Section 0080-09-02-.04 - CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES(1) Categories of service.(a) Agricultural Pest Control (C01). C01 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application on agricultural crops or pasture.(b) Forest Pest Control (C02). C02 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application on forests, forest nurseries, or forest seed producing areas.(c) Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (C03). C03 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application on non-agricultural landscape (e.g. ornamental trees, plants, grasses, fruit trees, shrubs, flowers, turf, lawns, golf courses, and athletic fields).(d) Seed Treatment (C04). C04 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application on agricultural or vegetable seeds.(e) Aquatic Pest Control (C05). C05 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application on aquatic environments or any pesticide application on state waters.(f) Right-of-Way Pest Control (C06). C06 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision any pesticide application on rights-of-way for public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railways, industrial sites, highways, transmission lines, or drainage ditches, etc.(g) Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health-Related Pest Control (C07). C07 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application in, on, or around physical facilities, whether public or private (e.g. food establishments, human dwellings, schools, child-services establishments, hospitals, industrial establishments, warehouses, grain elevators, etc.). C07 certification does not authorize applications under direct supervision for which a GRC license is required. The C07 category includes pesticide applications for control of birds.(h) Public Health Pest Control (C08). C08 certification is required for any person, including any governmental employee in the course of employment, who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision any pesticide application for control of public health pests on public land or public waters. This category applies specifically to mosquitoes, rats, and other pests generally known to pose a threat for spreading disease.(i) Limited Herbicide Applicator (C09). C09 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom application of pesticide with the sole active ingredient Glyphosate, incident to commercial lawn and landscape maintenance.(j) Demonstration, Research, and Regulatory Pest Control (C10). C10 certification is required for any person who commercially demonstrates pesticide products, including any governmental employee in the course of employment, who recommends, uses, or authorizes by direct supervision a pesticide application on private lands or private waters or on public lands for field research. C10 certification does not authorize custom applications of pesticides.(k) Wood Preservatives (C11). C11 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application for wood preservation.(l) Pesticide Dealer (C12). C12 certification is required for at least one person per location where restricted use pesticides are sold or offered for sale within the state. C12 certification authorizes the holder to purchase and to use restricted use pesticides but does not authorize the holder to make custom applications of pesticides.(m) Antifouling Marine Paint (C13). C13 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application of antifouling marine paints.(n) Microbial Pest Control (C14). C14 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision a custom or restricted use pesticide application to control microorganisms.(p) Sewer Line Treatment (C16). C16 certification is required for any person who makes, solicits, or authorizes by direct supervision any pesticide application to control pests in sewer lines or wastewater treatment facilities.(q) Private Applicator certification is required for any person who makes or authorizes by direct supervision a private, restricted use pesticide application for production of an agricultural commodity.(2) Service standards and competencies.(a) Standards for each category include relevant practical knowledge of structures, livestock, cropland, rights-of-way, seed production, landscapes, public areas, or waterscapes where pesticides are expected to be applied; the identification of associated pests, their biology and population dynamics; pre-harvest restrictions and restricted entry intervals, as applicable; specific pesticide's toxicity and hazards; formulations; residue potential; proper storage, handling, transport, application and disposal of specific pesticides; and non-target injuries or drift, and other environmental precautions or potential exposures associated with pesticide applications.(b) Competency for all categories is determined consistent with federal requirements at 40 C.F.R. §§ 171.101 and 171.103 and includes comprehension and practical knowledge of pesticide label sections, warnings, and symbols; safety including personal protective equipment, poisoning symptoms, and first aid; environmental concerns; target pests; pesticide types; equipment calibration; application methods; laws and regulations; responsibilities of direct supervision and control of noncertified applicators; and professionalism of applicators.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-09-02-.04
Original rule filed April 1, 2016; effective June 30, 2016. Amendments filed September 27, 2021; effective 12/26/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203, 43-1-703, 43-8-106, 43-8-302, 62-21-111, and 62-21-118.