Ohio pesticide license application

Any location that only solicits to obtain business for a contracted pesticide application business. This license type is prohibited from making pesticide applications. Forms Needed: Solicitation Business license application. Any person who distributes Restricted Use Pesticides. Yearly reporting of sales is required; reports of restricted use sales for the period July 1 to June 30 are due by July 31 of each year. Forms Needed: Dealer license application.

Any pesticide general and restricted that is distributed within the State of Ohio. Requirements: Submit completed application, annual fee, and PDF of product label. Expand All Sections. Ohio Department of Agriculture Logo. Seating is limited at these exam sessions, and it is strongly recommended that you reserve a seat if you plan to take an exam.

If you do not have a reservation, you will need to wait until a reserved seat becomes available. There is no cost to take exams.

Sometimes exams will be offered at recertification schools; there may be a registration fee to attend the classes, but not the exam itself. When you arrive at the testing location, you will have to show a photo ID to prove your identity, or have some other form of identification.

If you do not already have a license, the examiner will provide you with an ID number. You will need this number to look-up your test results later. There is no time limit to complete an exam, however some exams will take longer to complete than others. The Category 10a exam is the longest, with questions. The Commercial Core exam is 90 questions, and most others are around 50 questions each. You will need to wait at least 5 days before retaking a failed exam.

About 2 weeks after the exam, ODA will mail you the exam results. You may also check your exam result here. Due to security concerns, we do not provide exam scores over the phone. Study Materials are included in the application fee for Commercial Applicators.

Simply check the boxes on the application for the categories in which you plan to test. Materials will be sent via UPS. Study material order forms are available here. To remain licensed, the applicator must prove he or she is competent every three years. They can do this by either:. Note: Credit hours do not carry over from cycle to cycle. For example, if you earn 6 hours during your three year recert cycle, the extra hour above the 5 hour minimum will not be applied to your next three year education cycle.

Click here for information on the next training class for Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection. The specific requirements are:. A trained serviceperson is an applicator who works under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator who is employed by the same company or agency. The trained service person has been instructed in the proper use of equipment and pesticides that will be used on the job. New employees must be trained before their first occupational exposure to pesticides.

The manual is available by clicking here. You may also attend the morning portion of our New Commercial Applicator Training to become a trained serviceperson. Click here for dates and information. Documentation needs to be kept of the employee's training in their personnel file while they are employed with the company and for three years after leaving. If using the Trained Serviceperson Manual for the training, a documentation form is available on page six.

Skip to main content. Commercial Pesticide Applicator Licensing A commercial applicator: Applies pesticides for a business, on land owned by someone else, and usually for hire. Also includes applicators who work for a government agency like a township, city, school district, park district, etc. Click here for application form Click here for a frequently asked questions page about filling out the application ODA will send a set of study materials to the applicator.

Allow weeks for materials to be delivered. Study the materials. New applicator schools are optional to help prepare for the test. Click here to see if any schools are scheduled. Select an exam date and site. The exam is offered around the state of Ohio each year.

Click here for the exam dates and sites. ODA will notify the applicator by mail with their exam results If the applicator did not pass an exam, they are able to retake the test.