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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Papan</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Sections 11734, 11923, 12034, 15204, and 15204.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control. </ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to establish reasonable fees for the registration of any person advertising, soliciting, or operating as a pest control business and limits the registration fee of certain pest control businesses to the amount necessary to cover the costs of registration, not to exceed $25.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would raise the maximum registration fee amount from $25 to $75.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law authorizes county boards of supervisors to set fees for registration to cover the cost of registering pest control aircraft pilots and pest control advisers, and limits those fees to no more than $10 per year for a pilot who registers in person in the county in which they intend to work and for an adviser who registers in person in the county listed in the adviser’s address on a
specified license or the county of occupational choice, and no more than $5 per year for a pilot or adviser already registered in a county to register in an additional county, as provided.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would repeal those annual registration fee limits of $10 and $5.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law requires certain licensed structural pest control operator qualifying managers and structural pest control board registered companies to register with the county agricultural commissioner before operating a structural pest control business in the county. Existing law authorizes county boards of supervisors to require a registration fee not to exceed the actual cost of processing the registration or $10, whichever is less.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would repeal that registration fee limit of $10.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law prohibits certain licensed structural pest controller licensees, as
provided, from conducting fumigations in any county unless that person has also registered for the current calendar year with the county agricultural commissioner in that county, as provided. Existing law requires the county boards of supervisors to set that registration fee and for that fee not to exceed the cost of processing the registration or $25, whichever is less. Existing law authorizes structural pest control operators and field representatives to be added during the year and limits the fee for adding those operators and field representatives to the actual cost of processing the registration or $10, whichever is less.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would repeal those annual registration fee limits of $25 and $10.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 11734 of the
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<html:p>The board of supervisors of any county may establish reasonable fees for the registration required under Section 11732. Payment of the fee shall be due by the date designated by the commissioner. However, registration fees for pest control businesses licensed pursuant to Section 11704 shall be that amount necessary to cover the costs of registration, but shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) per year.</html:p>
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Section 11923 of the
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<html:p>County boards of supervisors may set fees for registration to cover the cost of registering pest control aircraft pilots pursuant to Section 11920.</html:p>
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Section 12034 of the
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<html:p>County boards of supervisors may set fees for registration to cover the cost of registering pest control advisers pursuant to Section 12031.</html:p>
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Section 15204 of the
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(a)
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Each licensed Branch 2 and Branch 3 structural pest control operator qualifying manager, as defined in Section 8506.2 of the Business and Professions Code, and Structural Pest Control Board registered company, as defined in Section 8506.1 of the Business and Professions Code, shall register with the commissioner before operating a structural pest control business in the county. The registration shall cover a calendar year. A fee may also be required at the time of registration. The fee shall be set by the county board of supervisors, except that in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of processing the
registration.
Payment of the fee shall be due by the date designated by the commissioner.
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(b)
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Each registration shall be in a form prescribed by the director after consulting with the Structural Pest Control Board and commissioners and shall include the structural pest control licensee’s name and address, including all satellite locations conducting business in the county, telephone numbers, responsible persons, and the type of pest control to be conducted.
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(c)
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If ordered by the commissioner, other structural pest control licensees shall appear in person at the office of the commissioner to complete registration.
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(d)
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The commissioner may levy a civil penalty against any person who violates the provisions of this section in accordance with the procedures provided in Section
12999.5.
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Section 15204.5 of the
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(a)
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It is unlawful for any licensed Branch 1 Structural Pest Controller licensee, including structural pest control operators, field representatives, applicators, and Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) registered companies, as defined in Section 8506.1 of the Business and Professions Code, to conduct fumigations in any county unless that person or company has also registered for the current calendar year with the commissioner in that county. The registration fee for the SPCB registered company including structural pest control operators and field representatives and applicators shall be set by the county Board of Supervisors, but shall not exceed the cost of processing the
registration. Payment of the fee shall be due at registration or on a date set by the commissioner. Structural pest control operators and field representatives may be added during the year, but the fee shall not exceed the actual cost of processing the registration.
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(b)
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Each registration shall be in the form prescribed by the director after consulting with the SPCB and the commissioners and shall include the name and address of the SPCB registered company or structural pest control operator and all satellite offices conducting business in the county, the name of the qualifying manager or the structural pest control operator and
their license number, and a business telephone number. The registration form for field representatives and applicators shall include their name, license number, business address, and telephone number, and may be included with the business registration.
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(c)
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Each licensed structural pest controller, including structural pest control operators, field representatives, applicators, or an SPCB registered company, that intends to conduct fumigation operations is required to appear in person at the office of the commissioner to complete the registration required by Section 15204.
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(d)
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Each SPCB registered company or structural pest control operator that intends to conduct fumigation operations shall notify the agricultural commissioner at least 24 hours prior to commencing fumigation, or as approved on a case-by-case basis by the commissioner. This
notice shall include all of the following:
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(1)
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Name and address of the registered company or structural pest control operator.
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(2)
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Address of the area or areas to be fumigated.
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(3)
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The pesticide to be applied.
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(4)
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The date of the intended application.
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(e)
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The commissioner may levy a civil penalty against any person who violates this section in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 12999.5.
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