Quiz for Structural Pest Control Act 8513 – 8519.5 BR3 WDO (1 Hour) California

Any work contract, billing, agreement, letter of work completed, or other correspondence or document expressing an opinion or making a statement relating to the presence or absence of wood destroying pests or organisms, shall refer to the inspection report required by Section 8516.    True or False

The inspection report shall indicate specifically whether all of the recommended work as set forth in the inspection report was completed, or, if not, the document shall indicate specifically which recommendations were not completed.    True or False

When a registered company completes work under a contract, it shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the board, a notice of work completed and not completed, and shall furnish that notice to the owner of the property or the owner’s agent within 15 business days after completing the work.    True or False

The address of each property inspected or upon which work was completed shall be reported on a form prescribed by the board and shall be filed with the board no later than 10 business days after completed work.   True or False

Failure of a registered company to report and file with the board the address of any property upon which work was completed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8516 or this section is grounds for disciplinary action and shall subject the registered company to a fine of not more than five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500).   True or False

The registered company shall retain for five years all original notices of work completed, work not completed, and activity forms.   True or False

After an inspection report has been prepared by a Branch 3 registered company pursuant to Section 8516, which discloses a wood destroying pest or organism that can be eradicated by fumigation, and the fumigation has been duly performed by a Branch 1 registered company, the Branch 1 registered company, on a company document that identifies the licensee performing the fumigation and the name and address of the registered company, shall issue the following certification: “This is to certify that the property located at ____ (address) was fumigated on ____ (date) for the extermination of ____ (target pest).” This certification shall be issued to the registered company that prepared the inspection report within five working days after completing the fumigation.   True or False

Where the consumer has elected to contract directly with a Branch 1 registered company to perform a fumigation, the Branch 1 registered company shall provide the certification described in subdivision (a) to the consumer who ordered the fumigation.  True or False

A warranty for fumigation shall be provided in writing by the registered company contracting with the owner or the owner’s designated agent.  In the event of a failed fumigation, the following shall apply: (1) When a consumer authorizes a Branch 3 registered company to subcontract the fumigation to a Branch 1 registered company, the Branch 3 registered company shall verify the need for a refumigation and issue an inspection report in accordance with Section 8516. The consumer shall not be charged for this inspection. Following completion of the refumigation, a new certification and any additional warranty or guarantee shall be issued to the owner or the owner’s designated agent.    True or False

 When the inspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516 has disclosed no infestation or infection, the Certification shall state: “This is to certify that the above property was inspected on ____ (date(s)) in accordance with the Structural Pest Control Act and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and that no evidence of active infestation or infection was found in the visible and accessible areas.”   When the inspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516 discloses infestation or infection and the notice of work completed prepared pursuant to Section 8518, or when the reinspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516, indicates that all recommendations to remove that infestation or infection and to repair damage caused by that infestation or infection have been completed, the certification shall state: “This is to certify that the property described herein is now free of evidence of active infestation or infection in the visible and accessible areas.”    True or False