EPA and sanitization information to help you!

With the current COVID-19 pandemic many contractors are interested in offering sanitizing services and rightly so. This is a huge, nationwide, problem that can only be addressed by killing this virus and stopping the spread. There are many commercially available products that will easily sanitize most surfaces we usually clean like our Q-64 hospital grade disinfectant(available here), but did you know you are supposed to be a licensed pesticide applicator to apply this solution commercially to sanitize? Many people in the restoration world make this license seem like something hard to obtain or exclusive but in many states it is as simple as a written test and paying a small fee. Many times a single state license can cover working in multiple states. We are compiling some resources below to try to help you.

EPA information

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/what-are-antimicrobial-pesticides

Licensing overview by state

https://pestcontroleverything.com/pages/state-pest-control-regulations

State Licensing and training links

  • Alabama
http://agi.alabama.gov/divisions/pesticide-management/certification-and-testing
  • Alaska
https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/information-about-becoming-a-certified-pesticide-applicator/
  • Arizona
https://agriculture.az.gov/apply-or-renew
  • Arkansas
https://www.aad.arkansas.gov/licensing-permits1
  • California
https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/liccert.htm
  • Colorado
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agplants/pesticide-applicator-certification-and-licensing-program
  • Connecticut
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Pesticides/Pesticide-Certification-General/Pesticide-CertificationLicensing
  • Delaware
https://agriculture.delaware.gov/pesticide-management/pesticide-applicator-certification/
  • Florida
https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Pesticide-Licensing/Pesticide-Applicator-Licenses/Pesticide-Applicator-Certification-and-Licensing
  • Georgia
http://agr.georgia.gov/1pesticide-applicator-licensing-and-certification.aspx
  • Hawaii
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/pest/pesticide-applicator-certificationrecertification-2/
  • Idaho
https://agri.idaho.gov/main/56-2/pesticides/pesticide-licensing/
  • Illinois
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pesticides/Pages/Commercial-Pesticide-Applicator.aspx
  • Indiana
https://faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115005042447-How-do-I-get-a-pesticide-license-
  • Iowa
https://iowaagriculture.gov/pesticide-bureau/applicator-licensing-certification
  • Kansas
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/pesticide-fertilizer/pesticide-business
  • Kentucky
https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/pesticide-training-and-testing.html
  • Louisiana
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/ldaf-programs/pesticide-environmental-programs/pesticide-licensing-and-certification/
  • Maine
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/pesticides/applicators/certification/index.shtml
  • Maryland
https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/Pesticide-Applicator-Certification-and-Business-Licensing-Requirements.aspx
  • Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/pesticide-examination-and-licensing
  • Michigan
https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-1569-14344--,00.html
  • Minnesota
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/pesticide-fertilizer/pesticide-applicator-licensing
  • Mississippi
https://www.mdac.ms.gov/bureaus-departments/plant-industry/regulation-professional-services/regulation-professional-services/
  • Missouri
https://agriculture.mo.gov/plants/pesticides/commnonpub.php
  • Montana
https://agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Training-Recertification-Program
  • Nebraska
https://nda.nebraska.gov/pesticide/cert.html
  • Nevada
http://agri.nv.gov/Plant/Environmental_Services/Pesticide_Applicator_Cert/
  • New Hampshire
https://www.agriculture.nh.gov/divisions/pesticide-control/licensing.htm
  • New Jersey
https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo-appcom.htm
  • New Mexico
http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/nmda-homepage/divisions/aes/pesticides/
  • New York
https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/45618.html
  • North Carolina
http://www.ncagr.gov/SPCAP/pesticides/exam.htm
  • North Dakota
https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/pesticides
  • Ohio
https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/plant-health/licenses/pesticide-licenses
  • Oklahoma
https://www.ag.ok.gov/cps/overviewhome.htm
  • Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Pesticides/Licensing/Pages/PesticideLicensing.aspx
  • Pennsylvania
https://extension.psu.edu/pennsylvania-pesticide-applicator-certification
  • Rhode Island
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/agriculture/pesticides-regulatory.php
  • South Carolina
https://www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/pesticide-regulation/licensing/index.html
  • South Dakota
https://sdda.sd.gov/ag-services/pesticide-program/certification-licensing-registration/licensing-and-education/
  • Tennessee
https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/businesses/pesticides/certification.html
  • Texas
https://www.texasagriculture.gov/RegulatoryPrograms/Pesticides/PesticideCommercialNoncommercialApplicatorLice.aspx
  • Utah
https://ag.utah.gov/pesticides/commercial-pesticide-applicator-licensing.html
  • Vermont
https://agriculture.vermont.gov/public-health-agricultural-resource-management-division/pesticide-programs/applicator-types
  • Virginia
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pesticide-applicator-certification.shtml
  • Washington
https://agr.wa.gov/services/licenses-permits-and-certificates/pesticide-license-and-recertification
  • West Virginia
https://agriculture.wv.gov/divisions/regulatoryandenvironmental/pesticides/Pages/Certification-and-Licensing.aspx
  • Wisconsin
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Licenses_Permits/CommercialApplicator.aspx
  • Wyoming
https://wyagric.state.wy.us/online-training/236

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