LAWS – Chapter 20 Article 4 WDO Arizona

Within thirty calendar days after completion of a pretreatment, a new-construction treatment, a final grade treatment, an initial corrective treatment or a wood-destroying insect inspection report, a business licensee or certified applicator shall file with the division in a form approved by the director a termite action report form and the prescribed fee. A termite action report is required for termite action only and does not include all wood-destroying organisms.    True or False

The termite action report form shall include:

1. The address or location of the work or project.
2. The type and date of the work.
3. The name of the business licensee.
4. Any other information required by rule.

 True or False

The director may: Assess a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars per form for failing to submit the required form or fee, or both, within thirty calendar days.    True or False

A business licensee shall not commence work on a contract or sign, issue or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or making a statement relating to the presence or absence of wood-destroying organisms in a structure until an inspection is made unless the property owner tells them exactly where the infestation is located.    True or False

Only an applicator certified in the category of wood-destroying organism management shall prepare a treatment proposal on a form approved by the director. The applicator shall deliver a copy of the treatment proposal to the person requesting the proposal or treatment, or the person’s designated agent, before beginning treatment.    True or False

The treatment proposal shall include the following information: A statement describing that the work is preventative or corrective.    True or False

The treatment proposal shall include the following information: A diagrammatic description showing the nature and location of evidence of infestation or damage, or both, if applicable.    True or False

The treatment proposal shall include the following information: A statement describing the treatment or repair method, including the name of the pesticide or device to be used and a diagrammatic description showing where the treatment or repair will be rendered.    True or False

The treatment proposal shall include the following information: The signature and license number of the person who made the inspection of the structure to be treated.   True or False

A certified applicator shall also give to the person requesting a proposal or treatment a written recommendation that verifies a particular problem and, in addition to the certified applicator’s recommendation for treatment, shall advise the person of alternative treatments and methods, including integrated pest management methods, to alleviate the problem unless there is no money to be made performing IPM methods.    True or False

A treatment proposal shall not be in the same form or be construed as a wood-destroying insect inspection report. A treatment proposal that does not identify infestation by wood destroying organisms is not a binding statement as to the presence or absence of wood destroying organisms.    True or False

A treatment proposal shall be prepared by a certified applicator who has received at least five hours of instruction from an in-house education program of the business licensee on the subject of wood-destroying organisms inspections.   True or False

If a business licensee performs a treatment pursuant to a treatment proposal, the business licensee shall maintain for three years a record of the treatment and the name and quantity of the pesticide used.    True or False

Wood-destroying insect inspection reports may be completed only by an applicator who is certified in the category of wood-destroying organism management and who has received at least five hours of instruction from an in-house education program of the  business licensee on the subject of wood-destroying insect inspection reports.   True or False

Wood-destroying insect inspection reports shall be on file in the office of the business licensee within fifteen calendar days after the completion of an inspection.    True or False

The business licensee shall retain a copy of all completed wood-destroying insect inspection reports for seven years and make the reports available on the director’s request.   True or False

Wood-destroying insect inspection reports are evidence of both the existence or absence of wood-destroying insects and conditions conducive to wood-destroying insects that were visible and accessible to an inspector at the time the inspection was made.   True or False

 business licensee remains responsible for the accuracy of the inspection and the report as evidence of the presence or absence of infestation and conditions conducive to infestation on the date of inspection, except that a wood-destroying insect inspection report shall not be construed as a guarantee as to the presence or absence of wood-destroying insects and conditions conducive to wood-destroying insects in a structure after the date of inspection.   True or False

A person shall not complete a wood-destroying insect inspection report for a property that the person owns or occupies.  True or False

Wood-destroying insect inspection reports may be completed only by an applicator who is certified in the category of wood-destroying organism management and who has received at least five hours of instruction from an in-house education program of the  business licensee on the subject of wood-destroying insect inspection reports. An examination on the instruction is not required. The business licensee shall keep a record of completion of the training and shall make the record available on the director’s request. The instruction requirement does not apply to certified qualified applicators.     True or False