Section 5-206 - Qualifications for licenses; issuance and revocation; financial responsibility. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-206. Qualifications for licenses; issuance and revocation; financial responsibility.
 

(a)  Qualifications for licenses.- The Secretary shall establish, by rule or regulation, qualifications for licensing and certification in each category established by § 5-207 of this subtitle to assure competence and responsibility in the application of pesticides. 

(b)  Issuance of licenses.- The Secretary may issue licenses, permits, and certificates only to an applicant who meets the requirements established by the Department. 

(c)  Grounds for revocation, suspension, reinstatement or renewal.- The Secretary may establish the conditions under which licenses, permits, and certificates may be revoked, suspended, reinstated, or renewed. 

(d)  Minimum requirements for financial responsibility.- The Secretary may establish minimum requirements for financial responsibility for all damages which may be incurred in the commercial application of pesticides. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 66C, § 110A-3; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1975, ch. 314, § 2; 1985, ch. 36; 1994, ch. 550; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]