CHAPTER 4. Pest Control [11701. - 11897.]
Heading of Chapter 4 amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 4.
§§ 11701–11897 · 38 sections
ARTICLE 1. Licenses and Permits §§ 11701–11711 · 12 sections
- § 11701 It is unlawful for a person to advertise, solicit, or operate as a pest control business, unless the person has a valid pest control business license issued by…
- § 11701.5 Every principal and branch office of a business licensed pursuant to Section 11701 shall have at least one person in a supervisory position who holds a…
- § 11702 Applicants for a pest control business license shall do all of the following: (a) Submit information to the director covering the applicant’s business and…
- § 11703 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 11704 and 11707, the application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section…
- § 11704 (a) A person who is regularly engaged in the business of maintenance gardening and who desires to engage in pest control for hire incidental to that business…
- § 11705 The director shall issue to each applicant that satisfies the requirements of this article a license that authorizes the applicant to perform the type or types…
- § 11706 The license may be renewed before its expiration through application in the form prescribed by the director and upon payment of the proper fee as prescribed by…
- § 11707 To any fee which is not paid by the date of expiration, there shall be added a penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5.
- § 11708 The director may refuse to grant any license and may revoke or suspend any license if the applicant or licensee: (a) Does not have, or has not maintained at…
- § 11709 A person not regularly engaged in the business of pest control that operates only in the vicinity of his or her own property and for the accommodation of his…
- § 11710 A person that is regularly engaged in the business of tree surgery is not required to procure a license to remove diseased or infested tissues or apply…
- § 11711 Unless worker’s compensation insurance is not required, no license may be issued or renewed under this chapter to any person who is an employer, as defined in…
ARTICLE 2. Registration §§ 11731–11741 · 11 sections
- § 11731 “Commissioner,” as used in this article, includes the director in any county in which there is no commissioner.
- § 11732 It is unlawful for any person to advertise, solicit, or operate as a pest control business in any county unless the person has registered with the commissioner…
- § 11733 The registrant shall keep and maintain a record of each property treated that shows all the information required by the director or commissioner. The…
- § 11734 The board of supervisors of any county may establish reasonable fees for the registration required under Section 11732. Payment of the fee shall be due by the…
- § 11735 A pest control operator registration may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the commissioner, if the commissioner makes any of the following findings: (a)…
- § 11737 The commissioner or director may order any person or the agent or employee of any licensee or registrant or person, to cease operation of any equipment or…
- § 11737.5 It is unlawful for any person to violate any order of a commissioner or the director made pursuant to Section 11737. The commissioner or director may bring an…
- § 11738 The regulations of the commissioner may provide for the qualification, by examination or otherwise of the following persons: (a) Registrants. (b) Persons in…
- § 11739 The regulations of the commissioner may provide that it is a ground for cancellation of registration to operate pest control equipment within the county unless…
- § 11740 Any certificate of qualification which is issued pursuant to Section 11738 may be revoked or suspended, or its issuance or renewal refused, if the commissioner…
- § 11741 Any person whose certificate has been revoked, suspended, or refused may appeal to the director within 10 days for a hearing.
ARTICLE 3. Report of Damage From Pesticides §§ 11761–11765 · 5 sections
- § 11761 Any person that alleges any loss, nonperformance, or damage as a result of the use or application of any pesticide, or of any substance, method, or device for…
- § 11762 If a growing crop is alleged to have been damaged as a result of the activities which are described in Section 11761, the verified report of loss,…
- § 11763 The verified report of loss, nonperformance, or damage shall set forth, so far as known to the claimant, all of the following: (a) Name and address of the…
- § 11764 The filing of the verified report, or the failure to file it, need not be alleged in any complaint which may be filed. The failure to file the verified report…
- § 11765 The failure to file a verified report of loss is evidence that no loss, nonperformance, or damage occurred.
ARTICLE 4. Violations §§ 11791–11792 · 2 sections
- § 11791 It is unlawful for any person subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent claim, or misrepresent the effects of…
- § 11792 It is also unlawful for any person that is subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent record or report. (b) Operate…
ARTICLE 5. Penalties and Injunctive Relief §§ 11891–11895.5 · 6 sections
- § 11891 Every person who violates this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to this division, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished…
- § 11892 In lieu of seeking prosecution of any violation of this division as a misdemeanor, and the penalty prescribed in Section 11891, the director may prosecute…
- § 11893 Any person who violates this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to this division, is liable civilly in an amount not less than three thousand dollars…
- § 11894 Upon a complaint by the director, the Attorney General may bring an action for civil penalties in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state against any…
- § 11895 An action brought pursuant to this article shall be commenced by the director, the Attorney General, the district attorney, the city prosecutor, or the city…
- § 11895.5 The commissioner or director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any order made pursuant to this division in the…
ARTICLE 6. Cease and Desist §§ 11896–11897 · 2 sections
- § 11896 The director, upon a finding that the use, handling, delivery, or sale of a pesticide in violation of any provision of this division, or any regulation issued…
- § 11897 The agricultural commissioner, upon a finding that the use, handling, delivery or sale of a pesticide in violation of any provision of this division, or any…