California Business and Professions Code

§ 8514

BPC § 8514 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 3 · Ch. 14 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A Branch 2 or 3 registered company shall not commence work on a contract, or sign, issue, or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or statement relating to the control of household pests, or wood destroying pests or organisms until the registered company has completed an inspection.

(b)Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, after an inspection has been made, a registered company which holds a branch registration for the control of household pests, or wood destroying pests or organisms, but whose branch registration restricts the method of eradication or control permitted, may recommend and enter into a contract for the eradication or control of pests within the scope of its branch registration, provided that it subcontracts, in writing, the actual performance of the work to a registered company which holds a branch registration authorizing the particular method to be used.

(c)A registered company may subcontract, in writing, any pest control work for which it is registered in any branch or branches to a registered company holding a valid branch registration to do that work.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 12. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.