ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [8500. - 8519.5.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.
§§ 8500–8519.5 · 45 sections
- § 8500 Unless the text otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 8501 “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
- § 8502 “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs.
- § 8503 “Registrar” refers to the registrar of the Structural Pest Control Board.
- § 8503.5 “Committee” means the Disciplinary Review Committee established pursuant to Section 8660.
- § 8504 “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization or any combination thereof.
- § 8504.1 “Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant. (b) Any substance, or mixture of substances, which is intended to be used for preventing,…
- § 8504.2 “Control” means a pest population management system that utilizes techniques to reduce and maintain pest populations at levels below those causing economic or…
- § 8504.3 “Eradication” means the total elimination of a pest from a designated area. For purposes of this chapter, elimination and extermination shall have the same…
- § 8504.4 “Inspection” is the act of a field representative or operator physically performing an onsite assessment of real property.
- § 8505 (a) “Structural pest control” and “pest control” as used in this chapter are synonymous. Except as provided in Section 8555 and elsewhere in this chapter, it…
- § 8505.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space for the…
- § 8505.2 Fumigation shall be performed only under the direct and personal supervision of an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator or field…
- § 8505.3 “Direct and personal supervision” as used in Section 8505.2 means that the Branch 1 licensee exercising that supervision shall be present at the site of the…
- § 8505.4 Fumigation shall be performed in compliance with all applicable state, county, and city laws and ordinances and all applicable laws and regulations of the…
- § 8505.5 (a) Notice of the date and place of fumigation, and chemicals to be used, shall be given by the fumigator to the fire department serving the area in which…
- § 8505.7 The space to be fumigated shall be vacated by all occupants prior to the commencement of fumigation, and all entrances thereto shall be locked, barricaded, or…
- § 8505.8 Prior to the commencement of fumigation, the space to be fumigated shall be sealed in such manner that tests taken before ventilation is begun will show that…
- § 8505.9 Prior to the commencement of fumigation, warning signs shall be posted in plainly visible locations on or in the immediate vicinity of all entrances to the…
- § 8505.10 Warning signs shall be printed in red on white background and shall contain the following statement in letters not less than two inches in height:…
- § 8505.11 If the structure which has been fumigated has an attic or if the area underneath such structure is accessible to inspection for purposes of structural pest…
- § 8505.12 A registered company performing fumigation shall use an adequate warning agent with all fumigants which lack those properties. There may be circumstances in…
- § 8505.13 A registered company shall maintain a log of each fumigation job performed by it in this state. The log shall be in the form required by the regulations of the…
- § 8505.14 “Fumigator” means any individual licensed by the board as a structural pest control operator or as a structural pest control field representative in Branch 1…
- § 8505.16 All fumigators shall be familiar with and able to administer artificial respiration by the best method or methods recommended currently by the Red Cross in its…
- § 8505.17 (a) There is hereby continued in existence in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund.…
- § 8506 (a) “Structural pest control operator” is any individual licensed by the board to practice structural pest control. (b) As used in this chapter, “operator”…
- § 8506.1 (a) A “registered company” is any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof that is registered with the…
- § 8506.2 A “qualifying manager” is the licensed operator or operators designated by a registered company to supervise the daily business of the company and to be…
- § 8507 (a) “Structural pest control field representative” is any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control work, identify infestations…
- § 8507.1 (a) (1) “Structural pest control applicator” is any individual who is licensed by the board to apply pesticides in Branch 2 or Branch 3 on behalf of a…
- § 8508 “Household” means any structure and its contents that are used for persons and their convenience.
- § 8509 “Branch office” is any fixed place of business in addition to the location of the principal office for which the company registration is issued, where records…
- § 8510 For purposes of this chapter, “wood preservative” means any coating formulated to protect wood surfaces from deterioration caused by insects, fungus, rot, and…
- § 8511 “Manufacturer” is a person engaged in the processing of materials used in the practice of pest control, but who does not himself engage in such practice.
- § 8512 “Employer” refers to a registered company that employs operators, field representatives, applicators, and other individuals, the latter not being required to…
- § 8513 (a) The board shall prescribe a form entitled “Notice to Owner” that shall describe, in nontechnical language and in a clear and coherent manner using words…
- § 8514 (a) A Branch 2 or 3 registered company shall not commence work on a contract, or sign, issue, or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or statement…
- § 8514.5 It is unlawful for any registered company under this chapter when billing for any subcontracted work authorized under Section 8514, to charge, bill, or…
- § 8515 Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a company registered hereunder from authorizing an officer, partner, or employee to submit bids, after an inspection by…
- § 8516 (a) This section, and Section 8519, apply only to wood destroying pests or organisms. (b) A registered company or licensee shall not commence work on a…
- § 8517 Any work contract, billing, agreement, letter of work completed, or other correspondence or document expressing an opinion or making a statement relating to…
- § 8518 (a) When a registered company completes work under a contract, it shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the board, a notice of work completed and not…
- § 8519 Certification as used in this section means a written statement by the registered company attesting to the statement contained therein relating to the absence…
- § 8519.5 (a) After an inspection report has been prepared by a Branch 3 registered company pursuant to Section 8516, which discloses a wood destroying pest or organism…