Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
Filed: 3/3/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5464 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5464 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 



6    (415 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 5, par. 809)



7    Sec. 9. 
Licenses and Pesticide Dealer Registrations 
8Requirements;
Certification.
Licenses and pesticide dealer 
9registrations issued pursuant to this Act
shall be valid for 
10one year, except
that private applicator licenses shall be 
11valid for 3 years. All licenses
and pesticide dealer 
12registrations shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which 
13it is to expire.  A
license or pesticide dealer registration in 
14effect on the 31st of December,
for which renewal has been made

15within 60 days following the date of expiration, shall continue 
16in full
force and effect until the Director notifies the 
 
 
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1applicant that renewal has
been approved and accepted or is to 
2be denied in accordance with this Act.  The
Director shall not 
3issue a license or pesticide dealer registration to a
first 
4time applicant or to a
person who has not made application for 
5renewal on or before March 1 following
the expiration date of 
6the license  or pesticide dealer registration until
such 
7applicant or person
has been certified by the Director as

8having successfully demonstrated competence and knowledge 
9regarding
pesticide use.
The Director shall issue a license or 
10pesticide dealer registration to a
person that made application

11after March 1 and before April 15 if that application is 
12accompanied by a late
application fee.
A licensee or pesticide 
13dealer shall be required to be recertified for
competence and 
14knowledge regarding pesticide use at least once every 3
years 
15and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Director to 
16assure
a continued level of competence and ability.  The 
17Director shall by
regulation specify the standard of 
18qualification for certification and the
manner of establishing 
19an applicant's competence and knowledge. A certification shall 
20remain valid only if an applicant attains licensure or 
21pesticide dealer registration during the calendar year in which 
22certification was granted and the licensure is maintained 
23throughout the 3-year certification period.  An
applicant who 
24has been certified shall be required to apply for a license or

25pesticide dealer registration
within 90 days after the date of 
26such certification.  Failure to apply for
a license or pesticide 
 
 
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1dealer registration within such 90 day period shall
void the 
2certification.

3    The Director may refuse to issue a license or pesticide 
4dealer
registration based upon the violation
history of the 
5applicant.

6(Source: P.A. 89-94, eff. 7-6-95; 90-205, eff. 1-1-98.)".