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Under Florida law, for how long must a licensee retain a copy of a wood-destroying organism inspection report made for a real estate transaction?
- Not less than 1 year
- Not less than 2 years
- Not less than 3 years
- Not less than 5 years
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A copy of the WDO inspection report must be kept by the licensee for at least 3 years (s. 482.226(1)).🔗 Source
A Florida licensee that performs wood-destroying organism inspections for real estate transactions must meet minimum financial responsibility through errors and omissions coverage or bond in what amount?
- No less than $100,000 in the aggregate and $50,000 per occurrence
- No less than $250,000 in the aggregate and $100,000 per occurrence
- No less than $500,000 in the aggregate and $250,000 per occurrence
- No less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate and $500,000 per occurrence
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WDO inspection licensees must carry E&O insurance or bond of at least $500,000 in the aggregate and $250,000 per occurrence, or show equivalent net worth (s. 482.226(6)).🔗 Source
If a Florida pest control business license is not timely renewed, how long after the anniversary renewal date does the license automatically expire?
- 30 calendar days
- 60 calendar days
- 90 calendar days
- 1 year
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An unrenewed business license automatically expires 60 calendar days after the anniversary renewal date, after which only reapplication restores it (s. 482.071(2)(c)).🔗 Source
Under Florida law, what is the statutory range for the examination fee charged for each category in which an applicant for a pest control operator's certificate seeks to be examined?
- Not more than $150 or less than $75
- Not more than $200 or less than $100
- Not more than $300 or less than $150
- Not more than $500 or less than $250
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Each category's examination fee is set within a range of not more than $300 and not less than $150 (s. 482.141(2)).🔗 Source
Beyond category-specific knowledge and experience, what general educational credential does Florida require of every applicant for a pest control operator's certificate?
- A bachelor's degree in any field
- Graduation from an accredited high school or satisfactory evidence of equivalent education
- A two-year associate degree
- Completion of an apprenticeship registered with the department
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Every applicant must be an accredited high school graduate or show evidence of equivalent education, in addition to practical and scientific pest control knowledge (s. 482.132(3)).🔗 Source
Under the Florida Structural Pest Control Act, an applicant who qualifies for the pest control operator's examination through work experience alone must have completed how many years of employment as a service employee of a licensee in the relevant category?
- One year
- Two years
- Three years, one of which was completed in Florida during the year immediately preceding the application
- Five years, all completed in Florida
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Florida's experience-only pathway under s. 482.132 requires three years of service-employee work in the category sought, one of which must have been completed in Florida during the year just before applying. The shorter periods apply to applicants who also hold qualifying college degrees rather than the experience-only route.🔗 Source
To renew a Florida pest control operator's certificate without re-examination, how much approved continuing education must the certificateholder complete?
- 4 hours total, regardless of how many categories are held
- 2 hours on legislation, safety, labeling, and integrated pest management, plus 2 hours in each category held on the certificate
- 8 hours in each category held
- Only continuing education on safety, with no category-specific hours
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Section 482.111 requires 2 hours of approved continuing education covering legislation, safety, pesticide labeling, and integrated pest management, plus an additional 2 hours in each category appearing on the certificate; alternatively the holder may pass an examination. The category-specific requirement grows with the number of categories held.🔗 Source
When a Florida licensee loses its certified operator in charge, the department may issue emergency pest control certificates. What is the maximum total period for which such certificates may be issued to the same licensee during any three-year period (absent the death of the operator)?
- 30 days
- 120 days
- 1 year
- 3 years
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Emergency certificates run 30 days each and may be renewed, but their sum for one licensee may not exceed one year in any three-year period (s. 482.111(9)).🔗 Source
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