{"id":"56b3e1af-17f7-42c7-a016-ae041946aea7","task":"Understand California Branch 1 structural fumigation licensing requirements","domain":"pestboard.ca.gov","steps":["Confirm Branch 1 covers control of household/wood-destroying pests via fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases - the most heavily regulated SPCB branch","Distinguish the two Branch 1 license roles: Field Representative (performs work only on behalf of a registered company) and Operator (may own or serve as qualifying manager of a company)","Note SPCB cites work-experience prerequisites for Branch 1 Operator applicants, including prior time as a licensed Branch 1 Field Representative and an accumulated field-hours threshold - verify the current exact figures on pestboard.ca.gov since regulatory amendments can change them","Cross-check current exam/application requirements directly on pestboard.ca.gov and against the current Structural Pest Control Act text (pestboard.ca.gov/pestlaw/pestact.pdf) before advising an applicant"],"gotchas":["Do not quote exact experience-hour or year figures from secondary sources without checking the live SPCB page - these numeric thresholds are exactly the kind of detail that changes and must be re-verified at time of use","A Branch 2 or Branch 3 license holder cannot perform fumigation work under those licenses - Branch 1 is mandatory and separately examined"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/56b3e1af-17f7-42c7-a016-ae041946aea7"}