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Contractor shall provide a certificate of insurance at time of execution of contract and at anniversary date of execution of contract, showing Cass County Weed Board as the certificate holder (proof of insurance). The contractor shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the county and employees thereof, from any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action arising out of the negligent acts, errors, or omissions of the contractor, his/her employees, or agent in the performance of the agreement, or matters incidental thereto. Any and all persons employed directly or indirectly by the contractor who are engaged in the performance of any work or services required by the contractor under this agreement shall be considered employees of the contractor and not the county. The contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws together with all ordinances and regulations applicable to the work. He/she shall procure all licenses, permits, and other rights necessary for the fulfillment of his/her obligations under this agreement. 6. L1CENSEfTRAINING. Contractor shall ensure that all of the spray appiicators qualify for and obtain the AG PEST and RIGHT-OF-WAY applicators certificate/license for North Dakota. Applicators are to be thoroughly trained by the CONTRACTOR in spraying the noxious weeds designated for spraying before going out on the 1st job - and understand the purposes & limitations of each herbicide to be used. The Contractor shall be specifically diligent in seeing that the spray applicator sprays each plant with a mist and seeing that an area of at least 10 feet adjacent to the mature plants be sprayed - so as to catch possible seedlings. 7. RECORDS. Contractor and/or sprayer operator shall complete daily spray reports (NDDA SFN 50020 (3-96) or similar), NDDOT SFN 17825 (Rev. 05- 2000), maps of spray activity, and other requisite spray forms accurately and shall supply copies to the Weed Officer. 8. CHEMICALS. The Contractor shall provide all chemicals, adjuvants, conditioners and water used for right of way spraying. Contractor shall use such herbicides, mixtures and rates of application at or below recommended label rates. as recommended by the Cass County Weed Officer. The Contractor shall advise the Weed Officer twice a week of the general location where spraying activities will be undertaken and of any inappropriate spraying conditions. 9. MISCELLANEOUS. If the Weed Officer or a Weed Board Member determines that a thorough job of spraying was not accomplished, Contractor will return and respray the area at no expense to the Board. 3