DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUREAU OF LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT (850) 617-7997 ( 50) 61n850 (850) 617-7967 FAX THE CONNER Bu1LDING, No. 8 3125 CONNER BOULEVARD TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-1650 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES COMMISSIONER ADAM H. PUTNAM MEMORANDUM 949 Date: August 25, 2017 To: From: All Commercial Pest Contr~ I ticensees.)r(jl Sarah Oglesby, Chief Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement Subject: Agency Disciplinary Actions Completed April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017 Pursuant to Chapter 482.161 (9), Florida Statutes, the following notice of disciplinary actions taken by the Department during the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017 is hereby published: Name Crawford, Brandon (JF211909) Macclenny Baker County Failure to post warning signs on all sides of the fumigated structure Hord, Steve Panama City Bay County Unlicensed pest control - advertising WDO inspections Jenkins, Charles (JD227969) Dania Beach Broward County Fine $1,250.00 Failure to use required protective equipment (SCBA) when entering fumigated structure; Failure to carry special identification card while performing fumigation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B'eSh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-800-HELPFLA Fkilda. www.freshfromflorida.com
Thompson, Nathaniel (JD200716) Fort Lauderdale Ware, Larry (JD193280) Fort Lauderdale Howard, Christopher (JE165757) Pembroke Pines Green Effect, Inc. Pompano Beach ByoPlanet Pest Solutions (JB225186) Sunrise Premier Exterminators (JB6155) Sunrise Curry, Terry K. (JD241065) Port Charlotte Broward County (continued) Fumigation - Failure to carry pest control ID card while performing pest control; Failure to carry special identification card while performing fumigation Failure to post warning signs on all sides of the fumigated structure Failure to carry pest control ID card while performing pest control Unlicensed pest control - Directing employee to perform pest control without a Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Licensee - Failure to maintain ID holder training records; WDO - issuing noncom pliant WDO contracts Licensee - Failure to notify the Department within 10 working days of business address change; Failure to maintain ID holder training records Charlotte County information Marchant, Adam F.(JF200639) Port Charlotte Gross Pest (JB254921) Punta Gorda WDO - Non-compliant Form 13645, Failure to report visible evidence of infestations of wood-destroying organisms Licensee - Failure to comply with requirements for compensation of pest control employees; independent contracting - 2 -
Crisp, Jeffrey (JE208860) Middleburg Guillen, Carlos (JE209512) Naples Plantaxions, Inc. dba U.S. Lawns of Naples Naples Clay County WDO - Non-compliant Form 13645, Failure to report visible evidence of previous treatments for wood-destroying organisms Collier County with its label and labeling - Failure to wear required PPE Unlicensed pest control - Directing employee to perform pest control without a Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Cox, Paul (JF4237) Arcadia DeSoto County Fine $1,250.00 Failure to post warning signs on all sides of the fumigated structures Ward, Robert Brandon (JE252506) Atlantic Beach Duval County Employee - Performing pest control independently of licensee Gregory, Chad (JE246023) Jacksonville with its label and labeling - Improper application rate SSS R & D OPCO LLC dba R & D Landscape & Irrigation Jacksonville Unlicensed pest control - Operating pest control business without required license Fine $2,000.00 Gaona, Fermin (JE93226) Zolfo Springs Hardee County Fine $300.00 with its label and labeling - Improper application site - 3 -
Ball, Vincent (JD254073) Brandon Hillsborough County information; Unsecured door/secondary lock A. W.F. Fumigators, Inc. (JB240553) and Forde, Wally (JF184325) Tampa Failure to pay an administrative fine Fine $9,250.00 Suspension Suarez, Daniel (JE3773) Tampa Fumigation - Inaccurate/deficient clearance notices Winters, Harry (JD243801) Tampa Myles, Keith (JE136253) Wimauma inconsistent with its label and labeling - information with its label and labeling - Improper application frequency Beegle, Justin (JE250102) Sebastian Indian River County WDO - Non-compliant Form 13645, Failure to report visible evidence of infestations of wood-destroying organisms Advanced Turf & Landscaping Bonita Springs Lee County Unlicensed pest control - Directing employee to perform pest control without a Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Cease and Desist Fine $1,500.00-4-
Best For Less Pest Control (JB259) and Rodolfo Pineda (JF3524) Fort Myers Superior Landscaping & Lawn Services (JB 169995) Fort Myers Lee County (continued) Failure to maintain employee training records with its label and labeling - Improper container disposal; Directing employee to perform pest control without an ID card; Failure to apply for employee ID card within 30 days of employment Photoscape, LLC and Ray, Oliver Fort Myers Unlicensed pest control - Directing Fine $2,500.00 employee to perform pest control without a Limited Certification for Commercial Landscape Maintenance Wilson, William F. (JF4913) Fort Myers with its label and labeling -Failure to wear required PPE; Improper application rate Fine $750.00 Greenway Pest Control, Inc. (JB183486) Tallahassee Leon County Licensee - Use of an unregistered, fictitious name in advertising Tammy Ann Latorre dba Critter Getter (JB205717) Tallahassee Licensee - Failure to notify the Department within 10 working days of business address change; Failure to maintain required liability insurance Fine $750.00 Gardner, Robert (JD245042) Bradenton Manatee County inconsistent with its label and labeling: Failure to use chloropicrin as a warning agent prior to introducing fumigant to a structure Suspension - 5 -
Draime and Miles, Inc. dba MI (JB18754) Ocala Trugreen (JB93109) Ocala Econoway Extermination Co., Inc. (JB611) Hialeah Marion County Licensee - Failure to maintain employee training records Vehicle - Improperly labeled pesticide container( s) -Dade County WDO - Contract - Failure to provide for preventative treatment of wood destroying organisms, Failure to state the location of Notice of Treatment; Failure to maintain pesticide application records Aquino, Juan (JD83486) information Esquivel, Jose (JD231250) Fine $1,250.00 Suspension Failure to wear required PPE; Introducing fumigant to a structure without 2nd trained person Guarantee Floridian Pest Control (JB24565) Jimenez, Antonio (JF9012) Fumigation - Failure to state in the notification to the department, the accepted common or trade name of the fumigant to be applied information - 6 -
Johnson, Josh (JD147427) -Dade County (continued) Fumigation - Failure to secure secondary locks on all entrances of structure during fumigation period Loaisiga, Jose (JD244924) Fumigation - Failure to carry special identification card while performing fumigation Loaisiga, Jose (JD244924) Superior Landscaping & Lawn Service (JB 169995) Fine $937.50 Failure to post warning signs on all sides of the fumigated structure Licensee - Failure to apply for employee Fine $1,000.00 ID card within 30 days of employment; Failure to provide initial 40 hour employee training; Failure to maintain employee training records USA Pest Control, Inc. (JB2636) Homestead Licensee - Failure to provide information requested by the Department; Failure to maintain required pesticide application records Vasquez, Felix (JE54822) Employee - Failure to carry pest control ID card while performing pest control Montpellier, Reinaldo (JF154749) Suspension Lakes inconsistent with its label and labeling: Failure to wear required PPE, Failure to have two self-contained breathing apparatus on site during a fumigation; Failure to carry pest control ID card while performing pest control - 7 -
Spray Rite, Inc. (JB236509) Marathon Monroe County with its label and labeling, Improper container disposal (reuse) Nona Lawncare and Landscaping Saint Cloud Osceola County Unlicensed pest control - Advertising Rat Busters of Florida (JB146405) Boca Raton Orkin LLC (JB146405) Delray Beach Palm Beach County Unlawful implication/claim in pest control advertising, of approval or endorsement by the Department Fumigation - Failure to notify the Department at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of a fumigation From the Ground Up Landscaping Unlicensed pest control - Directing and Exterior Services, Inc. employees to perform pest control without Jupiter proper certification Johnson, Melvin (JD167472) Lake Worth with its label and labeling, Fumigation - Unsecured door/secondary lock - active Fine $1,250.00 Suspension Anderson Pest Control (JB158567) Royal Palm Beach Mosquito Joe East Florida, PBC (JB220486) West Palm Beach Fumigation - Failure to notify the Department at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of a fumigation Licensee - Failure to employ a pest control operator who meets the requirements of a Certified Operator in Charge; Failure to maintain employee training records - 8 -
O'Hara Landscape & Maintenance (JB3672) West Palm Beach Palm Beach County (continued) Vehicle - Improperly labeled pesticide container( s) W aming Letter Sanders, Joe (JD180707) West Palm Beach Fine $1,250.00 Unsecured door/secondary lock; Failure to keep household keys secured in possession of the fumigators during the entire time the _structure was under fumigation Tanner, Alan (JF4415) West Palm Beach Misuse of certified operator certificate W aming Letter Sanchez, Domingo (JF225137) Wesley Chapel Brantley Termite & PC Services (JB5563) Clearwater Pasco County Failure to post warning signs on all sides of the fumigated structure Pinellas County Fumigation - Failure to notify the Department of changes to information required for Notice of Fumigation in advance of the fumigation period Wahlbeck, Carl (JF184662) Largo with its label and labeling Quickpro Environmental Services (JB221385) Palm Harbor Don't Bug Me Termite & Pest Control (JB 184565) Saint Petersburg Fumigation - Failure to notify the Department at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of a fumigation Fumigation - Failure to possess and maintain at least two label-approved clearance devices W aming Letter - 9 -
Fume Out, LLC (JB210845) Fort Pierce Grubaugh, Louis Palm Bay Terminix (JB5584) Port Saint Lucie Saint Lucie County Fumigation - Failure to correctly identify the type of structure to be fumigated on the Notice of Fumigation Unlicensed pest control - Performing pest control without required certification Failure to provide fumigant fact sheet Fine $2,000.00 Feagan, Michael (JE77387) North Port Sarasota County Fine $300.00 with its label and labeling Grant's Gardens, Inc. (JB137480) Vehicle - Improperly labeled pesticide Sarasota container(s) Key 2 Pest Control, Inc. (JB130737) Sarasota Licensee - Directing employee to perform pest control without an ID card; Failure to apply for employee ID card within 30 days of employment; Fumigation - Introducing fumigant to a structure without 2nd trained person Pitts, Deral (JD2 l 854 7) Sarasota Fumigation - Failure to carry pest control ID card while performing pest control; Introducing fumigant to a structure without 2nd trained person Total Control Termite & Pest Professionals, Inc. (JB 109040) Sarasota Licensee - Failure to apply for employee ID card within 30 days of employment; Fumigation - Introducing fumigant to a structure without 2nd trained person Fine $2,500.00 Suspension - 10 -
McCormick, Randolph Lake Butler Union County Unlicensed pest control - Performing wood-destroying organisms inspections without required license and certification Martin, John (JF194396) Deland Volusia County Misuse of certified operator certificate Swartout, Mark (JD2 l 4077) Orange City information; Unsecured door/secondary lock US Bug Squad FL, LLC (JB229430) North Brunswick, NJ Out of State Licensee - Failure to maintain employee training records NOTE: Certified Operators in Charge are responsible for the pest control activities of employees under their direct supervision and can be charged with violations accordingly. Informal administrative proceedings held: ll Advisory Notices issued:!l Cease and Desist Notices Issued for Unlicensed Pest Control Operators: 17 Field Advisory Notices (FANs) issued: 33-11-