In lieu of the written re-examination requirements of OAR
603-057-0120(3) or of 603-057-0145(4), an applicant for renewal of either a
pesticide applicator's license or a pesticide consultant's license may
accumulate at least 40 credits by attending pesticide-instructional sessions,
accredited by the Department, during the five-year period preceding the year in
which the written re-examination would be required, in accordance with the
following:
(1) Not more than 15
credits may be accumulated for recertification purposes by an applicant during
any one calendar year.
(2) In the
event a pesticide instructional session is desired to be considered for
accreditation by an applicant, such applicant shall submit to the Department,
or person authorized by the Department, a written request for accreditation not
less than 30 days prior to the scheduled session, which written request shall
include the agenda and summary of each topic/presentation of the session, the
session sponsor, the name and address of the session sponsor, and the time and
place of such session. Upon receipt of such written request, the Department, in
consultation with Oregon State University, shall evaluate the instructional
value of the session and either deny accreditation or assign credits to the
entire session or any portion thereof in a range from 1 to 15, assigning no
more than one credit for each 50 to 60 minute period of instruction. No such
instructional sessions shall be considered for accreditation that is less than
two credit hours in length except for computer based trainings as approved by
the Department. In the event an instructional session is accredited, the
Department shall provide the session instructor or sponsor with attendance
certificates to be completed by such instructor or sponsor and returned by the
applicants to the Department within 15 days after the session is completed.
Under exceptional circumstances, as described in writing by an applicant, a
written request for accreditation submitted later than 30 days prior to the
scheduled session may be assigned credits in accordance with the provisions of
this rule. Falsification of any part of such attendance certificate shall be
considered grounds for license revocation proceedings by the
Department.
(3) This section shall
not apply to persons licensed to use the livestock protection collar in Oregon,
in accordance with OAR-603-057-0120(3).
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
603-057-0150
AD 15-1978, f. & ef.
9-15-78; AD 10-1987, f. & ef. 7-1-87; AD 8-1996, f. 7-12-96, cert. ef.
8-9-96; AD 6-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-97; DOA 21-2012, f. & cert. ef.
7-10-12
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & 634
Stats. Implemented: ORS
634.306(5)
