OAR 603-057-0110
Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Categories

In accordance with subsection (2) of ORS 634.306 (General duties and powers of department), the following categories of pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees are established with licenses (or certificates) to be issued for such categories, or any specific subcategories established by OAR 603-057-0115 (Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Subcategories):

(1) Agricultural Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in the production of agricultural crops and livestock (including Christmas tree plantations and commercial nurseries), or on agricultural lands, grasslands, or non-crop agricultural lands.

(2) Aquatic Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in treating standing or running water.

(3) Demonstration and Research: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides, or of any substance or mixture of substances that is being evaluated for use as a pesticide, for experiments or research such as for gathering data to satisfy registration requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or of the department. The exemption provided manufacturers under subsection (1) of ORS 634.106 (Applicability of ORS 634.112 to 634.126 and 634.146) only applies to laboratory research. The uses included in this category must be:

(a) Authorized by an experimental use permit issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(b) Authorized by an experimental use permit issued by the department as provided in OAR 603-057-0160 (Pesticide Use for Experimental or Research Purposes); or

(c) By a federal or state agency that is exempt from obtaining an experimental use permit as provided in OAR 603-057-0160 (Pesticide Use for Experimental or Research Purposes)(2)(b).

(4) Forest Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in the production of forest crops, or on forestry lands (not including Christmas tree plantations or commercial nurseries).

(5) Industrial, Institutional, Health, and Structural Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in, on, or around food handling establishments, human dwellings, institutions (i.e., schools, hospitals, etc.), industrial establishments (including warehouses and grain elevators), and any other structures or areas utilized for the storing, processing, or manufacturing of products.

(6) Marine Fouling Organism Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of marine antifouling paint or coating on boat or ship hulls or other parts of boats or ships.

(7) Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in the establishment and maintenance of ornamental plantings and turf (not including Christmas tree plantations, commercial nurseries or forest crops). The exemption provided persons under subsection (5) of ORS 634.106 (Applicability of ORS 634.112 to 634.126 and 634.146) only applies to persons principally engaged in home lawn and garden care.

(8) Public Health Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides for the control of any pest which may be deleterious to the public health, including mosquito and other vector control.

(9) Regulatory Pest Control: This shall include public applicators and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides upon regulated pests not otherwise specified in this section.

(10) Right-of-Way Pest Control: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides in right-of-way areas.

(11) Seed Treatment: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides on seed, as it is defined in subsection (1) of ORS 633.511 (Definitions for ORS 633.511 to 633.750). Treatment of a person’s own seed on his own premises is exempt under subsections (9) and (13) of ORS 634.006 (Definitions).
(12) School Integrated Pest Management: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides on the campus of a school, as defined in ORS 634.700 (Definitions for ORS 634.700 to 634.750) and OAR 603-057-0500 (Definitions). School Integrated Pest Management does not include any of the following:
(a) The use of any pesticide in areas where the integrated pest management plan adopted by the school under 634.705 (Adoption of integrated pest management plan and related provisions) does not apply;
(b) The use of any pesticide for the purpose of controlling wood-destroying pests, such as, but not limited to, termites, carpenter ants, and powder post beetles;
(c) The use of any pesticide for the purpose of controlling the following public health pests: bed bugs, lice, fleas, ticks, and adult mosquitoes.
(d) The use of any pesticide by using power-driven pesticide application equipment or power-driven devices;
(e) The use of any highly toxic or restricted-use pesticide, as defined in ORS 634.006 (Definitions)(5) and (22), respectively;
(f) The use of any pesticide that is not registered with the State Department of Agriculture, as described in ORS 634.016 (Registration of pesticides and application devices); or
(g) The use of any pesticide formulated or packaged as a total release fogger, which is a pressurized container designed to automatically release the total contents in one operation for the purpose of creating a permeating fog within a confined space to deliver the pesticide throughout a space. Pesticide types listed in ORS 634.705 (Adoption of integrated pest management plan and related provisions)(4) are excluded from this provision.

Source: Rule 603-057-0110 — Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Categories, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=603-057-0110.

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

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