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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 3.03, 3.09, 3.11, 4, 5.01, 6, 7, 9, 10.3, 13,
6 21, 21.1, and 22 as follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 235/3.03)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.03)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
9     Sec. 3.03. "Person" means any individual, group of
10 individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation,
11 person doing business under an assumed name, the State of
12 Illinois, or department thereof, any other state-owned and
13 operated institution, public school, licensed day care center,
14 or any other entity.
15 (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
16     (225 ILCS 235/3.09)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.09)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
18     Sec. 3.09. "Structural Pest Control" means and includes the
19 on-site identification of an infestation in, on or under a
20 structure or the use of any method or device or the application
21 of any substance to prevent, repel, mitigate, curb, control, or
22 eradicate any pest in, on, or under, or around a structure, or

 

 

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1 within a part of, or materials used in building, a structure;
2 the use of any pesticide, including insecticides, fungicides
3 and other wood treatment products, attractants, repellents,
4 rodenticides, fumigants, or mechanical devices for preventing,
5 controlling, eradicating, identifying, mitigating,
6 diminishing, or curbing insects, vermin, rats, mice, or other
7 pests in, on, or under, or around a structure, or within a part
8 of, or materials used in building, a structure; vault
9 fumigation and fumigation of box cars, trucks, ships,
10 airplanes, docks, warehouses, and common carriers or
11 soliciting to perform any of the foregoing functions.
12 Notwithstanding any other law, an applicator who is licensed or
13 certified under the Illinois Pesticide Act may not engage in
14 structural pest control as defined in this Act unless the
15 applicator is also licensed and certified under this Act.
16 (Source: P.A. 85-227; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
17     (225 ILCS 235/3.11)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.11)
18     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
19     Sec. 3.11. "Commercial Structural Pest Control Business"
20 means any business in the course of which any person performs,
21 advertises, or contracts to perform structural pest control
22 services on property under the ownership or control of another
23 in exchange for any consideration.
24 (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 235/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2204)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
3     Sec. 4. Licensing and registration location requirements).
4     (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a
5 commercial structural pest control business at any location in
6 this State after October 21, 1977, or within Illinois from any
7 location outside of this State, unless such person is licensed
8 by the Department. A person shall have a separate license for
9 each commercial structural pest control business location. It
10 shall also be unlawful for any person to engage in a commercial
11 pest control business in Illinois from any location outside
12 this State unless such person is licensed by this Department.
13 The licensee may use its state identification number in all
14 forms of advertising.
15     (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or
16 operates a non-commercial structural pest control location to
17 engage in non-commercial structural pest control using
18 restricted pesticides in this State after October 21, 1977,
19 unless registered as a non-commercial structural pest control
20 location by the Department.
21     (c) No person shall be licensed or registered as a
22 commercial or non-commercial structural pest control business
23 at any location without complying with the certification
24 requirements as prescribed in Section 5 of this Act.
25     (d) If a licensee or registrant changes its location of
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1 notified in writing of the new location within 15 days. The
2 license or registration shall accompany the notification along
3 with the fee as prescribed in Section 9 of this Act, be
4 surrendered and, upon receipt, a replacement will be issued by
5 the Department for a fee of $10.
6     (e) All licenses and registrations issued under this Act
7 shall expire on December 31 of the year issued, except that an
8 original license or registration issued after October 1 and
9 before December 31 shall expire on December 31 of the following
10 year. A license or registration may be renewed by filing with
11 the Department a completed renewal application form as
12 prescribed by rule, including payment of the fee as prescribed
13 in Section 9 of this Act, and may be postmarked no later than
14 the December 1 preceding the date of expiration. Applications
15 received by the Department that are postmarked after December 1
16 up to and including December 31 shall be accompanied by the
17 required late filing charge as prescribed in Section 9 of this
18 Act. License or registration applications that are postmarked
19 after December 31 will not be eligible for renewal A license or
20 registration may be renewed by making application on a form
21 prescribed by the Department and by paying the fee required by
22 this Act. Renewal applications shall be filed with the
23 Department prior to December 1 of each year.
24     (f) No license or registration shall be transferable from
25 one person to another.
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1 pest control business location without complying with the
2 insurance requirements of Section 9 of this Act.
3 (Source: P.A. 83-825; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
4     (225 ILCS 235/5.01)  (from Ch. 111 l/2, par. 2205.01)
5     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
6     Sec. 5.01. Reciprocity.
7     (a) Upon payment of the required fee as prescribed in
8 Section 9 of this Act, a person who is certified or licensed as
9 a structural pest control technician by a contiguous state or
10 the federal government may apply for reciprocal certification
11 without examination by the Department in those sub-categories
12 or areas for which the applicant holds certification or
13 licensure by the contiguous state or the federal government.
14     (b) In order to receive reciprocal certification under
15 subsection (a) of this Section, the requirements for the
16 certification or licensure by the contiguous state or the
17 federal government must have been, at the date of the
18 certification or licensure, substantially equivalent to the
19 requirements then in force in this State, as determined by the
20 Department. Upon the payment of the required fee, an applicant
21 who is certified in another state, may, without examination, be
22 granted a certificate as a certified structural pest control
23 technician by the Department in those sub-categories for which
24 he has been certified by another state, provided that the
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1 structural pest control technicians in that state were, at the
2 date of certification, substantially equal to the requirements
3 then in force in this State and provided that the same
4 privilege of certification is similarly granted by said state
5 to technicians certified by the State of Illinois.
6 (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 235/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2206)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
9     Sec. 6. Renewal of technician certification Certificate
10 renewal).
11     (a) A certified technician's certificate shall be valid for
12 a period of 3 years expiring on December 31 of the third year,
13 except that an original certificate issued between October 1
14 and December 31 shall expire on December 31 of the third full
15 calendar year following issuance and must be renewed by January
16 1 of each third year. A certificate may be renewed by
17 application upon a form prescribed by the Department, provided
18 that the certified technician furnishes the following:
19         (1) a renewal application filed with the Department
20     postmarked no later than December 1 preceding the date of
21     expiration;
22         (2) evidence attached to the renewal, or on file with
23     the Department, of acquiring, that he has attended during
24     the 3 year period, a minimum of 9 classroom hours, in
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1     approved pest control training seminars; and
2         (3) the required fee as prescribed in Section 9 of this
3     Act and pays the fee required by this Act. Renewal
4     applications shall be filed with the Department prior to
5     December 1 preceding the date of expiration.
6     Applications received by the Department postmarked after
7 December 1 shall be accompanied by the required late filing
8 charge as prescribed in Section 9 of this Act.
9     (b) Certified technician's certificates are not
10 transferable from one person to another person, and no licensee
11 or registrant shall use the certificate of a certified
12 technician to secure or hold a license or registration unless
13 the holder of such certificate is actively engaged in the
14 direction of pest control operations of the licensee or
15 registrant.
16     (c) A certified technician who has not renewed his or her
17 certificate for a period of not more than one year after its
18 expiration may secure a renewal upon payment of the renewal fee
19 and , late filing charge and the furnishing of evidence of
20 training in accordance with item (2) of subsection (a) of this
21 Section as may be required by the Department. If a technician
22 has not renewed his or her certificate for a period of more
23 than one year after its expiration, the technician he shall
24 file an original application for examination, pay all required
25 fees, which may include renewal, examination, and late filing
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1 her certificate is renewed. Any individual who fails to renew a
2 certification by the date of expiration shall not perform any
3 pest control activities until the requirements of this Section
4 have been met and a certificate has been issued by the
5 Department.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-922, eff. 1-1-05; reenacted by P.A. 95-786,
7 eff. 8-7-08.)
 
8     (225 ILCS 235/7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2207)
9     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
10     Sec. 7. Written examination required). The Department
11 shall adopt rules for any examinations required for the proper
12 administration of this Act, including any category or
13 sub-category examination involving the use of general or
14 restricted use pesticides and any examination which may be
15 required under Category 7, Industrial, Institutional,
16 Structural, and Health Related Pest Control, or Category 8,
17 Public Health Pest Control (excluding Mosquito Pest Control),
18 in the rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture in
19 Section 250.120 of Title 8 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
20 Applications for examination shall be in the form prescribed by
21 the Department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee as
22 prescribed in Section 9 of this Act, and received by the
23 Department at least 15 days prior to an examination. The
24 Department shall conduct written examinations at least 4 times
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1 applicant. The written examination shall be prepared from
2 suggested study materials.
3     All applicants shall be tested and required to attain a
4 passing grade on a General Standards examination which
5 evaluates their general knowledge of label and labeling
6 comprehension, safety, environment, equipment, application
7 techniques, laws and regulations, and pests and pesticides.
8 Applicants who pass the General Standards examination may also,
9 if qualified, be examined in any one or more of the other
10 sub-categories in which they desire to use restricted
11 pesticides:
12     (a) Insects (excluding termites and other wood destroying
13 organisms), rodents and other pests including those pests in
14 food manufacturing, food processing, food storage and grain
15 handling;
16     (b) Termites and other wood destroying organisms;
17     (c) Bird control;
18     (d) Fumigation;
19     (e) Food manufacturing, food processing and food storage
20 facilities;
21     (f) Institutional and multi-unit residential housing pest
22 control;
23     (g) Public health pest control; and
24     (h) Wood products pest control, which includes the
25 application of restricted use wood treatment pesticides by
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1 non-commercial wood treatment plants using pressure, as well as
2 nonpressure, treatment methods to control or prevent wood
3 degradation by wood destroying organisms which include but are
4 not limited to insects, and by fungi or bacteria which cause
5 surface molding, surface staining, sap staining, brown rot,
6 white rot and soft rot.
7     An applicant who is examined and certified in
8 sub-categories (a), (b), (c), (d) and (h) shall be qualified to
9 use restricted pesticides in performing structural pest
10 control activities in commercial and non-commercial structural
11 pest control in those sub-categories in which he has been
12 certified.
13     An applicant who is examined and certified in
14 sub-categories (e), (f), or (g) shall be permitted to apply
15 restricted pesticides only to structures of the non-commercial
16 structural pest control registrant of which he is an employee.
17 (Source: P.A. 85-227; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
18     (225 ILCS 235/9)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2209)
19     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
20     Sec. 9. Fees and required insurance.
21     (a) The fees required by this Act are as follows:
22         (1) The fee for an original commercial structural pest
23     control business license is $250; and the fee for the
24     renewal of that license is $150.
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1     pest control business registration is $200; and the fee for
2     the renewal of that registration is $125.
3         (3) The fee for an application for examination as a
4     certified technician, including an original certificate,
5     is $75; and the fee for the renewal of that certification
6     is $75.
7         (4) The fee for an application for examination in
8     sub-categories not previously examined or for
9     reexamination as a certified technician in areas
10     previously failed is $50.
11         (5) The fee for the replacement of a license,
12     registration, or certification is $25.
13         (6) The late filing charge for any license,
14     registration, or certification is $75.
15         (7) The fee for multiple copies of this Act and
16     regulations or for any category or sub-category specific
17     training materials is $5 per copy.
18         (a) For an original license and each renewal - $100.
19         (b) For an original registration and each renewal -
20     $50.
21         (c) For each certificate renewal - $40.
22         (d) For an application for examination including an
23     original certificate - $40.
24         (e) Any person who fails to file a renewal application
25     by the date of expiration of a license, certification or
26     registration shall be assessed a late filing charge of $75.

 

 

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1         (f) For duplicate copies of certificates, licenses or
2     registrations - $10.
3     All fees shall be paid by check or money order. Any fee
4 required by this Act is not refundable in the event that the
5 original application or application for renewal is denied.
6     (b) Every application for an original commercial
7 structural pest control business location license shall be
8 accompanied by a certificate of insurance issued by an
9 insurance company authorized to do business in the State of
10 Illinois or by a risk retention or purchasing group formed
11 pursuant to the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986,
12 which provides primary, first dollar public liability coverage
13 of the applicant or licensee for personal injuries for not less
14 than $100,000 per person, or $300,000 per occurrence, and, in
15 addition, for not less than $50,000 per occurrence for property
16 damage, resulting from structural pest control. The insurance
17 policy shall be in effect at all times during the license year
18 and a new certificate of insurance shall be filed with the
19 Department within 30 days after the renewal of the insurance
20 policy. Each application for renewal of a commercial structural
21 pest control location license shall also include a certificate
22 of insurance as detailed above unless a valid certificate of
23 insurance is already on file with the Department. Applicants
24 for registration or registration renewal shall not be required
25 to provide evidence of public liability insurance coverage.
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1 to this Act shall be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund
2 established pursuant to the Illinois Pesticide Act. The amount
3 annually collected as administrative civil fines and fees shall
4 be appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department for
5 the purposes of conducting a public education program on the
6 proper use of pesticides and for other activities related to
7 enforcement of this Act and the Illinois Pesticide Act.
8 (Source: P.A. 87-703; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 235/10.3)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
11     Sec. 10.3. Notification. School districts and day care
12 centers must maintain a registry of parents and guardians of
13 students and employees who have registered to receive written
14 or telephonic notification prior to application of pesticides
15 to school property or day care centers or provide written or
16 telephonic notification to all parents and guardians of
17 students before such pesticide application. Written
18 notification may be included in newsletters, bulletins,
19 calendars, or other correspondence currently published by the
20 school district or day care center. The written or telephonic
21 notification must be given at least 2 business days before
22 application of the pesticide application and should identify
23 the intended date of the application of the pesticide and the
24 name and telephone contact number for the school or day care
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1 program. Prior written notice shall not be required if there is
2 an imminent threat to health or property. If such a situation
3 arises, the appropriate school or day care center personnel
4 must sign a statement describing the circumstances that gave
5 rise to the health threat and ensure that written or telephonic
6 notice is provided as soon as practicable. For purposes of this
7 Section, pesticides subject to notification requirements shall
8 not include (i) an antimicrobial agent, such as disinfectant,
9 sanitizer, or deodorizer, or (ii) insecticide baits and
10 rodenticide baits.
11 (Source: P.A. 93-381, eff. 7-1-04; reenacted by P.A. 95-786,
12 eff. 8-7-08.)
 
13     (225 ILCS 235/13)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2213)
14     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
15     Sec. 13. Violations of the Act. It is a violation of this
16 Act and the Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue
17 or renew any certificate, registration, or license, in
18 accordance with Section 14 of this Act, upon proof of any of
19 the following:
20     (a) Violation of this Act or any rule or regulation
21 promulgated hereunder.
22     (b) Conviction of a certified technician, registrant, or
23 licensee of a violation of any provision of this Act or of pest
24 control laws in any other state, or any other laws or rules and
25 regulations adopted thereto relating to pesticides.

 

 

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1     (c) Knowingly making false or fraudulent claims,
2 misrepresenting the effects of materials or methods or failing
3 to use methods or materials suitable for structural pest
4 control.
5     (d) Performing structural pest control in a careless or
6 negligent manner so as to be detrimental to health.
7     (e) Failure to supply within a reasonable time, upon
8 request from the Department or its authorized representative,
9 true information regarding methods and materials used, work
10 performed, or other information essential to the
11 administration of this Act.
12     (f) Fraudulent advertising or solicitations relating to
13 structural pest control.
14     (g) Aiding or abetting a person to evade any provision of
15 this Act, conspiring with any person to evade provisions of
16 this Act or allowing a license, permit, certification, or
17 registration to be used by another person.
18     (h) Impersonating any federal, state, county, or city
19 official.
20     (i) Performing structural pest control, utilizing, or
21 authorizing the use or sale of, pesticides which are in
22 violation of the FIFRA, or the Illinois Pesticide Act.
23     (j) Failing to comply with a written Department notice or
24 lawful order of the Director.
25 (Source: P.A. 85-177; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 235/21)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
3     Sec. 21. Penalty). Any person who violates this Act or any
4 rule or regulation adopted by the Department, or who violates
5 any determination or order of the Department under this Act
6 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined a
7 sum of not more less than $2,500, serve a jail term of up to 1
8 day less than 1 year in jail, or both $100.
9     Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense. The
10 State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred
11 or the Attorney General shall bring such actions in the name of
12 the people of the State of Illinois.
13 (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 235/21.1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221.1)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
16     Sec. 21.1. Administrative Civil Fines. The Department is
17 empowered to assess administrative civil fines in accordance
18 with Section 15 of this Act against a licensee, registrant, or
19 certified technician, person, public school, licensed day care
20 center, or other entity for violations of this Act or its rules
21 and regulations. These fines shall be established by the
22 Department by rule and may be assessed in addition to, or in
23 lieu of, license, registration, or certification suspensions
24 and revocations. Rules to implement this Section shall be
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1     The amount of these fines shall be determined by the
2 hearing officer upon determination that a violation or
3 violations of the Act or rules has occurred. Any fine assessed
4 and not paid within 60 days after receiving of notice from the
5 Department may be submitted to the Attorney General's Office,
6 or any other public or private agency, for collection of the
7 amounts owed plus any fees and costs incurred during the
8 collection process. Failure to pay a fine shall also be grounds
9 for immediate suspension or revocation of a license,
10 registration, or certification issued under this Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 87-703; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
12     (225 ILCS 235/22)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2222)
13     (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
14     Sec. 22. Scope of Act). The provisions of this Act apply to
15 any structural pest control operations performed by the State
16 or agency thereof. However, the Department of Public Health
17 State or agency thereof or any local health department unit of
18 local government shall not be required to pay any fees, nor
19 shall the employees thereof engaged in pest control activities
20 in their official capacity be required to pay any fees for
21 examination, certification, or renewal of certification in the
22 sub-categories of either (f) or (g) specified in Section 7 of
23 this Act.
24     This Act does not apply to any person certified by the
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1 pesticides in structures on his own individual property.
2 (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 235/5.02 rep.)
4     Section 10. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by
5 repealing Section 5.02.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.