Florida Pesticide Licensing

State of Florida information on obtaining and renewing specific pesticide certifications..

List of Florida Pesticide Certifications

• Aerial
• Agriculture Animal
• Agriculture Row Crop
• Agriculture Tree Crop
• Aquatic
• Forestry
• Limited Commercial Maintenance
• Limited Lawn & Ornamental
• Limited Structural
• Natural Areas
• Ornamental & Turf
• Pest Control Operator
• Private Applicator
• Public Health
• Right of Way
• Soil & Greenhouse
  

Where do I find my pesticide exam score?
http://www.safepesticideuse.com/complimonitoring/index.html
How long will it be before the scores are posted online? 4 weeks or so.

Do YOU need a pesticide certification?

FACTS - everything you need to know about most Florida pesticide certifications.

Need information on pesticide license renewal?

How many CEU's are needed for renewal?
Click on your specific certification above

The DACS Bureau of Entomology pesticide CEU search engine is located at        http://www.safepesticideuse.com/complimonitoring/index.html .
Download the pdf instructions where it says
"IMPORTANT NOTICE for CEU Program Users"

         Here's a listing of online pesticide CEU's

Where can you go to see the laws themselves?
Chapter 388 - Mosquito Control
Chapter 482 - Pest Control and Landscape Maintenance
Chapter 487 - Agricultural Pest Control 

    
Do YOU need a pesticide license?
The State of Florida requires that most professionals that apply pesticides as part of their job be certified to legally apply ANY pesticides (even Round-Up). Who must be certified and the type of certification required depends on the type of chemicals used, the site of application and the role of the applicator.

Click on the above links for a basic explanation of how each license can be used.

 How do you renew your license?
Re-certification is required before a license can be renewed.

Re-certification can be accomplished by
1) retesting or by
2) accumulating the required number of Continuing Education Units (CEU's) during the license
period or within 60 days after the expiration date of the certificate.

Click on the above links for renewal details for each specific license.

Dates and times and locations of pesticide testing in Nassau County.

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