Florida Aquatic Pesticide License & Test Information

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General Information

The Aquatic pest control license is available either as a Public certification, for those applicators that apply herbicides to bodies of water and that work for federal, state, county or municipal public agencies, or as a Commercial certification for contractors for aquatic pesticide work.

The Aquatic pesticide exam requires a passing grade (70%) and a passing grade (70%) on the General Standards (Core) Exam. This license  must be renewed every 4 years either by testing or with 20 CEU's.

Costs

Cost of the test: Free

Cost of the license itself: $60 for Public category
                                           $160 for Commercial category

Cost of license renewal: $60 for Public category
                                          $160 for Commercial category

Renewal Information

CEUs needed for renewal:
                                        16 CEUs in the Aquatic category plus
                                          4 CEUs in the Core category
                  for a total of 20 CEUs

                    Note: 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) equals 50 minutes of classroom time.

Renewal period: every 4 years

        Note: This is a State of Florida certification issued by the Bureau of Compliance Monitoring (BCM), a division of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS). If you need more information, or have a problem call the Bureau by phone at 850-488-8731 or by fax at 850-488-8498 8-5 Monday through Friday.

Study Manual Information
The Aquatic certification exam study manuals available from the IFAS Bookstore in
Gainesville.  Credit card orders should arrive in 4-5 days.

Click below or call 1-800-226-1764:
                        "Applying Pesticides Correctly"  (SM-1) $7.00, 
                                    also called the "Core" manual  and
                        "The Aquatic Pest Control Training Manual" (SM-3) $15.00

These materials are also available on a walk-in basis at the Hillsborough County Extension Office.
Call ahead to be sure of availability.

Florida Pesticide Testing Information

Contact  the County Extension Office in your county to determine the dates and times of pesticide testing. 
Click Here to see a listing of County Offices.

This page last updated on 07/11/08