Florida Pesticide License:
Limited Commercial Maintenance

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The Florida Limited Commercial Maintenance License is available only for Landscape Maintenance Contractors applying pesticides to their customers' properties. 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 for the Limited Certification Application Instructions for Commercial Landscape Maintenance (216KB pdf).

Note: the application has not yet been changed to reflect changes in license requirements; the documentation of experience is no longer required.

The Florida Limited Commercial Maintenance License Exam requires a passing grade (75%). This certification must be renewed annually either by testing or with 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Contact the Extension Office in your county to determine if they offer Exam Prep Classes for this license; or check the Calendar of Events for upcoming training in the Hillsborough County area.

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Costs

Test

$150

License

Free

License Renewal

$75

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Renewal Information

The Renewal period is annually. 4 total Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are needed for renewal. Any combination of Limited Commercial CEUs and CORE CEUs is acceptable.

Note: 1 CEU equals 50 minutes of classroom time.

This is a State of Florida certification issued by the Bureau of Entomology & Pest Control (BEPC), a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). If you need more information or have a problem, call the Bureau at 850-921-4177, 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday.

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Study Materials

• Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida (246KB pdf)
• Posting of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applications (44KB pdf)

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Study Manual Information

These test study manuals are available from the IFAS Bookstore in Gainesville, either by orderingonline or by calling 1-800-226-1764. If you order with a credit card, you should receive the books within 4-5 business days.

• Applying Pesticides Correctly: A Guide for Pesticide Applicators (CORE) (SM-1). $7.00. Also called the "CORE Manual".
• Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management (Ornamental and Turf; Lawn and Ornamental Exams) (SM-7). $20.00.
• The 2008 Florida Statutes, Chapter 482: Structural Pest Control Act
• Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 5E-14: Entomology - Pest Control Regulations
  Note: you only need 5E-14, not 5E-13 (or anything before that) or 5E-15 (or anything after that).

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