S.C. Code Regs. § 27-1077 - Certification and Licensing of Private Applicators
A. No person younger than eighteen (18)
years-old will be licensed as a private applicator. In hardship cases, however,
persons under the age of eighteen (18) may be licensed at the discretion of the
Director after appropriate consultations with the affected parties or their
representatives.
B. Private
applicators are not required to demonstrate financial responsibility.
C. Persons holding a private applicators
license may use or directly supervise the use of a pesticide which is
classified for restricted use, but only for the production of an agricultural
commodity on property owned or rented by them or their employer. Private
applicators may apply pesticides on the property of another person only if the
application is performed without compensation, or if the only compensation
provided is the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural
commodities.
D. Private applicators
must accomplish all of the following prior to being certified and licensed:
(1) Complete an application form published by
the Department.
(2) Complete a
prescribed training program and pass an exam dealing with pesticides.
(3) Pay the pro-rated portion of the
prescribed normal fee for the remainder of the licensing period in which the
license is issued.
E.
Persons holding valid commercial and noncommercial applicator licenses, if they
desire, may obtain a private applicator's license simply by submitting the
proper application form and the prorated fee for the remainder of the licensing
period to the Director. Additional training is not required.
F. Private applicator licenses are issued in
five (5) year licensing periods or recertification blocks. Blocks end in 2004,
2009, 2014, etc. Licenses are pro-rated and expire at the end of the block in
which they are issued. During each recertification block after the one in which
the license is issued each private applicator must successfully complete five
(5) Continuing Certification Units (CCUs) of training. Alternatively, the
private applicator may complete the initial licensing requirements and re-apply
to the Director for a license. All Continuing Certification Units (CCUs) must
be approved in advance by the Department.
G. All applications of Restricted Use
Pesticides to any crop or commodity while it is held in a commercial storage or
processing facility must be made by or under the direct supervision of a
commercial applicator certified in Category 1C.
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