OAR 603-057-0108
Aerial Applications Generally

(1)

A person may not spray or otherwise apply a pesticide by aircraft unless the person is an individual that holds a valid aerial pesticide applicator certificate issued by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Aerial Pesticide Applicator

(2)

An aerial pesticide applicator certificate is a type of license.

(3)

For 2016, an aerial pesticide applicator certificate may only be issued to an individual upon receipt and approval by the department of:

(a)

An appropriately completed license application form;

(b)

Payment of the appropriate fee;

(c)

Proof that the individual holds a valid commercial pilot certificate for the type of aircraft to be used by the aerial pesticide applicator in applying pesticides;

(d)

Proof that the individual holds a valid pesticide applicator, public applicator, or private applicator license or certificate; and

(e)

Proof, in the form of a sworn statement or a declaration that the individual has either:

(A)

At least fifty (50) hours of experience as a licensed pesticide applicator, licensed public applicator or certified licensed private applicator on flights conducted for the purpose of carrying out spraying or otherwise applying pesticides by aircraft; or

(B)

At least fifty (50) hours of flight training experience as a licensed pesticide applicator, licensed public applicator, or certified private applicator, or as a pesticide trainee or public trainee under the supervision of a licensed pesticide applicator, licensed public applicator, or certified licensed private applicator, on flights conducted for the purpose of carrying out, or training to carry out, spraying or otherwise applying pesticides by aircraft.

(4)

The department shall suspend or revoke the aerial pesticide applicator certificate if the certificate holder fails to maintain the valid pesticide applicator license, public applicator license or private applicator certificate that was the basis of obtaining the aerial pesticide applicator certificate.

(5)

The annual fee for an aerial pesticide applicator certificate shall be the same as the fee for pesticide applicators.

(6)

The certification period for an aerial pesticide applicator certificate issued for 2016 will expire on December 31, 2016.

(7)

As of January 1, 2017, the certification period for an aerial pesticide applicator certificate shall not exceed five years.

(8)

Beginning January 1, 2017, an aerial pesticide applicator certificate may only be issued to an individual upon receipt and approval by the department of:

(a)

An appropriately completed license application form;

(b)

Payment of the appropriate fee;

(c)

Proof that the individual holds a valid commercial pilot certificate for the type of aircraft to be used by the aerial pesticide applicator in applying pesticides;

(d)

Proof that the individual holds a valid pesticide applicator, public applicator, or private applicator license or certificate;

(e)

Proof, in the form of a sworn statement or a declaration that the individual has either:

(A)

At least fifty (50) hours of experience as a licensed pesticide applicator, licensed public applicator or certified licensed private applicator on flights conducted for the purpose of carrying out spraying or otherwise applying pesticides by aircraft; or

(B)

At least fifty (50) hours of flight training experience as a licensed pesticide applicator, licensed public applicator or certified licensed private applicator, or as a pesticide trainee or public trainee under the supervision of a certified aerial pesticide applicator, on flights conducted for the purpose of carrying out, or training to carry out, spraying or otherwise applying pesticides by aircraft; and

(f)

Proof that the individual has passed a national examination, or other examination approved by the department, testing the knowledge of the individual regarding proper spraying and other application of pesticides by aircraft.

(9)

An applicant for an aerial pesticide applicator certificate issued under OAR 603-057-0108 (Aerial Applications Generally) (7) shall be required to take a re-examination each fifth year after taking the original aerial pesticide applicator examination.

(10)

If the department’s records indicate that an applicant for certificate renewal has successfully completed during the preceding five years at least 10 credit hours in programs of instruction or educational courses satisfactory to the department and related to the spraying or other application of pesticides by aircraft:

(a)

The department shall count any credit hours in satisfactory programs of instruction or educational courses as described above toward any instruction or education requirements imposed by the department for the issuance or renewal of a pesticide applicator or public pesticide applicator license.

(b)

The department may not count any credit hours in satisfactory programs of instruction or educational courses described above toward any instruction or education requirements imposed by the department for the issuance or renewal of a private applicator’s license.

(11)

As of January 1, 2017, and for an individual, the certification period of their pesticide applicator, public applicator or private applicator license may be aligned with the certification period for their aerial pesticide applicator certificate.

(12)

An aerial pesticide applicator that was certificated solely on the basis of a public applicator license shall not spray or otherwise apply pesticides by aircraft to any lands beyond those lands that he is authorized to spray or otherwise apply pesticides to from the ground.

(13)

In order to be authorized to make aerial pesticide applications, a pesticide applicator that is also certificated as an aerial pesticide applicator, must be employed by a pesticide operator with an aerial endorsement or other similar specification assigned by the department.

Source: Rule 603-057-0108 — Aerial Applications Generally, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=603-057-0108.

603‑057‑0001
Definitions 603‑057‑0006
Pesticide Registration Fees 603‑057‑0100
License Fees 603‑057‑0102
Pesticide Operator Financial Responsibility 603‑057‑0106
Immediately Supervised Pesticide Trainee 603‑057‑0108
Aerial Applications Generally 603‑057‑0110
Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Categories 603‑057‑0115
Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Subcategories 603‑057‑0120
General Standards of Pesticide Applicator Competence 603‑057‑0125
Special Standards of Pesticide Applicator Competence 603‑057‑0127
Pesticide Apprentice Standards of Competence 603‑057‑0130
Applicator’s Records and Reports 603‑057‑0135
Private Applicator Standards of Competence 603‑057‑0140
Pesticide Dealer Records 603‑057‑0145
Pesticide Consultant Standards of Competence 603‑057‑0150
Alternative Requirements for Competence of Pesticide Applicator or Consultant License Renewal 603‑057‑0160
Pesticide Use for Experimental or Research Purposes 603‑057‑0180
Pesticide License Equivalency Provision 603‑057‑0200
Limitations on Restricted Use Pesticides 603‑057‑0205
Listing of Restricted Use Pesticides 603‑057‑0216
Pesticide Residue Tolerances in Foods 603‑057‑0301
2,4-D 603‑057‑0305
Areas Affected 603‑057‑0310
Time Period 603‑057‑0315
Prohibited Acts 603‑057‑0320
Permits and Applications 603‑057‑0325
Sodium Cyanide and M-44 Device 603‑057‑0335
Sodium Cyanide and M-44 Device 603‑057‑0350
Sodium Cyanide and the M-44 Device 603‑057‑0355
Sodium Fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and the Livestock Protection Collar 603‑057‑0360
Sodium Fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and the Livestock Protection Collar 603‑057‑0365
Sodium Fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and the Livestock Protection Collar 603‑057‑0375
Sodium Fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and the Livestock Protection Collar 603‑057‑0376
Microencapsulated Methyl Parathion 603‑057‑0378
Limitations on Pesticide Products Containing Clopyralid 603‑057‑0384
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Polutants 603‑057‑0388
Prohibits the Application of Four Neonicotinoid Insecticides 603‑057‑0392
Limitations on Pesticide Products Containing Aminocyclopyrachlor 603‑057‑0405
General Requirements 603‑057‑0410
Pesticide Users Required to Report 603‑057‑0411
Pesticide User Information 603‑057‑0412
Pesticide Product Identification 603‑057‑0413
Description of the Type of Site Where the Pesticide Was Used 603‑057‑0414
Description of the Purpose of Pesticide Use 603‑057‑0415
Location of Pesticide Use 603‑057‑0416
Reports of Pesticide Use for Research 603‑057‑0417
Access to Reported Information 603‑057‑0418
Requests for Pesticide Use Information 603‑057‑0420
Civil Penalty Determination for Failure to Comply with Confidentiality Agreement 603‑057‑0425
Household Pesticide Use Information 603‑057‑0500
Definitions 603‑057‑0502
Civil Penalties Generally 603‑057‑0505
Consolidation of Proceedings 603‑057‑0510
Notice of Violation, Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalties, and Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures 603‑057‑0520
Entry of Order and Appeal Rights 603‑057‑0525
Civil Penalties 603‑057‑0529
Civil Penalty For A Violation Occurring Before June 25, 2007 603‑057‑0530
Civil Penalty For A Violation Not Resulting From Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct Between June 25, 2007 and December 31, 2015 603‑057‑0531
Civil Penalty For A Violation Not Resulting From Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct on or after January 1, 2016 603‑057‑0532
Civil Penalty For A Violation Resulting From Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct And On Or After June 25, 2007 603‑057‑0535
Pesticide Use on Crops Grown for Seed Production 603‑057‑0545
Limitations on Pesticide Products Containing Chlorphyrifos
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 603-057-0108’s source at or​.us