Section 10–9.17. A. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any person to act, operate, or do business or advertise as a commercial poultry waste applicator or to land-apply poultry waste as a private poultry waste applicator unless such person has obtained a valid applicator's certificate issued by the State Board of Agriculture Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

B. Applicator's certificates shall be issued by the Board, Department to applicants who qualify under the provisions of the Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act.

C. Certificates shall be issued only upon application therefor to the Board Department on a form of application prescribed by the Board Department. The application shall contain information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations and such other information as may be specified by the Board Department.

D. A certificate shall be issued only after satisfactory completion of such certification standards as determined by the Board Department.

E. 1. All The Department shall issue a commercial applicator certificates shall expire on the thirty-first day of December following their issuance or renewal, and may be renewed for the ensuing calendar year, without penalty, certificate for a five-year period if a properly completed application is filed with the Board Department not later than the first day of January of each year the subsequent five-year period. A registration fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) shall accompany every initial and renewal application for certification. A renewal fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall accompany every renewal application.

2. All The Department shall issue a private applicator certificates shall be in effect for five (5) years and may be renewed by certificate for a five-year period if a properly completed application is filed with the Department not later than the first day of January of the subsequent five-year period. A registration fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall accompany every initial and renewal application for certification. A renewal fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall accompany every renewal application. The Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) registration and renewal fee shall be waived if the private applicator is also registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act.

3. The Department shall issue all certificates for five-year periods beginning January 1, 2025, and expiring on December 31, 2029, followed by successive five-year periods.

4. All such fees shall be deposited in the Agriculture Regulation Revolving Fund to be used for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act and the Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act.

F. Any person issued an applicator's certificate shall comply with the education provisions of subsection F of Section 10–9.5 of this title.