Initial examinations for certified private applicators shall be
taken in the presence of a representative of the Kansas department of
agriculture or the Kansas state university extension service. Each applicant
for this certification shall be required to answer at least 75% of the
questions correctly to pass the examination.
Examinations for private applicator certification shall test
the applicant's knowledge in those subject areas specified in K.S.A. 2-2445,
and amendments thereto, involving pest control practices associated with the
applicant's agricultural operation and the applicant's legal responsibility as
a certified applicator of restricted pesticides. Each applicant shall be tested
to determine the applicant's ability to meet the following requirements:
(a) Recognize common pests to be controlled
and damage caused by them;
(b) read
and understand the label and labeling information, including the common name of
the pesticide applied, pest or pests to be controlled, timing and methods of
application, safety precautions, any preharvest reentry restrictions, and any
specific disposal procedures;
(c)
apply pesticides in accordance with label instructions and warnings, including
the ability to prepare the proper concentration of pesticide to be used under
particular circumstances taking into account such factors as area to be
covered, speed at which application equipment will be driven, and the quantity
dispersed in a given period of operation;
(d) recognize local environmental situations
that must be considered during application to avoid contamination;
(e) recognize poisoning symptoms and
procedures to follow in case of a pesticide accident; and
(f) understand federal and state supervisory
requirements, including labeling, that must be met by a certified private
applicator in supervising the non-certified application of restricted
pesticides. These supervisory requirements shall include verifiable instruction
of the applicator, availability during application, and any added restrictions
that may be imposed for specific pesticides through labeling. These
restrictions may include the required physical presence of the supervising
applicator during the application.
