Section R4-29-210. Certification Broadening

A.      To broaden an applicator certification, the applicant shall:

1.        Submit the application described in R4-29-203,

2.        Submit the fee required under R4-29-103, and

3.        Take and pass the certification examination for the spe- cific category in which broadening is sought.

B.       A QA is eligible to broaden a QA certification only if, in the category in which broadening is sought, the QA has a valid applicator certification or a qualification listed in R4-29- 204(C).

C.      To broaden a QA certification, the QA shall:

1.        Submit the application described in R4-29-204 and indi- cate on the application the category in which broadening is sought,

2.        Submit the fee required under R4-29-103,

3.        Submit the evidence of experience required under R4-29- 204(C) for the category in which broadening is sought except as provided in subsection (D) of this Section, and

4.        Take and pass the certification examination for the spe- cific category in which broadening is sought.

D.      Experience exemptions. A QA may become certified without meeting the experience requirement of R4-29-204(C) in the categories of:

1.        Right-of-way or ornamental and turf if the individual has QA certification in the category of industrial and institu- tional, wood-destroying organism treatment, ornamental and turf, or right-of-way.

2.        Wood-destroying organism management if the individual has QA certification in the industrial and institutional cat- egory.

3.        Wood preservation if the individual has QA certification in the wood-destroying organism treatment category.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 24, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Sec- tion expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E) at 7 A.A.R. 1483, effective January 31, 2001 (Supp. 01-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 623, effective April 7, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Section R4-29-210 repealed; new Section R4-29-210 renumbered from R4-29-212 and amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2967, effec- tive September 13, 2013 (Supp. 13-3).