Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8565.5 · Article 4. Issuance of Licenses
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8565.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) An applicant for a Branch 1 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:
(1) Pesticides.
(2) Pest identification and biology.
(3) Contract law.
(4) Rules and regulations.
(5) Business practices.
(6) Fumigation safety.
(b) An applicant for a Branch 2 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:
(1) Pesticides.
(2) Pest identification and biology.
(3) Contract law.
(4) Rules and regulations.
(5) Business practices.
(c) An applicant for a Branch 3 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:
(1) Pesticides.
(2) Pest identification and biology.
(3) Contract law.
(4) Rules and regulations.
(5) Business practices.
(6) Construction repair and preservation techniques.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2008.
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