Private Applicator Pesticide License Class To Be Held In Walnut Hill

February 18, 2015

A class to obtain a Private Applicator Pesticide License will be held February 25 at the Walnut Hill Community Center.

Attendees will learn the basics of applying pesticides correctly and will be able to take the exams necessary to become certified private applicators (Applicator and Core) by FDACS. The class will be 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a cost of$10 per person including lunch.

WHO NEEDS A LICENSE? Anyone using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides on agricultural or related sites in Florida needs a restricted use pesticide license. Agricultural and related sites include but are not limited to the following areas: farms, plant nurseries, livestock, forests, ornamentals and turf not associated with structures.
A “private applicator” is an individual licensed by FDACS to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the licensed person or that person’s employer. This license is for farm, ranch, grove, nursery, sod farm applications, etc.
Attendees must pre-register to ensure the correct number of exams will be available.
To preregister, contact Libbie Johnson at (850) 475-5230, libbiej@ufl.edu; or Lynn Moore at (850) 623-3868, lynnmo@santarosa.fl.gov.

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