010-28 Wyo. Code R. §§ 28-4 - Certification Categories for Commercial Applicators

(a) Procedure. Certification categories for Commercial Applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide are identified below:

(b) Categories:

(i) Cat. 901 Agricultural Pest Control

(A) Weed Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide for weed control in production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to, sugar beets, corn, beans, alfalfa, potatoes, small grains, feed grains, forage, vegetables, small fruits, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.

(B) Insect Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide for insect control in production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to, sugar beets, corn, beans, alfalfa, potatoes, small grains, feed grains, forage, vegetables, small fruits, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.

(C) Disease Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide for disease control in production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to, sugar beets, corn, beans, alfalfa, potatoes, small grains, feed grains, forage, vegetables, small fruits, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.

(D) Animal. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide on animals, including but not limited to, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry and livestock, and to places on or in which animals are confined. Doctors of veterinary medicine engaged in the business of applying pesticides for hire, publicly holding themselves out as pesticide applicators, or engaged in large scale use of pesticides are included in this category.

(E) Rodent Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control rodents in production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to, sugar beets, corn, beans, alfalfa, potatoes, small grains, feed grains, forage, vegetables, small fruits, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.

(F) Chemigation. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide through an irrigation system. Certification in this subcategory requires concurrent certification in one or more applicable subcategories under category 901, Agricultural Pest Control.

(ii) Cat. 902 Forest Pest Control. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed producing areas.

(iii) Cat. 903 Ornamental and Turf Pest Control.

(A) Weed Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control weeds in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf.

(B) Insect Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control insects in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf.

(C) Disease Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control plant disease in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf.

(D) reserved

(E) Rodent Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control rodents in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf.

(iv) Cat. 904 Seed Treatments. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide on seed.

(v) Cat. 905 Aquatic Pest Control. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide purposefully applied to standing or running water, excluding applicators engaged in public health related activities included in category 908 below.

(vi) Cat. 906 Right-of-Way Pest Control. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway rights-of-way or other similar areas.

(vii) Cat. 907 Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health Related Pest Control. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide, in, on or around food handling establishments, human dwellings, institutions such as schools and hospitals, industrial establishments/sites including warehouses and grain elevators and any other structures and/or adjacent areas, public or private, and for the protection of stored, processed or manufactured products.

(A)-(F) reserved

(G) Fumigation. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of pesticides, in gaseous form, within enclosed gas tight spaces (tents, structures, vehicles or vessels), for a wide range of commodities and conditions.

(H) Bird Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control pest birds.

(viii) Cat. 908 Public Health Pest Control. This category includes state, federal or other governmental employees using or supervising the use of any pesticide in public health programs for the management and control of pests having medical and public health importance.

(ix) Cat. 909 Regulatory Pest Control. This category includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use or supervise the use of any pesticide in the control of regulated pests.

(A)-(D) reserved

(E) Rodent Control. This subcategory includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use or supervise the use of any pesticide to control rodents.

(F)-(G) reserved

(H) Bird Control. This subcategory includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use or supervise the use of any pesticide to control pest birds.

(I) Vertebrate Pest Control. This subcategory includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use or supervise the use of any pesticide for the control of vertebrate pests.

(J) M-44. T his subcategory includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use m-44 devices to control coyotes.

(K) Livestock Protection Collar. This subcategory includes state, federal or other governmental employees who use LP Collars on sheep to control coyotes.

(x) Cat. 910 Demonstration and Research Pest Control. This category includes: individuals who demonstrate to the public the proper use and techniques of application of any pesticide or supervise such demonstration, and persons conducting field research with pesticides, and in doing so, use or supervise the use of any pesticide. Included in the first group are such persons as extension specialists and county agents, commercial representatives demonstrating pesticide products and/or making crop/pest control recommendations, and those individuals demonstrating methods used in public programs.

The second group includes: state, federal, commercial and other persons conducting field research on or utilizing any pesticide.

(xi) Cat. 911 Specific Use Pest Control. This category includes commercial applicators who use or supervise the use of any pesticide which the board of certification determines does not adequately fit in any of the above (10) major categories.

(A)-(K) reserved

(L) Wood Preservatives and/or Wood Treatment. This subcategory includes commercial applicators who use or supervise the use of any pesticide, at treating plants and saw mills, for preservative treatment of wood by pressure, dipping, soaking, and diffusion processes to produce a commodity for sale and/or installation. This subcategory also includes the handling and topical application and injection of wood preservatives, for operations such as ground line pole treatment, waterproofing, millwork cutoffs, or supplemental field treatment.

(M) Non-Government M-44. This subcategory includes commercial applicators who ARE NOT government employees, who use the M-44 device for the control of coyotes.

(N) Non-Government Livestock Protection Collar. This subcategory includes commercial applicators who are not government employees, who use the LP Collar for the control of coyotes.

(O) Mosquito Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide to control mosquitos.

(P) Sewer Line Root Control. This subcategory includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide (including Metam Sodium or Dichlobenil) for sewer line root control.

(xii) Cat. 912 Aerial Application. This category includes commercial applicators using or supervising the use of any pesticide applied by fixed or rotary wing aircraft. In addition to certification in this category, certification is also required in one or more of the other categories listed under paragraph (b) of this section appropriate to the type of application being performed.

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