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SECTION 8590-8593.1
8590. Except as otherwise provided herein, all operator's and field representative's licenses shall expire at 12 midnight on June 30 of every third year and all applicator's licenses shall expire at 12 midnight three years from the date of issue. An individual licensed in more than one category may request that each license expire on the same date. The date requested shall be the date of the earliest expiration. Every operator and every field representative shall pay a fee for the renewal of his or her license. The board shall on or before the first day of June of each year mail to each operator and field representative whose license will expire in that year, addressed to him or her at his or her last known address, a notice that his or her renewal fee is due and payable and that, if not paid by June 30, a penalty will be added thereto. In no case shall the penalty be waived. Upon the receipt of the fee the board shall cause the renewal certificate to be issued. 8590.1. All applicator's licenses shall expire at 12 midnight three years from the date of issue. Every applicator shall pay a fee for the renewal of his or her license. The board shall, on or before 60 days prior to the expiration of an applicator's license, mail to the applicator whose license will expire, addressed to him or her at his or her last known address, a notice that his or her renewal fee is due and payable and that, if not paid by the due date, a penalty will be added thereto. In no case shall the penalty be waived. Upon the receipt of the fee, the board shall cause the renewal certificate to be issued. 8591. If delinquency in the payment of the fee for renewal of any license extends beyond three months, the license shall not be reinstated and the licensee shall be required to obtain a new license in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 8560). 8592. Any licensee whose license is under suspension may make application for renewal of his or her license as provided in this article, but the board may not renew his or her license until the suspension has been lifted. 8593. The board shall require as a condition to the renewal of each operator's and field representative's license that the holder submit proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has informed himself or herself of developments in the field of pest control either by completion of courses of continuing education in pest control approved by the board or equivalent activity approved by the board. In lieu of submitting that proof, the licenseholder, if he or she so desires, may take and successfully complete an examination given by the board, designed to test his or her knowledge of developments in the field of pest control since the issuance of his or her license. The board shall develop a correspondence course or courses with any educational institution or institutions as it deems appropriate. This course may be used to fulfill the requirements of this section. The institution may charge a reasonable fee for each course. The board may charge a fee for the taking of an examination in each branch of pest control pursuant to this section in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of administering each examination, provided, however, that in no event shall the fee exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each examination. 8593.1. The board shall require as a condition to the renewal of each applicator's license that the holder thereof submit proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed courses of continuing education in pesticide application and use approved by the board or equivalent activity approved by the board. In lieu of submitting that proof, the licenseholder, if he or she so desires, may successfully apply for and pass an appropriate written applicator' s examination for renewal of a license given by the board.
