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217B.080 Applicator's license -- Fees -- Aerial applications.

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217B.080 Applicator's license -- Fees -- Aerial applications. (1) Except as provided in KRS 217B.090, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as an employee of a pesticide operator or dealer and apply pesticides manually, or as <br>the applicator directly in charge of any equipment which is licensed or should be <br>licensed under the provisions of this chapter for the application of any pesticide, <br>without having obtained an applicator's license from the department. An applicator's <br>license shall be in addition to any other license or permit required by law for the <br>operation or use of any equipment. Any person applying for an applicator's license <br>shall file an application on a form prescribed by the department on or before <br>January 1 of each year. Application for a license to apply pesticides shall be <br>accompanied by a license fee of ten dollars (&#36;10). The provisions of this section <br>shall not apply to any individual who has passed the examination provided for in <br>KRS 217B.060(3), and is a licensed pesticide operator. If the department finds the <br>applicant qualified to apply pesticides in the classifications he has applied for after <br>examinations as provided for in KRS 217B.060(3), and if the applicant applying for <br>a license to engage in aerial applications of pesticides has met all of the <br>requirements of the Federal Aviation Agency and the Transportation Cabinet to <br>operate the equipment described in the application, the department shall issue a <br>pesticide applicator license limited to the classifications for which he is qualified <br>which shall expire at the end of the calendar year of issue unless it has been revoked <br>or suspended prior to that by the department for cause as provided for in KRS <br>217B.120. (2) No license shall be issued unless the applicant holds a valid certification within this category. (3) No license shall be issued unless the applicant is employed or supervised by a person who holds a valid operator's license. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 70, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 148, sec. 7. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 8.