Joint AAPCO/ASPCRO Survey I · Does your state/tribe/territory require persons making general use...

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State/Tribe/Territory

Minnesota

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Name of Regulatory Agency

Department of Agriculture

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Agency Website

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/

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How difficult will it be in your state/tribe/territory toimplement the revised federal Pesticide ApplicatorCertification Rule?

Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Certified applicator or under supervision tied to anew definition of use. Minimum age. Changes toprivate pesticide certification and recertification.Expect difficulty getting a consistent interpretationof rule.

Q5

Please indicate the changes that will be required to yourcurrent laws and regulations to implement the revisedfederal rule.

Both laws and regulations will require changes

Q6

Which of these are challenges for you to successfullyimplement the revised certification rule? (check all thatapply)

Funding,

Required changes to state/tribal/territorial lawsand/or regulations,

Staffing resources,Lack of guidance

Q7

What do you perceive as your greatest challenge tosuccessful implementation?

Lack of guidance

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Joint AAPCO/ASPCRO Survey I

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Do you believe your state/tribe/territory will have to seekadditional funding to implement the changes?

Unknown

Q9

When determining the costs of implementation, would youfind a cost determination template or tool valuable?

Unknown

Q10

Did the final rule address your state/tribe/territoriesbiggest concerns with the proposed rule?

Yes

Q11

Estimate in years how long it will take to fully implementthe amended rule in your state/tribe/territory?

3

Q12

Do you anticipate difficulty implementing the minimumage requirements?

Yes

Q13

Does your state/tribe/territory intend to establish the following categories for privateapplicators?

Aerial application Unknown

Soil fumigation No, category already exists.

Non-soil fumigation No, category already exists.

Q14

Does your state/tribe/territory intend to establish the following categories for commercialapplicators?

Aerial application No, the category already exists.

Soil fumigation No, the category already exists.

Non-soil fumigation No, the category already exists.

Q15

The revised rule requires pesticide applicators todemonstrate enhanced competency standards andrequires specialized certifications for people using specificapplication methods.For those categories that yourstate/tribe/territory already have (where you selected "No,category already exists" in #12 and #13), how do youintend to add/incorporate those new standards?

Unknown until standards are clarified

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Q16

Does your state/tribe/territory currently have trainingrequirements for noncertified applicators (applicators thatare not required to be certified) working under the directsupervision of a certified applicator? (Note - this does notinclude any training requirements under the WorkerProtection Standard).

NA

Q17

Does your state/tribe/territory have an alternaterequirement (other than training) for qualifyingnoncertified applicators that may meet or exceed thefederal standards?

No

Q18

How will the new requirements for annual pesticide safetytraining for noncertified applicators impact your program?

Currently not applicable but the definition of use is problematic for us in this regard.

Q19

The amended rule includes training requirements for allcertified applicators and non-certified applicators focusingon the safe handling of pesticides. Would you utilize anational training program if one was available?

Unknown

Q20

What requirements does your state/tribe/territory have forcommercial applicators employed by pest managementcompanies that apply general use pesticides? (check allthat apply)

Certification,Examination ortesting

,Training

Q21

Does your state/tribe/territory require persons making general use pesticide applications as part of theiremployment (other than for a pest management company) to be certified?

In-house, non-government, applicators Yes

State, local, or other government entity No

Please list any other persons making general usepesticide applications as part of their employment (otherthan for a pest management company) that yourstate/tribe/territory requires to be certified.

Commercial applicators applying for hire.

Q22

Regarding online testing, in your state/tribe/territory:

Online testing is proctored.

Q23

The revised rule requires a "means to immediatelycommunicate." Does your state/tribe/territory requirephysical on-site supervision?

No

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Q24

Does your state/tribe/territory require previous pesticideexperience and/or pesticide related education prior to acommercial applicator becoming certified?

Yes (If yes, please provide additional information),

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.There is a 2 year work experience for Structuralapplicators to qualify for a Master certification,otherwise no for other commercial applicators.

Q25

What is the time frame allotted in yourstate/tribe/territory to obtain mandatoryCEUs/recertification credit?

1, 2, or 3 years recertification cycle depending on category.

Q26

How many CEUs/recertification credit are required in thattime frame? [Please enter number of credits required. Ifnumber of credits vary by category, please list categoriesand number of credits ]

Workshop state. Recertification cycle of 1 year = 4 actual hours of training. 2 yrs = 5 hrs. 3 yrs = 6 hrs.

Q27

Does your state/tribe/territory accept online training forCEUs/recertification credit?

No

Q28

Do applicators have to obtain category specificCEUs/recertification credit?

Yes (If yes, please enter number below).,

If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Approved workshops are designed as balancedcore/category training.

Q29

What are the fees associated with obtainingCEUs/recertification credit? (enter fee/fee range)

Worksops range from $75 to $250.

Q30

Do you allow “limited category” or “single product”certifications?

No

Q31

Do you have any current exemptions to applicatorcertification or business license requirements for thecommercial use of a specific product or active ingredient,for example, glyphosate?

No

Q32

Are you actively promoting school IPM in yourstate/tribe/territory?

Yes

Q33

Does your state/tribe/territory offer IPM training?

Yes

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Q34

Does your state/tribe/territory require IPM training as aCEU/recertification credit for an applicator certification?

Yes

Q35

Does your state/tribe/territory require applicatorcertification for IPM nonchemical control (monitoring andinspections) activities?

No

Q36

Does your state/tribe/territory recognize industrysponsored IPM training certification programs?

No

Q37

If your state/tribe/territory recognizes industry sponsoredIPM training certification programs, can applicatorsreceive continuing education credit for being IPM certifiedby industry?

NA

Q38

Does your state/tribe/territory requirepesticide applicators to submit fingerprints or undergocriminal background checks as part of the certificationprocess?

No

Q39

Does your state/tribe/territory require persons performingwood destroying insect or organism inspections to becertified or meet other minimum competencyrequirements?

Yes

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Indiana

Q2


Office of Indiana State Chemist

Q3

Agency Website

oisc.purdue.edu

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Upon really examining all the requirements, itappears simply revising and getting a new plan inplace with a years worth of time for an FTE,additionally several category exams need done. eachexam costs over $50K

Q5


Regulations only

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Staffing resources,

Insufficient time to revise state certification plansand EPA approval process,

Lack of guidance

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Insufficient time to revise state certification plansand EPA approval process

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Q8


Unknown

Q9


No

Q10


No (If no, please provide additional informationbelow),

If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.We had a number of comments that were notaddressed. Additionally, the agency insisted oncodifying applicator knowledge and skills, ignoring21st century exam development practices. Thisignores changing practices and leaves little or noroom for new developments in use practices. Theyhave longed recognized the usefulness of currentmodern practices (and even sponsored workshops),but totally ignored the practice or allowing thepractice in the final rule. This final rule will be timeconsuming and costly to implement, to what end?There is little evidence to support the major effortthat SLA's will need to go through in order to complywith new rule. While there have been some sad andunfortunate MISUSES recently, those cases wereclearly misuses. We cannot regulate out intentionalmisuse or stupidity.

Q11


3-5 years

Q12


Yes,

Please briefly explain your answer.We have a moratorium on rule making. It will bedifficult to get this regulation passed. We tried oncebefore, prior to the moratorium, and failed.

Q13


Aerial application No, category already exists.



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Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15


We intend to use advanced certification exam development practices in order to determine what "competency standards" are necessary.

Q16


Yes

Q17


Yes

Q18


It will another data point to look for during routine inspections. One that cannot be verified and is relatively useless.

Q19


No

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Q21



Applications by school employees,applications at golf courses and communitywide mosquito require certification

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.For termite control we have mandatory school. Forturf management we have an experiencerequirement.

Q25


5 years

Q26


http://www.oisc.purdue.edu/pesticide/continuing_certification_program.html#categories

Q27


Yes

Q28


Yes (If yes, please enter number below).

Q29


$0-$500-depends on the conference.

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Q30


Yes (if yes, please provide additional informationbelow),

If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Limited site(s), limited pesticide(s)- sewer root,antimicrobials, animal repellants - those few thingsthat cannot fit into an existing category.

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.It is a part of many continuing education programs.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

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Q39


Yes

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Arizona

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Arizona Department of Agriculture

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Agency Website

https://agriculture.az.gov/

Q4


Difficult

Q5



Q6



Staffing resources,


Lack of guidance

Q7


Required changes to state/tribal/territorial lawsand/or regulations

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Q8


No

Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


2-3 years

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14



Soil fumigation Yes

Non-soil fumigation Unknown

Q15


These will need to be written into our certification plan and then the exams will all need to be revised to address these. This process will take several years as we have no resources for this.

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


It basically creates a WPS like requirement for all categories. This will be a big industry impact.

Q19


Unknown

Q20


Certification,

Direct supervision (defined as under the instructionsand control of a certified commercial applicator whois responsible for the actions of that person),

Direct on-site supervision (defined as under theinstructions and control of a certified commercialapplicator who is responsible for the actions of thatperson and is physically present on the propertyupon which the pesticide is being applied, and is inconstant visual contact with the person applying thepesticide)

Q21



State, local, or other government entity Yes


Any one that is non-ag has to be certified.

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Q22


We do not have online testing.

Q23


No

Q24


No,

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.To be a qualified applicator - responsible for abusiness, they need 2 years of licensure as anapplicator before being allowed to test for the QA.For question 22, I read that is truly on line- taking atest from home, not computer based testing-whereyou go somewhere to take a test on a computer,which is different. For question 23, for some RUPproducts this is required.

Q25


Choice of one or two years. You have to obtain credits before. So one year you have to get 2xs as many CEUs to get the two years.

Q26


per year: Commercial - 6, Private - 3, PCA - 15, QA - 12

Q27


Yes

Q28


No,

If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Some categories have no options for obtaining CEUs.

Q29


For our agency $0. For others with approved courses it is their choice.

Q30


No

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Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.We do work with the University who has a programspecifically for schools.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


Yes

Q39


Yes

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New Hampshire

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Division of Pesticide Control

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Agency Website

https://www.agriculture.nh.gov/divisions/pesticide-control/index.htm

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Revising state rules and re-writing the state/fedagreement will pose significant challenges

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Q7


Funding

Q8


Yes

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Q9


Unknown

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Non certified applicators are currently required towork with a licensed individual and not required totake training. This is one of the biggest concerns,requiring non certified individuals to take training.

Q11


5

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.18 years of age is current standard

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Soil fumigation Unknown


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Q15


Revising exam material

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Q16


No

Q17


Yes

Q18


Need funding, need staff to verify standard

Q19


Yes

Q20


Other (If other, please provide additionalinformation below),

If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Regulatory definition of "crew", where at least oneperson on-site shall hold a license (certification). Acrew can be one person.

Q21





There is a janitorial exemption for interiorwork in non-food areas.

Q22



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Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Three years experience working under a licensedsupervisor or combination of three years ofeducation/experience where one of the threeincludes experience. Experience shall be directlyrelated to the license category.

Q25


Five (5)

Q26


12 credits per category (48 max.) for commercial; 15 credits total for private restricted use certification

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


Fifteen dollars per credit hour if state Department run; privately run training varies

Q30


No

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Nebraska

Q2


Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.nda.nebraska.gov/

Q4


Difficult

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Lack of guidance,

Other (pleasespecify)Politically, the governor has notified all stateagencies he does not want any legislation to beconsidered that places any additional financialburden on tax payers.

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Q7



Q8


Yes

Q9


Yes

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.While many of the biggest problems with theproposed rule were addressed, the overall problemwith the final rule that wasn't addressed is the sheermagnitude of the impact on all applicators and ourstate program. We continue to ask what EPA felt wasso broken with our state programs they needed togo forward with such a comprehensive revision.

Q11


7-10

Q12


No

Q13


Aerial application No, category is not needed in jurisdiction.

Soil fumigation Yes

Non-soil fumigation Yes

Q14

Does your state/tribe/territory intend to establish thefollowing categories for commercial applicators?

Respondent skipped thisquestion

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Q15


We will either not implement or will add categories

Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


Will require law and regulation changes

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21





turf and ornamental, wide-area disease vectorcontrol programs

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Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

Q25


three years

Q26


no number is specified, we require general standards and category training be completed in the same meeting

Q27


No

Q28



Q29


state agency charges $90 for a three/year license. Training agency charges whatever they feel is required.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Metam Sodium is the only one now, but after thisyear, we may be adding a dicamba classification.

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Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


No

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Nevada

Q2


Nevada State Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://agri.nv.gov/

Q4


Not difficult at all,

Please briefly explain your answer.The federal revisions are similar to our currentguidelines/regulations.

Q5


No changes to current laws and regulations will berequired

Q6


Staffing resources,

Other (pleasespecify)I checked "Staffing Resources," but probably justminimal; for example, staff will be required toensure noncertified applicators are receivingtraining.

Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


No

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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


1-3

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


Only licensed pest control applicators can be aerial applicators. NV does not currently need to incorporate the new standards; they already exist. Maybe this question needed to be addressed if someone checked “Yes” in # 13 & 14.

Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


Possibly more record audits. Outreach and education of the new rule at training programs.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Direct on-site supervision (defined as under theinstructions and control of a certified commercialapplicator who is responsible for the actions of thatperson and is physically present on the propertyupon which the pesticide is being applied, and is inconstant visual contact with the person applying thepesticide),


If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Regarding licensed pest control companies in NV, acommercial applicator must get licensed as anOperator or work under the direct supervision of aPrimary Principal or licensed Operator of thatcompany.

Q21





Golf courses and landscape companies doingcommercial work or using motorized sprayequipment.

Q22



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Q23


No

Q24


No

Q25


4 years

Q26


12 total; 2 of those must be laws & regulations.

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


$50/person to become certified and to get re-certified.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.M-44 category is only for State of NevadaDepartment of Wildlife employees.

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Idaho

Q2


Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

www.agri.idaho.gov

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.The largest difficulty will be the changes to law(State Code) and rule. This needs to go before thelegislature and any change is an expensiveproposition. There are numerous changes that willneed to be presented to, passed by the legislature,and signed by the governor before the changes canbecome effective. In addition, fundamental changesto the licensing structure and the licensing databasewill take time, effort and additional funding toaccomplish.

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


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Q7


Funding

Q8


Yes

Q9


Unknown

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.The final rule, although more acceptable than theproposed rule, still dictates to states far too manyrequirements that are not significant issues. Weunderstand that in some states, additionalcertification/licensing requirements may benecessary if the level of violations dictates. if itdoes, it is up to the state and the EPA Region HQ tocome to a mutual agreement on how best to addressthe issue. It is not, and should never be, the duty ofthe EPA to impose regulatory guidelines upon statessimply to make regulatory issues standardizednationally. Example: incompetence among the aerialapplicator community in Idaho has never been anissue. On the contrary, the industry in Idaho hasbeen self-regulating to the point that pilots that arenot capable rarely offered employment or givenjobs. There was no need to add an additional Aerialcategory to Idaho's certification requirements; theexisting requirements for the licensing of aerialapplicators was adequate to ensure competentapplicators for aerial applicators and existingenforcement ensured compliance with law and rule.

Q11


Minimum five years with adequate funding.

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.Idaho currently sets minimum age requirements forapplicator licensing at 18 years of age for bothprofessional (commercial) and private applicators.

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Q13


Aerial application Yes



Q14





Q15


Additional study/reference materials will need to be made available for the applicators and new certification materials will need to be developed.

Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


Other than enforcement/complience inspections and other issues with the businesses/farms/establishments, there will be little affect on our programs.

Q19


Yes

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Q20


Certification,


Q21


In-house, non-government, applicators No


Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


Maximum of 2-year certification period.

Q26


Private Applicators - six (6) hours of verified training within their two-year licensing period. Professional (Commercial) applicators - 15 hours of verified pesticide training within their two-year licensing period.

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

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Q29


Approximately $10-$50 per credit, depending upon the provider. The ISDA does not collect any fees associated with obtaining CEU/recertification credits.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.The current law and rule allows for single productcertification of RUP's. However, ISDA has not issuedone of these certifications in over two year and hasnot issued more than 1 license in over twenty years.

Q31


Yes (If yes, please provide additional informationbelow),

If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Exemption for urban landscape and maintenanceoperations. Requirements are that the business onlyuses GUP's, must apply with only hand-operated,non-motorized equipment, and cannot have morethan two (2) persons identified and allowed to makethese applications at any given time.

Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.No funding available to support a position toestablish and maintain such a program.

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

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Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Alaska

Q2


Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Q3

Agency Website

http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/

Q4



Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Other (pleasespecify)Your survey is unscientific. You assume there arechallenges. We do not feel it will be difficult toimplement in Alaska.

Q7


Other (pleasespecify)

see above

Q8


No

Q9


No

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Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.We feel strongly that open book exams reflect real-world conditions and allow exams to contain morein-depth questions. We suggested that the option ofopen book remain; it did not.

Q11


1

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.We already have a minimum age requirement

Q13



Soil fumigation No, category is not needed in jurisdiction.

Non-soil fumigation No, category is not needed in jurisdiction.

Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15


We already require them to demonstrate such competency

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


we will simply disallow non-certified applicators from applying RUPs. RUP use is extremely low in Alaska and we are not aware of anyone currently needing this option.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,


Q21





all pesticides applications over one acre onstate land must be applied by certifiedapplicator

Q22



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Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


prior to expiration of current certification, which varies in length

Q26


12

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


SLA does not charge. Organization offering CEUs often do.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.pending regulatory change will establish a limitedcategory for rodent control and mold remediation

Q31


No

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Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.we offer information and assistance but do not havea specific outreach program in place

Q33


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.CES includes this as part of their certificationtraining

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Mississippi

Q2


MS Department of Agriculture & Commerce/Bureau of Plant Industry

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.mdac.ms.gov/bureaus-departments/plant-industry/

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.The private applicator exam will need to be revised.Notifying all affected parties of the changesparticularly those who aren't required to keeptraining records of technicians.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,Staffing resources,Lack of guidance

Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


5 years

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.Some companies use their sons or daughters astechnicians.

Q13





Q14



Soil fumigation No, category is not needed in jursidication.


Q15


Review our current training materials and incorporate new material as necessary

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


Require more record keeping with minimum staff resources

Q19


Yes

Q20


Training,

Direct supervision (defined as under the instructionsand control of a certified commercial applicator whois responsible for the actions of that person)

Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

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Q25


During last 12 months prior to expiration of license or certification

Q26


5 hours

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


$75.00

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.Our agency is not responsible for training. This taskfalls under the jurisdiction of MSU Extension.

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.MSU Extension is responsible for the trainingcomponent.

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Massachusetts

Q2


MA Department of Agricultural Resources, Pesticide Division

Q3

Agency Website

www.mass.gov/agr

Q4


Difficult

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Lack of guidance

Q7


Staffing resources

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Q8


Unknown

Q9


Unknown

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.One of the biggest concerns is the resources it willtake to review all of our exams and makeappropriate changes. The final rule did not addresswhether or not extra resources would be provided tostates to help with this process.

Q11


2-3

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.We currently already have a minimum agerequirement of 18 to obtain a license.

Q13





Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


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Q15


We will need to review all of our exams and potentially update them if they do not meet the criteria. If updates are needed that may in turn affect the length of the exam.

Q16


Yes

Q17


Yes

Q18


It will add an additional item that inspectors will need to review when conducting inspections.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Examination ortesting

Q21



Q22



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Q23


No

Q24


Yes (If yes, please provide additional information)

Q25


All license holders must recieve a certain number of CEU's within a three year period.

Q26


Commercial Applicatior license = 6 CEU, Commericial/Private Certification = 12 credits

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.12 CEU in the category that they arecertified.

Q29


Free-$150

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.The applicator needs to obtain CEU's that arespecific to the type of license that they hold.

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.MDAR does not offer trainings. Dept. staff willprovide a training if asked by an outside entity.Topics vary and at times do include IPM but it is upto the outside entity requests.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Illinois

Q2


Illinois Department of Public Health

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/structural-pest-control

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Our statute must be changed to enable the Rule. Inthis state, that could take more than a year.

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


Unknown

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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


2-3

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


N/A

Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


This is a major change to existing policy. We have hundreds of non-certified applicators with presently only an initial training requirement.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Training,


Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Not required for "entry level" General Usecertification. But for category certification, personsmust qualify in one of three ways by: 1) havingapplicable college credits, 2) by completing anapproved online/correspondence course in pestcontrol (e.g., from Purdue Univ.), OR 3) having 6months of pest control experience. So the answer is"Yes" -- with regard to category, Restricted Usecertification only, not General Use certification.

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Q25


3 years

Q26


9

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


$10 to $30 per credit -- depending on sponsor registration fees

Q30


No

Q31



Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.We struggle simply to enforce the state's IPMregulations, and don't have the staff to activelypromote.

Q33


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.We typically provide IPM seminars for school anddaycare staff. We hope to change from physicalseminars to offering online IPM seminars, possibly in2018.

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Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Delaware

Q2


Delaware Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

de.gov/pesticides

Q4



Please briefly explain your answer.Delaware will only need to make a few rules andregulation changes. Maybe one law change, that willbe the most difficult part.

Q5



Q6



Lack of guidance

Q7


Lack of guidance

Q8



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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11



Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


We are in the process of making an online training tool that addresses some of the competency standards.

Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


Not sure. We are working on solutions but still investigating.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Certification,


Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.This requirement is only for a few categories, not allcommercial categories.

Q25


3 years

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Q26


Ag plant 8hrs, Ag animal 4 hrs, Fumigation (Ag) 4 hrs, Forest 4 hrs, Ornamental and Turf 8hrs, Seed Treatment 2hrs, Aquatic Plant 4 hrs, Antifouling Paint 2hrs, Mosquito 4hrs, Righ of Way 4 hrs, General Pest Control 18hrs, Wood Destroying 18hrs, Non-ag Fumigation 4hrs, Wood Preserv 4hrs, Institutional and Maint 18hrs, Cooling tower 4hrs, Public Health 4, Regulatory 4hrs, Demonstration Research 8hrs

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.see number 26

Q29


Course fees are charged by course presenters, Ag does not collect fees for CEU's

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.We inspect schools to see who is providing pestcontrol, but I would not say we are "promoting" ipm,it is brought up in conversation and we ask if theyare using but I would not say we are promoting. Wedo think it is important though.

Q33


No

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Wyoming

Q2


Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://agriculture.wy.us

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Undetermined at this time if statutes will need to berevised. Regulations will need amending.

Q5


Unknown

Q6



Q7



Q8


Unknown

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Q9


No

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Amending the language to state civil "and/or"criminal penalties to read civil "and" criminalpenalties does pose a concern.

Q11


Seven (7) years

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


We have that category now, just named differently as Specific Use Pest Control.

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Q16


No

Q17


Yes

Q18


Not significantly. Greatest challenge will be to educate the supervising applicators on the requirements.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,


Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

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Q25


Up to 3 years during the valid term of their license.

Q26


24

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


Applicator chooses how they want to obtain credits, and what if any they want to pay.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.This is provided for under our Specific Use PestControl category.

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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State

Q2


Montana Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://agr.mt.gov/Pesticides

Q4


Somewhat difficult

Q5



Q6



Lack of guidance

Q7



Q8


Yes

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


3-5 years

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15


Keep the categories as they already exist

Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


No change

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,


Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

Q25


4 years for commercial, 5 years for private

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Q26


12 credits in 4 years for commercial, 6 credits in 5 years for private

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.12 credits per category for commercial

Q29


$0 to $25

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.We have several limited categories (sewertreatment, antimicrobial use in fracking)

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


Yes

Q35


No

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Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Maryland

Q2


MD Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Regulation Section

Q3

Agency Website

www.mda.maryland.gov

Q4


Not difficult at all

Q5


Regulations only

Q6



Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


No

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


2-3 years

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.Possibly with the Amish community

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15


Undecided at this time.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


Primarily staffing resources.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training

Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


Yes (If yes, please provide additional information)

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Q25


1 year (Commercial) - 3 years (private)

Q26


Commercial 8; Private 4

Q27


Yes

Q28



Q29


Depends on who sponsors meeting (Free up to several hundred dollars)

Q30


If yes, please provide additionalinformation.

NA

Q31


No

Q32


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.IPM in Public Schools and on school groundsrequired by Regulations

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Colorado

Q2


Colorado Dept. of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

colorado.gov/pacific/agplants/pesticides

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Statutory, Rule changes will be required andretooling our database to meet specific certificationprovisions will be required. Funding will be requiredto update our databases to incorporate thesechanges.

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7


Funding

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Q8


Yes

Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


6-7 years

Q12


Maybe

Q13





Q14





Q15


Colorado would prefer to incorporate these competency standards into our existing categories and notate on the license that fumigants can be used, etc.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


N/A - Colorado already has annual minimum training requirements.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,



Q21




Q22


Online testing may or may not beproctored.

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Q23


Yes

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Colorado requires between 6 mos - 2 years,depending on the licensure category, prior to beinglicensed as a Qualified Supervisor and acting as aCommercial Pesticide Applicator (business license).

Q25


3 years

Q26


In order to renew a license without examination, each qualified supervisor and each certified operator must obtain the following credits prior to the expiration of his license: (a) 2 credits in the subject area of applicable state, federal, and local laws and regulations; (b) 1 credit in the subject area of pesticides and their families; (c) 1 credit in the subject area of applicator safety; (d) 1 credit in the subject area of public safety; (e) 1 credit in the subject area of environmental protection; (f) 1 credit in the subject area of use of pesticides; and (g) 1 credit for each licensed category in the subject area of pest management except for those categories described in subsection (h) of this § 4.1 below. (h) 2 credits for each of the following licensed categories: residential/commercial pest control, turf pest control and ornamental pest control.

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.1-2 CEUs every three years depending on category.

Q29


$75 - $350

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Q30


No

Q31



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Antimicrobial use for hire does not require licensurein Colorado.

Q32


Yes

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.This is incorporated into CEU training that CSU andindustry associations provide.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

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Q39


No

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Q1


Florida

Q2


Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/

Q4


Somewhat difficult

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


2

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.Florida already has a minimum age requirement asrestrictive or more restrictive than the new rule. Nochanges needed for implementation.

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15


Florida already requirements as restrictive or more restrictive than the new rule.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


For the structural pest control program, no changes will need to be made as there is already an annual requirement. On the agricultural side, there will need to be regulation changes completed to outline the requirement for documented annual training since it currently does not exist.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,



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Q21





Only those using general use pesticides underthe structural pest control program arerequired to be certified. General use by anemployee of a company applying to any typeof agricultural area, is not required to hold alicense.

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.This varies between the two programs. Forcommercial applicators obtaining their operatorscertificate for structural pest control, then yes. Forcommercial applicators on the agricultural side,then no.

Q25


Depends on the license. The time frames vary by either annual requirements or every four years.

Q26


Please refer to pages 34, 35 and 36 at this link to see all the CEU requirements per category: http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/Media%2FFiles%2FAgricultural-Environmental-Services-Files%2FPesticide+Applicator+Manual+-+2015.pdf

Q27


Yes

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Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.See answer to#26

Q29


Free to $500. These fees are set by the providers and some conferences cost several hundred dollars while some programs are free

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.FDACS administers four Limited CertificationCategories to certify Commercial LandscapeMaintenance applicators, Governmental or Privateapplicators, Commercial Urban Fertilizerapplicators, and the Limited Wildlife category. Noneof these certifications allows the operation of acommercial pest control business. Seehttp://www.freshfromflorida.com/Business-Services/Pest-Control/Licensing-and-Certification#limited for more information.

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

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Q36


No

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Wisconsin

Q2


Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Q3

Agency Website

https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ACMOverview.aspx

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Our program complies with much of the new rulerequirements however some changes, such as closedbook exams for private applicators may faceresistance from industry. Also the length of timenecessary for the revision of state rules and statutesplus the additional staff time to do so will impactour program.

Q5



Q6



Staffing resources,


Q7



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Q8


Unknown

Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


6

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.We anticipate some resistance from industry due tothe fact that we currently allow minors to becomecertified.

Q13





Q14





Q15


Adjustments to certificiaton training materials and examinations, and adjusting rule language as necessary.

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


No impact. We require individuals using a RUP to become certified.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,


If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.In addition to certification, individuals that makefor-hire pesticide applications must becomeindividually licensed. Pest control businesses mustbe licensed and employ certified and licensedindividuals.

Q21





Anyone using a RUP must be certified(government and non-government).Individuals applying general use or RUPs on K-12 school must be certified.

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Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Must obtain category specific training materialsfrom the University of Wisconsin PesticideApplicator Training Program

Q25


We require individuals to recertify by category specific examination

Q26


N/A

Q27


No

Q28


No

Q29


N/A

Q30


No

Q31


No

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Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.Primarily we are in a reactive mode, e.g. answeringquestions. Previously we were more active in SchoolIPM.

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.IPM is identified in certification training materials,and other university extension outreach.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Yakama Nation

Q2


Region 10 EPA

Q3

Agency Website

Yakama.com

Q4


Somewhat difficult

Q5


Unknown

Q6


Staffing resources

Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Unknown

Q9


Yes

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Q10


Yes

Q11


1

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


outreach and education

Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


none

Q19


Yes

Q20


Certification

Q21





Plant Biologist for the tribe and fisheries

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Go through training from the departmentmanagement

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Q25


done annually

Q26


unknown

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29



Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.I have been the only person from the tribeimplementing IPM for our reservation and schools

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


Yes

Q39


Yes

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Q1


California

Q2


Department of Pesticide Regulation

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.some changes will require legislation, as well asregulations.

Q5



Q6


Staffing resources,


Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


No

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


5

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.age verification will present additional challenges

Q13





Q14





Q15


yes

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


need to develop outreach material and do outreach and education on new requirements

Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training,


Certification

Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

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Q24


No

Q25


most licenses are 24 months

Q26


20-40 depending on category

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.laws and regulations as well as category information

Q29


fees are charged by private industry that sponsors courses

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

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Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


No

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Oklahoma

Q2


OKlahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, & Forestry

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.oda.state.ok.us/

Q4


Somewhat difficult

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,Staffing resources,Lack of guidance

Q7


Funding

Q8


Yes

Q9


No

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Q10


Yes

Q11


5 years

Q12


Maybe

Q13





Q14





Q15


We already have specialized exams and/or practicals for those categories.

Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


It will add to the inspection process, having to look at those records and determine if in compliance.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

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Q25


5 years

Q26


It wont let me list all, we have 22 categories, all have differing CEU requirements.

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Depends on the category as mentioned above.

Q29


free to $25.00 per CEU

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.

Lack of funding.

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.Extension does do some training.

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


North Dakota

Q2


NDSU Extension Service

Q3

Agency Website

http://ndsupesticide.org

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.It will like require statutory and regulatory rulechanges. It can be done, but it would be timeconsuming.

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Yes

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


five

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15


We arlready exceed the ne standards

Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


Unknown

Q19


Yes

Q20


Certification,


Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


3 years

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Q26


6 for com and 3.5 for priv

Q27


No

Q28



Q29


$65 for Com, $10 for each adtional. $30 for private, 30 for each addtional

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No

Q33


No

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

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Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


District of Columbia

Q2


DEpartment of Energy & Environment

Q3

Agency Website

doee.dc.gov

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Changes to the curriculum for training forCertification and Registration

Q5


Unknown

Q6


Funding,Staffing resources,


Q7



Q8


Yes

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Q9


Yes

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Although it allowed for additional time to beginimplementation that doesn't change the fact that weneed to begin making changes (that may not ever befinal) now.

Q11


3

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


Add additional categories for training and certification exams.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


Yes

Q18


This will require us to come up with an entirely new training module.

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

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Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.3 years as a technician or college degree in related(agriculture, entomology etc.)

Q25


1 year

Q26


6

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Training must be approved by DOEE prior toobtainming credits.

Q29


Applicators can attend training that has been approved by DOEE. Cost to the applicator varies.

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

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Q34


Yes

Q35


Yes

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Virginia

Q2


Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Q3

Agency Website

www.vdacs.virginia.gov

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.While not requiring extensive changes, theregulatory process to amend regulations can becumbersome. In addition, the work required toimplement the changes including the revision of thestate certification plan will fall to existing staff.Given current staffing levels and workloads, this willimpact the length of time it will take to complete theimplementation as well as other programaccomplishments.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Staffing resources,Lack of guidance

Q7


Staffing resources

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Q8


No

Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


3 - 5 years

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.We currently have in place a policy requiring aminimum age of 18 for pesticide applicators (withlimited exception).

Q13





Q14





Q15


Revise existing manuals and exams

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Q16


NA

Q17


No

Q18


NA. We do not allow noncertified applicators to apply pesticides except during a prescribed training period (registered technicians)

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,


Q21





1. Areas open to the general public at daycarefacilities, educational institutions, health carefacilities, and convalescent facilities; 2. Areaswhere open food is stored, processed, or sold;and 3. Recreational lands over five acres insize.

Q22



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Q23


Yes

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.1. Certification as a registered technician, as well asemployment as a registered technician for at least ayear; or 2. One year of education, training, orexperience in a pesticide related field whichprovides the equivalent practical knowledge ofproper pesticide use required of a registeredtechnician.

Q25


Two years

Q26


One approved recertification course for the category or subcategory in which they are certified

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.ne approved recertification course for the categoryor subcategory in which they are certified

Q29


Unknown. Any fees would be charged by the course sponsors.

Q30


No

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Q31


No

Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.The Department of Education is responsible forpromoting IPM in schools.

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.We do not currently offer any trainingprograms.

Q34


Yes

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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West Virginia

Q2


West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

www.agriculture.wv.gov

Q4



Please briefly explain your answer.We already have a recertification credit sytem inplace.

Q5


Unknown

Q6



n/a

Q7


Lack of guidance

Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


5 years

Q12


Yes

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Q14





Q15



Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


We already had these requirements in place.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training

Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.One year experience or an educationalbackground

Q25


3 years

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Q26


20 credits = 10 hours

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.20 credits per category

Q29


Varies by provider of online or onsite training

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

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Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Alabama

Q2


Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries

Q3

Agency Website

www.agi.alabama.gov

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Lack of staff. Rule changes. Initiating new programsas an unfunded mandate. Changes indatabases/programs. Coordinating with Extensionto implement new categories, exams, changes toexisting exams and study material without funding.

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7



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Q8


Yes

Q9


Yes

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Requiring civil penalty authority for privateapplicators is a major impediment. Many concernswere addressed but many states have certainaspects of the final rule that will be nearlyimpossible to undertake in our current politicalclimate.

Q11


5 years +

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.Alabama meets this requirementalready.

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





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Q15


yes

Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


This will be a major endeavor. it will impact between 10,000-15,000 people not currently regulated. It will require more staffing to accomodate and changing in our computer databases to accomdate new regulated entities.

Q19


Yes

Q20



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Q21





State, local governments are specificallyexempted from regulation.

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.In certain categories only, IIHPC and WDO

Q25


3 years

Q26


30 points. 10 points equal 4 hours.

Q27


Yes

Q28



Q29


ADAI does not offer CEU classes for a fee. Otherside the agency fees range from $10-$500.

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Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No

Q33


No

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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North Carolina

Q2


NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.ncagr.gov/spcap/

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Change regulations under the Pesticide andStructural Pest Laws dealing with minimum agerequirements. If there are no changes to theproposed definitions in the proposed rules we mayhave to add categories for mosquito controlcompanies that were under the "Public Health PestControl Category".

Q5



Q6




Q7



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Q8


No

Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


at least two years

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


Define standards in rules; include in our examinations; additional continuing education requirements

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


significant impact particularly if we are required to maintain records

Q19


Unknown

Q20



Training,Examination ortesting

,Certification,

If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.under our structural law, if a registered technicianhas not completed required training and workbook,there has to be on-site supervision.

Q21




Q22



Q23


No

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If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.under our structural law, we do require previousexperience; Under our pesticide law, there is noprevious experience required to sit for theexaminations.

Q25


structural is 5 years; ground applicators is 5 years; private applicators is 3 years; aerial is 2 years.

Q26


Please see our licensing/certification web pages

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.see licensing/certification web pages

Q29


wedo not charge fees for continuing certification credits

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

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No,

If no, please explainwhy.the SLA does not offer such training, however NCSUand cooperative Extension service does offer suchtraining

Q34


No

Q35


Yes

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


Yes

Q39


Yes

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New Jersey

Q2


Department of Environmental Protection

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.nj.gov/dep/

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.NJ meets most of the proposed C&T rules aready; NJmay have to create a new fumigation category plusnew categories specifically for private applicators;new annual training for operators may need to beestablished.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6



Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


No

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


Two to three years, depends on rule revisions

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15



Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


we currently require training that EPA may approve of though it's not annual

Q19


Unknown

Q20


Certification,



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.40 hour on the job training or trainingcourse

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Q25


5 years

Q26


8 core; 16 per category

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.16 per category

Q29


free to several hundred dollars

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


Yes

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Q35


Yes

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Oregon

Q2


Oregon Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Pesticides/Pages/AboutPesticides.aspx

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.We will have to go through rulechange.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Yes

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


3

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15


I think that we need to look at the new standard more carefully, and see if our current materials are sufficient. We have not had time to fully appreciate the changes. I suppose we just were relieved not to have category specific training required.

Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


Because of the lack of staff resources, other programs will be negatively impacted.

Q19


Yes

Q20



Certification,

If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.If someone is making commercial applications, theyneed to be: (a) certified and licensed; or (b) licensedas a trainee (not certified) working under someonewho is certified; or (c) licensed as an Apprentice(not certified) working under someone who iscertified. However, Oregon has a "landscaperexemption" provision in our statute, which isalleged by some people to be abused. It states thefollowing people are exempt from licensingrequirements, "Persons who do not advertise orpublicly hold themselves out as being in thebusiness of applying pesticides but whose main orprincipal work or business is the maintenance ofsmall or home lawns, shrubs or gardens."

Q21




If someone makes applications (RUP orgeneral use) on school property they need tobe certified and licensed. If a public applicatoruses power equipment to apply a general useproductor or RUP, they need to be certifiedand licensed.

Q22



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Q23


No

Q24


No,

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Neither the university nor our agency has thestaff/funding to fulfill such a requirement. Although,it is a great idea - in an ideal world.

Q25


Five years

Q26


Commercial and Public Applicators - 40 credits/5 years (if they are aerial applicators, 10 of the 40 credit hours must be in aerial specific education); Private Applicators (non aerial) 16 credits / 5 year; Private Applicators (aerial) 26 credits / 5 year; Apprentice, and 8 credits/1 year.

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Only aerialapplicators.

Q29


Most of the time, applicators attend classes for free.

Q30


No

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.We are currently developing a School IPM Manualand exam. We will have a School IPM licensingcategory in 2017/2018.

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Louisiana

Q2


Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Q3

Agency Website

www.ldaf.state.la.us

Q4


Not difficult at all

Q5


Regulations only

Q6



Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Unknown

Q9


Yes

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Q10


Yes

Q11


2-3

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15



Q16


No

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Q17


No

Q18


Funding and Staff issues

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No,

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.In order to become a Licensed Pest ControlOperator, an individual must have a degree inentomology and/or 4 years of experience workingunder the direct supervision of a licensee. Also tobecome a Certified Agricultural Crop Consultant, anindividual must have a degree in entomology or therequired courses related to a specific field plus 4years of experience under the supervision of aLicensed Crop Consultant.

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Q25


3 years

Q26



Q27


No

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Recertification must be specific to applicatorcategory.

Q29


Recertification fees are for a valid card for 3 years.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Limited to specificcategories.

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

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Q34


Yes

Q35


Yes

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Rhode Island

Q2


Dept of Environmental Mgmnt Div of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website


Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.We will have to write new regulations. Currentlypeople need recertification credits every 5 years

Q5


Regulations only

Q6



Q7



Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Unknown

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.If we need to make an aerial application category, weneed training materials to write a new test.

Q11


unknown

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.We already have 18 as the minimumage.

Q13





Q14





Q15



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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


We may not have adequate staffing.

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,


If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.They have pesticide licenses to apply general usepesticides commercially.

Q21




All commercial applicators who apply generaluse pesticides on property not owned by theemployer need to be licensed.

Q22



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Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


5 years

Q26


private 6 credits com cert or license 8 credits

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.for categories all 8 credits are category specific

Q29


training offered by Univ or RI is $150.00

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

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Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.IPM training may be done by private companies- Wedo not require it.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


South Carolina

Q2


Department of Pesticide Regulation

Q3

Agency Website

dpr.clemson.edu

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Some state regulatory changes will be necessary(amendments to Rules and Regulations for theEnforcement of the SC Pesticide Control Act).

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


approximnately two years

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


Expansipon of the Private Applicator Category will be necessary to add certification for the additional competencies.

Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


Not sure at this time.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training,


Q21





Any person making applications of anypesticide (for hire) in Categories 3, 5, 7, and 8must be certified/licensed.

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Only is required for a person serving as theDesignated Commercial Applicator in charge of aCategory 7A (Structural, Institutional, and HealthRelated Pest Control) business.

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Q25


five years

Q26


Categories 1,2,4,6,7B,9,10,11 require 10 credits. Category 7A requires 20 credits with 12 being category-specific. Category 3, 5, and 8 require a minimum of 10 credits with three being specific to the category.

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.three credits for Categories 3, 5, 8. Ten credits forcategory 7A

Q29


fees are variable and do not come to the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Category 12E is a limited category that allows thecommercial/noncommercial application ofherbicides containing only glyphosate.

Q31



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Category 12E is exempt from taking the Core exam(Core questions included in the Category exam).Only five recertification credits are required for thiscategory, and it requires a minimal level ofinsurance coverage compared to the othercommercial categories.

Q32


Yes

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Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Vermont

Q2


Vermont Agency of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://agriculture.vermont.gov/

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Update Regulations

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Yes

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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


3

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15


will just incorporate

Q16


No

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Q17


Yes

Q18


slight modification

Q19


Yes

Q20


Certification,


Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


3 years

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Q26


16

Q27


No

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.16

Q29


depends

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

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Q37


No

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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New Mexico

Q2


New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Resources will have to be allocated for education onimplementation of all rule changes, compliancerequirements will have to be increased due tochanges and additional resources will have to beavailable for category specific training and othertraining requirements.

Q5



Q6



Staffing resources

Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Unknown

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Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


3

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.The vast majority are already above minimum age.

Q13





Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15


We will adopt a progressive strategy and intend to insure that only new more advanced CEU courses are attended rather than the same ones every year over again.

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


Greatly as no training is currently being conducted for non certified applicators.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Training,



,Certification

Q21




Q22


Online testing is not proctored.

Q23


No

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Q24


No,

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Our state requires at least 2 years of pesticideapplicator experience before becoming certifiedhowever specific approved courses maybesubstituted for experience.

Q25


Yearly

Q26


4 General, 4 LPC, 4 M44 and 4 Wood Destroying Pest

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Only for category listedabove

Q29


Vary

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Rodenticide only for Privateapplicators

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes,


Through CEU Courses

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Hawaii

Q2


Hawaii Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

hdoa.hawaii.gov

Q4



Please briefly explain your answer.Hawaii's Pesticide applicator's certification is prettymuch in line with the revised federal pesticideapplicator cert. rule.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6



Staffing resources,


Q7



Q8


No

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Q9


Unknown

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Hawaii already has requirement of 18 years old forprivate or commercial applicators.

Q11


5+

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.Minimum age requirement already in Hawaii RUPcertification requirement.

Q13





Q14





Q15


Perhaps increasing credit hours required for certification/re-certification.

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


Do not have sufficient no. of staff to provide annual pesticides safety training to non-cert. applicators during initial roll out of new requirement.

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

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Q25


5 years

Q26


Private 1 – General Agricultural – pest control (20c). Private 2 – Agricultural Fumigation – pest control.(5 c) Private 3 – Agricultural Chemigation – pest control.(5c) Commercial 1a – Agricultural Plant – pest control(25c). Commercial 1b – Agricultural Animal – pest control (20c). Commercial 2 – Forest – pest control(30c). Commercial 3 – Turf and Ornamental – pest control (30c). Commercial 4 – Aerial – pest control (25c). Commercial 5 – Aquatic – pest control (25c). Commercial 6 – Right-of-Way – pest control (30c). Commercial 7a – Fumigation – pest control (25c).* Commercial 7b – Termite – pest control.*(20c) Commercial 7c – General – pest control.*(30) Commercial 7d – Institutional – pest control (30c). Commercial 7e – Vault Fumigation – pest control* (25). Commercial 7f – Specialty: Chlorine Gas (20c) Commercial 7f – Specialty: Sewer Line Chemical Root Control (20). Commercial 7d – Specialty: TBT (30c) Commercial 7f – Specialty: Wood Treatment (20c). Commercial 9 – Regulatory – pest control(20c) Commercial 10 – Demonstration, Research, and Instructional – pest control (30). Commercial 11 – Chemigation – pest contro l(5c). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Q27


No

Q28



Q29


No charge for quizzes. Fees charged for attending workshops provided by private industry.

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Chlorine Gas com Cat 7F Vikane Gas Fumigant7A

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Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Michigan

Q2


Michigan Department of Agriculture, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division

Q3

Agency Website

www.michigan.gov/mdard

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Laws and regulations will need to be revised. Ourcurrent (legacy) data system will need to bemodified. This will require time, additional expertiseand money. The mandatory 5-year certificationperiod will require us to develop a plan to phase incurrently certified applicators in some way and thiswill impact projected revenue.

Q5



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Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Other (pleasespecify)Education and outreach to impacted stakeholderswill be necessary and will take time to do.

Q7



All of the above.

Q8


Unknown

Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes,

If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Some were addressed, othersnot.

Q11


Could be up to 8 years depending on how we deal with currently certified and registered applicators with 3 year credentials.

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.Already required.

Q13





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Q14





Q15


Aerial application and fumigation standards already exist. Applicators performing these types of applications must take an additional exam covering the standart. Aerial applicators are required to participate in an Operation SAFE fly-in at least once every 3 years.

Q16


No

Q17


Yes

Q18


This will be difficult to monitor for compliance and require additional resources.

Q19


Unknown

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Q20



,Training,


If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Applicators employed by pest managementcompanies in Michigan would have to be eithercertified applicators or registered technicians. Bothrequire passing a core exam. Certified applicatorsalso must pass exams for each category ofcertification. Registered technicians receivecategory specific training and must be supervised.All businesses must have a license. To obtain alicense, the firm must have a qualifying applicatorwith at least two seasons of pesticide applicationexperience.

Q21





Any person applying pesticides commercially,or as part of their employment, must be eithercertified or registered.

Q22



Q23



Q24


No,

If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Experience is needed for a businesslicense.

Q25


3 years.

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Q26


Private Applicators (Core) 16 credits, Commercial applicators (Core) 8 credits plus 8 credits for each commercial category. Registered technicians (Core) 8 credits plus 8 credits for each registered category. Aerial and fumigation standards, 2 credits.

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.See above.

Q29


None. Renewal fees, regardless of the way in which the credential was renewed are $50.00 for private applicators, $75.00 for commercial applicators and $45.00 for registered technicians.

Q30


No

Q31



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Commercial applicators applying general use, readyto use pesticides, as part of their employment, forexample, a janitor, are not required to be certified.Ready to use means applied directly from themanufacturers original container with no mixing orloading into application required. Regardingquestion #30, we do have "limited" businesslicenses which are determined based on thequalifying applicators certification experience.

Q32


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.We have specific IPM requirements for pesticide usein schools, health care facilities and day cares. In theearly to late 2000, the priority for conducting theseinspections was low due to the fact that it was anunfunded mandate and there were fewer and fewerresources. Recently, it has become a much higherpriority to promote/ensure compliance with IPMrequirements.

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Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Ohio

Q2


Ohio Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.agri.ohio.gov/

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Will have to revise laws andrules

Q5



Q6




Lack of guidance

Q7



Q8


No

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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


4 to 5 years

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.We require a license for all pesticides appliedcommercially, not just RUP's and that will bedifficult to police when issuing certifications.

Q13





Q14





Q15


We will have to modify our exams if USEPA determines that they do not already meet the enhanced requirements

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


Unknown at this time

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,



If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Non-licensed applicators must be trained as trainedservice persons under our current rules

Q21





In-house, non-government, applicators mustbe licensed for 8 other designated categories.No licensure is required if they are notmentioned in those other categories.

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Q22



Q23


No

Q24


No

Q25


3 years

Q26


5 hours for Commercial 3 hours for Private. Both require at least 1 hour of core training and at least 1/2 hour in each category they are licensed in.

Q27


No

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.5 hours for Commercial 3 hours for Private. Bothrequire at least 1 hour of core training and at least1/2 hour in each category they are licensed in.

Q29


Not controlled by our program

Q30


No

Q31


No

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Q32


No,

If no, please explainwhy.Because none of our regulations require it

Q33


No

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Missouri

Q2


Missouri Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

agriculture.mo.gov

Q4


Very difficult

Q5



Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,


Q7



Q8


Yes

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


Yes

Q10



If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Training of noncertified applicators is a huge hurdlefor us.

Q11


I don't know that our legislature will allow us to amend our laws to implement.

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


We are not sure. Ideally, we'd ask the University of Missouri to write new manuals, but due to lack of funding, the PSEP program is defunct.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


It will likely be the reason that we give primacy back to EPA.

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21




Q22



Q23


No

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Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.But ONLY for structural pest control categories. Inorder to obtain a Commercial or Public license instructural, WDP or fumigation, one must meet theexperience requirement of the Missouri PesticideUse Act, which requires an associates degree inagriculture, biology, chemistry or entomology ORone year of experience within the last three years ofapplying pesticides in the area of his/hers expertise.

Q25


3 years

Q26


We are not a CEU state, applicators must attend a one-day recertification program every 3 years.

Q27


No

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.4 hours

Q29


$85 or higher

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


No

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Q33


No

Q34


Yes

Q35


Yes

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


Yes

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Kentucky

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Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

www.kyagr.com

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.The implementation would require some changes toour database which involves IT staff. We would alsohave to make a legislative change which is also along process.

Q5



Q6



Q7



Q8


No

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


3 years

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.Many companies and farms employee summerworkers that are under the age of 18 and it is crucialto their business to best utilize these employees tomake applications as well as all of their other duties.

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14





Q15


Revising our certification exams

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


We will have to implement regulation changes.

Q19


Yes

Q20


Certification,


Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

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Q25


3 years

Q26


9 general and 3 specific

Q27


Yes

Q28



Q29


Varies

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


No

Q34


Yes

Q35


Yes

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Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Georgia

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Georgia Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

www.agr.georgia.gov

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.With the low level of funding from EPA andunacceptable timeliness of allocations it isincreasingly difficult to run this program undernormal circumstances. The revised rule will requireeven more resources at the state level.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Funding,



Q7


Funding

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q8


Yes

Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11


2

Q12


No

Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14


Soil fumigation Yes

Q15


by rule

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Q16


Yes

Q17


Yes

Q18


This will be basically be an education and outreach initiative. It will require a significant amount of resources.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training

Q21




Q22



Q23


No

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Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Yes, for structural pest control. No, for all othercategories of pesticide application.

Q25


3 year structural pest, 5 years all other categories

Q26


GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CEU REQUIREMENTS FOR C0MMERCIAL & PRIVATE CATEGORIES Category Category Number Hours Required every 5 years Agriculture Plant 21 10 Animal Agriculture 22 6 Forest Pest Control 23 6 Ornamental & Turf 24 10 Seed Treatment 25 6 Aquatic Pest Control 26 6 Right of Way 27 6 Public Health -(Gov. employees) 31 10 Regulatory 32 6 Ind.Inst.Struct. & Health Related 35 6 Wood Treatment 36 6 Antimicrobial 37 6 Commodity Fumigation 38 6 Mosquito Control 41 1

Q27


Yes

Q28



Q29


$0-$250

Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.single product for private only.

Q31


No

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Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Inter tribal council of arizona

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ITCA under EPA Region 9

Q3

Agency Website

www.itcaonline.com

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.with the exception of Navajo, tribes do not have C&Tplans in place. most applicators that apply on triballands often times are not regulated, therefore, arenot inspected to ensure proper certification. mostapplicators conducting business on tribal landscould be certified under the State, but if applyingRUP's, are not aware of the requirement to also befederally certified if applying RUP's. It's been anongoing effort to provide outreach to tribes toensure that applicators are properly certified,whether for general use and appropriate categoriesand that are federally certified if applying RUP's ontribal lands

Q5



COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q6


Funding,


Staffing resources,

Other (pleasespecify)I would also suggest bridging the communicationbetween state and tribes to insure that applicatorscertified with state to apply RUPs are advised toobtain federal certification if they will be applyingon tribal lands.

Q7


Other (pleasespecify)ensuring that tribes interpret the languageaccordingly and implement the requirements ontribal lands; which is a challenge due to tribes nothaving robust programs in place, other tribes havingenforcement programs at its infancy stage, andother tribes not having any regulatory programs inplace.

Q8


Yes

Q9


Yes

Q10


Yes

Q11


for ITCA, our focus would be on providing guidance and outreach on the rule, to make sure that any challenges on tribal lands are addressed in order to implement this rule.

Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.I don't foresee this being an issue, tribes are leaningmore towards lesser use of pesticides, particularlyRUPs. However, it may not be the case inagricultural tribes, e.g., Quechan, Cocopah that havefarm labor contractors and seasonal workers fromMexico that are permitted to work in theestablishments.

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Q13



Soil fumigation Yes


Q14



Soil fumigation Yes


Q15



Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


we will definitely be busier! I am a one staff person and do not have enough funds to hire staff to provide training. our goal is to encourage tribal pesticide inspectors or farm managers to obtain a train the trainer program in order to provide pesticide safety trainings.

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Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training,

If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.most tribal ordinances reference state (AZ)laws/regulations for commercial applicators. in aneffort with EPA R9 and tribes, we have identifiedsome commercial applicators to insure that theyare federally certified to apply RUP's. through theAZ Dept. of Ag, commercial applicators do obtaincertification.

Q21



public works/housing staff that are taskedwith applying insecticied to eradicate browndog tick, mosquitos, any public health pestalong with bed bugs. the indian health servicehas also been involved in applying someinsecticides during "events". theenvironmental natural resources depts. alsoapply herbicides/insecticides whileeradicating non-invasive species on triballands- they recieve funds to purchasepesticides through the Buraur of Indian Affairsor Bureau of Land Management.

Q22



Q23


Yes

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Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.not all tribes! as previously mentions, some tribeshave ordinances in place that reference statelaws/regulations and required commercialapplicators to obtain a state certification. however,some tribes may not follow up with thoseapplicators to make sure that they are federallycertified as well if applying RUPs

Q25


?

Q26



Q27


No

Q28


No

Q29


not sure. ITCA has provided some training where applicators have obtained CEU's and there were no costs to attending the course

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

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Q33


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.itca is providing IPM workshops focusing on generalhousehold pests, but not Ag IPM, which is what wewould like to coordinate in the future.

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Rhode Island

Q2


RIDEM, Division of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/agriculture/

Q4



Please briefly explain your answer.Few changes are required. We are planning onrevising our law/regs shortly

Q5



Q6



Lack of guidance

Q7


Lack of guidance

Q8


No

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11



Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.the same requirements are in our regs

Q13





Q14





Q15


expand training program to cover complying with requirements in § 171.201.

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Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


limited. our commercial applicators generally do not use RUP. Those that do will need to be educted regarding new requirements. most RUP use is on farms.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,


If other, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Direct supervision means the on-site supervision ofany pesticide application by an appropriatelycertified or licensed applicator who is responsiblefor such application and is capable of dealing withemergency situations which might occur, pursuantto the provisions of these regulations.

Q21





application of Tributyltin antifouling paint

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Q22



Q23


Yes

Q24


No

Q25


5 years

Q26


8 for commercial, 8 per category, 6 for private

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.8 per category

Q29


free to $275.00

Q30


No,

If yes, please provide additionalinformation.unaware

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Q31



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.we don't require licenses for people using poolchemicals, sanitizers (disaster cleanup, floorcleaners, etc.)

Q32


Yes,


not actively

Q33


No,


we justdon't

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


CONNECTICUT

Q2


DEPARTMENT of ENERGY & eNVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Q3

Agency Website

http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2710&q=324266&deepNav_GID=1712%20

Q4


Difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.We do not have the staff to implementit.

Q5



Q6




Q7


Staffing resources

Q8


Unknown

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


Unknown

Q10


Yes

Q11



Q12


No,

Please briefly explain your answer.We have the 18 yr.requirement

Q13





Q14





Q15



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Q16


No

Q17


Yes

Q18


It will be a problem

Q19


Unknown

Q20



,Training,



Q21




Q22



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Q23


No

Q24


No

Q25


5 yrs

Q26


12 in each category

Q27


Yes

Q28



Q29


depends on who is providing the training-$25.00-$100.00

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

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Q33


Yes

Q34


Yes

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

Q37


Yes

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


state

Q2


Texas Department of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

TexasAgriculture.gov

Q4


Somewhat difficult,

Please briefly explain your answer.Texas has met most of the requirements and has hadthem in place for several years. There are only a fewchanges that would have to be made to accomplishcompliance with the new rules. The 18 year odminimum age will cause a hardship for structuralpest control businesses as well as agricultureinstitutions.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6




Q7



COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q8


No

Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


2

Q12


Yes,

Please briefly explain your answer.The population of Texas is large and the pest controland farming sector employ youth as seasonalemployment and benefit from that age group. Thenew rule will limit this employment and have afinancial impact to these employers as well as jobloss to the age group 18 and under.

Q13





Q14





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Q15


Exam requirement and Continuing Education are already in place

Q16


Yes

Q17


No

Q18


could receive more requests for training

Q19


Yes

Q20



,Training,



Certification

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Q21




License requirement for State Limited Usepesticides and Regulated Herbicides

Q22



Q23


No

Q24



If yes, please provide additional informationregarding requirements.Yes for Structural licensing and NO for Agriculturallicensing

Q25


1 year for commercial Structural and Ag, 5 for Private agricultural applicator

Q26


AG-5 commercial, Ag 15 Private, Structural is depend on number of categories applicatos has on their license

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Structural 1 per category

Q29


Approximately $25 per hour, varies by provider

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Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


Yes

Q35


Yes

Q36


Yes

Q37


No

Q38


Yes

Q39


Yes

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Q1


Pennsylvania

Q2


PA Deparment of Agriculture

Q3

Agency Website

www.agriculture.pa.gov

Q4



Please briefly explain your answer.we really only have one area that need a lot ofattention. The other areas just need somereasonable adjusting.

Q5


Regulations only

Q6


Staffing resources,

Other (pleasespecify)The process to change stateregulations

Q7


Other (pleasespecify)The process to change regulations at the statelevel.

Q8


No

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


2-5 depending on the adminstration in office at time of completion

Q12


No

Q13





Q14





Q15


Current state standards already meet or exceed new standards

Q16


Yes

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Q17


No

Q18


We already have a noncertified applicator training program for commercial applicators however it does not meet/exceed the new training. We plan to only allow certified applicators to apply RUPs.

Q19


No

Q20





,Certification

Q21

Does your state/tribe/territory require persons makinggeneral use pesticide applications as part of theiremployment (other than for a pest management company)to be certified?


Q22



Q23



Q24


No

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Q25


3 years

Q26


Core - 6 credits (3 hours); Categories 4-10 credits

Q27


Yes

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.4- 10 credits (2-5 hours) depending on category.

Q29


Fee range too wide to specify.

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


No,

If no, please explainwhy.IPM training is often offered in recert trainingcourses that are developed by extension or othercoordinators but not required by the state.

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36



Q37



Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


South Dakota

Q2



Q3

Agency Website

http://sdda.sd.gov/

Q4


Unsure,

Please briefly explain your answer.It should be manageable.

Q5



Q6


Funding,Staffing resources

Q7


Funding

Q8


Yes

Q9


Yes

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q10


Yes,

If no, please provide additional informationregarding your concerns.Elimination of unrealistic minimum CEUrequirements was addressed, however anotherconcern (criminal penalties) remained.

Q11


2-3 years

Q12


Maybe,

Please briefly explain your answer.Mostly on the private applicator side.

Q13





Q14





Q15


Utilize resources shared by other states or federally.

Q16


NA

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Q17


No

Q18


Minimal impact.

Q19


Yes

Q20



Q21





All government employees: city, county,federal, school, state, and tribal employees.

Q22



Q23



Q24


No

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Q25


2 years

Q26


Recertifiction provides minimum of 1 CEU/category.

Q27


No

Q28



If yes, please enter number of cateogry specificCEUs/recertification credit.Amounts to a minimum of 1 credit percategory

Q29


$60 per class (a class covers 2 or more categories)

Q30


No

Q31


No

Q32


Yes

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

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Q35


No

Q36


No

Q37


NA

Q38


No

Q39


No

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Q1


Washington State

Q2



Q3

Agency Website

https://agr.wa.gov/

Q4


Somewhat difficult

Q5



Q6



Staffing resources

Q7



Q8


Unknown

COMPLETECOMPLETE



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Q9


No

Q10


Yes

Q11


5-6 years

Q12


Yes,

Please briefly explain your answer.Difficulty lies with changes to the regulatoryframework as well as communicating changes tostakeholders.

Q13





Q14





Q15


Through exam formulation/revisions.

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Q16


No

Q17


No

Q18


There will be required changes to the state statutes and rules.

Q19


Yes

Q20



,


Q21




Q22



Q23


Yes

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Q24


No

Q25


5 years

Q26


Private applicators require a minimum of 20 credits, with no more than 10 credits earned within a year. Limited private applicators require a minimum of 8 credits. All must be applicable to the control of weeds (half must be directly related to weed control, while the other half may be indirectly related to weed control). Rancher private applicators require a minimum of 12 credits. All other license types require a minimum of 40 credits, with no more than 15 credits earned within a year. (Applicators may also renew by examination).

Q27


Yes

Q28


No

Q29


Varies, dependent on course sponsor.

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Q30



If yes, please provide additionalinformation.Limited private applicator license type allows theholder to apply/supervise the use of restricted useherbicides on nonproduction agricultural landowned or rented by the applicator or applicator'semployer, as well as in mixed rangeland-timberareas to control weeds designated for mandatorycontrol. Rancher private applicator license typeallows the holder to apply/supervise the use of anyrestricted use herbicide or rodenticide for thepurposes of controlling weeds and pest animals onnon-production agricultural land owned or rented bythe applicator or applicator's employer.. They mayalso use these restricted use pesticides on timberareas, excluding aquatic sites, to control weedsdesignated for mandatory control. Both of theselicense types are only valid in Eastern Washington.

Q31


No

Q32


Yes,

If no, please explainwhy.(promoted primarily through Washington StateUniversity, state Department of Health, local schooldistricts, etc.)

Q33


Yes

Q34


No

Q35


No

Q36


Yes

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Q37


No

Q38


No

Q39


Yes

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