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Henry County
UGA Extension Office

Pesticide Applicator Licensing

Who needs an applicator’s license?

If you wish to purchase or use a restricted use pesticide (RUP), you or your supervisor must have a pesticide applicator's license from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. There are two categories: Private Pesticide Applicator and Commercial Pesticide Applicator.

 

Commercial Pesticide Applicator License

Commercial license holders allow a person to apply Restricted Use Pesticides and general or unclassified pesticides if they do not qualify as a private license holder. To charge a fee for a pesticide application, commercial licensees must also have a pesticide contractor’s license or work for a pesticide contractor. Please refer to the following weblink for more information and how to register for the commercial licensing exam: Commercial Pesticide Applicators License.

 

Private Pesticide Applicator License

Private license holders may apply Restricted Use Pesticides and they can supervise employees who use RUPs to produce agricultural, horticultural, or forestry commodities on the licensee’s property (owned or rented), or the property of their employer. People who own a private license may only apply RUPs to someone else’s property if they do not charge a fee. Please refer to the following weblink for more information and how to register for the commercial licensing exam: Private Pesticide Applicators License.

 

Extension Pesticide Applicator Training Programs

January 18 – 8:00 am – 2:00pm. Category 41 Mosquito Control Training – program will help prepare participants to take and pass the Georgia Commercial Pesticide Licensing Exam in Category 1 mosquito control. For those who already have the certification, five recertification credits hours will be offered. The cost is $50. The program will be held online via Zoom.  Please register for the program at: https://henrycat41_011823.eventbrite.com. The registration deadline is January 16, 2023. For more information, please contact Timothy Daly at 770288.8421 or tdaly@uga.edu.

 

February 16 – 8:00am to 4:00pm – Commercial Pesticide Applicator Licensing Exam Training in Category 24 Ornamental and Turf. The program will help prepare participants to take and pass the pesticide applicator licensing exam. It will cover the Core Manual (General Standards) and Ornamental and Turf Sections. The program will be held online via Zoom.  The cost is $40. Registration will be available soon. For more information, please contact Timothy Daly at 770288.8421 or tdaly@uga.edu.

 

February 24 – 8:45am to 3:15pm – Southeastern Green Industry Update – The program will offer pesticide credits in Georgia category 24 ornamental and turf and arborist CEUs. It will also have pesticide credits available in Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The program will be held online via Zoom.  The cost is $50. Registration will be available soon.  For more information, please contact Timothy Daly at 770288.8421 or tdaly@uga.edu.