2 CSR 70-25.080 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Stipulations for a Certified Commercial Applicator License, Certified Noncommercial Applicator License, Certified Public Operator License, Certified Private Applicator License, Certified Provisional Private Applicator License, Noncertified Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) Applicator License, Pesticide Technician License, and Pesticide Dealer License

PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies and adds stipulations to pesticide license holders.

(1) No certified applicator, licensed noncertified RUP applicator, licensed pesticide technician, or pesticide dealer shall use their license as authority to represent more than one (1) business or employer.

(2) No certified private applicator, certified provisional private applicator, certified public operator, certified noncommercial applicator, or licensed noncertified RUP applicator working under the direct supervision of a certified public operator or certified noncommercial applicator shall use their license to solicit business from the public.

(3) Certified applicators, licensed pesticide technicians, and licensed noncertified RUP applicators must display their licenses at all times in a prominent place at the address which shall be printed on the license.

(4) Only certified commercial applicators, certified noncommercial applicators, certified public operators, licensed pesticide dealers, and certified private applicators may purchase restricted use pesticides. Certified commercial applicators, certified noncommercial applicators, certified public operators, and certified private applicators must be certified in the proper categories of certification to purchase and use the RUP.

(5) Certified commercial applicators, certified noncommercial applicators, and certified public operators may convert their existing valid license to a new license classification after meeting the licensing requirements for the new license.

(6) Licenses are invalid upon license expiration.

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AUTHORITY: section 281.025, RSMo Supp. 1989.* Original rule filed May 12, 1976, effective Oct. 21, 1976. Amended: Filed Sept. 6, 1977, effective Dec. 11, 1977. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 1989, effective Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Missouri Register October 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 20, effective 1/1/2025.

*Original authority: 281.025, RSMo 1974, amended 1977, 1988, 1993, 1995.