California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §8565: The board shall ascertain by examination that an applicant for a license as operator is qualified in the use and understanding of all of the following: (a) The English language, including reading and
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The board shall ascertain by examination that an applicant for a license as operator is qualified in the use and understanding of all of the following: (a) The English language, including reading and writing. (b) The building and safety laws of the state and any of its political subdivisions, if the branch or branches of pest control for which he or she is applying, require that knowledge. (c) The labor laws of the state. (d) The provisions of this chapter. (e) Pesticides used in pest control, if the branch license or licenses for which he or she is applying, require that knowledge. (f) The theory and practice of the branch or branches of pest control in which the applicant desires to be licensed. (g) Other state laws, safety or health measures, or practices that are reasonably within the scope of structural pest control in the various branches, including an applicant’s knowledge of the requirements regarding health effects and restrictions on applications, as set forth in Section 8538.
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