1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1795 By: Alvord
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to pesticides; amending 2 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 3-82, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 72,
8 O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 3-82), which
8 relates to applicator licenses; modifying elements of
9 aerial license; making language gender neutral; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3-82, as
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14 amended by Section 11, Chapter 72, O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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15 Section 3-82), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 3-82. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to act,
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17 operate, or do business or advertise as a commercial, noncommercial,
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18 certified applicator, temporary certified applicator, service
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19 technician, or private applicator unless the person has obtained a
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20 valid applicator’s license issued by the State Board of Agriculture
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21 for the category of pesticide application in which the person is
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22 engaged, unless the person is applying to their his or her own
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23 property.
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 1 B. A license may be issued by the Board in any category of
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2 pesticide application if the applicant qualifies and the applicant
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3 is limited to the category of pesticide application named on the
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4 license. The Board may establish categories of pesticide
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5 application as necessary. Licenses shall be issued upon application
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6 to the Board on a form prescribed by the Board. The application
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7 shall contain information regarding the applicant’s qualifications,
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8 proposed operations, and other information as specified by the
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9 Board.
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10 C. 1. An aerial license shall not be issued or be valid unless
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11 the applicant files with the Board a copy of a valid document issued
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12 by the Federal Aviation Administration showing that the person is
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13 qualified to operate or supervise the operation of an aircraft
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14 conducting agricultural operations and a copy of any other
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15 applicable certification as required by the Federal Aviation
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16 Administration for pesticide application. Applicants for an aerial
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17 license and pilots working under a license may be subject to a
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18 complete and thorough background examination.
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19 2. The Board shall promulgate rules regarding aerial
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20 applicators and applications consistent with federal law and shall
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21 solicit the assistance of the Federal Aviation Administration in the
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22 enforcement of this subsection.
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23 D. Each business location shall require a separate license and
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24 separate certified applicator except that a certified applicator for
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 1 a noncommercial business location may also serve as the certified
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2 applicator for one commercial business location.
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3 E. A license shall not be issued for the category of pesticide
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4 application of any applicant or representative who has a temporary
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5 certification.
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6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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