HB131 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Agriculture, entomological work, landscape irrigation to be regulated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, landscape irrigation contractor to obtain permit, restrictions on applicants for examination for permit to engage in structural pest control, Secs. 2-28-1 to 2-28-5, inclusive, 2-28-7, 2-28-12 am'd

Summary

HB131 would regulate landscape irrigation work under the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries by requiring a permit for landscape irrigation contractors, limiting supervision to one office, and adding related eligibility rules and exemptions.

What This Bill Does

It adds landscape irrigation work to the activities regulated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and requires landscape irrigation contractors to be examined and licensed. It mandates that landscape irrigation contractors obtain a permit and prohibits them from supervising more than one office. It creates eligibility rules for permit examinations, including a requirement that felony convictions require restored civil rights before taking the exam. It also excludes those who do custom pesticide applications from these requirements.

Who It Affects

• Landscape irrigation contractors and their businesses who perform landscape irrigation work and must obtain a permit and comply with the one-office supervision limit.
• Applicants for examination for a permit to engage in structural pest control work who have certain felony convictions and must have civil rights restored to be eligible for the exam.

Key Provisions

• Landscape irrigation work becomes regulated and examined by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
• A landscape irrigation contractor must obtain a permit and is not allowed to supervise more than one office.
• Applicants for structural pest control permit examinations who have listed felonies are not eligible to take the exam unless civil rights have been restored.
• Persons engaged in the custom application of pesticides are excluded from these new requirements.

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Subjects

Agriculture