N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 325.21

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 325.21 - Recertification requirements for pesticide applicators and technicians

(a) Certified pesticide applicators must be recertified in each category or subcategory every six years by completing the following requirements no later than 90 days beyond their recertification date:

(1) pay the fee(s) specified by article 33 of the Environmental Conservation Law;

(2) have a history of satisfactory performance for each category or subcategory; and

(3)

(i) successfully pass a recertification examination. The required recertification examinations must include topics listed in section 325.18 of this Part; or

(ii) accumulate the following continuing education credits, which must be obtained in more than one calendar year and consist of at least 25 percent category-specific training for each category of certification. Individuals certified in the regulatory and demonstration categories are excluded from 25 percent category-specific requirement.

(a) Commercial category	Credit hours
Agricultural Plant	16
Agricultural Animal	12
Companion Animal	10
Forest	12
Ornamental and Turf	20
Seed Treatment	10
Aquatic - Vegetation	16
Aquatic - Insect	16
Aquatic - Fish	16
Aquatic - Anti Fouling Paints	10
Aquatic - Sewer Line Root Control	10
Rights-of-Way	16
Structural and Rodent	24
Fumigation	12
Termite Control	16
Lumber and Wood Products	12
Food Mfg. and Processing	24
Cooling Towers	10
Public Health	16
Regulatory	10
Demonstration	10
Aerial	12
Sales of Restricted Use Pesticides	6

(b) Private category	Credit hours
Agricultural Plant	12
Agricultural Animal	10
Aquatic	10

(b) Sponsors of recertification courses or 30-hour certification courses must issue certificates to only course participants who have completed the entire course. These certificates must contain such information as the department may require including but not limited to, the applicator's name and certification number, name of place and date of training, course identification number, and signature of sponsor, and for recertification courses the number of credits assigned to each category or subcategory. The certificate must be designed in a way as to deter counterfeiting, which may include the use of watermarks, seals or other printing security methods.

(c) Sponsors of department approved recertification or 30 hour courses who have not provided the department with specific dates and course locations, must notify the department at least 48 hours prior to the start of each such course in such a manner as the department may require.

(d) Certified technicians must recertify every six years by paying the fee specified by article 33 of the Environmental Conservation Law.

(e) A certified pesticide applicator who fails to recertify within 90 days to two years following their certification expiration date shall not be recertified until the applicator has accumulated the recertification training credits listed in paragraph (a)(3) of this section or has successfully passed a recertification examination, and acquired an additional six hours of training approved by the department. The six training hours must be accumulated after the certification expiration date of the category or subcategory on the certification identification card.

(f) A certified pesticide applicator or technician who fails to recertify within two years of the certification expiration date shall not be recertified until the applicator or technician has retaken and passed the core and category and/or subcategory examination(s) for the expired categories or subcategories.

(g) An individual whose certification has been suspended cannot be recertified until all examinations have been repeated as required in section 325.11 of this Part.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 325.21