{"id":"cfc30ef6-9033-4cc1-8f3f-5fd7533615a5","task":"Understand the federal FIFRA certified pesticide applicator framework - commercial vs. private applicator categories under 40 CFR Part 171","domain":"ecfr.gov","steps":["Go to ecfr.gov and open Title 40, Chapter I, Subchapter E, Part 171 (Certification of Pesticide Applicators)","Read Subpart A definitions (section 171.3) to distinguish 'certified applicator,' 'private applicator,' and 'commercial applicator'","Review Subpart B section 171.101 for commercial applicator certification categories (e.g., agricultural pest control, ornamental & turf, wood-destroying pest control, right-of-way)","Review section 171.105 for private applicator certification standards (competency to use restricted use pesticides in production of agricultural commodities)","Note that Part 171 sets minimum federal standards; each state administers its own EPA-approved certification plan whose categories can exceed, but not fall below, this federal floor"],"gotchas":["Part 171 was substantially revised (finalized 2017, compliance phased through roughly 2023-2024); confirm the current eCFR text rather than citing older pre-2017 category numbering","'Commercial applicator' under FIFRA covers anyone applying restricted use pesticides for hire or on land other than their own/employer's - it is not limited to structural pest control businesses","The federal category list in 171.101 doesn't use the word 'structural' - state 'structural pest control' categories are a state-level construct layered on top of the federal categories"],"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/cfc30ef6-9033-4cc1-8f3f-5fd7533615a5"}