South Dakota has the following Pesticide Applicator Categories:
| DoD Category | South Dakota State Equivalent and Number |
| 2 Forest | Forest Pest Control (3) |
| 3 Ornamental and Turf | Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (4) |
| 3a Soil Fumigation | No Equivalent |
| 5 Aquatic Plant and Animal | Aquatic Pest Control (6) |
| 6 Right-of-Way | Right-of-Way (7) |
| 6a Grassland and Non-Crop Agricultural Land | No Equivalent |
| 7 Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related | Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related Pest Control (8), Rodent and Bird Pest Control (12), Predator Pest Control (13) |
| 7a Stored Product Fumigation | Grain Fumigation Pest Control (14) |
| 8 Public Health | Public Health Pest Control (9) |
| 10 Demonstration and Research | Demonstration (11) |
| 11 Aerial | No Equivalent |
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1a. Agricultural plant pest control. The classification agricultural plant pest control 1a shall include commercial applicators using herbicides on lands used in the production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to feed grains, soybeans, forage, vegetables, small fruits, and nuts, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.
1b. Agricultural plant pest control. The classification of agricultural plant pest control 1b shall include commercial applicators using insecticides on lands used in the production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to feed grains, soybeans, forage, vegetables, small fruits, and nuts, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.
1c. Agricultural plant pest control. The classification of agricultural plant pest control 1c shall include commercial applicators using fungicides on lands used in the production of agricultural crops, including but not limited to feed grains, soybeans, forage, vegetables, small fruits, and nuts, as well as on grasslands and non-crop agricultural lands.
2. Agricultural animal pest control. The classification agricultural animal pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides on animals, including but not limited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry and other livestock, and to places on or in which animals are confined.
3. Forest pest control. The classification forest pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides in forests, forest nurseries and forest seed producing areas.
4. Ornamental and turf pest control. The classification ornamental and turf pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides to control pests in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf.
5. Seed treatment. The classification seed treatment shall include commercial applicators using pesticides on trees.
6. Aquatic pest control. The classification aquatic pest control shall include commercial application of pesticides applied to standing or running water. Excluding commercial applicators engaged in public health related activities.
7. Right-of-way pest control. The classification right-of-way pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides in the maintenance of right-of-ways, including but not limited to public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway rights-of-way.
8. Industrial, institutional, structural and health related pests. The classification shall include commercial applicators using pesticides in, on or around food handling establishments. Human dwellings, institutions including but not limited to schools and hospitals, industrial establishments including but not limited to warehouses, grain elevators, adjacent structures and areas public or private, and for the protection of stored, processed or manufactured products.
9. Public health pest control. The classification public health pest control shall include commercial applicators and state, federal or other governmental employees using pesticides in public health programs for the management or control of pests having medical public health importance.
10. Regulatory pest control. The classification regulatory pest control shall include commercial applicators and state, federal or other governmental employees using pesticides in the control of regulated pests under state or federal quarantine with the exception of noxious weeds.
11. Demonstration pest control. The classification demonstration pest control shall include persons who demonstrate to the public the proper use and methods of application of pesticides. Excluding those compounds and formulations covered by experimental permit.
12. Rodent and bird pest control. The classification rodent and bird pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides in the control of rodents or birds.
13. Predator pest control. The classification predator pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides in the control of predators.
14. Grain fumigation pest control. The classification grain fumigation pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides on stored grain or grain in transit.
15. Wood preservative pest control. The classification wood preservative pest control shall include commercial applicators using pesticides on wood products.
16. Livestock protection collar. The classification livestock protection collar shall include commercial applicators using the restricted use livestock protection collar in the control of coyote predation.