<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.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0 { 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.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003 { 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="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04.08"><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000000">12:56:05:04.08</span></a><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">.  Additional standards for certification in industrial, institutional, structural, and health</span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">-</span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">related pest control.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0"> In addition to meeting </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">general standards </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">set forth </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">and the public health pest standards set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:56:05:04"><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">.09, to be certified in industrial, institutional, structural, and health-related pest control, applicators must demonstrate a practical knowledge of industrial, institutional, and structural pests that includes rodents and birds in structures, and health-related pests. The demonstration of knowledge must include recognizing those pests and signs of their presence, identifying their habitats, and understanding their life cycles, biology, and behavior as it may be relevant to pest identification and control.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    Applicators must demonstrate a practical knowledge of formulations appropriate for the control of industrial, institutional, and structural pests, and methods of applications that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    (1)  Avoid the contamination of food;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    (2)  Minimize damage to and contamination of areas that are treated;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    (3)  Minimize acute and chronic exposure of people and pets; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    (4)  Minimize the environmental impact of outdoor applications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    Applicators must also demonstrate a practical knowledge of pests that are vectors of disease.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    </span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0"> 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="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002">12:56:05:04</span></a><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">, 12 SDR 96, effective December 8, 1985; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    </span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-51"><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002">38-21-51</span></a><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">    </span><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-21-18"><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0-000002">38-21-18</span></a><span class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe35c053-f67c-41d7-9848-81539bf3e76b000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>