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Membership Information & Application
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Code of Ethics

Duty to the Public

  1. Conduct services first and foremost with regard to the safety, health and welfare of the general public.
  2. Provide services, recommendations and information based upon honest, scientific, accurate, and factual knowledge.

Duty to the Environment

  1. Be responsible for the protection and preservation of our most valuable resource - the environment.
  2. Operate in a safe manner in handling all products, and monitor safety and environmental factors relating to services performed.

Duty to the Laws of our Land

Abide by all laws and regulations affecting the green industry, and support the enforcement of these laws.


Duty to Fellow Professionals

  1. Refain from the use of false, misleading or deceptive marketing or advertising practices that may result in the degradation of the professional industry image, or injure the professional image of colleagues.
  2. Utilize sound professional management practices and encourage associates/employees to respond to their peers in a like manner.
  3. Recognize the importance of a strong relationship with vendors (suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and business service providers).  Members should follow all directions and recommendations of products and equipment.  In turn, product testing and use results must be reported accurately bu all vendors.  Both vendor and user obligations must be met in a timley manner.
  4. Help all customers, nonmember industry representatives, suppliers and fellow companies become aware of the standards set forth in this Code of Ethics.

Duty to the Association

Participate in Association activities and events to help further the profession.

 

Membership Classifications

Please read the qualifications and answer all questions on this application. Submit full payment with application. All members shall keep on file the name of the company representative who is authorized to exercise all of the member’s rights. No firm, partnership or corporation shall be eligible for regular or associate membership if fifty percent (50%) or more of its control is owned by an existing regular or associate member of the Association. All members shall have a record consistent with and agree to abide by the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and Code of Ethics of the Mid-America Green Industry Council, and be in sympathy with the purpose of the Association.

REGULAR MEMBER
Application for Regular Membership in MAGICouncil may be made by any person, firm, or corporation provided that such applicant for membership shall: Be active in the green industry; and be properly certified or llicensed by the respective state agency for the application of pesticides, if engaged in the application of pesticides under one or more categories in the states where business is performed.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Any person, firm or corporation not engaged in the care of lawns and meeting the following requirements is eligible to be an Associate member: Be engaged in business or research activities other than university or trade school activities, which are related to the lawn care profession, such as, but not limited to, chemical and equipment manufacturing, representation and distribution.

AFFILIATE MEMBER
Shall be limited to employees of Regular member companies other than the representative designated for the Regular member.

The Mid-America Green Industry Council is proud to be a regional affiliate member of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America (PLCAA), the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCAA), The Irrigation Association (IA) and RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment).

Classification of Membership:
    Regular Member ($150.00 + $25.00 one-time initiation fee, total $175.00)
    Associate member ($150.00+$25.00 one-time initiation fee, total $175.00)
    Affiliate member ($35.00)                        

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Individual Who Will
Represent You to
MAGICouncil
Regular Members Only:
Our Company is primarily
concerned with:		 Irrigation Contracting
Sports Turf Management
Lawn Care and/or Landscaping

BACKGROUND DATA (Regular Members Only)

Our company provides these services:
Lawn Applications Tree pruning Irrigation maintenance
Lawn renovations Snow removal Grounds maintenance
Landscape design Landscape lighting Sports field maint.
Landscape installation Holiday lighting Supplier
Mowing Ponds, patios and decks Don't list us on the Internet!
Tree and shrub care Irrigation installation  

 

Other Information:

Date applicant company started:
Pesticide business license No:
For the state of:
Applicant company is a: Proprietorship 
Partnership  
Corporation
Number of employees:
Number of service trucks:
Applicant's business address is a: Headquarters   
Branch office
Are you interested in participating
on an Association committee? 		Yes 
No
Where did you learn about MAGICouncil? Trade magazine 
Member        
Colleage/Friend 
Web site            
Seminar        
Newsletter  
Other

 

In making application for the class of membership indicated, I certify that the company is qualified in accordance with the requirements for memberhip. I further certify that all information in this application is trude and, if accepted as a member, the company agrees to abide by the Code of Ethics of the Mid-America Green Industry Council.
I understand that the initiation fee is nonrefundable if the company is not accepted as a member.  Dues are payable a full year in advance, but credit will be made on the following year if more than half of current year has passed when joining.
Please complete and print this form before pressing the "Submit" button below. Mail this form with your check payable to: "MAGICouncil" to: MAGICouncil, P.O. Box 419264, Kansas City, MO  64141-6264.  Or, fax to 816-561-1991.