OAR 603-057-0115
Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Subcategories

The following subcategories of pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees are hereby established within the categories set forth in OAR 603-057-0110 (Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Categories):

(1)

Under “Agricultural Pest Control”:

(a)

Insecticide and Fungicide: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of insecticides, fungicides, and/or nematicides in the production of agricultural crops, or on agricultural lands, grasslands, and non-crop agricultural lands;

(b)

Herbicides: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of herbicides in the production of agricultural crops or on agricultural lands, grasslands, and non-crop agricultural lands;

(c)

Soil Fumigation: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of soil applied fumigants in the production of agricultural crops or on agricultural lands, grasslands, or non-crop agricultural lands;

(d)

Livestock 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 agricultural areas for control or eradication of such livestock pests as insects, mites and ticks;

(e)

Vertebrate 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 agricultural areas for control of vertebrate pests other than livestock predators.

(2)

Under “Industrial, Institutional, Health, and Structural Pest Control”:

(a)

Pest Control, General: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides, other than fumigants, in or around structures, institutions and establishments for the protection of stored, processed, and manufactured products or for the protection of human health;

(b)

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, other than fumigants, in, on, or around structures for the control of wood-destroying pests (i.e., termites, carpenter ants, powder post beetles, etc.);

(c)

Space Fumigation: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of fumigants in enclosed or confined areas or structures for the control of pests in structures, in stored food or feed, and in other agricultural products. Field treatment of utility poles, pilings, bridge supports, and similar elements of construction are excluded from this category;

(d)

Moss 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 moss and algae on structures;

(e)

Wood Treatment: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides to treat wood products (i.e., lumber, poles, ties, etc.) before the use of those products in construction, and to field treat utility poles, pilings, bridge supports, and similar elements of construction with fumigants or other pesticides.

(3)

Under “Ornamental and Turf Pest Control”:

(a)

Insecticide and Fungicide: This shall include pesticide operators, pesticide applicators, pesticide trainees, public applicators, and public trainees who use or supervise the use of insecticides and fungicides in the establishment and maintenance of ornamental plantings and turf;

(b)

Herbicide: 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.

(4)

Under “Regulatory Pest Control”:

(a)

M-44 Device: This shall include only employees of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control, who are licensed as public applicators and who use the M-44 device containing sodium cyanide for the control of coyotes and certain other wild canids, which shall be in the manner as specified by the administrative rules of the Department;

(b)

Livestock Protection Collar: This shall include only employees of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control, who are licensed as public applicators and who use the livestock protection collar containing sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) for the control of coyotes, which shall be in the manner as specified by the administrative rules of the Department;

(c)

Weed Control: This shall include public applicators and public trainees who use or supervise the use of pesticides for the control of plants designated by local weed control districts or the Department as noxious weeds as set forth in ORS 570.510.

Source: Rule 603-057-0115 — Pesticide Operator, Applicator, and Trainee Subcategories, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=603-057-0115.

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 603-057-0115’s source at or​.us