§ 8565.5

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008.
(a)An applicant for a Branch 1 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:
(1)Pesticides.
(2)Pest identification and biology.
(3)Contract law.
(4)Rules and regulations.
(5)Business practices.
(6)Fumigation safety.
(b)An applicant for a Branch 2 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:
(1)Pesticides.
(2)Pest identification and biology.
(3)Contract law.
(4)Rules and regulations.
(5)Business practices.
(c)An applicant for a Branch 3 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has

passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:

(1)Pesticides.
(2)Pest identification and biology.
(3)Contract law.
(4)Rules and regulations.
(5)Business practices.
(6)Construction repair and preservation techniques.

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