Arizona Laws 3-3611. License and registration exemptions
A. The provisions of this chapter requiring licensure and registration do not apply to:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-3611
- Business license: means a license that is issued pursuant to this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter to a person and that entitles that person and the person's employees to engage in the business of pest management. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
- Business of pest management: means engaging in, offering to engage in, advertising for, soliciting or performing pest management, including any of the following:
(a) Identifying infestations or making inspections for the purpose of identifying or attempting to identify infestations. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
- Certified applicator: means an individual who is licensed by the division to provide pest management services in accordance with this chapter. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
- Device: means any instrument or contrivance that is intended to be used for trapping, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest or other form of plant or animal life. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
- Pest management services: means identifying infestations or making inspections for the purpose of identifying or attempting to identify infestations, making written or oral inspection reports or recommendations with respect to infestations and the application of pesticides or the use of devices not exempt by section 3-3603, subsection B, paragraph 17 for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controlling or preventing infestations. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
- Political subdivision: means a state agency, county, city, town, municipal corporation or school district or a special district formed pursuant to title 48. See Arizona Laws 3-3601
1. Persons applying nonrestricted use pesticides on residential property that they own and occupy or that they own and that is not occupied.
2. Authorized representatives of any educational institution engaged in research in the study of pest management or a state agency engaged in research or the study of pest management.
3. Persons using a nonrestricted, ready-to-use disinfectant, sanitizer or deodorizer.
4. A utility and the utility’s employees if pest management services are needed for an employee’s health and safety in order for the employee to continue performing work tasks.
5. Persons using an over-the-counter antimicrobial to treat a swimming pool.
6. Persons using a device that is exempt pursuant to section 3-3603, subsection B, paragraph 17.
7. Persons who are exempt pursuant to section 3-3612 or 3-3613.
B. An individual is not required to have a separate business license to engage in the business of pest management on behalf of a business licensee or as an employee of a political subdivision.
C. The director by rule may exempt from sections 3-3615 and 3-3616 a certified applicator who performs inspections but does not make recommendations, estimates, bids or contracts for treatment or use pesticides or devices for pest management and may prescribe alternative requirements and conditions.