{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-25-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-25-12","heading":"Licenses for commercial applicators — Rules and regulations.","body":"(a) No commercial applicator shall apply any pesticide classified for general use by EPA or the director unless that application is by or under the direct supervision of a person certified under § 23-25-13 or licensed under this section; provided, that the application may be made without compliance with § 23-25-13 or this section on land owned or rented by the applicator or his or her employer.\n(b) The director is authorized to adopt rules and regulations, including but not limited to regulations:\n(1) Establishing procedures for filing a license application, applicant qualifications, license classifications if necessary, standards, and the scope and types of examinations necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter;\n(2) Establishing license fees not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00);\n(3) Establishing the term during which a license remains valid (unless suspended or revoked for cause), expiration dates, credentials, and requirements for renewal (which may include reexamination if deemed necessary);\n(4) Enabling the transfer of existing licenses to classifications established under this section with or without re-examination;\n(5) Establishing limits of liability covering the applicant’s spraying operations;\n(6) Requiring the display of a decal, indicating that the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter, in a prominent place on any vehicle used in the applicant’s spraying operations;\n(7) Prescribing exceptions for utility and other employees who are not normally involved in pesticide applications but who may find it necessary when performing their normal tasks to use a general use pesticide to protect themselves from attacks by wasps, hornets, or other biting or stinging insects.\n(c) If the director does not qualify an applicant for a license or renewal or suspends or revokes a license for any violation under this chapter, the director shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for revocation and, if requested, provide opportunity for a hearing before the director.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 25 Pesticide Control"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-25/23-25-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:59Z","sha256":"ed3c8dcb3a3ba394f60535a423c9b188623a8ec658e8c3fbc764a0978fbc2794","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-25-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-25-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}