Kansas Statutes 2-2440b. Pest control technician registration, requirements and fees; unlawful acts
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2440b
- Certified applicator: means any individual who is certified under this act to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide which is classified for restricted use by a certified applicator. See Kansas Statutes 2-2438a
- Certified commercial applicator: means a certified applicator, whether or not a private applicator with respect to some uses, who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property other than as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c). 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
- 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) It shall be unlawful for any pesticide business licensee to apply pesticides for the control of wood destroying pests, structural pests, ornamental pests, turf pests or interior landscape pests unless the applicator of the pesticide is a certified commercial applicator or is a registered pest control technician, except that an uncertified commercial applicator may apply pesticides when either a certified applicator or registered pest control technician is physically present.
(b) Any such employee applying for a pest control technician registration shall file an application on a form prescribed by the secretary. Application for such registration shall be accompanied by an application fee established by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, except that such fee shall not exceed $40, except that on and after July 1, 2028, such fee shall not exceed $25, and shall be reduced, but not below zero, by an amount equal to the additional fee paid under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 2-2440(b), and amendments thereto, for such uncertified individual.
(c) If the secretary finds the applicant qualified to be a registered pest control technician after meeting the training requirements determined by the secretary in rules and regulations, the secretary shall issue a pest control technician registration that will expire at the end of the calendar year.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas pesticide law.