{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-8551.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 8551.5","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in this chapter, an unlicensed individual in the employ of a registered company shall not apply any pesticides included in Branch 2 or Branch 3. However, an individual may, for 90 days from the date of employment, apply pesticides for the purposes of training under the direct supervision of a licensed field representative or operator employed by the company. This direct supervision means in the presence of the licensed field representative or operator at all times. The 90-day time period may not be extended.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 14. Structural Pest Control Operators [8500. - 8697.4.]","ARTICLE 3. Application of the Chapter [8550. - 8557.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"84478688d94b288579f078b9c6fb48a2f8a5628247030174dc7c953486130f17","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-8551","next":"us-ca/bpc-8552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}