8670-8676
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 8670-8676
8670. As used in this chapter, "original operator's license" means an operator's license that is not a renewal license. 8671. As used in this chapter, "renewal operator's license" means a license issued to an individual who had an operator's license unrevoked and unsuspended on June 30th of the preceding renewal period. 8672. As used in this chapter, "original field representative's license" means a field representative's license issued to an individual who did not have a license on the preceding June 30th. For the purpose of this chapter, a renewal field representative's license means a field representative's license issued to an individual who had a field representative's license on June 30th of the preceding renewal period. 8673. License fees shall not be prorated unless an individual licensed as an operator and a field representative requests an earlier expiration date of one of the licenses in accordance with Section 8590. All license and registration fees shall be paid in advance of the issuance of the license or registration, and all examination fees shall be paid in advance of the examination. 8674. The fees prescribed by this chapter are the following: (a) A duplicate license fee of not more than two dollars ($2). (b) A fee for filing a change of name of a licensee of not more than two dollars ($2). (c) An operator's examination fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25). (d) An operator's license fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (e) An operator's license renewal fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (f) A company registration fee of not more than one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (g) A branch office registration fee of not more than sixty dollars ($60). (h) A field representative's examination fee of not more than fifteen dollars ($15). (i) A field representative's license fee of not more than forty-five dollars ($45). (j) A field representative's license renewal fee of not more than forty-five dollars ($45). (k) An applicator's examination fee of not more than fifteen dollars ($15). (l) An applicator's license fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50). (m) An applicator's license renewal fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50). (n) An activity form fee, per property address, of not more than three dollars ($3). (o) A fee for certifying a copy of an activity form of not more than three dollars ($3). (p) A fee for filing a change of a registered company's name, principal office address, or branch office address, qualifying manager, or the names of a registered company's officers, or bond or insurance of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each change. (q) A fee for approval of continuing education providers of not more than fifty dollars ($50). (r) A pesticide use report filing fee of not more than five dollars ($5) for each pesticide use report or combination of use reports representing a registered structural pest control company's total county pesticide use for the month. (s) A fee for approval of continuing education courses of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25). (t) (1) Any person who pays a fee pursuant to subdivision (r) shall, in addition, pay a fee of two dollars ($2) for each pesticide use stamp purchased from the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fee established pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited with a bank or other depository approved by the Department of Finance and designated by the Research Advisory Panel or into the Structural Pest Control Research Fund that is hereby continued in existence and continuously appropriated to be used only for structural pest control research. If the Research Advisory Panel designates that the fees be deposited in an account other than the Structural Pest Control Research Fund, any moneys in the fund shall be transferred to the designated account. (2) Prior to the deposit of any funds, the depository shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Pesticide Regulation that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following requirements: (A) The depository shall serve as custodian for the safekeeping of the funds. (B) Funds deposited in the designated account shall be encumbered solely for the exclusive purpose of implementing and continuing the program for which they were collected. (C) Funds deposited in the designated account shall be subject to an audit at least once every two years by an auditor selected by the Director of Pesticide Regulation. A copy of the audit shall be provided to the director within 30 days of completion of the audit. (D) The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall be reimbursed for all expenses it incurs that are reasonably related to implementing and continuing the program for which the funds were collected in accordance with the agreement. (E) A reserve in an amount sufficient to pay for costs arising from unanticipated occurrences associated with administration of the program shall be maintained in the designated account. (3) A charge for administrative expenses of the board in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the amount collected and deposited in the Structural Pest Control Research Fund may be assessed against the fund. The charge shall be limited to expenses directly related to the administration of the fund. (4) The board shall, by regulation, establish a five-member research advisory panel including, but not limited to, representatives from each of the following: (A) the Structural Pest Control Board, (B) the structural pest control industry, (C) the Department of Pesticide Regulation, and (D) the University of California. The panel, or other entity designated by the board, shall solicit on behalf of the board all requests for proposals and present to the panel all proposals that meet the criteria established by the panel. The panel shall review the proposals and recommend to the board which proposals to accept. The recommendations shall be accepted upon a two-thirds vote of the board. The board shall direct the panel, or other entity designated by the board, to prepare and issue the research contracts and authorize the transfer of funds from the Structural Pest Control Research Fund to the applicants whose proposals were accepted by the board. (5) A charge for requests for proposals, contracts, and monitoring of contracted research shall not exceed 5 percent of the research funds available each year and shall be paid from the Structural Pest Control Research Fund. 8675. The delinquent penalty for a renewal of any license issued under this chapter applied for after the expiration date of the license shall be 50 percent of the fee required for the renewal of the license applied for before the expiration date but not more than one hundred dollars ($100). 8676. The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall receive and account for all moneys collected under this chapter at the end of each month, and shall pay it into the Treasury to the credit of the Structural Pest Control Fund, which is hereby continued in existence. The moneys in this fund shall be expended for the pro rata cost of administration of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.