AB 350, as introduced, Alejo. Agricultural pest control advisers.
Existing law requires agricultural pest control advisers to be licensed by the Department of Pesticide Regulation. Under existing law, applicants for licensing are required to elect to be examined by the Director of Pesticide Regulation for certification in one or more identified specializations, including plant growth regulation.
This bill would specify that the certification for plant growth regulation includes plant and soil health.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 12022 of the Food and Agricultural Code
2 is amended to read:
begin deleteApplicants end deletebegin insertAn applicant end insertfor licensing shall elect to be
4examined for certification in one or more of the following
5categories:
6(a) Control of insects, mites, and other invertebrates.
7(b) Control of plant pathogens.
8(c) Control of nematodes.
P2 1(d) Control of vertebrate pests.
2(e) Control of weeds.
3(f) Defoliation.
4(g) Plant growthbegin delete regulation.end deletebegin insert regulation, including plant and soil
5health.end insert
6The examination shall be prepared and administered by the
7director.
Section 12022.5 is added to the Food and Agricultural
9Code, to read:
Examinations for licensing and certification pursuant
11to Section 12022 shall be prepared and administered by the
12director.
Section 12023 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
14amended to read:
An agricultural pest control adviser license may be
16refused or may be revoked or suspended by the director as
17necessary to carry out the purposes of this division. Cause for
18refusal, revocation, or suspension shall include, but shall not be
19limited to the following:
20(a) Failure to put a recommendation in writing.
21(b) The making of false or fraudulent statements in any written
22recommendation.
23(c) Failure or refusal to comply with any provision of this
24chapter, or any other regulation adopted by the agricultural
25commissioner.
26(d) Failure or refusal to comply
with any provisions of this
27division or of Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) relating
28to pesticides or regulation of the department adopted pursuant to
29such provisions.
30(e) Failure to qualify by examination inbegin delete at least one of the begin insert accordance withend insert Section 12022.
31categories inend delete
32(f) Unprofessional conduct, as defined in Section 12023.5.
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