Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§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

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

States may set training rules for maintenance applicators and service technicians. The training can cover safe pesticide use under EPA labeling and integrated pest management. The EPA Administrator can only make sure states understand these rules.

Full Legal Text

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

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60