<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04.01"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000000">12:56:05:04.01</span></a><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000001">.  Additional standards for certification in agricultural plant pest control.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0"> In addition to meeting </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">general standards </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">set forth </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">.17, applicators seeking certification in agricultural plant pest control must demonstrate practical knowledge of crops, grasslands, and non-crop agricultural lands and the specific pests of those areas, including knowledge of pre-harvest intervals, restricted entry intervals, potential for environmental contamination, non-target injury to plants, and other problems resulting from the use of pesticides in agricultural areas. The required knowledge also includes the potential for:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">        (1)  Phytotoxicity due to a wide variety of plants to be protected;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">        (2)  Drift; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">        (3)  Non-target exposures to humans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">    </span><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0"> 1 SDR 65, effective March 27, 1975; 2 SDR 53, effective January 18, 1976; 4 SDR 23, effective October 20, 1977; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">, 12 SDR 96, effective December 8, 1985; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">    </span><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-51"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002">38-21-51</span></a><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">    </span><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-18"><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0-000002">38-21-18</span></a><span class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4cbbc2a2-9822-491a-ada6-32d5144e6eb6000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>