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Agency proposes to remove retake waiting periods, rename exam fee and simplify applicator categories
Summary
Stephanie Smith of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture told a legislative committee the agency would collapse some applicator categories, convert a $25 retake fee into a general exam/application fee, and remove staged waiting periods so applicants can retake pesticide exams without a 7‑day/30‑day/1‑year sequence; she said outreach and continuing education requirements remain in place.
Stephanie Smith, deputy director of the Plant Industry Division at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, told a committee the agency will amend the pesticide applicator statute to simplify exam administration and make it easier for people to become or remain employed as applicators.
Smith said the proposals would collapse a separate "government" category so municipal and public-education applicators fall under the same classification and would convert an existing $25 retake fee into a broader exam or application fee intended to cover administrative costs. "We're kind of collapsing government…
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