Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 45 - Persons Engaged in Structural Pest Control

• § 43-45-1 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the "Structural Pest Control Act."
• § 43-45-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Applicant" means any persons or any person in charge of any individuals, firm, partnership, corporation, association,...
• § 43-45-3 - Creation of Commission; Composition; Vacancies; Number of Members Who May Represent a Single Business Entity
  There is created a State Structural Pest Control Commission to consist of seven members, three of whom shall be residents of this state who...
• § 43-45-4 - Terms of Office; Eligibility of Member to Succeed Himself
  The appointive members of the commission shall be appointed originally for a term of one, two, and three years; thereafter successors shall be appointed...
• § 43-45-5 - Election of Officers; Action by Vote of Four Members; Meetings
  The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall be elected annually by the members of the commission by...
• § 43-45-6 - Reimbursement of Commission Members
  Each member of the commission shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.
• § 43-45-7 - Commissioner As Secretary of Commission
  The Commissioner shall be secretary of the commission. The secretary shall issue such licenses and certificates and perform such other duties as the commission...
• § 43-45-8 - General Powers and Duties of Commission
  The commission is authorized and required to: (1) Make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to protect the interest, health, and...
• § 43-45-9 - Examination for Certification As an Operator; Evidence From Applicants As to Employment of Qualified Operators; Insurance Requirements; Required Statements in Contracts for Service.
  (a) All applicants for examination for certification as an operator must have a knowledge of the practical and scientific facts underlying the practice of...
• § 43-45-10 - Registration of Employees and Agents; Registration Certificates; Employee Training
  The license holder shall register with the secretary the names of all employees and agents within 30 days of their employment. Upon submission by...
• § 43-45-11 - Transfer of Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; Procedure Upon Change of Status of Licensee
  A license, certification, or registration shall not be transferable. When there is a change in the status of a licensee, the licensee shall notify...
• § 43-45-12 - Suspension, Cancellation, and Revocation of Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; Unlawful Acts
  (a) A license, certification, or registration may be suspended, canceled, or revoked by the Commissioner, after notice and hearing, for any violation of this...
• § 43-45-13 - Restrictions on Advertising
  (a) No licensee or business entity represented by the licensee shall advertise or in any way use the words "bond" or "bonded" in any...
• § 43-45-14 - Designation of Resident Agents by Nonresident Licensees and Certified Operators
  Every nonresident licensee or certified operator shall designate a resident agent upon whom service of notice or process may be made to enforce this...
• § 43-45-15 - Issuance of Business License by Municipalities or Other Political Subdivisions; Local Business License Fees and Occupation Taxes
  (a) No municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the state may issue a business license to any person to engage in the business...
• § 43-45-16 - Promulgation of Regulations
  The commission and the Commissioner may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to establish, obtain approval of, and implement a state plan for certification...
• § 43-45-17 - Enforcement Authority of Commissioner
  The Commissioner is authorized and directed to enforce this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter and is authorized to utilize any...
• § 43-45-18 - Applicability of the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
  Proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
• § 43-45-19 - Inspection of Licensees' Records by Commissioner
  The Commissioner or his agents shall have during regular business hours the right to see, examine, and inspect any and all records of any...
• § 43-45-20 - Injunctions
  The Commissioner may institute a civil action to enjoin any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter. A...
• § 43-45-21 - Exceptions to Operation of Chapter
  (a) This chapter shall not apply to any person doing work on his own property or to any regular employee of any person, firm,...
• § 43-45-22 - Authority to Refuse License to Applicant Convicted of Violation of Chapter
  Nothing in this chapter shall require the commission to issue a license to an applicant who has been convicted of a violation of this
• § 43-45-23 - Interference With or Obstruction of Inspector
  Any person who shall interfere with or obstruct any inspector or other employee or agent of an authorized enforcement agency in the performance of...
• § 43-45-24 - Engaging in Pest Control Business Without a License; Engaging in Field Work or Soliciting Accounts Without Registering or Obtaining Certification
  (a) Any person, firm, corporation, association, or any other organization or combination thereof who shall engage in, solicit, supervise, advertise, represent himself to be...
• § 43-45-24.1 - Civil Penalty; Negotiated Settlements; Hearings and Procedure; Disposition of Penalties; Judicial Review; Judgments
  (a) Any licensee, operator, registered employee, or any other person violating this chapter, any rule or regulation of the commission or the Commissioner promulgated...
• § 43-45-25 - Penalty
  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense. For the...
• § 43-45-26 - Termination
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 35, effective July 1, 1992.

Last modified: October 14, 2016