76-4-26: Inspection of equipment.

A. The department shall provide for an annual inspection of any equipment used for the application of pesticides by a commercial pesticide applicator and may require repairs or other changes before the equipment is used to apply pesticides. A list of requirements that the equipment shall meet shall be provided by the department.

B. Any piece of equipment which fails inspection shall have affixed to it an out-of-order seal. The equipment shall not be put back into service until it has passed reinspection and the out-of-order seal is removed by the department. A prescribed inspection fee shall be charged for each reinspection.