§ 11907 Pest Control Pilot Certification

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a journeyman’s certificate shall not be issued until both of the following have occurred: (1) The applicant has served as an apprentice under a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter for one year. (2) The applicant presents to the director satisfactory documentary proof consisting of a declaration or affidavit by the holder of a journeyman’s certificate attesting to the applicant’s performance, under the attesting journeyman’s direct and personal supervision, of not less than 150 hours of operation of fixed-wing aircraft or 50 hours of operation of nonfixed-wing aircraft within the previous two calendar years in pest control activities, together with any other evidence as the director may require. (b) (1) The director may adopt regulations to establish specific requirements for obtaining an unmanned journeyman certificate. (2) The regulations shall consider requiring that the applicant complete 50 hours of operation of nonfixed-wing aircraft, or the equivalent practical training, in pest control activities within the previous two calendar years to ensure the legal and safe application of pesticides. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 354, Sec. 5. (AB 1016) Effective January 1, 2024.)