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RSA 430:33 · Registration Certificates and Permits

Title: XL: AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Chapter: 430 · INSECT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES
Status: current
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430:33 Registration Certificates and Permits. –

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No person shall engage in the commercial application of pesticides or in the private application of restricted pesticides within this state without possessing a valid certificate of registration issued by the division. An annual application for a certificate of registration with a fee of $60 shall be collected by the division for each commercial application registration and $20 shall be collected by the division for each private applicator registration, except that no fee shall be collected from any nonprofit entity or from any governmental entity. The board shall by rule establish the criteria for eligibility for, and the limits on the use of, certificates of registration for commercial applicator, private applicator, and commercial applicator for hire. Each application for registration shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations and other relevant matters as the division may require. Every person applying for a registration certificate shall be required to demonstrate by examination, or by such other means as the board by rule may establish, his competency and ability to use pesticides in accordance with standards of the board. The division shall require from each applicant proof of financial responsibility in amounts to be determined under rules adopted by the board. Registered applicators shall maintain routine operational records pursuant to the rules of the board, which records shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by the division or its agents. Operational records for the preceding calendar year shall be submitted by an applicant for renewal of a certificate of registration. Upon submission of such records and satisfaction of such other conditions as the board may by rule impose, the division shall renew a certificate of registration.

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No person, other than a commercial applicator, shall apply pesticides in this state without first obtaining a written permit from the division except as provided in RSA 430:46. An annual application for a permit with a fee of $20 shall be collected by the division for each permit, except that no fee shall be collected from any nonprofit entity or from any governmental entity. The division shall require each applicant for a permit to demonstrate, by examination or other procedure prescribed by the board in rules, the applicant's competence and ability to use pesticides in accordance with standards of the board. Permit holders shall maintain routine operational records pursuant to rules of the board, which records shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by the division or its agents. Operational records for the preceding calendar year shall be submitted to the division by an applicant for renewal of a permit. Upon submission of such records and satisfaction of such other conditions as the board may by rule impose, the division shall renew a permit.

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III.

The division, after opportunity for a hearing, may suspend any certificate of registration or permit. After opportunity for a hearing, the division may revoke or modify the provisions of any certificate of registration or permit issued under this subdivision, if it finds that the holder is no longer qualified, has engaged in fraudulent business practices in the application of pesticides, or has made any application in a careless, or negligent manner, or has violated any of the provisions of this subdivision or rules of the board or any orders issued under this subdivision, or has been convicted or is subject to a final order imposing a civil penalty under section 14 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended, or under this subdivision. Source. 1985, 72:1; 375:3. 1994, 313:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. 2004, 215:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2004. 2025, 141:158, eff. July 1, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1985, 72:1; 375:3. 1994, 313:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. 2004, 215:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2004. 2025, 141:158, eff. July 1, 2025.

Source history

1985, 72:1; 375:3
1994, 313:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2004, 215:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2004
2025, 141:158, eff. July 1, 2025

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