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PART NO. 6 LICENSEES FLEA

5E-14.140 Emergency Pest Control Certificate - Qualifications,
Applications, Restrictions.
(1) An emergency pest control certificate, if issued, shall take effect
on the exact date the loss or other emergency occurred.
(2) An initial 30 day emergency certificate shall be issued by the
department upon verbal or written request of a licensee or his duly
authorized agent. Requests for issuance of additional emergency
certificates for periods not to exceed 30 days must be made in
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(3) For the purpose of this chapter “loss of a certified operator in charge or other emergency”
means the unforeseen and unplanned parting or separation of his services from the licensee.
The intentional or forced transfer or shifting of a certified operator in charge from one licensed
business location to another owned by the same licensee shall not constitute a “loss of a
certified operator in charge or other emergency.”
(4) No emergency certification referred to in this chapter shall carry with it authorization
for use of restricted-use pesticides. Restricted-use pesticides may only be used under
emergency certification where one or more individuals have taken and passed the examination
for certification of applicators to apply restricted-use pesticides, as may be given by the
Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of
Florida, or an equivalent examination given by the Department.
(5) An emergency certificate shall not be issued in the category of fumigation.
(6) In issuing an emergency certificate or renewal thereof, the Department may require interim
reports from the licensee at reasonable intervals and also including but not limited to what
specific action is being taken to fill the vacancy.

5E-14.142 Responsibilities and Duties - Records, Reports, Advertising, Applications.
(1) Records: Pest control records of the licensee pertaining to pest control activities and
including contracts shall be kept at the licensed business location or at the exact Florida
address specified in the application for business license for inspection by department
inspectors. Records kept electronically must be provided to the department upon request.
Licensees operating in the category of fumigation shall record this information along with the
individual fumigant cylinder identification number utilized to fumigate a structure.
(2) Pest control business licensees, certified operators, or employees of the licensee must
supply any information that supports application(s) or form(s) filed with the department and
shall permit authorized department representatives to view any such records upon written
request.
(3) Licensees performing fumigation with a residential fumigant, their employees, certified
operators, and special identification cardholders shall comply with the label requirements and
Stewardship Policy requirements of the residential fumigant being used.
(a) In addition, the following safety procedures shall be followed to enhance safety in the
clearance of structures fumigated with a residential fumigant. The certified operator for the
contracted licensee shall maintain records relating to the fumigation clearance of structures
fumigated with a residential fumigant. Such records shall consist of the following information
for each application:
1. Name and license number of the licensee responsible for the fumigant application;
2. Name of the person who applied the fumigant;
3. Date and time of the following: fumigant introduction, start of aeration, completion of
aeration, and final testing for clearance;
4. Location of treatment site;

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