Sec. 49. A person may not:

(1) act as an employee of a licensed pesticide business and use or supervise the use of a pesticide on another person’s property; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-16-5-49

  • equipment: means any type of ground, water, or aerial apparatus or contrivance using motorized, mechanical, or pressurized power to apply any pesticide. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-13
  • licensed applicator for hire: means any licensed certified commercial applicator who is employed by a licensed pesticide business to use or to supervise the use of any pesticide product on the property of another and who has assumed direct responsibility for the use or supervision of the use of pesticide products by the business. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-16
  • licensed pest inspector: means an individual licensed under this chapter to make diagnostic inspections or reports to determine infestations of wood destroying pests on the property of another person and meets the requirements under section 58 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-18
  • licensed pesticide business: means any licensed person that owns, operates, or manages a business that is engaged in or professes to be engaged in:

    Indiana Code 15-16-5-19

  • permit: means a written certificate issued by the state chemist or the state chemist's agent to a private applicator, authorizing the purchase, possession, or use of restricted use pesticides. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-22
  • person: means any individual, partnership, association, fiduciary, corporation, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-23
  • pest: means :

    Indiana Code 15-16-5-24

  • pesticide: means :

    Indiana Code 15-16-5-25

  • property: means all:

    Indiana Code 15-16-5-31

  • use: means an act of handling, releasing, or exposing individuals or the environment to a pesticide. See Indiana Code 15-16-5-36
(2) make diagnostic inspections or reports to determine infestations of wood destroying pests on another person’s property;

without having obtained a license to act as a licensed applicator for hire or a licensed pest inspector from the state chemist. However, a competent person who is not a licensed applicator for hire may use a pesticide under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator. An applicator’s license and a pest inspector’s license does not relieve the person from the responsibility of obtaining any other license or permit required for the operation or use of any equipment.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-3.6-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.