# 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-60: 2VAC5-685-60. Persons exempt from certification

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-60
- **Heading:** 2VAC5-685-60. Persons exempt from certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 2 Agriculture / Agency 5 Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services / Chapter 685 / 2VAC5-685-60

## Text

The following persons are exempt from certification:
1. Persons conducting laboratory research involving restricted use pesticides;
2. Doctors of medicine or doctors of veterinary medicine applying pesticides as drugs or medication during the course of their practice, or to control pests in corpses;
3. Persons who use or supervise the use of nonrestricted use pesticides as part of their duties only on properties owned or leased by their employers, except those persons identified in 2VAC5-685-20 B;
4. Persons who provide janitorial or cleaning services using nonrestricted use sanitizers, disinfectants, and germicides;
5. Painters who apply restricted use marine antifoulant paint under the direct supervision of a certified commercial applicator. One certified commercial applicator shall be present for every eight painters;
6. Forestry applicators standing on the ground who apply general use herbicides for forest vegetation control and tree thinning under the direct on-site supervision of a certified commercial applicator. One certified commercial applicator shall be present for every eight forestry applicators and be within voice contact of and no more than 200 feet from such applicators;
7. Individuals engaged in the training required for certification while under the direct on-site supervision of a certified commercial applicator;
8. Employees of local, state, or federal governmental agencies who from time to time make incidental use of ready-to-use pesticides that are properly registered in Virginia. For purposes of this section, "incidental use" means the use of a pesticide on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis in order to avoid immediate personal harm from stinging or biting insects. This exemption does not include regular, routine, or maintenance applications of pesticides or any use of restricted-use pesticides;
9. Individuals who apply pesticides for the survey for gypsy moth under the authority of the department; and
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se" means the use of a pesticide on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis in order to avoid immediate personal harm from stinging or biting insects. This exemption does not include regular, routine, or maintenance applications of pesticides or any use of restricted-use pesticides;
9. Individuals who apply pesticides for the survey for gypsy moth under the authority of the department; and
10. Individuals who apply pesticides for the survey for cotton boll weevil under the authority of the department.

## Nearby sections

- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-10 2VAC5-685-10. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_10.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-20 2VAC5-685-20. General requirements for certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_20.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-30 2VAC5-685-30. Specific certification requirements for commercial applicators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_30.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-40 2VAC5-685-40. Specific certification requirements for private applicators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_40.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-50 2VAC5-685-50. Certification procedures for registered technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_50.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-60 2VAC5-685-60. Persons exempt from certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_60.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-65 2VAC5-685-65. Category for registered technician certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_65.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-70 2VAC5-685-70. Categories for commercial applicator certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_70.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-80 2VAC5-685-80. Categories for private applicator certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_80.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-90 2VAC5-685-90. Determination of general knowledge and qualifications for private and commercial applicators and registered technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_90.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-100 2VAC5-685-100. Specific knowledge required for the categories of commercial applicators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_100.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-110 2VAC5-685-110. Specific knowledge required for the categories of private applicators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_110.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-120 2VAC5-685-120. Specific knowledge required for registered technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_120.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-130 2VAC5-685-130. Renewal of certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_130.md)

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