State Programs
Following is a list of pesticide state lead agencies. In general, the
first Web site listed is a general site for the state's environmental
agency. The second Web site is specific to certification and training
programs. If two agencies are listed, the state department of agriculture
or equivalent usually certifies most categories of applicators, while
the structural pest control agency certifies only for structural pest
control.
Alabama - Georgia | Hawaii - Maryland | Massachusetts - New Hampshire | New Jersey - Pennsylvania
Rhode Island - Washington |
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) - Wyoming
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia
Alabamahttp://www.agi.state.al.us/
http://www.agi.state.al.us/Word/PPPM.htm
Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Protection and Pesticides
PO BOX 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
(334) 240-7171
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/index.htm
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/pest/index.htm
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticide Program
1700 E. Bogard Rd. Building B Suite 202
Wasilla, AK 99654
(907) 376-1870 or 1-800-478-2577 (In-State Only)
http://www.azdeq.gov/
http://www.azda.gov/
Arizona Department of Agriculture
Environmental Services
1688 W Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(800) 223-0618
(602) 255-3664
(602) 542-3579
Arizona Structural Pest Control
9545 East Double Tree Ranch Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
http://www.plantboard.org/
http://www.plantboard.org/pesticides_licensing.html
Arkansas State Plant Board
Division of Feeds, Fertilizers and Pesticides
#1 Natural Resource Dr
PO BOX 1069
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 225-1598
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/liccert.htm
CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95812
Contact: County Agric. Commissioner
http://www.ag.state.co.us
http://www.ag.state.co.us/DPI/PesticideApplic U.S.
EPA Region 8ator/Home.html
CO Department of Agriculture
Division Plant Industry
700 Kipling St Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-5894
(303) 239-4140
Private applicator certification is done by
http://dep.state.ct.us/
http://dep.state.ct.us/wst/prgactiv.htm#Pesticides
CT Department Environmental Protection
Pesticide Division
79 Elm St
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-3369
http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/index.htm
http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/pesticides/index.htm
DE Department of Agriculture
2320 South Dupont Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
(800) 282-8685
(302) 739-4811
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/environment.html
http://www.flaes.org/pesticide/index.html
FL Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bureau of Entomology and Pesticides
644 Cesery Boulevard, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32211
(904) 727-6592
http://agr.georgia.gov/02/doa/home/0,2473,38902732,00.html;jsessionid=D522E90D625725408217EFFF89EBADB6
http://agr.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,38902732_81475881,00.html
http://agr.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,38902732_81337440,00.html
GA Department Agriculture
Pesticide Division
19 Martin Luther King Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-9378
Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland
http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa
http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/pi_pest.htm
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
Pesticides Branch
1428 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96814-2512
(808) 973-9401
http://www.agri.state.id.us/
http://www.agri.state.id.us/Categories/Pesticides/licensing/indexPestLicenseMain.php
ID Department of Agriculture
Division of Agricultural Resources
PO BOX 7723, Boise, ID 83707
2270 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 332-8590
http://www.agr.state.il.us/
http://www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/Pesticide/pestuses.html
IL Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Environmental Programs
PO BOX 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
(217) 782-4674
(800) 641-3934
IL Department of Public Health
Division of Environmental Health
Structural Pest Control Program
525 West Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62761
http://www.isco.purdue.edu/
http://www.isco.purdue.edu/pesticide/laws_and_regulations.html
Office of Indiana State Chemist
Purdue University
1154 Biochemistry Bldg
W Lafayette, IN 47907-1154
(765) 494-1594
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/default.htm
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/pesticidebureau.htm
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Bureau
Wallace Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-8591
http://www.accesskansas.org/kda/
http://www.accesskansas.org/kda/Pest&Fert/Pest-mainpage.htm
KS State Board of Agriculture
Division of Plant Health
901S Kansas Ave 7th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1281
(913) 296-2142
http://www.kyagr.com/
http://www.kyagr.com/consumer/envsvs/testing/documents/regsbooklet07.pdf
KY Department of Agriculture
Division of Pesticides
100 Fair Oaks Ln 5th Fl
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7274
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/divisions/aes/pesticide-ep/default.asp
LA Department of Agriculture
Pesticide & Environmental Programs
PO BOX 3596
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3596
(504) 925-4578
http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/
http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/pesticides/
Maine Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Control
State House Station 28
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2731
http://www.mda.state.md.us/
http://www.mda.state.md.us/plant/piprof.htm
MD Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulation Section
50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-5710
Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire
http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/pesticides/index.htm
Mass Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Bureau
100 Cambridge St 21st Fl
Boston, MA 02202
(617) 727-3020 ext 134
http://www.michigan.gov/mda
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1569_16988---,00.html
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division
PO BOX 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
(800) 292-3939
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/pestsweeds.htm
MN Department of Agriculture
Agronomy Services Division
90W Plato Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55107
(612) 297-4870
http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/Index.asp http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/Library/BBC/PlantIndustry/PesticidePrograms/PesticidePrograms.html
MS Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division
PO BOX 5207
MS State, MS 39762
(601) 325-3390
http://www.mda.state.mo.us/
http://www.mda.state.mo.us/Pest/d7c.htm
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Pesticide Control
PO BOX 630 - 1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2462
http://agr.state.mt.us/
http://agr.state.mt.us/programs/asd/pestCert/pesthome.shtml
MT Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Sciences Division
PO BOX 200201
Helena, MT 59620-0201
(406) 444-2944
http://www.agr.state.ne.us/
http://www.agr.state.ne.us/division/bpi/pes/pest1.htm
NE Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
301 Centennial Mall
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2394
(800) 831-0550
http://agri.state.nv.us/
http://agri.nevada.gov/PCO_index.htm
NV Department of Business and Industry
Division of Agriculture
350 Capitol Hill Ave
Reno, NV 89502
(702) 688-1180
http://agriculture.nh.gov/
http://www.nh.gov/agric/divisions/pesticide_control/index.htm
NH Department of Agriculture
Division of Pesticide Control
PO BOX 2042
Concord, NH 03302-2042
(603) 271-3550
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/index.html
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Pesticide Control Program
22 South Clinton Ave.
3rd Floor
PO BOX 411
Trenton, NJ 08625-0411
(609) 984-6568
http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/
http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/pesticides/applicators
NM Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Bureau
PO BOX 30005 3AQ NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
(505) 646-2133
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/pesticid/appman.htm
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
Bureau Pesticides & Radiation
50 Wolf Rd Rm 498
Albany, NY 12233-7254
(518) 457-7482
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/division.htm
http://www.ncagr.com/fooddrug/pesticid/
NC Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 27647
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-3556
NC Department of Agriculture
Structural Pest Control Division
P.O. Box 27647
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-6100
http://www.agdepartment.com/
http://www.agdepartment.com/programs/plant/pesticides.html
ND Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Division
State Capitol, 600 E Blvd 6th
Bismark, ND 58505-0020
(701) 328-4756
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/pubs/divs/plnt/curr/pr/plnt-pr-index.stm
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulation Section
8995 E Main St
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(800) 282-1955
http://www.state.ok.us/~okag/
http://www.state.ok.us/~okag/pics-home.htm
OK Department of Agriculture
Division Plant Industry
2800 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298
(405) 521-3864
http://www.oda.state.or.us/oda.html
http://www.oda.state.or.us/pesticide/index.html
OR Department of Agriculture
Plant Division
635 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97310-0110
(503) 986-4635
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/plantindustry/site/default.asp
PA Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
2301 N Cameron St
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
(717) 787-4843
Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/topics/agricult.htm
RI Department of Environmental Mgmt
Division of Agriculture
22 Hayes St
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2782
http://dpr.clemson.edu/
http://dpr.clemson.edu/Pco/
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulation
Clemson University
511 Westinghouse Rd.
Pendleton, SC 29670
(864) 646-2150
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/doa.html
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/das/
SD Department of Agriculture
Division of Agricultural Services, Foss Bldg
523 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3188
(800) 228-5254
(605) 773-3724
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/regulate/aip/index.html
TN Department of Agricultural Plant Industries
PO BOX 40627 Melrose Station
Hogan Rd, Bruer Bldg
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 837-5512
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/index/0,1911,1848_0_0_0,00.html
http://www.tda.state.tx.us/spcs/consumer/IPM%20english.htm
TX Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Division
PO BOX 12847
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 451-7200
(800) 835-5832
TX Structural Pest Control Board
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 100 LW
Austin, TX 78723
http://www.deq.utah.gov/
http://ag.utah.gov/plantind/plant_ind.html
UT Department of Agriculture
350 N Redwood Rd
PO BOX 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
(801) 538-7187
http://www.state.vt.us/agric/
http://www.state.vt.us/agric/VPAC.htm
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Section
116 State St
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 828-2416
http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/index.html
http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/pesticides/index.html
VA Department of Agriculture
Office of Pesticide Services
PO BOX 1163
Richmond, VA 23209
(804) 371-6558
(800) 552-9963
http://agr.wa.gov/
http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/default.htm
WA Department of Agriculture
Pest Management Division
PO BOX 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
(360) 902-2010
Washington D.C | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
http://doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp
Environmental Regulation Administration
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE
Rm 203
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 645-6080
http://www.wvagriculture.org/
http://www.wvagriculture.org/Division_Webpages/READ.html
WV Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulatory Program
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston, WV 25305-0190
(304) 558-2209
http://datcp.state.wi.us
http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/arm/agriculture/pest-fert/pesticides/pest_applicator_pubs.jsp
WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Agricultural Resources Mgmt Division
PO BOX 8911 2811 Agric. Dr
Madison, WI 53708-8911
(608) 224-5012
http://wyagric.state.wy.us/
http://wyagric.state.wy.us/techserv/tsindex.html
WY Department of Agriculture
Technical Services Division
2219 Carey Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7324