(a) There shall be a pest control board of nine members. Six members of the board shall be appointed by the governor; of which four shall have been for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of their appointment, licensed pest control operators actively engaged in the business of pest control; and two shall be public members. Three members of the board shall serve on an ex officio, voting basis: the chairperson of the board of agriculture or the chairperson’s representative, the director of health or the director’s representative, and the chairperson of the department of plant and environmental protection sciences of the college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii or the chairperson’s representative. No two members of the board shall be employed by or associated with the same business firm engaged in pest control.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-2

  • Board: means the pest control board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Pest control: means , with respect to wood-destroying pests, or other pests which may invade households or other structures, including railroad cars, ships, docks, trucks, airplanes, or the contents thereof, the engaging in, offering to engage in, advertising for, soliciting, or performing the following for hire:

    (1) Identifying pests or infestations;

    (2) Making an inspection for the purpose of identifying or attempting to identify infestations of household or other structures by pests;

    (3) Making inspection reports, recommendations, estimates, and bids, whether oral or written, with respect to infestations; or

    (4) Making contracts, or submitting bids for, or the use of avicides, insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances, or mechanical devices, for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controlling, or preventing infestations of pests or organisms. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1

  • Pest control operator: means any person who personally or through others offers to undertake or practice, or holds oneself out as being able to undertake or practice, or does undertake or practice pest control. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
(b) Except for members of the board first appointed, no one, except the ex officio and public members, shall be eligible for appointment who does not at the time of the member’s appointment hold a valid and unexpired license to operate as a pest control operator.

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