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****Notice - A NEW manual and exam are now in effect (as of March 1). Requirements have changed as of July 2006 .*****
The Limited Commercial Maintenance certification is available
only for landscape maintenance contractors applying pesticides to their
customers property. This license is sometimes incorrectly called the Roundup license.
In fact this license can be used for much more than the herbicide Roundup.
Products are limited to "Caution" labels only, not "Warning" or "Danger"
labels. Applications are limited to beds and shrubs, not turf.
Application equipment is limited to backpacks and handheld pump-up
sprayers, not powered equipment. This certification
no longer requires documentation of 3 years experience in Landscape Maintenance .
Each applicator must be licensed and may not supervise other applicators.
Six hours of training, an application, and proof of insurance is required. See complete details and
the application at
http://www.flaes.org/pdf/lndspckt.pdf
Note: the application has not yet been changed to
reflect changes in license requirements, the documentation of experience is no
longer required
This certification requires a passing grade (75%) on the exam. This certification must be renewed annually either by testing or with 4 CEU's.
Contact the County Extension Office in your county to determine if they offer Exam Prep Classes for this license. Click Here to see a listing of County Offices, or check the Calendar for upcoming training in the Hillsborough County area.
Cost of the test: $150
Cost of the license itself: Free
Cost of renewal: $75
A total of 4 CEUs is required for renewal.
Any combination of Limited Commercial CEUs and Core CEUs is
acceptable.
Note: 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) equals 50 minutes
of classroom time.
Renewal period: annually
Note: This is a State of Florida
certification issued by the Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control (BEPC), 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
850-921-4177 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.
Study Materials
Licenses
Ornamentals
Posting signs
pesticides
The exam study manuals are:
"Applying Pesticides Correctly" (SM-1) $7.00, also called the "Core" manual
"Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management"
(SM-7) $20.00The Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter 482, Florida Statutes - available here:
Chapter 5E-14, Florida Administrative Code - available
here:
http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter05.pdf
(Remember you
only need 5E-14. Not 5E-13 or anything before that. Not 5E-15 or anything
after that.)
You can print out the above references, or they are
available upon request (at no charge) from:
Bureau of
Entomology and Pest Control
1203
Governor’s Square Boulevard, Suite 300
Tallahassee,
Florida 32301-2961,
850-921-4177
These test study manuals are available from the IFAS Bookstore in Gainesville, either by ordering online or by calling 1-800-226-1764. If you order with a credit card, you should receive the books within 4-5 business days The links above go directly to the manuals themselves. To link to the IFAS Bookstore homepage click on this link: http://www.ifasbooks.ufl.edu/merchant2/merchant.mv then click on the "Pesticides" link on the left, then click on the "Books" link and scroll down to find the correct manuals.
This page last updated on 07/11/08