Section R4-29-211. Certification Examination

A.      An applicant for applicator certification or QA certification shall make arrangements to take the certification examinations by contacting the OPM or the examination service or testing vendor with which the OPM has contracted.

B.       The core and category-specific examinations may measure knowledge and understanding of the following content areas:

1.        Pesticide label and labeling and pesticide types and for- mulations;

2.        Pest identification, life cycles, and habits;

3.        Safety and environmental factors relating to the use, han- dling, storage, and disposal of pesticides;

4.        Application techniques, calibration and dilution, and equipment types, uses, and maintenance; and

5.        Laws and rules.

C.      To be certified, an applicant shall score at least 75 percent on the general standards (“core”) examination and on the cate- gory-specific examination in each category for which the applicant seeks certification.

D.      An applicant who fails an examination may not retake the examination for at least seven days or more than two times in a 6-month period.

E.       An examination score is only valid for the earlier of 12 months from the date of application for certification or 12 months from the examination date.

F.       The OPM shall void the examination score and deny the appli- cation of an applicant that the OPM determines cheated on an examination. The applicant may not reapply for one year.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 24, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Sec- tion repealed by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 528, effec- tive April 7, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 623, effective April 7, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Section R4-29-211 repealed; new Section R4-29-211 renumbered from R4-29-205 and amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2967, effec- tive September 13, 2013 (Supp. 13-3).