(a) An applicant for a Branch 1 operator‘s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:

(1) Pesticides.

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(2) Pest identification and biology.

(3) Contract law.

(4) Rules and regulations.

(5) Business practices.

(6) Fumigation safety.

(b) An applicant for a Branch 2 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:

(1) Pesticides.

(2) Pest identification and biology.

(3) Contract law.

(4) Rules and regulations.

(5) Business practices.

(c) An applicant for a Branch 3 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:

(1) Pesticides.

(2) Pest identification and biology.

(3) Contract law.

(4) Rules and regulations.

(5) Business practices.

(6) Construction repair and preservation techniques.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008.)