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The following sections explain the
steps required to obtain and maintain a Private Pesticide Applicator
License.
Step One:
- You must be Certified i.e., trained,
by attending a Private Pesticide Applicator Training session (also
known as Certification or Recertification sessions) conducted
only by county Extension agents. These sessions
are normally conducted in the fall and winter each year. Contact
your County Extension Office for more information on these meetings.
Step Two:
- Attend the full 3-4
hour training session.
- Complete the half-page triplicate
form (proof of Certification) provided by the County Extension
Agent. Once the form is completed and signed by the Extension
Agent, remove the back copy for your records and the Extension
agent keeps the other two copies. The Extension office will send
one copy of the form to the Arkansas State Plant Board.
- Obtain a current
Application
for a License (Form DP-25) from the Extension office or call
the Plant Board to have one sent to you. Complete and attach the
appropriate fees and mail it to the Plant Board.
- The Plant Board will then process
your application for a license. Note: Applications must be filled
out completely. Failure to include the required information will
result in license issuance delays. The license, once issued, will
expire on the last day of the month one year from issuance.
Step Three:
- Keep your certification and license
current. Remember that certification refers to the required training
sessions conducted by the Extension Service.
- The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) requires that private applicators must be retrained at least
every 5 years.
- Your license has a "Recertification
Training Required by:" date on the front. You must attend
a pesticide applicator training session by this date to ensure
that you receive your license for the following year.
- The Plant Board and many county
Extension offices usually send reminders to those individuals
who will need to be recertified in a given year.
To keep your license current you must
fill out an Application for License form each year and send it plus
the appropriate fees to the Plant Board. The Plant Board sends applications
to all current licensed applicators each year in October or November.
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