2008 Pesticide/Structural Pest Inspector
License Renewal Information
Note: Pesticide license renewals for 2008
were mailed in early-November. If you did not receive a renewal and
need one, please contact Pesticide
Licensing or call toll free (877) 301-4555.
ALERT:
A small number of 2008 renewal packets contain a renewal form and/or
recertification credit report for someone other than the intended
recipient. If this happens to you, please email
Pesticide Licensing
or call toll free (877) 301-4555 so that the correct forms can be
sent to you. Please report your name and license number and the
name(s) and license number(s) on the misdirected forms that you
received. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.
WSDA can now accept
copies, including faxes and emails, of all Commercial Applicator
financial coverage forms as long as they are legible.
Reporting Equipment, Employees and Additional Business Locations
The 2008 Commercial
Applicator renewal packet includes forms to validate your
equipment, commercial operator employees and additional business
locations covered by the Commercial Applicator license.
Please review all three forms, make the necessary revisions and
attach to your Commercial Applicator renewal application.
If there are no changes to report, it is still important to
attach the forms.
Recertification
Recertification
credits up through June 30, 2007 are being provided on your credit
report included in your license renewal packet. If you attended a class after June 30th,
it will not be listed on this report.
You may now view your
recertification status on-line. After locating your
license record, click on your Commercial Applicator license.
Do I need to submit a Financial
Responsibility Insurance Certificate (FRIC) with my Commercial
Applicator renewal? You only need to submit the FRIC if your insurance has expired or
will expire shortly. Just be sure that your insurance agent
submits an updated FRIC prior to the expiration of the last one.
Your agent can download the FRIC, complete it and send it to WSDA. WSDA can
now accept copies, including faxes and emails, of the completed FRIC.
My Commercial Applicator renewal
packet included a listing of the
spray equipment I last licensed. I have updated the list. What do
I do with it now? Please send the Equipment Validation Form along with your Commercial Applicator License Renewal Application.
What happens if I have new
equipment to license? List new spray equipment on the back of your Form A application.
You will receive a new WSDA
license plate along with your 2008 Commercial Applicator business license. You may also switch a
plate from an old piece of equipment you are no longer licensing
to the new equipment as long as you notify WSDA. You can do this
on the Equipment Validation Form or anytime during the year by
completing the
Supplemental Commercial Applicator Pesticide License Application.
Do I have to list all the
Commercial Operators employed with me or just the new employees?
You are receiving a list of your company employed
Commercial Operators and their license expiration date. Make any
necessary revisions to the list by removing or adding Commercial
Operator employees. Any future changes to this list must be
reported to WSDA within 30 days using the
Supplemental
Commercial Applicator Pesticide License Application. This
form should be used throughout the year to report any changes to
your Commercial Applicator renewal application.
Do I need to pay the penalty fee
if I submit my application after January 1, 2008? You need to submit the penalty fee if you have acted as a
Commercial Applicator in 2008 prior to submitting your renewal
application. If you are submitting your renewal application and
have not operated as a Commercial Applicator since January 1,
2008, you do not need to submit the penalty fee. You do need to
sign the “Penalty Exemption Statement” found on the front side of
your renewal form.
How do I contact Pesticide
Licensing? Pesticide Licensing can be reached by email at
license@agr.wa.gov or
toll-free by telephone at 877-301-4555.
Limited and Rancher Private Applicator licenses expire the fifth
December 31st after issuance so annual renewal is not necessary. For
further information on these two licenses, go to WSDA’s
Limited and
Rancher Private Applicator Licensing Web page.
All other license types
Recertification
Recertification credits up through June 30, 2007 are being provided on your credit report. If you attended a class after June 30th, it will not be listed on this report.
You may now view your recertification status on-line. After
locating your
license record, click on any of the listed license types to
view its credit status.
For more information on
recertification requirements, go to WSDA's Recertification
Information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to pay the penalty fee
if I submit my application after January 1, 2008? You need to submit the penalty fee if you have needed your license
to work in 2008
prior to submitting your renewal application. If you are
submitting your renewal application and have not operated as a
pesticide license holder since your last license expired, you do
not need to submit the penalty fee. You do need to sign the
“Penalty Exemption Statement” found on the front side of your
renewal form. You need to follow the above procedure for each
pesticide license that you wish to renew.
How often do I need to renew my
license?
You need to renew your license each year that you
perform work that requires a license. A lot of people confuse
recertification requirements with license renewal requirements.
You recertify every five years but you must renew your license
each year you are performing work that requires a license.
When do I need to complete the
"Supplemental License Renewal Form" on the back of my pesticide
license renewal form? You only need to complete the "Supplemental License Renewal Form"
if you have a recertification period of 2003 - 2007 and you successfully recertified in a
reciprocal state (Be sure to attach a copy of your reciprocal
state's pesticide license).
I have a recertification period of
2003 – 2007. According to my credit report, I do not have enough
credits to recertify. What do I do? The first thing you should do is carefully review your credit
report. Are all the classes you attended listed? Sometimes
licensees forget to sign course rosters or mail in completed
recertification attendance certificates. If you can provide valid
confirmation of your attendance, WSDA may be able to grant you
additional credits.
Did you attend a class that did not receive credit but contained
pest control related information? WSDA may be able to issue
credits to such a course after the fact if you can supply a course
agenda and proof of your attendance.
Are you successfully recertifying in another state? If so, follow
the instructions in your packet for renewing your license based on
a reciprocal license.
If you are still short of the credits you need to recertify, you
must retest in order to maintain your pesticide license. Go to the
WSDA Pesticide/SPI
Licensing Web site for
further information.
How do I find out about
recertification courses? All open recertification courses are listed on WSDA’s
recertification Web site.
Information on courses offered by the WSU Pesticide Education
program, including on-line courses, is available at
http://pep.wsu.edu/Education/educ.html.
How do I learn more about the
recertification program? Go to our license
recertification
Web site for information on WSDA’s recertification program.
How do I sponsor a recertification
program? Information on sponsoring a recertification course is available on
our
recertification
Web site.
How do I contact the
recertification program? Recertification staff can be reached by email at
recertification@agr.wa.gov or
toll-free at 877-301-4555.
Additional Information for Structural Pest Inspectors
Please be sure that you or your employer provides WSDA with updated financial coverage information prior to the expiration of your current coverage. Commercial
Applicators and Operators who only perform
specific inspections are covered by valid Commercial
Applicator insurance. If performing
complete WDO inspections, the full
SPI financial coverage is required.
Remember to use WSDA issued
Inspection Control Numbers (ICNs) when performing complete WDO inspections. ICNs are available through WSDA’s automated system, accessible toll free at (877) 301-4555. Only properly licensed SPIs can obtain ICNs.
