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Pest control: license rules by state

Pest control can only list on ExpertMarketplace in a state that requires a license once the license is on file. Each listing shows the number, the state, the expiry date, and whether we've checked it on the board's site. Checked November 8, 2026; confirm with the board before you rely on it.

StateWho licenses it
AlabamaAlabama Department of Agriculture and Industries ↗Guide
AlaskaAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation ↗Guide
ArizonaArizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division ↗Guide
ArkansasArkansas Department of Agriculture, Plant Board ↗Guide
CaliforniaStructural Pest Control Board ↗Guide
ColoradoColorado Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ↗Guide
DelawareDelaware Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
District of ColumbiaDC Department of Energy and Environment ↗Guide
FloridaFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ↗Guide
GeorgiaGeorgia Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
HawaiiHawaii Pest Control Board ↗Guide
IdahoIdaho State Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
IllinoisIllinois Department of Public Health (structural pest control) ↗Guide
IndianaOffice of Indiana State Chemist ↗Guide
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship ↗Guide
KansasKansas Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
KentuckyKentucky Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
LouisianaLouisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry ↗Guide
MaineMaine Board of Pesticides Control ↗Guide
MarylandMaryland Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources ↗Guide
MichiganMichigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ↗Guide
MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
MississippiMississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry ↗Guide
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
MontanaMontana Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
NebraskaNebraska Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
NevadaNevada Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food ↗Guide
New JerseyNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Pesticide Control ↗Guide
New MexicoNew Mexico Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
New YorkNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation ↗Guide
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control ↗Guide
North DakotaNorth Dakota Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
OhioOhio Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
OklahomaOklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry ↗Guide
OregonOregon Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Environmental Management ↗Guide
South CarolinaClemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation ↗Guide
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources ↗Guide
TennesseeTennessee Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (structural pest control) ↗Guide
UtahUtah Department of Agriculture and Food ↗Guide
VermontVermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets ↗Guide
VirginiaVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ↗Guide
WashingtonWashington State Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of Agriculture ↗Guide
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ↗Guide
WyomingWyoming Department of Agriculture ↗Guide