RCW 17.21.010 Declaration of police power and purpose. The application and the control of the use of various pesticides is important and vital to the maintenance of a high level of public health and welfare both immediate and future, and is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter […]
RCW 17.21.020 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) “Agricultural commodity” means any plant or part of a plant, or animal, or animal product, produced by a person (including farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, plant propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists, foresters, or other comparable persons) […]
RCW 17.21.030 Director’s authority—Rules. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. (1) The director may adopt rules: (a) Governing the loading, mixing, application and use, or prohibiting the loading, mixing, application, or use of any pesticide; (b) Governing the time when, and the conditions under […]
RCW 17.21.040 Rules subject to administrative procedure act. All rules adopted under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW as enacted or hereafter amended, concerning the adoption of rules. [ 1989 c 380 § 35; 1961 c 249 § 4.]
RCW 17.21.050 Hearings—Administrative procedure act. All hearings for the imposition of a civil penalty and/or the suspension, denial, or revocation of a license, certification, or permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW concerning adjudicative proceedings. [ 1994 c 283 § 3. Prior: 1989 c […]
RCW 17.21.060 Subpoenas—Witness fees. The director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and/or production of books, documents, and records anywhere in the state in any hearing affecting the authority or privilege granted by a license, certification, or permit issued under the provisions of this chapter. Witnesses shall be entitled to fees for […]
RCW 17.21.065 Classification of licenses. The director may classify licenses to be issued under the provisions of this chapter. These classifications may include but are not limited to pest control operators, ornamental sprayers, agricultural crop sprayers or right-of-way sprayers; separate classifications may be specified as to ground, aerial, or manual methods used by any licensee […]
RCW 17.21.070 Commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements. It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of applying pesticides to the land of another without a commercial pesticide applicator license. Application for a commercial applicator license must be accompanied by a fee of two hundred forty-three dollars and in addition a fee of twenty-seven […]
RCW 17.21.080 Commercial pesticide applicator license—Application—Form. Application for a commercial pesticide applicator license provided for in RCW 17.21.070 shall be on a form prescribed by the director. (1) The application shall include the following information: (a) The full name of the individual applying for such license. (b) The full name of the business the individual […]
RCW 17.21.091 Commercial pesticide applicator license—Persons who may apply under license authority. (1) No commercial pesticide applicator shall allow a person to apply pesticides under the authority of the commercial pesticide applicator’s license unless the commercial pesticide applicator has, by mail or facsimile transmissions, submitted the name to the department on a form prescribed by […]
RCW 17.21.100 Recordkeeping by licensees and agricultural users. (1) Certified applicators licensed under the provisions of this chapter, persons required to be licensed under this chapter, all persons applying pesticides to more than one acre of agricultural land in a calendar year, including public entities engaged in roadside spraying of pesticides, and all other persons […]
RCW 17.21.110 Commercial pesticide operator license—Requirements. It is unlawful for any person to act as an employee of a commercial pesticide applicator and apply pesticides manually or as the operator directly in charge of any apparatus which is licensed or should be licensed under this chapter for the application of any pesticide, without having obtained […]
RCW 17.21.122 Private-commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements. It is unlawful for any person to act as a private-commercial pesticide applicator without having obtained a private-commercial pesticide applicator license from the director. Application for a private-commercial pesticide applicator license must be accompanied by a fee of thirty-eight dollars. [ 2021 c 244 § 10; 2008 c 285 […]
RCW 17.21.126 Private applicator, limited private applicator, or rancher private applicator—Requirements—Application for license—Fees. It is unlawful for any person to act as a private applicator, limited private applicator, or rancher private applicator without first complying with requirements determined by the director as necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, including injury to the […]
RCW 17.21.128 Renewal of certificate or license—Recertification standards. (1) The director may renew any certification or license issued under authority of this chapter subject to the recertification standards identified in subsection (2) of this section or an examination requiring new knowledge that may be required to apply pesticides. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) […]
RCW 17.21.129 Demonstration and research license—Fees—Requirements. Except as provided in RCW 17.21.203, it is unlawful for a person to use or supervise the use of any experimental use pesticide or any restricted use pesticide on small experimental plots for research purposes when no charge is made for the pesticide and its application without a demonstration […]
RCW 17.21.130 Revocation, suspension, or denial. Any license, permit, or certification provided for in this chapter may be revoked or suspended, and any license, permit, or certification application may be denied by the director for cause. If the director suspends a license under this chapter with respect to activity of a continuing nature under chapter […]
RCW 17.21.132 License, certification—Applications—Expiration dates. Any person applying for a license or certification authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall file an application on a form prescribed by the director. (1) The application shall state the license or certification and the classification(s) for which the applicant is applying and the method in which the […]
RCW 17.21.134 Licenses—Examination requirements—Fees. (1) The director shall not issue a commercial pesticide applicator license until the applicant, if he or she is the sole owner and manager of the business has passed examinations in all classifications that the business operates. If there is more than one owner or the owner does not participate in […]
RCW 17.21.140 Renewal—Delinquency. (1) If the application for renewal of any license provided for in this chapter is not filed on or prior to the expiration date of the license under this chapter or as set by rule by the director, a penalty of twenty-five dollars for the commercial pesticide applicator’s license and the rancher […]
