§3251. Fees

            A. The examination fee for each examination shall be established by the commissioner by rule in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars. In establishing the amount of the examination fee, the commissioner shall consider the cost incurred in obtaining, administering, and grading the examination.

            B. The fees for the licenses and certificates issued or reissued by the commissioner shall be as follows:

            (1) The resident license fee shall be two hundred dollars. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a "resident" means any person who has been domiciled in Louisiana for a period of at least ninety days immediately preceding the date of application for the license and who has not claimed residence in any other state for any other purpose.

            (2) The nonresident license fee shall be five hundred dollars. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a "nonresident" means any person who does not qualify as a resident under Paragraph (1) above.

            (3) The certification fee, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, shall be twenty dollars.

            (4) The fee for issuing the triennial certification card shall be sixty dollars. This provision shall not apply to private applicators.

            (5) The fee for inspecting each item of mechanically powered equipment shall be fifty dollars.

            (6) The fee for registering each field scout shall be ten dollars.

            C. The certification fee for private applicators shall be twenty-five dollars. The certification fee for employees of local, state, and federal governments for the application of pesticides in the course of their public employment shall be twenty-five dollars.

            D. The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for the payment of fees.

            Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 156, §1; Acts 2003, No. 120, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2026, No. 74, §1.