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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 15.05.01.10" title_num="15" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Licenses — Types and Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Types. Each place of business performing pest control shall be licensed in those categories in which it operates. The licenses are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pesticide business license — issued to a business performing pest control work;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pest control consultant license — issued to a business providing pest control consultation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Not-for-hire license — issued to a person who performs, or whose employees perform, pest control services on property that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Owned by the person; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Open to, or routinely used or enjoyed by members of the public, at the person's express or implied invitation, even though a fee or other charge may be administered for the property's use or enjoyment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Requirements. An applicant for license or renewal of a license shall annually:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Apply to the Department on a Departmental form;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Designate an individual who is certified in those categories for which the business is licensed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pay a $150 fee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Insurance Requirements. An applicant for a pesticide business license or a renewal of a pesticide business license shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meet the requirements for minimum financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage by carrying liability insurance with limits not less than:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Bodily injury — $100,000 each person, $300,000 each occurrence;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Property damage — $15,000 each occurrence, $30,000 annual aggregate provision.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Furnish to the Department a certificate of insurance by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State. The license shall keep the insurance in force for the licensing period.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Duration.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A pesticide business license is valid beginning July 1, or whenever obtained, to June 30.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pest control consultant license is valid beginning January 1, or whenever obtained, to December 31.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A not-for-hire license is valid beginning July 1, or when obtained to June 30.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If an application for renewal of a Pesticide Business license, Pest Control Consultant license, or Not-for-Hire license is received by the Department more than 30 days after the expiration date of the license, the applicant is subject to a $30 late fee.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>