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