<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.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0 { 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.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852000003 { 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="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04.03"><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000000">12:56:05:04.03</span></a><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000001">.  Additional standards for certification in forest pest control.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> In addition to meeting </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">general standards </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">set forth </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">.17</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">, applicators </span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">seeking certification in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> forest pest control</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> must demonstrate a practical knowledge of types of forests, forest nurseries, and seed production, within the jurisdiction of the certifying authority, and the associated pests. The required knowledge includes the cyclic occurrence of certain pests and specific population dynamics as a basis for programming pesticide applications, the relevant organisms causing harm and their vulnerability to the pesticides to be applied, how to determine when pesticide use is proper, selection of the application method, proper use of the application equipment to minimize non-target exposures, and appropriate responses to meteorological factors and adjacent land use. The required knowledge also includes the potential for:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">        (1)  Phytotoxicity due to a wide variety of plants to be protected;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">        (2)  Drift; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">        (3)  Persistence beyond the intended period of pest control.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">    </span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> 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="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">, 12 SDR 96, effective December 8, 1985; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">    </span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-51"><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002">38-21-51</span></a><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">    </span><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-18"><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0-000002">38-21-18</span></a><span class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd4db945-c218-4bda-bf06-9a9bf7862852000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>