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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 60/9)  (from Ch. 5, par. 809)
7    Sec. 9. Licenses and Pesticide Dealer Registrations
8Requirements; Certification. Licenses and pesticide dealer
9registrations issued pursuant to this Act shall be valid for
10one year, except that private applicator licenses shall be
11valid for 3 years. All licenses and pesticide dealer
12registrations shall expire on December 31 of the year in which
13it is to expire. A license or pesticide dealer registration in
14effect on the 31st of December, for which renewal has been made
15within 60 days following the date of expiration, shall continue
16in full force and effect until the Director notifies the
17applicant that renewal has been approved and accepted or is to
18be denied in accordance with this Act. The Director shall not
19issue a license or pesticide dealer registration to a first
20time applicant or to a person who has not made application for
21renewal on or before March 1 following the expiration date of
22the license or pesticide dealer registration until such
23applicant or person has been certified by the Director as

 

 

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1having successfully demonstrated competence and knowledge
2regarding pesticide use. The Director shall issue a license or
3pesticide dealer registration to a person that made application
4after March 1 and before April 15 if that application is
5accompanied by a late application fee. A licensee or pesticide
6dealer shall be required to be recertified for competence and
7knowledge regarding pesticide use at least once every 3 years
8and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Director to
9assure a continued level of competence and ability. The
10Director shall by regulation specify the standard of
11qualification for certification and the manner of establishing
12an applicant's competence and knowledge. A certification shall
13remain valid only if an applicant attains licensure or
14pesticide dealer registration during the calendar year in which
15certification was granted and the licensure is maintained
16throughout the 3-year certification period. An applicant who
17has been certified shall be required to apply for a license or
18pesticide dealer registration within 90 days after the date of
19such certification. Failure to apply for a license or pesticide
20dealer registration within such 90 day period shall void the
21certification.
22    The Director may refuse to issue a license or pesticide
23dealer registration based upon the violation history of the
24applicant.
25(Source: P.A. 89-94, eff. 7-6-95; 90-205, eff. 1-1-98.)