CHAPTER 8. Qualified Applicator License [12201. - 12206.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 8.

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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12201. Section 12201.

An application for a qualified applicator license shall be in a form prescribed by the director. Each application shall state the name and address of the applicant specified on the application and any other information required by the director. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12201.1. Section 12201.1.

It is unlawful for any person to act in a supervisory capacity or position for a pest control business, except a business licensed only in the maintenance gardener category pursuant to Section 11705, unless the person has a qualified applicator license.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12202. Section 12202.

(a) All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter expire on December 31 of the last year for which they are issued. Licenses may be renewed before their expiration through application in the form prescribed by the director and upon payment of a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5. (b) A penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5 shall be assessed against any applicant who applies for renewal after the expiration date.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12203. Section 12203.

Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of laws and regulations concerning pesticide use and shall elect to be examined for licensing in one or more of the categories established by the director.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12203.1. Section 12203.1.

The director may designate subcategories within the categories established pursuant to Section 12203, as determined to be necessary.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12204. Section 12204.

The director shall issue to each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter a qualified applicator license.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12205. Section 12205.

A qualified applicator license may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the director, after a hearing, for any of the following: (a) Failure to comply with this division or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) or regulations adopted pursuant to these divisions. (b) Making any false or fraudulent record or report. (c) Failure to ensure that the responsibilities of the pest control business specified in regulations are carried out. (d) Failure to supervise operations, activities, and employees of the pest control business in a manner that ensures compliance with this division and Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) pertaining to pesticides.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 12206. Section 12206.

Notwithstanding Section 12205, if the director finds on the basis of affidavits submitted to the director by the enforcement personnel specified in Section 11501.5, or by injured parties, that continuance of the license endangers public welfare or safety, the director may, pending a hearing, suspend or place conditions on the license of any qualified applicator. The director may terminate the suspension of, or any condition placed upon, a license upon the taking of corrective action by the qualified applicator that the director determines satisfactory to assure compliance with statutes and regulations. In that event, the matter may proceed to hearing as though the license had not been suspended or the conditions placed upon it.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026