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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
certified applicators; fingerprinting requirement
Purpose
Includes a pest management applicator in certification fingerprinting requirements.
Background
The Pest Management Division (Division) is a division of the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) charged with licensing, educating and regulating the pest management industry. The Division issues licenses to commercial pest businesses and their employees, including certified applicators and certified qualified applicators (A.R.S Title 3, Chapter 20).
Under current statute, an individual who applies for certification as a new qualified applicator is required to submit a full set of fingerprints and fees. The Director of the AZDA submits the required fingerprints and fees to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check. Certification includes any of the following categories: industrial, institutional, structural, and health-related pest management, wood-destroying organism management, ornamental and turf pest management, right-of-way pest management, aquatic pest management, fumigation and other categories established by rule (A.R.S § 3-3614).
A certified applicator is an individual who is licensed by the Division to provide pest management services. A certified qualified applicator is an individual who is licensed as a certified applicator who is also eligible to act as a qualifying party. (A.R.S. § 3-3601)
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires an individual who applies for certification as a new applicator to submit to a full set of fingerprints and fees to the Division for a state and federal criminal records check.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 1, 2021
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