Florida Statutes Title XXXII. Regulation of Professions and Occupations § 487.044. Certification; examination

(1) The department may independently, or through the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, develop a certification program, including an optional training session of at least 4 hours, designed to ensure the competency of those persons to whom the department issues licenses. A standard core examination shall be developed which shall be administered to all applicants for licensure.

(2) The department shall require each applicant for a certified applicator's license to demonstrate competence by a written or oral examination in which the applicant must demonstrate adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of restricted-use pesticides in each classification for which application for license is made. The examination may be prepared, administered, and evaluated by the department. Each applicant for a certified applicator's license shall demonstrate minimum competence as to: