Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2440a

  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association of persons, corporation or governmental agency. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pest: means , but is not limited to, any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria or other microorganism, except viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms on or in man or other animals, or which the secretary may declare to be a pest. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pest control: means the destruction, prevention, repulsion or mitigation of a population, infection or infestation of a pest. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pesticide: means , but is not limited to, (1) any substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, control, repel, attract or mitigate any pest and (2) any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pesticide business: means any individual, partnership, association of persons or corporation which applies pesticides to the property of another for compensation. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Pesticide business licensee: shall mean an individual, business, association of persons or corporation who is licensed or would be required to be licensed under the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Registered pest control technician: means an uncertified commercial applicator who applies pesticides for wood destroying pest control, for structural pest control, for ornamental pest control, for turf pest control, for interior landscape pest control or for any combination of these types of pest control, and who has received verifiable training. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
  • Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a

(a) A pesticide business licensee applying pesticides for the control of wood destroying pests, structural pests, ornamental pests, turf pests or interior landscape pests shall ensure that registered pest control technicians who handle, mix or apply pesticides have been trained as provided in this act. The pesticide business licensee shall notify the secretary within 30 days following the date of employment of the employment of a registered pest control technician or a person to be trained as a registered pest control technician. The pesticide business licensee shall ensure that all persons employed by the pesticide business who apply pesticides and who are not registered pest control technicians meet the requirements of this act within 90 days after they are employed. This requirement shall not apply to certified commercial applicators employed by the pesticide business licensee.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas pesticide law.