Tennessee Pest Control Licensing and Advisory Board to Meet

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Pest Control Licensing and Advisory Board will meet July 15 at 9:30 a.m. CDT in the conference room at the Porter Building at Ellington Agricultural Center, 440 Hogan Rd, Nashville, Tenn. The agenda includes a review and approval of minutes, special licensing requests, Tennessee Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act rule changes and horticulture lawn and turf mosquito spraying. The meeting is open to the public.

The Tennessee Pest Control Licensing and Advisory Board comprises seven members representing the pest control industry and consumers. The board sets standards for licensing in categories of pesticide application. The board also advises the Tennessee Department of Agriculture on pest control issues and regulatory matters.

For more information, contact pesticide administrator Kathy Booker, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Regulatory Services Division at 615-837-5133 or Kathy.Booker@TN.gov.