps, bees, fleas, mites, silverfish, millipedes, centipedes, sowbugs, crickets, termites, wood borers, etc. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.24
(2) The type, frequency and passing score of any examination given an applicant for a license and certified applicator’s card under this Article.
(3) The amount, kind and frequency of continuing education required of a licensee and certified applicator.
(4) The methods and materials to be used in performing any work authorized by the issuance of a license and certified applicator’s card under this Article.
(5) The business records to be made and maintained by licensees and certified applicators under this Article necessary for the Committee to determine whether the licensee and certified applicator is performing a high quality of workmanship.
(6) The credentials and identification required of licensees and certified applicators, their employees and equipment, including service vehicles, when engaged in any work defined under this Article.
(7) Safety methods and procedures for structural pest control work.
(8) Fees for reinspection following a finding of a deviation, as defined by the Committee.
(9) Fees for training materials provided by the Committee or the Division. Such fees may be placed in a revolving fund to be used for training and continuing education purposes and shall not revert to the General Fund.
(9a) Efficacy data and other technical information to be submitted by registrants and manufacturers of pesticides and other materials or devices for review and approval, in order for the Committee and the enforcement agency to ensure the efficacy of pesticides and other materials or devices used in structural pest control in this State. This subdivision does not require either the Committee or the enforcement agency to disclose any information that is confidential information within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1.2
(10) The policies and programs set forth in this Article. (1955, c. 1017; 1967, c. 1184, s. 8; 1975, c. 570, s. 14; 1977, c. 231, s. 9; 1981, c. 495, s. 3; 1987, c. 368, s. 2; c. 827, s. 28; 1989, c. 725, s. 5; 1999-381, s. 7.)