(a) To obtain an original operator‘s license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of an operator’s license under the terms of this chapter.

(b) The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the board and issued by the registrar in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board, and shall contain the following:

(1) The name of the applicant.

(2) Proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has had actual experience for a period of not less than the time specified opposite the branches of pest control listed below in the employ of a registered company in the State of California in the particular branch or branches of pest control for which the applicant desires to be licensed, or the equivalent of that experience:

(c) For the purpose of this subdivision one year shall equal 1,600 hours of actual experience in the field.

(d) A designation of the branch or branches for which the application is made.

(e) The fees prescribed by this chapter.

(f) No operator’s license shall be issued to an individual under 18 years of age.

(g) Effective January 1, 1993, an operator’s license shall not be issued to an individual unless that individual has been licensed as a field representative in the branch in which the individual has applied for an operator’s license for a period of at least one year, in the case of Branches 1 and 2, or for a period of at least two years for Branch 3, or has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that he or she has the equivalent of that training and experience.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 18. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)