(a) A person chartered under this chapter shall list with the department the name, residence and address of each salesperson or agent who is authorized to solicit business or anyone authorized to enter into a pest control contract on behalf of the chartered person. A person listed as a licensee or registered technician is considered to be a registered solicitor for the chartered person without a requirement of separate solicitor registration.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-21-109

  • Category: means an area of licensing or certification for which commercial pest control operators or restricted use applicators are qualified. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Certification: means the authorization by the commissioner to use, supervise the use of, buy or sell restricted use pesticides or to issue a wood destroying insect infestation inspection report. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Licensee: means any person duly licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Pesticide: means any substance or mixture of substances or chemical intended for defoliating or desiccating plants or for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria, weeds or other forms of plant or animal life the commissioner declares to be a pest. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Registration: means an instrument authorizing a person to act as solicitor, salesperson or agent for a chartered pest control business. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) Each person chartered is required to secure from the department a solicitor’s registration for any salespersons or agents.
(2) Registration shall be issued when it has been shown that the prospective solicitor or agent is an employee of the chartered firm and has written authority to solicit business for the firm and bind the firm to contracts for pest control service and when the fees provided for in this chapter have been paid and received by the department.
(c) No person registered under this section shall possess more than one (1) registration card at a time and can be gainfully employed by only one (1) chartered person.
(d) It is a violation for a registered solicitor under this chapter knowingly to use false information or a deceptive representation to sell pesticide application services.
(e) Each person registered under this section shall possess commercial certification in each category of service offered for sale or provided.
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