Which scenario describes a limited commercial operator?

• A. A person who, in the course of conducting a business, applies RUPs only on property owned or leased by the person or the employer
• B. A person who applies RUPs on all land regardless of ownership
• C. A person who only formulates pesticides
• D. A person who stores pesticides in a warehouse

Answer: (A)

A limited commercial operator is someone authorized to apply restricted-use pesticides only on property that the operator themselves own or lease, or on property owned or leased by their employer. This confines their pesticide work to sites they control as part of their job. In the scenario described, the person is applying RUPs solely on property they or their employer own or lease, which matches that limitation.

The other situations don’t fit: applying RUPs on land regardless of ownership would go beyond the property-control restriction; formulating pesticides alone isn’t putting pesticides to use, and storing pesticides is handling, not applying.