New Mexico has the following Pesticide Applicator Categories:
| DoD Category | New Mexico State Equivalent and Number |
| 2 Forest | Forest Pest Control (2) |
| 3 Ornamental and Turf | Ornamental and Turf Pest Control - Insecticides and Fungicides(3A), Ornamental and Turf Pest Control - Herbicides (3B) |
| 3a Soil Fumigation | No Equivalent |
| 5 Aquatic Plant and Animal | Aquatic Pest Control (5) |
| 6 Right-of-Way | Right-of-Way Pest Control (6) |
| 6a Grassland and Non-Crop Agricultural Land | No Equivalent |
| 7 Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related | Structural Pest Control (7A), Vertebrate Pest Control (7B), Wood (7D) |
| 7a Stored Product Fumigation | Fumigation (7C) |
| 8 Public Health | Public Health Pest Control (8) |
| 10 Demonstration and Research | Demonstration and Research (10) |
| 11 Aerial | No Equivalent |
All certifications granted by New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Contractor's license: Information not available.
Subcontractor's license: Information not available.
Bonnie Rabe, Chief, Pesticide Management
505-646-2133
brabe@nmda.nmsu.edu
Directory of Pesticide Control Officials
Issuing Agency
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Department of Agriculture, MSC 3189
Box 30005
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005
505-646-3007
8. LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS:
8.1 This section delineates the license classifications and the scope of operations which may be performed under each classification. These license classifications represent the certification examinations taken by commercial applicators, public applicators, non-commercial applicators, pest management consultants, and public pest management consultants. [7-1-97]
8.2 License category and code number: [7-1-97]
8.2.a. 1A-Agricultural Pest Control—includes the control of insects, mites, plant diseases, nematodes, and the use of soil fumigants, on agronomic crops. [7-1-97]
8.2.b. 1B-Agricultural Weed Control—includes the control of undesirable plants that compete with agricultural crops for water and plant nutrients and includes the use of desiccants, fumigants, and defoliants. [7-1-97]
8.2.c. 1C-Animal Pest Control—includes spraying, dusting, dipping, or administering pesticides internally to control pests such as lice, mites, bots, fleas, and flies on pets and livestock or treatment of places where animals are confined. [7-1-97]
8.2.d. 2-Forest Pest Control—includes the application of pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed producing areas. [7-1-97]
8.2.e 3A-Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Insecticides and Fungicides—includes the control of insect and disease pests in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf. [7-1-97]
8.2.f 3B-Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Herbicides—includes the control of undesirable vegetation in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf. [7-1-97]
8.2g. 4-Seed Treatment—includes the treatment of seeds to control insects, plant dieases, and other pests. [7-1-97]
8.2.h. 5-Aquatic Pest Control—includes the application of a pesticide to standing or running water to control algae, undesirable fish, and other aquatic organisms, excluding public health pest control. [7-1-97]
8.2.i. 6-Right-of-Way Pest Control—includes the control of vegetation along public roads, electric powerlines, pipelines, railway righs-of-way, around oil well, storage areas, airports, and similar areas. [7-1-97]
8.2.j. 7A-Structural Pest Control—includes the control of household pests, fabric pests, and stored product pest. [7-1-97]
8.2.k. 7B-Vertebrate Animal Control—includes the control of rodents, birds, bats, and predators of wildlife and domestic animals. [7-1-97]
8.2.l. 7C-Fumigation—includes the use of gases such as methyl bromide, hydrogen cyanide, and phosphine to control pests in structures, railroad cars, stored grain, and similar areas. [7-1-97]
8.2.m. 7D-Wood Destroying Pest Control—includes the control of termites, carpenter ants, wood-boring or tunneling beetles, fungi, and other organisms which attack lumber in structures or sawed lumber. [7-1-97]
8.2.n. 8-Public Health Pest Control—includes the control of mosquitos, flies, fleas, and other vectors that transmit human or animal diseases. [7-1-97]
8.2.o. 9-Regulatory Pest Control—includes state, federal, or other governmental employees who control regulated and/or quarantined pests. [7-1-97]
8.2.p. 10-Demonstration and Research Pest Control—includes (1) individuals who demonstrate to the public the proper use of restricted-use pesticides, or (2) who conduct field research with pesticides. [7-1-97]
8.2.q. 11-Other—to be assigned by the director. [7-1-97]