Section 355IAC4-1-3. Commercial applicators; categories of certification and licenses

   Commercial applicators shall be certified and licensed in one (1) or more of the following categories:

(1) Category 1. Agricultural pest management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides on noncrop agricultural lands such as pastures, or in production of agricultural crops, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Grains.

(B) Soybeans and oil seed.

(C) Forage.

(D) Vegetables.

(E) Fruits.

(F) Nuts.

(2) Category 2. Forest pest management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides in forests or forest nurseries.

(3) Category 3a. Ornamental pest management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides on ornamental plants and related areas such as the following:

(A) Driveways.

(B) Sidewalks.

(C) Residential parking areas.

(D) Landscape beds.

(E) Fence lines.

(4) Category 3b. Turf management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of:

(A) pesticides on turf and related areas such as:

(i) driveways;

(ii) sidewalks;

(iii) residential parking areas;

(iv) landscape beds but not ornamental plantings within the beds;

(v) fence lines; and

(vi) riprap; or

(B) fertilizer materials on turf.

This category does not include the use of pesticides applied for the purpose of managing pests to prevent infestation of a structure.

(5) Category 4. Seed treatment. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides on seed stocks for the purpose of managing pest organisms that are anticipated to attack the plant or germinating seed.

(6) Category 5. Aquatic pest management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides purposefully applied to any of the following:

(A) Standing or running water.

(B) Wetlands.

(C) Related areas such as riprap.

(7) Category 6. Industrial weed management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides in the maintenance of public or private:

(A) roads;

(B) utility rights-of-way;

(C) pipelines;

(D) railway rights-of-way;

(E) parking lots;

(F) ditch banks;

(G) riprap;

(H) fence lines;

(I) restoration areas; and

(J) substations;

and other similar areas.

(8) Category 7a. Industrial, institutional, structural, and health related pest management. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides for management of pests other than termites in or around structures such as any of the following:

(A) Human dwellings.

(B) Offices.

(C) Retail establishments.

(D) Farm structures.

(E) Restaurants.

(F) Warehouses.

(G) Institutional establishments.

(H) Industrial facilities.

(I) Food processing facilities.

(9) Category 7b. Termite control. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides for the management of termites and other wood destroying organisms. Certification in this category also qualifies individuals to inspect structures for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of evidence of termites or other wood destroying organisms.

(10) Category 7d. Fumigation. Certification in this category is required for all individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides that in the gaseous state are designed to kill or repel pests.

(11) Category 8. Community-wide mosquito management. This category includes governmental employees or other individuals using or supervising the use of pesticides for community-wide mosquito abatement as defined in 357 IAC 1-11-1(3).

(12) Category 11. Aerial application. Certification in this category is required for all individuals who apply pesticides by means of:

(A) fixed wing;

(B) rotary wing;

(C) ultralight aircraft; or

(D) lighter-than-air aircraft.

(13) Category 12. Wood destroying pest inspection. Certification in this category limits individuals to the inspection of structures for the purpose of determining evidence of the presence or absence of termites or other wood destroying organisms. It does not permit these individuals to use or supervise the use of pesticides for hire. The certification requirements for this category shall be determined by the state chemist.

(14) Category 13. Limited certification. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of a very limited number of specialized pesticides in or on a very limited number of types of sites and situations not adequately covered by other categories listed in this section. The requirements for these limited certifications shall be determined by the state chemist.

(15) Category 14. Agricultural fertilizer material application. This category includes individuals using or supervising the use of fertilizer material for purposes of producing an agricultural crop on the property of another person.

(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 4-1-3; Pesticide Use & Application Reg 1, Sec. 3; filed Aug 3, 1976, 4:10 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1977, p. 440; filed Nov 21, 1984, 3:33 p.m.: 8 IR 332; filed Nov 22, 1999, 3:39 p.m.: 23 IR 778; errata filed Dec 9, 1999, 12:31 p.m.: 23 IR 814; readopted filed Nov 21, 2001, 10:17 a.m.: 25 IR 1269; filed Jan 30, 2007, 9:49 a.m.: 20070228-IR-355060063FRA; readopted filed Sep 20, 2007, 1:46 p.m.: 20071010-IR-355070484RFA; filed Dec 10, 2010, 10:32 a.m.: 20110105-IR-355100565FRA; readopted filed Sep 25, 2013, 11:08 a.m.: 20131023-IR-355130361RFA)