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1. A registered company must submit to the County Agricultural Commissioner a monthly report of all pesticides used in that county by the 20th of the month following the month of application.

2. A "structural pest control operator" is any individual licensed by the board to practice structural pest control.

3. In the event of death of a licensee, the unlicensed executor or administrator may obtain permission from the board to solicit or undertake new business.

4. "Structural pest control field representative" is any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control work, identify infestations or infections, make inspections, apply pesticides, submit bids for or otherwise contract, on behalf of a registered company.

5. A pest control field representative may contract for pest control work or perform pest control work on his or her own behalf.

6. No registered company shall commence work on a contract, or sign, issue, or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or statement relating to the control of household pests, or wood destroying pests or organisms until an inspection has been made.

7. A registered company shall not subcontract structural fumigation work, as permitted in this section, without the written consent of the consumer.

8. A "structural pest control applicator" is the licensed operator or operators designated by a registered company to supervise the daily business of the company and to be available to supervise and assist the company's employees.

9. A "registered company" is any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof that is registered with the Structural Pest Control Board to engage in the practice of structural pest control.

10. A registered company may employ operators, field representatives, applicators, and other individuals, the latter not being required to be licensed under this chapter, who work on pest control jobs under the supervision of an operator or field representative.

11. Copies of all records and papers in the office of the board, certified by the registrar under the seal of the board, can be used as evidence in court.

12. A registered structural pest control company shall provide the owner, or owner's agent, and tenant of the premises for which the work is to be done with clear written notice which contains only the following statements: (1) Date of service. (2) Cost of service. (3) Time of service.

13. The notice shall be given to the owner, or owner's agent, and tenant, if there is a tenant, in at least one of the following ways: (1) First-class mail. (2) Posting in a conspicuous place on the real property. (3) Personal delivery.

14. Any person or licensee who, or registered company which, violates any provision of Article 2.5 Pesticides is guilty of a felony and is punishable as set forth in Section 8553.

15. An unlicensed individual may introduce consumers to a registered company and the services it provides, distribute advertising literature, and set appointments on behalf of a licensed operator or field representative.

16. It is lawful for an unlicensed individual, soliciting pest control work on behalf of a registered structural pest control company, to perform or offer to perform any act for which an operator, field representative, or applicator license is required, including, but not limited to, performing or offering pest control evaluations or inspections, pest identification, making any claims of pest control safety or pest control efficacy, or to offer price quotes other than what is provided and printed on the company advertising or literature, or both.

17. For the first 30 days from the date of employment, an unlicensed individual may not apply pesticides, rodenticides, or allied chemicals or substances for the purposes of training under the direct supervision of a licensed field representative or operator employed by the company.

18. Any person who violates any provision Article 3. Application of the Chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

19. Pest control may not be performed by unlicensed persons upon property that they own, lease or rent.

20. The practice of pest control is classified into the following branches: Branch 1. Fumigation. The practice relating to the control of household and wood-destroying pests or organisms by fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases. Branch 2. General pest. The practice relating to the control of household pests, excluding fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases. Branch 3. Termite. The practice relating to the control of wood-destroying pests or organisms by the use of insecticides, or structural repairs and corrections, excluding fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases.

21. All operator's and field representative's licenses shall expire at 12 midnight on June 30 of every third year and all applicator's licenses shall expire at 12 midnight three years from the date of issue.

22. The board shall require as a condition to the renewal of each applicator's license that the holder thereof submit proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed courses of continuing education in pesticide application and use approved by the board or equivalent activity approved by the board.

23. An individual who holds a Branch 2 operator's license may act as a qualifying manager for more than three registered Branch 2 companies.

24. A registered company has 60 days to notify the reistar in writing when the registered company changes the location of its principal office or any branch office or which changes its qualifying manager, branch supervisor, officers, or its bond or insurance.

25. A person may be suspended or have a fine levied for violations without the opportunity to present evidence on his or her behalf.

26. Registered companies only have to maintain documents as specified by regulations for 3 years.

27. The board has 90 days to file any accusation after the complaint has been filed with the board.

28. If an operator's license is suspended or revoked and one or more branch offices are registered under the name of the operator, the suspension or revocation may be applied to each branch office.

29. The board still has the authority to proceed with any investigation of or action or disciplinary proceeding against such licensee or company, or to render a decision suspending or revoking such license or registration even if a license or company registration is voluntarily surrendered.

30. A conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a structural pest control operator, field representative, applicator, or registered company is not deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article or Section 8568 of this chapter.

31. License fees shall automaticaly be prorated for operators in accordance with Section 8590.

32. All license and registration fees levied by the board shall be paid in advance of the issuance of the license or registration, and all examination fees shall be paid in advance of the examination.

33. Each registered company must obtain an insurance policy with minimum limits of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for any one loss due to bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by any person or persons, and twentyfive thousand dollars ($25,000) minimum for any one loss due to injury or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof.

34. A registered company may submit a cashiers check for twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the State of California in lieu of the insurance policy specified in Article 9. Financial Responsibility.

35. The violation of any provision of Article.9 Financial Responsibility, is a misdemeanor and shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation by the board of the operator's license of the owner or qualifying manager or managers of the registered company and of the company registration.

36. A registered company shall maintain a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000).

37. Article 10. Indemnity Bonds requires that bonds are for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract with a registered company, is damaged by fraud or dishonesty of the registered company in the performance of the contract, or any person who is damaged as a result of a violation of this chapter by the registered company and shall be made in favor of the State of California.

38. The registrar can require an applicant, licensee, or registered company, as a condition to the issuance, reissuance, or restoration of the license or company registration, to file a surety bond in the sum to be determined by the registrar based upon the seriousness of the violation, but which sum shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than eight thousand dollars ($8,000) without a hearing.

39. Each applicant, licensee, or registered company required to maintain a bond of the type provided in 8697.3 shall post such bond with the registrar for a period of at least 6 months.

40. The registar will issue an order suspending or revoking the license or company registration if required bonds are not in full force under Article 9. Indemnity Bonds.