It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an employee of a commercial pesticide applicator and apply pesticides manually or as the operator directly in charge of any apparatus which is licensed or should be licensed under the provisions of this chapter for the application of any pesticide, without having obtained a commercial pesticide operator license from the director. The commercial pesticide operator license shall be in addition to any other license or permit required by law for the operation or use of any such apparatus. Application for a commercial operator license shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any individual who is a licensed commercial pesticide applicator.

[1997 c 242 § 12; 1994 c 283 § 10; 1993 sp.s. c 19 § 5; 1992 c 170 § 5; 1991 c 109 § 31; 1989 c 380 § 40; 1981 c 297 § 22; 1967 c 177 § 6; 1961 c 249 § 11.]

NOTES:

     Effective date -- 1997 c 242: See note following RCW 15.58.070.

     Severability -- 1981 c 297: See note following RCW 15.36.201.