Private Applicators
(licensing for use on your own property or business)

Individuals wishing to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides for raising or maintaining any of the commodities below must be certified for the primary commodity that they are raising. One can become certified by completing a closed book CORE and a COMMODITY exam with a passing grade of 80 percent. Certification is effective for three years. Licenses must be renewed every 3 years, during which time six recertification credits must be earned.
 

Core Manual (Maine manual)

$15.00

Blueberry (Maine manual)

$8.00

Forestry (Xmas trees, New York manual)

$32.00

Small Fruit (Maine manual)

$11.00

Potato (Maine manual)

$10.00

Vegetable (Maine material)

$8.00

Greenhouse (Maine manual)

$9.00

$35.00

Orchard Fruit (Apple Pest Management Guide)

$15.00

Nursery (Maine material)

No fee

Turf (Maine manual)

$15.00

Commercial Applicators
(licensing for hire, for government employees and those that treat areas open to the public)

Persons wishing to qualify for licensing as a commercial pesticide applicator must pass written, closed book exams to qualify at the Operator level. Those persons who are owners, managers or supervisors must also complete an additional written regulatory exam, as well as an oral exam to be licensed at the Master level. All commercial applicators must take the closed book CORE exam covering pesticide laws and regulations and basic safety information. Each person must also take the closed book CATEGORY exam for the type of pesticide application that person may be requested to perform. Certification is effective for six years, licenses must be renewed every 2 years.

Master's Certification Materials

Master's Material (state laws & regulations) come to you from the Board of Pesticides Control.  After your application is received by the Board, a test date and the master's material (if checked off on your application) is mailed to you.

How Do I Get The Materials I Need?

A check or money order should be made payable to Cooperative Extension and sent in c/o Pest Management Office, 491 College Avenue, Orono, Maine 04473-1295. At this time, we are not able to accept credit card payments.

If you have any questions, feel free to call Donna Buckley at (207)581-3880 or 1-800-287-0279 (within Maine only). We can also be reached by fax at (207)581-3881. Postage and handling is included in the cost of materials.
 

Recertification Calendar

The Board of Pesticides has an up-to-date recertification calendar available on line.  To check and see what is available for needed credits, link to the following web site:

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/cert/creditcal.htm

Videos To Rent For Certification Credits

If you cannot attend any recertification meetings, you can earn up to two credits per recertification period for Private and Commercial Operator Applicators and up to three for Commercial Masters by renting and viewing videotapes.

Approved tapes are available from the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Bangor. To earn credit you must request the quiz for recertification when renting the tape; complete the quiz and return it to the Board of Pesticides Control, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028.

You must score at least 80% on the quiz to receive credit. The quizzes are multiple choice and true/false questions. If you watch the entire video, the quiz should be easy to complete. One credit is given for each hour of video tape viewed.

To rent the tapes contact the Farm Video Center at Penobscot County SWCD at 207-990-3676 (press #3 after the initial recording to get the SWCD).

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