Existing law prohibits a natural person from engaging in, offering to engage in, advertising or soliciting to perform certain pest control activities without first obtaining a license from the Director of the State Department of Agriculture. (NRS 555.280, 555.285) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director to adopt regulations to authorize a person to train as an applicator to engage in pest control activities for a period of not less than 90 days without holding a license as an applicator. Section 1 requires such regulations to allow an applicator trainee to apply: (1) general-use pesticides under the direct supervision of a person who is licensed as an applicator; and (2) restricted-use pesticides under the immediate supervision of certain persons who are licensed as an applicator. Sections 2-4 of this bill make conforming changes to indicate the proper placement of section 1 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Sections 5 and 6 of this bill make conforming changes to provide that section 1 is an exception to the requirement to obtain a license to engage in certain pest control activities. Existing law provides that any person violating the provisions of law relating to the application of pesticides is guilty of a misdemeanor, must pay an administrative fine of not more than $5,000 per violation and may be subject to an administrative fine for each violation, which may not exceed $5,000 per day. (NRS 555.460, 555.470) Sections 14 and 15 of this bill provide that a person violating the provisions of section 1 governing an applicator trainee is also subject to criminal penalties and administrative fines.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 555.2605, 555.273, 555.277, 555.280, 555.285, 555.305, 555.310, 555.325, 555.330, 555.345, 555.350, 555.3505, 555.460, 555.470
Reprint 1: 555.2605, 555.273, 555.277, 555.280, 555.285, 555.460, 555.470
As Enrolled: 555.2605, 555.273, 555.277, 555.280, 555.285, 555.460, 555.470
BDR: 555.2605, 555.273, 555.277, 555.280, 555.285, 555.305, 555.310, 555.325, 555.330, 555.345, 555.350, 555.3505, 555.460, 555.470