TN Pest Control Licensing and Advisory Board to Meet and Elect Chair

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Pest Control Licensing and Advisory Board will meet January 9, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. CST in the conference room of the Porter Building at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 436 Hogan Road in Nashville, Tenn. The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda includes a review and approval of minutes, special licensing requests, and an introduction of new board members, which includes the election of a chair of the board.

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 Kathy Booker, pesticide administrator for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Consumer and Industry Services Division at 615-837-5133 or kathy.booker@tn.gov.

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