ATCP 29.25(5)(b) (b) No fee or surcharge is required under par. (a) for an applicant who uses or directs the use of pesticides under sub. (1) only as a government employee or as an employee of a public or private educational institution.

ATCP 29.25(6) (6) Action on license application. The department shall grant or deny an application under sub. (4) within 30 business days after the department receives a complete application.

ATCP 29.25 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98; am. (5) (a) 1. and 2., Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; CR 01-021: am. (5) (a) 2., Register October 2001 No. 550, eff. 11-1-01; CR 08-075: am. (5) (a) 2. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 12-003: am. (2) (b), (c) Register May 2013 No. 689, eff. 6-1-13; CR 14-047: am. (5) (a) 1., 2. Register May 2015 No. 713, ef. 6-1-15; correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2015 No. 718; CR 22-080: cons. (5) (a) (intro.) and (a) 2. and renum. to (5) (a) and am., r. (5) (a) 1. Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3-1-24.

ATCP 29.26 ATCP 29.26 Individual commercial applicator; certification.

ATCP 29.26(1) (1) Certification required. No individual may engage in any activity for which a license is required under s. ATCP 29.25 unless one of the following applies:

ATCP 29.26(1)(a) (a) The individual is certified under this section to engage in that activity as a commercial applicator.

ATCP 29.26(1)(b) (b) The individual is certified as a pesticide mixer and loader under s. ATCP 29.28, and is solely engaged in mixing and loading pesticides for application by others.

ATCP 29.26 Note Note: According to s. 94.715 (2) (dm), Stats., school boards must ensure that persons making pesticide applications to public school grounds are certified under s. 94.705, Stats.

ATCP 29.26(2) (2) Scope of certification. The department may certify an individual commercial applicator in one or more categories under s. ATCP 29.31. An individual certified in any category may do any of the following:

ATCP 29.26(2)(a) (a) Use or direct the use of pesticides in that category.

ATCP 29.26(2)(b) (b) Mix or load pesticides, for application by others, in all of the categories under s. ATCP 29.31.

ATCP 29.26(3) (3) Length of certification.

ATCP 29.26(3)(a) (a) An individual commercial applicator certification is valid for 5 years unless the department suspends or revokes the certification.

ATCP 29.26(3)(b) (b) The department may certify an individual commercial applicator in additional categories under s. ATCP 29.31 during that individual’s 5-year certification period. The additional certifications are valid for the remainder of the 5-year period, and expire simultaneously at the end of that period.

ATCP 29.26(3)(c) (c) The department may renew an individual commercial applicator certification for another 5 years if the individual again satisfies the requirements for certification.

ATCP 29.26(4) (4) Special application methods; supplementary certification. No individual commercial applicator may use aircraft, chemigation, or soil fumigation to apply pesticides in any category under s. ATCP 29.31 for which that individual is certified unless that individual is also certified under s. ATCP 29.29 to apply pesticides by that method.

ATCP 29.26 Note Note: See certification requirements under s. ATCP 30.22 (2) for applicators using metam sodium.

ATCP 29.26(5) (5) Certification card.

ATCP 29.26(5)(a) (a) Within 30 business days after an individual commercial applicator satisfies the requirements for certification under this section, the department shall issue a commercial applicator certification card to that individual. The card shall include all of the following:

ATCP 29.26(5)(a)1. 1. The individual’s name and certification number.

ATCP 29.26(5)(a)2. 2. A statement indicating the categories under s. ATCP 29.31 in which the individual is certified as a commercial applicator.

ATCP 29.26(5)(a)3. 3. A statement indicating that the individual is certified under s. ATCP 29.29 to apply pesticides by means of aerial application, chemigation, or soil fumigation, if that is the case.

ATCP 29.26(5)(a)4. 4. The expiration date of the certification.

ATCP 29.26(5)(b) (b) An individual commercial applicator shall carry a current certification card when engaged in any activity for which certification is required under this section.

ATCP 29.26(5)(c) (c) The department may, upon request, replace a certification card that is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed. The card holder shall pay the replacement cost.

ATCP 29.26(6) (6) Certification standards. To be certified in any category under s. ATCP 29.31, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.26(6)(a) (a) The general areas identified under s. ATCP 29.30.

ATCP 29.26(6)(b) (b) Each category under s. ATCP 29.31 in which the individual seeks certification.

ATCP 29.26(7) (7) Certification test. Except as provided under sub. (10), an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency in each category under sub. (6) by scoring at least 70 percent on a written, closed-book examination which the department administers for that category. The department may arrange with an equivalent agency in another state to administer the department’s examination to individuals in that state, for purposes of certification in this state.