Section 285.636.3. Certification or registration categories and subcategories for commercial applicators.

(1)   Agricultural  pest   management.  All  of   the  following are subcategories of pesticide application for commercial applicators pertaining to agricultural pest management:

(a)    Field crops. This subcategory includes applicators who    use     pesticides for the production of field crops, such as any of the following:

(i)     Cereal grains.

(ii)     Feed grains.

(iii)     Beans.

(iv)     Soybeans.

(v)     Sugarbeets.

(vi)     Forage.

(b)        Vegetable  crops.    This  subcategory    includes     applicators     who use pesticides for the  production  of vegetable  crops,  such  as  any  of the following:

(i)     Tomatoes.

(ii)     Potatoes.

(iii)     Snap beans.

(iv)     Celery.

(v)     Onions.

(vi)     Cucurbits.

(vii)     Cole crops.

(viii)     Sweet corn.

(c)       Fruit  crops.    This  subcategory   includes  applicators   who     use pesticides for the production of tree fruit, such as any of the following:

(i)     Apples.

(ii)   Cherries.

(iii)     Pears.

(iv)     Peaches.

(v)     Plums.

(vi)      Nuts. This subcategory also  includes  small   fruit  crops,  such   as  blueberries, strawberries, grapes, and raspberries.

(d)     Livestock  pest  management.    This   subcategory  includes    all     of the following entities:

(i)   Applicators who  use  pesticides on animals, including any of  the following:

(A)    )  Cattle.

(B)    ) Swine.

(C)    Sheep.

(D)    Horses.

(E)    Goats.

(F)    Other livestock.

(G)    )  Poultry.

(ii)     A person who uses pesticides  on  or  in  places  where animals are confined.

(iii)      Doctors of veterinary medicine who are engaged in the business of applying pesticides for hire, who  publicly  hold   themselves  out  as pesticide applicators, or who are engaged in the use of pesticides aside from the normal practice of veterinary medicine.

(2)      Forest pest management. The following  are   subcategories  of pesticide application for commercial applicators pertaining to forest pest management and forest products preservation:

(a)        Forest pest management. This  subcategory  includes  commercial applicators who use, or supervise the  use of, pesticides in any of the following areas:

(i)     Forests.

(ii)     Forest nurseries.

(iii)     Christmas tree plantations.

(iv)       Forest seed-producing areas.This subcategory does not include commercial applicators who use, or supervise the use of, pesticides for wood preservation of forest products.

(b)       Forest products preservation. This subcategory of  forest pest management includes commercial applicators who use, or supervise the use of, pesticides for preserving wood products.

(3)      Turf grass, ornamental plants, and shade tree pest management.This category includes the following subcategories of pesticide   application for applications pertaining to turf grass pest management and ornamental plants and shade tree pest management:

(a)       Turf grass pest management. This subcategory includes applicators who use pesticides to manage pests of turf grasses.

(b)        Ornamental plants  and  shade  tree   pest  management.   This subcategory includes applicators who use pesticides to manage pests of ornamental plants in exterior areas, such as evergreens, shrubs,  and  shade trees.

(4)     Seed treatment. This category includes applicators who use pesticides on any of the following:

(a)     )  Seeds.

(b)     Corms.

(c)     Tubers.

(d)    Rhizomes.

(e)     ) Stolons.

(f)    Other plant parts used for propagation.

(5)     Aquatic pest management. This category includes applicators who use pesticides which are applied to lakes, ponds, streams, marshes, or ditches and tributaries which flow into them or which are applied to surfaces that contact such bodies of water to manage aquatic pests. This category does not include applicators who engage in mosquito  management. This category includes the following subcategories:

(a)       Swimming  pools.   This  subcategory   includes   applicators   who use pesticides in maintaining public or private swimming pools to manage algae, bacteria, or other swimming pool pests.

(b)      Microbial pest management. This subcategory includes applicators who use pesticides in any of the following to manage bacteria, fungi, algae, or viruses:

(i)     Cooling towers.

(ii)     Air washers.

(iii)     Evaporative condensers.

(iv)     Pulp and paper mills.

(v)     Sewer treatment.

(vi)   Other applications.

(c)         Sewer  line   pest  management.  This   subcategory  includes  applicators   who  use pesticides in sewer lines for root control.

(6)        Right-of-way pest  management. This  category includes    applicators     who use pesticides in the maintenance of any of the following:

(a)	Public roads.
(b)	Ditch banks.
(c)	Electric power lines.
(d)	Pipelines.
(e)	Railway rights-of-way.
(f)	Parking lots.
(g)	Tennis courts.
(h)	Similar noncrop areas.
(7)	Industrial,  institutional,    structural,	and	health-related pest management. This

category includes the following subcategories:

(a)        General pest management.    This subcategory includes     applicators      who use pesticides in, on, or around any of the following:

(i)     Food-handling establishments.

(ii)     Human dwellings.

(iii)     Institutions, such as schools and hospitals.

(iv)     Industrial establishments, including warehouses and grain elevators.

(v)     Any other structure or  adjacent   areas,   including    public    or private vehicles.

(vi)     The treatment of areas or structures set forth in paragraphs  (i) to

(v) of this subdivision for indoor mosquito management.

(vii) The protection of stored, processed, or manufactured products.This subcategory does not include applicators who engage in the management of wood-destroying organisms as specified in subdivision  (b) of this subrule.

(b)            Wood-destroying  organism  management.  This  subcategory includes applicators who use pesticides in, on, or around structures for the management of wood-destroying pests, such as any of the following:

(i)     Termites.

(ii)     Powder post beetles.

(iii)     Carpenter ants.

(iv)     Wood-destroying fungi.

(c)   ) Reserved.

(d)        Vertebrate pest management.    This subcategory    includes applicators who use pesticides to manage vertebrate pests, such as birds, rats, or mice.

(e)       Interior  plant  pest  management.   This   subcategory    includes applicators who use pesticides in the maintenance of plants at inside locations, such as any of the following:

(i)     Homes.

(ii)     Offices.

(iii)     Shopping malls.

(iv)     Stores.

(v)     Similar sites.

(f)        Mosquito management. This subcategory includes applicators   who use pesticides to manage mosquitoes in an outside environment.

(g)        Domestic  animal  pest   management.  This   subcategory  includes applicators who use pesticides to control pests  associated  with  small domestic  animals, such as cats and dogs.

(8)        Public health pest management. This category includes state, federal, or other government employees who use pesticides in public health programs for the management of pests that have medical and public health importance, excluding mosquitoes.

(9)       Regulatory pest management. This category includes state, federal, or other government employees who use pesticides  in  the  management  of regulated pests.

(10)      Demonstration and research pest management. This category includes individuals who demonstrate to the public the proper use, and techniques of application of pesticides, who supervise the demonstrations, or who conduct field research  with  pesticides  and,  in  so  doing,  use restricted-use pesticides.

History: 1979 AC; 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.