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| 1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 9 as follows:
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| 6 | (415 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 5, par. 809)
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| 7 | Sec. 9.
Licenses and Pesticide Dealer Registrations | ||||||
| 8 | Requirements;
Certification.
Licenses and pesticide dealer | ||||||
| 9 | registrations issued pursuant to this Act
shall be valid for | ||||||
| 10 | one year, except
that private applicator licenses shall be | ||||||
| 11 | valid for 3 years. All licenses
and pesticide dealer | ||||||
| 12 | registrations shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which | ||||||
| 13 | it is to expire. A
license or pesticide dealer registration in | ||||||
| 14 | effect on the 31st of December,
for which renewal has been made
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| 15 | within 60 days following the date of expiration, shall continue | ||||||
| 16 | in full
force and effect until the Director notifies the | ||||||
| 17 | applicant that renewal has
been approved and accepted or is to | ||||||
| 18 | be denied in accordance with this Act. The
Director shall not | ||||||
| 19 | issue a license or pesticide dealer registration to a
first | ||||||
| 20 | time applicant or to a
person who has not made application for | ||||||
| 21 | renewal on or before March 1 following
the expiration date of | ||||||
| 22 | the license or pesticide dealer registration until
such | ||||||
| 23 | applicant or person
has been certified by the Director as
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| 1 | having successfully demonstrated competence and knowledge | ||||||
| 2 | regarding
pesticide use.
The Director shall issue a license or | ||||||
| 3 | pesticide dealer registration to a
person that made application
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| 4 | after March 1 and before April 15 if that application is | ||||||
| 5 | accompanied by a late
application fee.
A licensee or pesticide | ||||||
| 6 | dealer shall be required to be recertified for
competence and | ||||||
| 7 | knowledge regarding pesticide use at least once every 3
years | ||||||
| 8 | and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Director to | ||||||
| 9 | assure
a continued level of competence and ability. The | ||||||
| 10 | Director shall by
regulation specify the standard of | ||||||
| 11 | qualification for certification and the
manner of establishing | ||||||
| 12 | an applicant's competence and knowledge. A certification shall | ||||||
| 13 | remain valid only if an applicant attains licensure or | ||||||
| 14 | pesticide dealer registration during the calendar year in which | ||||||
| 15 | certification was granted and the licensure is maintained | ||||||
| 16 | throughout the 3-year certification period. An
applicant who | ||||||
| 17 | has been certified shall be required to apply for a license or
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| 18 | pesticide dealer registration
within 90 days after the date of | ||||||
| 19 | such certification. Failure to apply for
a license or pesticide | ||||||
| 20 | dealer registration within such 90 day period shall
void the | ||||||
| 21 | certification.
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| 22 | The Director may refuse to issue a license or pesticide | ||||||
| 23 | dealer
registration based upon the violation
history of the | ||||||
| 24 | applicant.
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 89-94, eff. 7-6-95; 90-205, eff. 1-1-98.)
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