Bill Text: CA AB1016 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pest control operations: aircraft operations: private applicator.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 354, Statutes of 2023. [AB1016 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1016-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1016

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Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

February 15, 2023

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An act to amend Section 11907 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1016, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Pest control operations: aircraft operations: journeyman’s certificate.

Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in pest control unless, among other things, the pilot operating the aircraft holds a valid pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate issued by the Director of Pesticide Regulation. Existing law requires a pest control aircraft pilot’s certificate to designate the pilot’s status as a journeyman or apprentice. Existing law prohibits the holder of an apprentice certificate from conducting pest control activities unless those activities are conducted under the direct and personal supervision of a person that holds a journeyman’s certificate. Existing law prohibits the issuance of a journeyman’s certificate until the applicant has served as an apprentice under an apprentice certificate for one year and until the applicant presents to the director certain documentary proof that the applicant operated an aircraft in pest control activities for a specified amount of time within the previous 2 years, as provided.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 11907 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:

11907.

 A journeyman’s certificate shall not be issued until the both of the following have occurred:

(a) The applicant has served as an apprentice under a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter for one year and until the year.

(b) The applicant presents to the director satisfactory documentary proof consisting of a declaration or affidavit by the holder of a journeyman’s certificate attesting to the applicant’s performance, under the attesting journeyman’s direct and personal supervision, of not less than 150 hours of operation of fixed-wing aircraft or 50 hours of operation of nonfixed-wing aircraft within the previous two calendar years in pest control activities, together with any other evidence as the director may require.