Georgia Administrative Code

(1) All applications for licenses, certification and employee registration shall be made on the appropriate form required by the Commission and submitted to the Secretary of the Structural Pest Control Commission at the address provided on the Georgia Department of Agriculture's …

(1) Each licensee shall designate a Certified Operator for each operational category, who may be the same person if certified in multiple categories, who shall be an employee of the licensee and be in charge of and actively participate in providing adequate personal supervision i…

(1) As a condition for biennial renewal of operator certification under the Act, all certified operators shall be subject to recertification every five (5) years under the standards contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, 171.103(c), 171.103(d)(7), and 171.103(d)(14),…

(1) A license, certification or registration may be suspended, canceled or revoked by the Commissioner, after notice and hearing, in accordance with requirements of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Acts for any violation of the Act or any rule promulgated thereunder, includin…

(1) Use of licenses or registration cards for any purpose other than identification is unlawful. (2) No person shall make any claim in any form of advertising that inspections or permits are required, authorized, endorsed or approved by the Commission or any agency of the State o…

Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rule promulgated thereunder or who shall interfere with or obstruct any employee of the Enforcement Agency in the discharge of his duties, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishe…

The Commissioner is authorized to initiate action to enjoin any violation of this Act or any rule promulgated thereunder and such injunction may be maintained notwithstanding any other available legal remedies, including pending or completed criminal prosecution.

(1) Approved pesticide or termiticide - means a pesticide product currently registered by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Department of Agriculture, whose label bears use directions for the control of wood destroying organisms, and including any previously reg…

(1) Every licensee shall issue a written contract to the property owner or owner's agent covering each job of Wood Destroying Organisms Control, setting forth the following: (a) The specific type of minimum adequate control measure as defined in 620-6-.04. (b) The effective date …

(1) The Official Georgia Wood Infestation Inspection Report shall be the written instrument for the purpose of certifying that a structure is apparently free from wood destroying organisms as a basis for transfer of real property and shall be issued only by a pest control operato…

"Control Measures" means the application of any and all measures for the purpose of controlling termites, powder post beetles, wood boring beetles, wood destroying fungi, and any other wood destroying organism in structures and/or adjacent outside areas. Such measures shall be ma…

The enforcement agency may inspect any property or structure treated or being treated for the control of wood destroying organisms and may collect samples of any treated material including soil to determine if treatment conforms to the Minimum Adequate Subterranean Termite Contro…

(1) All Designated Certified Operators shall maintain by month records covering all Wood Destroying Organisms jobs completed, each Official Georgia Wood Infestation Inspection Report issued and each new contract issued on the basis of a previous treatment. Such records shall incl…

(1) On every Wood Destroying Organism job which it inspects, the Enforcement Agency shall provide the Designated Certified Operator with an Inspection and WDO Corrective Action Report detailing any apparent deviations from the Minimum Adequate Treatment Standards found by an insp…

(1) Household Pest Control-means the application of any and all measures, including pesticide other than a fumigant, for the purpose of controlling pests such as ants, clothes moths, fleas, flies, roaches, rodents, ticks and any other pests other than wood destroying organisms in…

(1) Only those pesticides registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and/or the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall be permitted for use in Household Pest Control. (2) All pesticides shall be used consistent with all directions, instructions and precautions on their …

(1) Fumigant-means any substance or combination of substances which emits or liberates a gas, fume, or vapor and which is applied for the purpose of destroying insects, rodents or other pests in Structural Pest Control. For the purpose of this Chapter, the term does not include p…

(1) The Licensee shall provide the Enforcement Agency and the local fire and police departments having jurisdiction with the information specified below, before performing fumigation of any residential or commercial building or other potentially habitable structure: (a) Location …

The fumigation of any residential or commercial building or any other structure which the operator may be reasonably expected to enter at any time during the fumigation operation and exposed to toxic concentrations of the fumigant, shall require a crew of at least two (2) persons…

(1) The Operator-In-Charge shall: (a) Provide a written warning to a responsible occupant of any structure to be fumigated at least three (3) hours prior to release of the fumigant, or post such notice on all regular entrances to such building. (b) Personally supervise all prepar…

Prior notification to the Enforcement Agency and local fire and police departments and the posting of a watchman shall not be required for fumigation of aircraft, railroad cars, tanks, trucks, or other common carrier, or any chamber, vault or special room specially designed for f…

If, during the term of any contract covering fumigation of a structure, an infestation is found of any pest for whose control the fumigation was performed, no liquid spot treatment shall be allowed by the licensee; and such structure shall be fumigated again by the licensee at no…

(1) Honey Bee Control and Removal-means the control and removal of an established colony of honey bees from a structure by a Certified Honey Bee Control and Removal Operator without the use of pesticides. (2) Certified Honey Bee Control and Removal Operator-means a person who eng…

(1) Control and removal of honey bees from a structure must be made consistent with the following: (a) The use of any "pesticide" as defined in Rule 620-2-.01(z), to control, remove, or eliminate honey bees in, on, or under a structure shall be considered household pest control. …

(1) Persons working under the direct supervision of a Certified Honey Bee Control and Removal Operator. (2) Removal of free-hanging swarms.

The organization of the Board of Trustees of the Subsequent Industry Trust Fund shall be as follows: (a) Meetings are to be held at least quarterly. (b) Special meetings can be held upon reasonable notice in writing to Board Members by the Chairman or any two voting members. (c) …

(1) The operating budget of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall be computed on a fiscal year basis, and the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund's fiscal year shall be the same as the fiscal year for the State of Georgia. (2) The Administrator shall submit to the Board, of Trustees a …

(1) For accident dates prior to July 1, 1995, the employers' payments to the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund in no-dependency death cases will be initiated through the use of a Subsequent Injury Trust Fund Form "F", referred to as a "No Dependency Agreement." This agreement must be …

(1) An employer or insurer shall notify the administrator of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund of any possible claim against the Fund as soon as practical, but in no event later than Seventy-Eight (78) calendar weeks following the injury or the payment of an amount equivalent to S…

The employer is required to submit a notarized knowledge affidavit containing information outlined in the following format: NOTICE TO EMPLOYER: If this document is pre-prepared and submitted to you for signature, carefully review this document to make sure the information outline…

(1) In order to establish payment for reimbursement benefits from the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, (a) An agreement setting forth factual information establishing the employer's right to reimbursement must be accomplished by the use of Subsequent Injury Trust Fund Form "B", refe…

After the employer/insurer and the administrator of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund reach an agreement with respect to reimbursement and the reimbursement agreement is approved by the State Board of Workers' Compensation, the employer/insurer shall keep the administrator of the …

Where the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund has been placed on notice of a potential claim against the Fund, the employer/insurer shall keep the Fund advised and cooperate with the administrator or his designee while defending the claim. Where the administrator or his designee acknowl…

The purpose of this amended Rule is to establish procedures for the pro rata refund of assessments as provided by O.C.G.A Section 34-9-358, to transfer the Board of Trustees to the Department of Insurance, and for the final accounting of the financial affairs of the fund as requi…

In the event that assessments are discontinued prior to the date that the last claim is paid pursuant to Code Section 34-9-360, the three-year period provided for in Code Section 34-9-358(f)(1) shall be the last three calendar years in which the fund collected assessments pursuan…

(1) Statutory Authority. O.C.G.A. 20-4-14. (2) Purpose. The purpose of this program is to provide postsecondary technical education to a designated service area of the state through locally governed technical institutes. (3) Terms and Conditions. Grants are awarded to provided po…

(1) Statutory Authority. O.C.G.A. 20-4-16. (2) Purpose. The purpose of these grants is to provide for adult academic basic skills education, teacher training and demonstration projects related to innovation in this area of education. (3) Terms and Conditions. A fixed price grant …

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