A. The department may deny application for any license, permit or certification or may suspend any license, permit or certification when it has reason to believe that the applicant for or the holder of such license, permit or certification has violated any of the provisions of Subsection B of this section.

B. It is a violation of the Pesticide Control Act for any person to:

(1) make a false or fraudulent claim through any media which misrepresents the effect of material or methods to be used;

(2) make a pesticide recommendation or to use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the labeling;

(3) apply known ineffective or improper materials;

(4) operate faulty or unsafe apparatus;

(5) operate in a faulty, careless or negligent manner;

(6) refuse or, after notice, neglect to comply with the provisions of the Pesticide Control Act or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(7) refuse or neglect to keep and maintain the records or to make reports when and as required by the Pesticide Control Act or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(8) make false or fraudulent records, invoices or reports;

(9) engage in the business of applying a pesticide on the land of another without having a licensed applicator or operator in direct "on-the-job" supervision;

(10) use fraud or misrepresentation in making an application for a license or renewal of a license;

(11) refuse or neglect to comply with any limitation or restriction on or in a duly issued license or permit;

(12) aid or abet a licensed or an unlicensed person to evade any provision of the Pesticide Control Act, conspire with a licensed or an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of the Pesticide Control Act or allow one's license to be used by an unlicensed person;

(13) make false or misleading statements during or after an inspection concerning any infestation or infection of pests found on land;

(14) impersonate any state, county or city inspector or official;

(15) perform the type of pest control under the conditions and in the locality in which he operates or has operated, whether or not he has previously passed an examination, when not qualified;

(16) use, or supervise the use of, a pesticide which is restricted to use by certified applicators when not qualified as a certified applicator; or

(17) make pesticide recommendations or apply pesticides without having the proper certification or license.

C. Any person who has had a license, permit or certification denied, suspended or revoked by the department may request a hearing before the department. The request for a hearing shall be made within fifteen days of receipt of a certified letter notifying him of the department's action.

History: 1953 Comp., § 45-25-23, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 366, § 23; 1979, ch. 394, § 11.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 20.

Liability of termite or other pest control or inspection contractor for work or representations, 32 A.L.R.4th 682.