Pesticide Certification and Business Registration
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the state agency that regulates pesticides and is responsible for compliance assistance, public outreach activities and enforcement of State pesticide laws.
Business/Agency Registration:
Businesses must register with this Department if offering the commercial application of pesticides for hire. Agencies must also register with the Department if applying pesticides. A definition of agency and other business registration requirements are contained in 6 NYCRR Part 325. Business registrations are issued from the Albany Office, call (518) 402-8748 for additional information. You may view the list of New York State registered pesticide application businesses in PDF (848 KB) or in Excel (1251 KB), sorted by city name - this file is updated regularly.
Commercial Permits:
A commercial permit is required for the sale of restricted use pesticides in New York State. 6 NYCRR Part 326 contains the commercial permit requirements. Commercial permits are issued from the Albany Office, call (518) 402-8748 for additional information.
Certification:
The Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials develops standards and criteria for pesticide applicator certification and certification renewal; designs and administers applicator examinations; and recommends/develops standards for applicator training courses.
Individuals are certified as commercial pesticide applicators, commercial pesticide technicians and private pesticide applicators. The type of applications that a person may perform is dependent on the applicator's certification. The pesticide applicator requirements are explained in detail in Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York Part 325 Application of Pesticides. You may view the list of New York State certified pesticide applicators, technicians and aquatic anti-fouling paint applicators (PDF - 946 KB), sorted by the applicators' last name - this file is updated regularly. You may view a list of certified pesticide applicator and aquatic anti-fouling paint applicator recertification dates in PDF (1053 KB) or in Excel (3413 KB).
Enforcement:
You may contact the Department's Regional Office that serves your county to file a complaint concerning the misapplication of a pesticide.
More about Pesticide Certification and Business Registration:
- Pesticide Applicator/Technician Information - Information detailing the current pesticide certification requirements.
- Aquatic Anti-Fouling Paint Applicator Information - Requirements to become and/or recertify an aquatic anti-fouling paint applicator certification.
- Application Instructions for the Pesticide Business/Agency Registration - General Instructions for New & Renewal Applications
- Application Instructions for Commercial Permits - General Instructions to Complete the Commercial Permit Application
- Certification Categories and Credit Requirements - Listing of categories and credits required for pesticide recertification.
- Statewide Pesticide Exam Calendar - Dates, times and contact information regarding upcoming pesticide exam sessions.
- Course Sponsor Information - Information and required forms for those individuals interested in conducting pesticide certification and/or recertification courses.
