Section 355IAC4-7-6. Criteria and procedures for approving PARPs

   (a) The state chemist shall be responsible for evaluating all training or instruction opportunities submitted for consideration of approval as a PARP.

  (b) All requests for PARP approval must be submitted to the state chemist as follows:

(1) In a format determined by the state chemist.

(2) By a county extension educator with the Purdue cooperative extension service.

  (c) Criteria to be followed by the state chemist for the evaluation of training and instruction for PARP approval shall include, but may not be limited to, the following:

(1) Must be open to all private applicators.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), any costs or registration fees must be the same for all private applicators.

(3) Must be open without fee or charge to the state chemist for monitoring.

(4) Must have an effective mechanism for the county extension educator responsible for the training to verify participation of the private applicator from the start to the conclusion of the PARP event.

(5) Must include at least two (2) hours of pesticide related material.

(6) Must include at least one (1) state chemist approved regulatory topic.

(7) Subject matter and content must include, but may not be limited to, at least one (1) of the following:

(A) Pest identification.

(B) Pest biology.

(C) Pesticide chemistry.

(D) Pesticide equipment calibration and maintenance.

(E) Pesticide use.

(F) Pest management by cultural, mechanical, or other nonpesticide means including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) Sanitation.

(ii) Exclusion.

(iii) Fertilization.

(iv) Irrigation.

(v) Soil compaction.

(vi) Pest monitoring.

(G) Pesticide label interpretation.

(H) Pesticide label safety measures.

(I) Public and customer safety.

(J) Consumer and neighbor complaints.

(K) Applicator safety.

(L) Environmental safety.

(M) Associated state and federal laws or regulations affecting pesticides and pesticide users.

(8) Subject matter and content may not include any of the following:

(A) Product or service sales or promotions.

(B) Employee hiring or retention.

(C) General business practices.

(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 4-7-6; filed May 12, 2009, 11:20 a.m.: 20090610-IR-355090063FRA; readopted filed Sep 25, 2013, 11:08 a.m.: 20131023-IR-355130361RFA)