Business and Professions Code § 8565.5

ARTICLE 4. Issuance of Licenses

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8565.5Official source ↗

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.