{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-8565.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 8565.5","heading":"","body":"(a) An applicant for a Branch 1 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:\n(1) Pesticides.\n(2) Pest identification and biology.\n(3) Contract law.\n(4) Rules and regulations.\n(5) Business practices.\n(6) Fumigation safety.\n(b) An applicant for a Branch 2 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:\n(1) Pesticides.\n(2) Pest identification and biology.\n(3) Contract law.\n(4) Rules and regulations.\n(5) Business practices.\n(c) An applicant for a Branch 3 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas:\n(1) Pesticides.\n(2) Pest identification and biology.\n(3) Contract law.\n(4) Rules and regulations.\n(5) Business practices.\n(6) Construction repair and preservation techniques.","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 4. Issuance of Licenses [8560. - 8572.]"],"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":"a0655563bb3eeb34ce3683d03db1b215902d6d5fbbede9b2dd0223021838a333","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-8565","next":"us-ca/bpc-8566"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}