Section 6511 - Continuing Education RequirementsIt is each license or certificate holder's responsibility to select continuing education courses applicable to their license or certificate type. The license or certificate holder will not receive credit for taking the same course more than once within the same calendar year.
(a) Except as provided in (b), each license or certificate issued by the Director has the following continuing education requirements:(1) A pest control aircraft pilot shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than four hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations and four hours pertaining to aerial pest control equipment and application techniques.(2) Except as provided in (3) and (4), qualified applicator license and certificate holders shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than four hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.(3) Qualified applicator certificate holders who only possess the maintenance gardener subcategory shall complete a minimum of eight hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than two hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.(4) Qualified applicators who only possess a license or certificate in the seed treatment category shall complete a minimum of four hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than two hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.(5) An agricultural pest control adviser license holder shall complete a minimum of 40 hours of approved continuing education on pest management and pesticides, including not less than four hours pertaining to pesticide laws and regulations.(b) Continuing education exemptions. (1) Each license or certificate holder with a license or certificate valid for less than 12 months at the time of its renewal is exempt from the continuing education requirements applicable to that license or certificate.(2) Each license or certificate holder with a license or certificate valid for 12 to 20 months at the time of its renewal shall complete a minimum of one-half of the continuing education requirements listed in (a) applicable to that license or certificate.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6511
Note: Authority cited: Sections 11456 and 11502.5, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 11502.5, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 6-4-90; operative 7-4-90 (Register 90, No. 29).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 8-26-2010; operative 9-25-2010 (Register 2010, No. 35).
4. Amendment filed 6-30-2023; operative 1/1/2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).