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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2005, Chapter 18B. <br /> <br />Page 28 of 42 <br /> <br />aquatic pest control operations. <br /> <br />(b) An aquatic pest control licensee must have a valid <br />license identification card when applying pesticides for hire <br />and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative <br />of the commissioner or law enforcement officer. The license <br />identification card must contain information required by the <br />commissioner. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. <br />license: <br /> <br />Licenses. <br /> <br />(a) An aquatic pest control <br /> <br />(1) expires on December 31 of the year for which the <br />license is issued; <br /> <br />(2) is not transferable; and <br /> <br />(3) must be prominently displayed to the public in the <br />aquatic pest controller's place of business. <br /> <br />(b) The commissioner shall establish categories of master <br />and journeyman for a person to be licensed under an aquatic pest <br />control license. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Application. (a) A person must apply to the <br />commissioner for an aquatic pest control license on forms and in <br />a manner required by the commissioner. The commissioner shall <br />require the applicant to pass a written, closed-book, monitored <br />examination or oral examination, or both, and may also require a <br />practical demonstration regarding aquatic pest control. The <br />commissioner shall establish the examination procedure, <br />including the phases and contents of the examination. <br /> <br />(b) The commissioner may license a person as a master under <br />an aquatic pest control license if the person has the necessary <br />qualifications through knowledge and experience to properly <br />plan, determine, and supervise the selection and application of <br />pesticides in aquatic pest control. To demonstrate the <br />qualifications and become licensed as a master under the aquatic <br />pest control license, a person must: <br /> <br />(1) pass a closed-book test administered by the <br />commissioner; <br /> <br />(2) have direct experience as a licensed journeyman under <br />an aquatic pest control license for at least two years by this <br />state or a state with equivalent certification requirements, or <br />have at least 1,600 hours of qualifying experience in the <br />previous four years as determined by the commissioner; and <br /> <br />(3) show practical knowledge and field experience under <br />clause (2) in the actual selection and application of pesticides <br />under varying conditions. <br /> <br />(c) The commissioner may license a person as a journeyman <br />under an aquatic pest control license if the person: <br /> <br />(1) has the necessary qualifications in the practical <br />selection and application of pesticides; <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/bin/ getpub. php?pubtype=ST A T _CHAP &year=current... <br /> <br />4/21/2006 <br />