482.1821 – Closing Pest Control Business Without Providing for Contracts and Liabilities.
482.1821 Closing pest control business without providing for contracts and liabilities.—A licensee may not close its pest control business and open up a new pest control business under a different name without providing for meeting or satisfying its outstanding pest control contracts and liabilities. However, the department may waive this requirement if the licensee has filed […]
482.183 – Limitations.
482.183 Limitations.— (1)(a) A person may not be charged with a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter more than 3 years after the date of the violation. (b) For the purpose of this subsection, a charge of violation is considered to have been made upon the issuance of a notice or citation […]
482.191 – Violation and Penalty.
482.191 Violation and penalty.— (1) It is unlawful to solicit, practice, perform, or advertise in pest control except as provided by this chapter. (2) A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (3) Any person who violates any rule of […]
482.211 – Exemptions.
482.211 Exemptions.—This chapter does not apply to: (1) Pest control, except for fumigation, performed by a person upon her or his own individual residential property. (2) Pest control performed on a United States Department of Defense installation or other federal property, except as outlined in the memorandum of agreement between the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and […]
482.226 – Wood-Destroying Organism Inspection Report; Notice of Inspection or Treatment; Financial Responsibility.
482.226 Wood-destroying organism inspection report; notice of inspection or treatment; financial responsibility.— (1) When an inspection for wood-destroying organisms is made by a licensee for purposes of a real estate transaction and either a fee is charged for the inspection or a written report is requested by the customer, a wood-destroying organism inspection report shall be provided […]
482.132 – Qualifications for Examination and Certification.
482.132 Qualifications for examination and certification.— (1) The department may award a pest control operator’s certificate to an individual who has passed the examinations prescribed by the department and who submits to the department proof that she or he is not under the disability of minority and is qualified to be a certified operator with regard to […]
482.141 – Examinations.
482.141 Examinations.— (1) Each individual seeking certification must satisfactorily pass an examination which must be written but which may include practical demonstration. The department shall hold at least two examinations each year. An applicant may seek certification in one or more categories. (2) An application for examination must be made in accordance with the rules of the department. […]
482.151 – Special Identification Card for Performance of Fumigation.
482.151 Special identification card for performance of fumigation.— (1) Any individual who performs fumigation must be a special identification cardholder, unless such individual is a certified operator who is certified in the category of fumigation. When performing fumigation, a special identification cardholder or certified operator may act only under the direction and supervision of the certified operator […]
482.152 – Duties of Certified Operator in Charge of Pest Control Activities of Licensee.
482.152 Duties of certified operator in charge of pest control activities of licensee.—A certified operator in charge of the pest control activities of a licensee shall have her or his primary occupation with the licensee and shall be a full-time employee of the licensee, and her or his principal duty shall include the responsibility for the […]
482.155 – Limited Certification for Governmental Pesticide Applicators or Private Applicators.
482.155 Limited certification for governmental pesticide applicators or private applicators.— (1)(a) The department shall establish limited certification categories for: 1. Persons who apply pesticides only as governmental employees. 2. Persons who apply pesticides only to their own private property, and employees who apply pesticides to private property owned by their employers. This includes properties such as public buildings, schools, […]