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7. A utility and the utility’s employees if both of the following apply: IMPORTED FIRE ANT 32-2314. Qualifying party; registration IMPORTED FIRE ANT

(a) Pest control services are immediately needed for an employee’s A. A person shall not engage in the business of pest management
health and safety in order for the employee to continue performing in any category without a qualifying party registered in that
work tasks. category.
(b) A qualifying party ensures that employees who conduct pest B. To be a qualifying party, an individual must:
control services are properly trained, supervised and equipped. 1. Be a certified qualified applicator.
2. Register as a qualifying party with the office using a form and
B. A person who is exempt pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 6 including the information prescribed by the director
of this section shall provide treatment records to each customer on
application of herbicides for the purpose of weed control and shall Drawing by Andrew Schaible Drawing by Andrew Schaible
retain records containing the same information provided to custom- 32-2315. Branch office; branch supervisor
ers. For the purposes of this subsection, treatment records shall include all of the following: A. A business licensee shall register each branch office with the
director before the branch office opens for business.
1. The address of the location of the herbicide application. B. Each branch office shall be supervised by a registered branch
supervisor.
2. The date of the herbicide application.
32-2317. Fees

3. The trade name or common name of the herbicide applied. A. The director shall establish by rule and collect application and renewal fees for the following:
1. A business license.
C. If a person is exempt pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 6 of this section but does not 2. A branch office registration.
comply with subsection B of this section or if a person is not exempt pursuant to subsection A, 3. A branch supervisor registration.
paragraph 6 of this section as a result of doing something prescribed in subsection A, para- 4. A qualifying party registration.
graph 6, subdivisions (a) through (f) of this section, the commission shall: 5. A temporary qualifying party registration.
6. Temporary qualifying party renewal registration.
1. On a first violation, issue a written notice of correction that contains a warning and a copy of 7. Applicator certification.
this section and that provides full notice of the exemption requirements.
8. A qualified applicator certification.
2. On a second violation, impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars. 9. An applicator registration.
10. A duplicate license.
3. On a third or any subsequent violation, impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred B. The director may charge and collect late fees in addition to the fees listed in subsection A of
dollars. this section.
C. The director may establish tiered fees for business licenses.
32-2312. Applicator licenses; application; categories; renewal; inactive licenses D. The director may charge and collect additional fees for services that the director considers to
be appropriate to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. These additional fees shall not
A. An application for an applicator license shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and exceed the costs of rendering the services.
accompanied by the prescribed fee. The application shall set forth whether the applicant has
never been convicted of a felony and, if so, the nature of the felony, when and where it was
committed and the disposition of the conviction.

B. An applicant may apply for a license in any one or a combination of the following categories:

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