Private Applicator Licensing

To obtain a private applicator’s license, an applicant must: (7-1-24) 01. Submit Application. Submit an application prescribed by the Department with applicable fee(s) (Section 250); (7-1-24) 02. Demonstrate Competence. (7-1-24) a. Private applicators may only make pesticide applications using RUP’s in categories for which they have demonstrated competency by passing a Department examination based on a US EPA approved Core/Private Applicator manual. The examination must follow the procedures outlined in Subsection 100.03. (7-1-25) b. An applicant will demonstrate competency in all standards outlined in 40 CFR 171.105(a). Demonstrate competence as outlined for Professional Applicators (Subsection 100.01). (7-1-24) 03. Categories. Private applicators must be certified in the Private Applicator category as a prerequisite to all other private applicator license categories: Category Name Category Description For use or supervision of restricted use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities on land owned or operated by applicator or applicator’s employer. Certification in this category alone is not sufficient to authorize the purchase, use, or supervision of use of Private Applicator (PA) products for predator control listed in the predator control categories outlined in 40 CFR 171.105(b)(c). PA is prerequisite for all Idaho Private Applicator license categories. An applicant will demonstrate competency standards outlined in .105(a). For application of pesticides to all sites owned or operated by an applicator or Aerial Pest Control (AA) applicator’s employer by operating or flying fixed-wing or rotary aircraft. An applicant will demonstrate competency standards outlined in .105(f). For applicators who use or supervise the use of a pesticide to fumigate anything other Non-Soil Fumigation (NS) than soil. An applicant will demonstrate competency standards outlined in 40 CFR 171.105(e). For applying soil fumigation pesticides to agricultural fields, plant nurseries, and other similar growing media on land owned or operated by applicator or applicator’s employer Soil Fumigation (SF) for the growing of agricultural commodities, excluding rodent control. An applicant will demonstrate competency standards outlined in .105(d). (7-1-25) 04. License Periods and Recertification. The recertification period for private applicator will be concurrent with their two (2) year licensing period, beginning at the license issuance, and ending upon license expiration. Licenses belonging to private applicators with last names beginning with A through L, expire on the last day of the month listed on the chart in Subsection 150.03.a. in every odd-numbered year, and licenses belonging to private applicators with last names beginning with M through Z, shall expire on the last day of the month listed on the chart in Subsection 150.03.a., in every even-numbered year. Recertification and relicensing may be accomplished by complying with either Subsection 150.03.b. or 150.03.c. Any person with less than thirteen (13) months in the initial licensing period is not required to obtain recertification credits for the initial period. Any license holder who fails to accumulate the required recertification credits prior to the expiration date of their license will be required to pass the appropriate examination(s) before being licensed. (7-1-24) a. Licensing schedule. Last Name Month to License Odd Year Even Year A-D M-P March E-H Q-T July I-L U-Z October (7-1-24) b. Continuing Education: To recertify, and applicator must accumulate seven (7) credits during their recertification period by attending Department-accredited pesticide seminars which meet the following criteria; (7-1-24) i. One (1) credit is issued for each fifty (50) minutes of instruction. (7-1-24) ii. To request accreditation for a seminar not provided by the Department, an applicant must submit a written request to the Department. Applications received prior to thirty (30) days shall receive preference for credit approval and have the ability to amend their application until the seminar is held. Applications received after the thirty (30) days shall be reviewed by the Department as workload allows. (7-1-25) iii. The number of credits to be given will be decided by the Department and may be revised if it is later found that the training does not comply. Credit is given only for those parts of seminars that deal with pesticide subjects as listed in .105(a). No credit will be given for training given to persons to prepare them for initial certification. (7-1-25) iv. Verification of attendance at an accredited seminar is accomplished by validating the attendee’s pesticide license using a method approved by the Department. Verification of attendance must be submitted with the license renewal application. (7-1-24) v. Excess credits may not be carried over to the next recertification period. (7-1-24) vi. Upon completing all licensing requirements for recertification, the license holder is recertified for the next licensing period. Licenses may be renewed up to twelve (12) months after the expiration date of the license. (7-1-25) c. Recertification by Examination: A certified applicator passes the Department’s private applicator examination(s) for all categories in which they intend to license. (7-1-24) i. Examinations may be taken beginning the thirteenth (13th) month of the license period. (7-1-24) ii. The examination procedures as outlined in Subsection 100.03 will be followed. (7-1-24) iii. Upon passing the examinations, a person is eligible for license renewal for the next licensing period. For the purpose of becoming licensed, examination scores are valid for twelve (12) months after the date of the examination. (7-1-24) d. The Department may issue variances for the requirements delineated in Subsection 150.03 in the recertification of private applicators’ licenses. Issuance of variances do not relieve the recipient from compliance with all other responsibilities under the Pesticide and Chemigation Act and Rules. The request will be on a Department-prescribed form and state fully the grounds for requesting a variance. (7-1-24) e. Licenses are eligible for renewal no sooner than forty-five (45) days from the expiration date. (7-1-24)