{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-17.21.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 17.21.030","heading":"Director's authority—Rules.","body":"The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.\n(1) The director may adopt rules:\n(a) Governing the loading, mixing, application and use, or prohibiting the loading, mixing, application, or use of any pesticide;\n(b) Governing the time when, and the conditions under which restricted use pesticides shall or shall not be used in different areas as prescribed by the director in the state;\n(c) Providing that any or all restricted use pesticides shall be purchased, possessed or used only under permit of the director and under the director's direct supervision in certain areas and/or under certain conditions or in certain quantities of concentrations; however, any person licensed to sell such pesticides may purchase and possess such pesticides without a permit;\n(d) Establishing recordkeeping requirements for licensees, permittees, and certified applicators;\n(e) Governing the fixing and collecting of examination fees;\n(f) Fixing and collecting fees for recertification course sponsorship;\n(g) Establishing testing procedures, licensing classifications, and requirements for licenses and permits, and criteria for assigning recertification credit to and procedures for department approval of courses as provided by this chapter;\n(h) Concerning training by employers for employees who mix and load pesticides;\n(i) Concerning minimum performance standards for spray boom and nozzles used in pesticide applications to minimize spray drift and establishing a list of approved spray nozzles that meet these standards; and\n(j) Fixing and collecting permit fees.\n(2) The director may adopt any other rules necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 17","Chapter 17.21"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=17.21.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:11:52Z","sha256":"8b5fa8d024e906160abd92945beebb1c507ab15c38ddee005c770b58c5d4631b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-17.21.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-17.21.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}