1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not use any restricted-use pesticide within this State at any time without a certificate issued by the Director except a person using any restricted-use pesticide under the supervision of an authorized commercial applicator who complies with the provisions of subsection 3, certified non-private applicator or private applicator.
2. If the Director has adopted regulations requiring:
(a) A permit pursuant to NRS 586.403; or
(b) A special use permit pursuant to NRS 586.405,
for a restricted-use pesticide, a person shall not use that pesticide without obtaining the required permit.
3. A person licensed as a commercial applicator and authorized to engage in pest control is authorized to use or supervise the use of a restricted-use pesticide without obtaining a certificate issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 555.357, if the person:
(a) Demonstrates that he or she satisfies the standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 171.103; and
(b) Otherwise complies with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter governing the use of restricted-use pesticides.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 593; A 1993, 1718; 1999, 3650; 2017, 351; 2021, 158)