California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

  • Section 8500.
    Unless the text otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)
  • Section 8501.
    “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 8. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013,...
  • Section 8502.
    “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 9. (AB 1317) Effective September...
  • Section 8503.
    “Registrar” refers to the registrar of the Structural Pest Control Board.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)
  • Section 8503.5.
    “Committee” means the Disciplinary Review Committee established pursuant to Section 8660.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1266, Sec. 1.)
  • Section 8504.
    “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization or any combination thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 14....
  • Section 8504.1.
    “Pesticide” includes any of the following:(a) Any spray adjuvant.(b) Any substance, or mixture of substances, which is intended to be used for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating...
  • Section 8505.
    (a) “Structural pest control” and “pest control” as used in this chapter are synonymous. Except as provided in Section 8555 and elsewhere in this chapter, it...
  • Section 8505.1.
    (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space...
  • Section 8505.2.
    Fumigation shall be performed only under the direct and personal supervision of an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator or field...
  • Section 8505.3.
    “Direct and personal supervision” as used in Section 8505.2 means that the Branch 1 licensee exercising that supervision shall be present at the site of...
  • Section 8505.4.
    Fumigation shall be performed in compliance with all applicable state, county, and city laws and ordinances and all applicable laws and regulations of the United...
  • Section 8505.5.
    (a) Notice of the date and place of fumigation, and chemicals to be used, shall be given by the fumigator to the fire department serving the...
  • Section 8505.7.
    The space to be fumigated shall be vacated by all occupants prior to the commencement of fumigation, and all entrances thereto shall be locked, barricaded,...
  • Section 8505.8.
    Prior to the commencement of fumigation, the space to be fumigated shall be sealed in such manner that tests taken before ventilation is begun will...
  • Section 8505.9.
    Prior to the commencement of fumigation, warning signs shall be posted in plainly visible locations on or in the immediate vicinity of all entrances to...
  • Section 8505.10.a.
    Warning signs shall be printed in red on white background and shall contain the following statement in letters not less than two inches in height:...
  • Section 8505.11.
    If the structure which has been fumigated has an attic or if the area underneath such structure is accessible to inspection for purposes of structural...
  • Section 8505.12.
    A registered company performing fumigation shall use an adequate warning agent with all fumigants which lack those properties. There may be circumstances in which the...
  • Section 8505.13.
    A registered company shall maintain a log of each fumigation job performed by it in this state. The log shall be in the form required...
  • Section 8505.14.
    “Fumigator” means any individual licensed by the board as a structural pest control operator or as a structural pest control field representative in Branch 1...
  • Section 8505.16.
    All fumigators shall be familiar with and able to administer artificial respiration by the best method or methods recommended currently by the Red Cross in...
  • Section 8505.17.
    (a) There is hereby continued in existence in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund....
  • Section 8506.
    (a) “Structural pest control operator” is any individual licensed by the board to practice structural pest control.(b) As used in this chapter, “operator” refers to “structural pest...
  • Section 8506.1.
    (a) A “registered company” is any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof that is registered with the Structural Pest Control Board...
  • Section 8506.2.
    A “qualifying manager” is the licensed operator or operators designated by a registered company to supervise the daily business of the company and to be...
  • Section 8507.
    (a) “Structural pest control field representative” is any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control work, identify infestations or infections, make...
  • Section 8507.1.
    (a) (1) “Structural pest control applicator” is any individual who is licensed by the board to apply pesticides in Branch 2 or Branch 3 on behalf of...
  • Section 8508.
    “Household” means any structure and its contents that are used for persons and their convenience.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 430, Sec. 33. (AB 181) Effective...
  • Section 8509.
    “Branch office” is any fixed place of business in addition to the location of the principal office for which the company registration is issued, where...
  • Section 8510.
    For purposes of this chapter, “wood preservative” means any coating formulated to protect wood surfaces from deterioration caused by insects, fungus, rot, and decay and...
  • Section 8511.
    “Manufacturer” is a person engaged in the processing of materials used in the practice of pest control, but who does not himself engage in such...
  • Section 8512.
    “Employer” refers to a registered company that employs operators, field representatives, applicators, and other individuals, the latter not being required to be licensed under this...
  • Section 8513.
    (a) The board shall prescribe a form entitled “Notice to Owner” that shall describe, in nontechnical language and in a clear and coherent manner using words...
  • Section 8514.
    (a) A Branch 2 or 3 registered company shall not commence work on a contract, or sign, issue, or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or...
  • Section 8514.5.
    It is unlawful for any registered company under this chapter when billing for any subcontracted work authorized under Section 8514, to charge, bill, or otherwise...
  • Section 8515.
    Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a company registered hereunder from authorizing an officer, partner, or employee to submit bids, after an inspection by an...
  • Section 8516.
    (a) This section, and Section 8519, apply only to wood destroying pests or organisms.(b) A registered company or licensee shall not commence work on a contract, or...
  • Section 8517.
    Any work contract, billing, agreement, letter of work completed, or other correspondence or document expressing an opinion or making a statement relating to the presence...
  • Section 8518.
    (a) When a registered company completes work under a contract, it shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the board, a notice of work completed and...
  • Section 8519.
    Certification as used in this section means a written statement by the registered company attesting to the statement contained therein relating to the absence or...
  • Section 8519.5.
    (a) After an inspection report has been prepared by a Branch 3 registered company pursuant to Section 8516, which discloses a wood destroying pest that can...

Last modified: October 22, 2018