are you TIRED of picking and seeing weeds?

 “Pesticide”... but is not limited to…any substance… herbicide, insecticide,…intended to prevent, destroy, control… weed and any other form of plant or animal life…

Nevada Revised Statute 586.195

“... Pest control” means publicly holding oneself out as being in the business of detecting, preventing, controlling or exterminating…advertising or soliciting…"

Nevada Revised Statute 555.2667 

 … A… person or business…shall not operate, for hire…as a pest control business… at any time without a… license  ...

Nevada Revised Statute 555.280

C1 license…The control of insect…vertebrate pests and plant diseases….

C6 license…The control of weeds...

Nevada Administrative Code 555.280

3. Making estimates or bids, whether written or oral, concerning the infestations or infections.

      4. Submitting bids to perform any work involving the application of pesticides for the elimination, extermination, control or prevention of infestations or infections of those pests. 

Nevada Revised Statute  555.285 

 “Immediate supervision”…means supervision by a licensed applicator who is present and responsible for a person applying a pesticide… 

Nevada Administrative Code 555.252  

 “Immediate supervision” means that a supervisor who is licensed pursuant to NRS 555.2605 to 555.460, inclusive, is physically present at all times while an applicator trainee is working. 

Nevada Revised Statute  555.2777  

(must have) public liability and property damage insurance… For some insurance companies this is different than for landscaping work.

Nevada Revised Statute 555.330

  Each business must employ a Primary Principal license holder and they must provide proof of insurance, as well as other items including passing exams.  

Nevada Administrative Code including but not limited to 555.350 and Nevada Revised Statute 555.2677 ,  555.2679 ,  555.300  

"means the primary principal of a pest control business who has been designated by the business as the person responsible for the daily supervision of each category of pest control conducted from a location of the business. "

Nevada Revised Statute 555.2654

  To become certified in Nevada applicators must pass an exam which is administered by the Department of Agriculture.  

Including Nevada Revised Statute  555.300  

 The Nevada Department of Agriculture administers licensing, exams, continuing education and compliance.  

• Anyone who applies pesticides for hire. Pesticides include... herbicides...

• Anyone who sells or advertises pest control services

• Anyone who performs pest inspections for hire

The Nevada Department of Agriculture has a list of who is licensed on their website, look to the far right for C6.

There is a proof of Public Liability and Property Damage and Drift Coverage form required for licensed companies by the Nevada Department of Agriculture for a C6 license.  If you click the link to view it you will notice it says  "for Public Liability and Property Damage which covers each occurrence of damage to persons or to property, including that being treated, from chemicals, chemical drift and equipment used in the operations...  If No this policy will be rejected."  People should ask people who may apply herbicides at their property if they have the C6 license.

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  The cost of spraying will take into account how long it will take to do the work, what prep work needs to be done, and how much and what type of herbicide is used.  Sometimes more than one application is needed.  

•  Pre-emergent  - Work to try and prevent weeds from ever growing. 

• Post-emergent  -  Work to try and kill weeds that have already grown. 

• Selective herbicides -  kills certain plants but not others.

• Non selective herbicide -  kills plants they are applied to.

Each herbicide has a different amount of time till it can be "walked on".  This information can be found on the label on the bottle it came in which can sometimes can also be found on the internet.    Applicators should know this information.