{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.303","heading":"CERTIFIED NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR'S LICENSE.","body":"(a) In this section, \"incidental use situation\" means a pesticide application, including treating wasps in an area adjacent to a utility meter, treating fire ants in a transformer box, or the treating of ants by a janitor or clerical employee in a break area, that:\n(1) is on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis;\n(2) is incidental to the performance of a primary duty that is not pest control by an employee; and\n(3) involves the use of general use pesticides after instruction, as provided by rules adopted by the department.\n(b) An individual who does not hold a certified commercial applicator's license may not engage in the business of structural pest control unless the individual holds a certified noncommercial applicator's or technician license and:\n(1) is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state and engages in the business of structural pest control other than by applying a general use pesticide in an incidental use situation; or\n(2) engages in the business of structural pest control as an employee of a person who owns, operates, or maintains a building that is:\n(A) an apartment building;\n(B) a day-care center;\n(C) a hospital;\n(D) a nursing home;\n(E) a hotel, motel, or lodge;\n(F) a warehouse;\n(G) a food-processing establishment, other than a restaurant, retail food, or food service establishment; or\n(H) a school.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.34, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1951. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, ISSUANCE, AND RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7ce20da671e7a3a60809a1c06e22bb1cbe135e665faea0f0556b52351d4ee24a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}