38-21-17. Applicator's license required to apply pesticides--Annual fee--Exemption--Penalty for violation. No person may engage in the business of applying pesticides to the lands of another, advertise as being in the business of applying pesticides to the lands of another at any time, apply pesticides while in the performance of duties as a governmental employee or otherwise act as a commercial applicator without an applicator's license issued by the secretary of agriculture, unless exempted under the provisions of this chapter. The secretary shall require a fee of twenty-five dollars for each applicator license issued. The secretary of agriculture shall issue an applicator license to government employees without a license fee. The fee exempt license is valid only when the applicator is applying pesticides in the course of employment for the governmental entity. Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation.
Source: SL 1951, ch 112, § 1; SL 1951, ch 113, § 1; SL 1953, ch 93, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 22.12B01 (1), (3); SDCL, §§ 38-21-1, 38-21-2; SL 1974, ch 255, § 8; SL 1987, ch 287, § 2; SL 1991, ch 326, § 3; SL 2001, ch 215, § 20.
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