02 NCAC 09L .1806          CROP ADVISOR EXEMPTION

For the purposes of exemptions contained in 40 CFR Part 170.601 of the Worker Protection Standard, the following definitions shall be in effect throughout this Section:

(1)           "Crop Advisor" means any certified and licensed "pest control consultant" as defined in G.S. 143-460(27) while engaged in the performance of crop advisor tasks as defined in this Rule and any "pesticide applicator" as defined in G.S. 143-460(29) who is currently certified and licensed in the subcategory "Demonstration and Research Pest Control" as defined in Rule .0504(9) of this Subchapter, but only while performing or supervising the performance of crop advisor tasks as defined in this Rule.

(2)           "Crop Advisor Tasks" means assessing pest numbers or damage, pesticide distribution, or status or requirements of agricultural plants.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-458(a);

Eff. April 1, 1996;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2020.