Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§136w–5 Minimum Requirements for Training of Maintenance Applicators and Service Technicians
Title 7 › CHAPTER 6 — INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER II — ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136w–5
Summary
States may set minimum training for maintenance applicators and service technicians, covering safe pesticide use under EPA labels and integrated pest management. The EPA may only make sure states understand those requirements.
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Title 7, §136w–5
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Each State may establish minimum requirements for training of maintenance applicators and service technicians. Such training may include instruction in the safe and effective handling and use of pesticides in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency approved labeling, and instruction in integrated pest management techniques. The authority of the Administrator with respect to minimum requirements for training of maintenance applicators and service technicians shall be limited to ensuring that each State understands the provisions of this section.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 30 of act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, was renumbered section 34 and is classified to section 136x of this title.
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7 U.S.C. § 136w–5
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102