Structural Pest Control and Pesticides - Structural Pest Control Committee

The Structural Pest Control Law created the Structural Pest Control Committee (SPCC) which is authorized to adopt regulations concerning:

• The amount and kind of training required of an applicant for a License, Certified Applicator card, or Registered Technician card.
• The type, frequency and passing score of any examination given an applicant for a license or certification.
• The amount, kind and frequency of continuing education required of a licensee and certified applicator.
• The methods and materials used in performing any work authorized by the issuance of a license or certification under this law.
• The business records to be kept by licensees and certified applicators.
• The credentials and identification required of licensee and their employees equipment while engaged in structural pest control.
• The safety methods and procedures for structural pest control work.
• Fees to be charged for reinspections following a finding of a deviation from the structural pest control rules.
• The fees charged for training materials provided by the Committee or the Division.

In addition, the SPCC has the final authority in approving applications for Licenses, Certified Applicator cards, and Registered Technician cards.

The SPCC is made up of nine members appointed by the NC Commissioner of Agriculture, the Governor, the Dean of the College of Life Sciences of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the General Assembly. The number and qualifications of the appointments are as follows:

• Commissioner
  • 1 employee of the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
  • 1 at-large member not affiliated with: NCDA&CS, NCSU College of Agriculture, NC DHHS, or structural pest control industry (4-year term)
• Governor
  • 2 representatives of the structural pest control industry who each have a Structural License in two or more phases (4-year term)
  • 1 at-large member not affiliated with: NCDA&CS, NCSU College of Agriculture, NC DHHS, or structural pest control industry (4-year term)
• NC General Assembly
  • 1 member appointed through NC Speaker of the House recommendation
  • 1 member appointed through NC Senate President Pro Tempore recommendation
• NC State University (NCSU)
  • 1 member of the NCSU entomology faculty chosen by the Dean of NCSU College of Life Science
• NC Secretary of Health & Human Servcies
  • 1 employee, who is an epidemiologist, of NC Department of Health & Human Services