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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold |
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a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the |
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Department of Agriculture. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1951.053(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 1951.212 and |
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1951.457(c), this chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) a person who performs pest control work on growing |
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plants, trees, shrubs, grass, or other horticultural plants if the |
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person holds a commercial or noncommercial applicator license from |
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the department and issued under Chapter 76, Agriculture Code, that |
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covers the pest control work or is under the direct supervision of a |
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person who holds a commercial or noncommercial applicator license |
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from the department and issued under Chapter 76, Agriculture Code, |
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that covers pest control work; or |
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(2) a person who performs pest control work on growing |
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plants, trees, shrubs, grass, or other horticultural plants or |
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rights-of-way if the person: |
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(A) is employed by a political subdivision or a |
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cemetery; |
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(B) is engaged in pest control work or vegetation |
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management for the political subdivision or cemetery; |
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(C) holds a commercial or noncommercial |
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applicator license from the department and issued under Chapter 76, |
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Agriculture Code, that covers pest control work or is under the |
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direct supervision of a person who holds a commercial or |
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noncommercial applicator license from the department and issued |
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under Chapter 76, Agriculture Code, that covers pest control work; |
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and |
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(D) complies with annual continuing education |
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required by the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |