California Business and Professions Code 8506.1 – (a) A “registered company” is any sole proprietorship, …
(a) A “registered company” is any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof that is registered with the Structural Pest Control Board to engage in the practice of structural pest control.
(b) A registered company may secure structural pest control work, submit bids, or otherwise contract for pest control work. A registered company may employ licensed field representatives and licensed operators to identify infestations or infections, make inspections, and represent the company in the securing of pest control work. A registered company may hire or employ individuals who are not licensed under this chapter to perform work on contracts covering Branch 1, 2, or 3, or any combination of branches, only after an operator or field representative has fully completed the negotiation or signing of the contract covering a given job.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 8506.1
- board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- field representative: refers to "structural pest control field representative. See California Business and Professions Code 8507
- license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
- operator: refers to "structural pest control operator. See California Business and Professions Code 8506
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- pest control: as used in this chapter are synonymous. See California Business and Professions Code 8505
(c) This section shall not be construed to authorize an unlicensed individual to perform work that requires a license pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 359, Sec. 1. (AB 2529) Effective January 1, 2017.)