Uncertified applicators employed by pesticide business licensees or private applicators; supervision and training requirements; maintenance of records verifying training

(a) Each pesticide business licensee who applies restricted use pesticides or causes restricted use pesticides to be applied and employs uncertified applicators to make such pesticide applications shall provide appropriate supervision and training for each uncertified applicator. (b) Each private applicator who permits uncertified applicators to apply restricted use pesticides or causes restricted use pesticides to be applied shall provide appropriate supervision and training for each uncertified applicator. (c) Uncertified applicators may not apply any restricted use pesticide unless the application is supervised by a certified applicator who is certified to apply restricted use pesticides for the control of pests in the category or subcategory for which the pesticide application is made. (d) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations to prescribe requirements for appropriate supervision and training of uncertified applicators by certified applicators. (e) Each uncertified applicator shall have received training, to the extent prescribed by the secretary in rules and regulations, in each of the subjects enumerated in K.S.A. 2-2443a, and amendments thereto. (f) (1) Each pesticide business licensee shall maintain records to verify that each uncertified applicator employed by such pesticide business licensee has been properly trained. (2) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations to prescribe record requirements, including, but not limited to, the training information that pesticide business licensees are required to maintain. Such records shall be: (A) Maintained for a period of three years after the training has been given; and (B) made available to the secretary or the secretary's authorized designee upon request. (g) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas pesticide law.