§ 106-65.26. Qualifications for certified applicator and licensee; applicants for certified applicator's identification card and license. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑65.26.  Qualifications for certifiedapplicator and licensee; applicants for certified applicator's identificationcard and license.

(a)        An applicant for a certified applicator's identificationcard or license must present satisfactory evidence to the Committee concerninghis qualifications for such card or license.

(b)        Certified Applicator. – Each applicant for a certifiedapplicator's identification card must demonstrate that he possesses a practicalknowledge of the pest problems and pest control practices associated with thephase or phases of structural pest control for which he is seekingcertification.

(c)        Licensee. – The basic qualifications for a license shall be:

(1)        Qualify as a certified applicator for the phase or phases ofstructural pest control for which he is making application; and

(2)        Two years as an employee or owner‑operator in thefield of structural pest control, control of wood‑destroying organisms orfumigation, for which license is applied; or

(3)        One or more years' training in specialized pest control,control of wood‑destroying organisms or fumigation under university orcollege supervision may be substituted for practical experience. Each year ofsuch training may be substituted for one year of practical experience;provided, however, if applicant has had less than 12 months' practicalexperience, the Committee is authorized to determine whether said applicant hashad sufficient experience to take the examination; or

(4)        A degree from a recognized college or university with trainingin entomology, sanitary or public health engineering, or related subjects;provided, however, if applicant has had less than 12 months' practicalexperience, the Committee is authorized to determine whether said applicant hashad sufficient experience to take the examination.

(d)        All applicants for license must have practical experienceand knowledge of practical and scientific facts underlying the practice ofstructural pest control, control of wood‑destroying organisms, orfumigation. No applicant is entitled to take an examination for the issuance ofa license pursuant to this Article who has within five years of the date ofapplication been convicted, entered a plea of guilty or of nolo contendre, orforfeited bond in any State or federal court for a violation of G.S. 106‑65.25(b),any felony, or any crime involving moral turpitude.

(e)        The Department of Justice may provide a criminal recordcheck to the Committee for a person who has applied for a new or renewallicense through the Committee. The Committee shall provide to the Department ofJustice, along with the request, the fingerprints of the applicant, anyadditional information required by the Department of Justice, and a form signedby the applicant consenting to the check of the criminal record and to the useof the fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State ornational repositories. The applicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to theState Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal history recordfile, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of thefingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminalhistory check. The Committee shall keep all information pursuant to thissubsection privileged, in accordance with applicable State law and federalguidelines, and the information shall be confidential and shall not be a publicrecord under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.

The Department of Justice may charge each applicant a fee forconducting the checks of criminal history records authorized by thissubsection. (1955, c. 1017; 1967, c.1184, s. 5; 1973, c. 556, s. 4; 1975, c. 570, s. 6; 1999‑381, s. 4; 2002‑147,s. 13.)