Here is the update.
Dr. Bill Kern is still working on the testing materials for DACS-I believe the Department is working on a timeline sometimes in the summer of 2012 to begin testing and issuing Limited Wildlife Certificates. -
Allen Fugler Jr , Executive Vice President at Florida Pest Management Association February 16, 2012
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Attn: Florida Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators
Limited Pest Control Licensing Is A Go
For Florida Wildlife Removal Operators
September 2011 Yesterday I got a call from Jeff Wood an operator on the Wildlife Pro Network that local DACS (Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and the State has put out a brochure you can get a copy of by contacting your locals DACS office. The document is not available yet on the state DACs publications page .
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/publications.html .
So your gonna need to call for the nearest location.
- Robb Russell
Main Office Line:
850-410-3800
Consumer Services Hotline:
1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) – Florida only
1-800-FL-AYUDA (352-9832) – En Español
850-410-3800 – Calling from outside of Florida
I also got a call today from our local DACS office and was able to confirm licensed will be mandatory for anyone who engages in commercial trapping of wildlife using non-chemical methods, including traps, mechanical or electronic devices, and exclusionary techniques to control commensal rodents (rats & mice). The state asks that you don’t delay until the last minute and register now!
Chapter 482 Excerpt:
1482.157 Limited certification for commercial wildlife management personnel.—
(2) The department shall issue a limited certificate to an applicant who:
(4) Certification under this section does not authorize:
1Note.—As created by s.10, ch. 2011-206. For a description of multiple acts in the same session affecting a statutory provision, see preface to the Florida Statutes, “Statutory Construction.” Section 482.157 was also created by s. 4, ch. 2011-192, and that version reads:482.157 Limited certification for commercial wildlife management personnel.—
(1) The department shall establish a limited certificate authorizing individual commercial wildlife trapper personnel to use nonchemical methods, including traps, mechanical or electronic devices, and exclusionary techniques, to control commensal rodents.
(2) The department shall issue a limited certificate to an applicant who:
(a) Submits an application and examination fee, set by departmental rule, of not more than $300 or less than $150. The department shall provide examination reference materials and offer the examination at least quarterly or as necessary in each county;
(b) Passes the departmental examination; and
(c) Provides proof, including a certificate of insurance, that the applicant has met the minimum financial bodily injury and property damage requirements in s. 482.071(4).
(3) An application for recertification must be made annually and be accompanied by a recertification fee of not more than $150 or less than $75, as established by rule. The application also must be accompanied by proof of completion of the required 4 classroom hours of acceptable continuing education and the required proof of insurance. After a grace period not exceeding 30 days after the recertification renewal date, a late fee of $50 shall be assessed in addition to the renewal fee. A certificate automatically expires 180 days after the recertification date if the renewal fee has not been paid. After expiration, a new certificate shall be issued only upon successful reexamination and payment of the examination and late fees.
(4) Certification under this section does not authorize:
(a) The use of pesticides or chemical substances, other than adhesive materials, to control rodents or other nuisance wildlife in, on, or under structures;
(b) Operation of a pest control business; or
(c) Supervision of an uncertified person using nonchemical methods to control rodents.
