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Pesticide Applicator Licensing and Certification

Contact: Steve Antunes-Kenyon at Steve.Kenyon@state.ma.us - 617.626.1784

Pesticide Licensing ExamThe Pesticide Program conducts the testing, licensing, recertification and auditing of pesticide applicators in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Department issues four types of pesticide licenses. The pesticide license that you need depends on several factors, including the types of pesticides you will be using in your work and where you will be applying those pesticides. Click on the links below to learn more about the Department’s Licensing and Certification Program.

IMPORTANT - To ensure that your completed pesticide exam application reaches us prior to the deadline (one week before the exam), please allow sufficient time (4 - 5 days) for delivery of the application through the US Postal Service and the State internal mail.