DPR Laws and Regulations Exam Guide (New 2024- 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| A Grade | 100% Correct
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Pest Control Dealer
... [Show More] Designated Agent License (DDA)
Answer:
Licensed Pest Control Dealers must have a DDA at the principal office and at each branch location. A DDA is required to actively supervise all Pest Control Dealer operations conducted at that location. If an individual does not possess a QAL, a PCA, or a PCAPC they must possess a valid DDA to supervise Pest Control Dealer operations.
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Minimum Qualifications—DDA
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Before an initial license is issued, or before a license is issued to a person who has not possessed a valid DDA license within the last 12 months, applicants must pass an examination to demonstrate their knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides and the responsibilities involved in carrying on the business of a Pest Control Dealer.
No CE is required for the renewal of this license.
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Business Licenses - Specific Requirements
Answer:
Pest Control Business License
•Fee Exempt Neighborhood Operator Pest Control Business License
•Maintenance Gardener Control Business License
•Pest Control Dealer Business License, and
•Pesticide Broker License
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Pest Control Business License (PCB) - Specific Requirements
Answer:
Anyone advertising, soliciting, or operating a business to conduct pest control for hire in California must be licensed by DPR. The following pest control activities are exempted:
•Preservative treatment of fabrics or structural materials
•Seed treatment that is incidental to (occurs while performing) the individual's regular business
•Structural pest control
•Household or industrial sanitation services
•Live capture and release of vertebrate pests, and
•If regularly engaging in the business of tree surgery, it is not required that a license be obtained to remove diseased or infested tissues or to apply disinfectants to wounds or cavities incidental to tree surgery Each Pest Control Business branch must have a qualified applicator responsible for the pest control operations of the branch. The responsible qualified applicator must possess a valid QAL in pest control categories covering the pest control work to be conducted by the business. The qualified applicator may not supervise more than one Pest Control Business location
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Fee Exempt Pest Control Business License - Specific Requirements
Answer:
Persons who do not regularly engage in the business of pest control, but operates only in the vicinity of their own property and for the accommodation of their neighbors, may be exempted from the Pest Control Business License fee. However, they are still required to obtain the Pest Control Business License and meet all of the minimum requirements listed below
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Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License (MGB) - Specific Requirements
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Maintenance gardeners provide routine landscape care indoors, in commercial parks with multiple commercial establishments (i.e. business parks, office parks, shopping centers, and outdoor malls), and structures surrounding distinct and separate ornamental and turf plantings (i.e. fountains, fences, statues). Ornamental and turf plantings that may be considered part of a larger landscaped open space, such as a cemetery or golf course, are not covered by a MGB. If an entity incidentally applies pesticides as part of their routine landscape care, they must be licensed by DPR. If the qualified applicator responsible for the pest control operations of the business has a QAC in Subcategory Q, the business can apply general use pesticides, but will not be able to apply restricted materials. If the qualified applicator has a QAC or QAL with Category B, the business will be able to apply restricted materials.
If a business contracts to do landscape maintenance in parks, golf courses, or cemeteries they must obtain a PCB; pest control for hire in these settings is not covered under the scope of a MGB
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Pest Control Business, and Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business - Minimum Requirements
Answer:
Submit a completed application and any required fee to DPR. The application must:
•Include the name and license/certificate number of the responsible person;
•Proof of having workers compensation insurance (if the business has employees); and
•Proof of financial responsibility, such as liability insurance or a Surety Bond, for damages resulting from pest control work.
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County Registration - Must
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Before advertising, soliciting work, or conducting pest control for hire in a county, the business must register with the CAC. Registration of each principal and branch office location operating in the county is required. Registration is required annually and covers one calendar year. Most counties require a fee for registration. For information on the county registration fees, contact the CAC where the business intends to operate. In addition, businesses must register each piece of application equipment in each county where they intend to use this equipment.
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Denial, Revocation, and Suspension —PCB
Answer:
DPR can refuse an application, revoke, or suspend a PCB for the following reasons:
•It does not have at each principal office and branch location a qualified applicator to actively supervise the business's operations;
•It does not have or maintain adequate, safe, equipment and facilities;
•It does not have adequately trained personnel; and
•It violated any provisions of the laws and regulations pertaining to pesticides.
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Denial, Revocation, and Suspension — Pest Control Business Registration
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CAC can refuse an application or revoke or suspend a Pest Control Business' county registration for the following reasons:
•The pest control equipment is unsuitable
•Equipment operators are incompetent or unqualified, or
•It has not complied with any provisions of the laws and regulations pertaining to pesticides or with any lawful order of the CAC
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