Types of Applicator

Private Applicator

A person who applies any restricted-use pesticide for the production of an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator’s employer, or on the property of other agricultural producers with whom the applicator trades services.

Certified Private Applicator Information 

Commercial Applicator

A person who applies pesticides or uses pest-control devices for hire on property other than his or her own.

Certified Commercial Applicator Information

Noncommercial Applicator

A person who applies restricted-use pesticides on lands or property owned, rented, leased, or controlled by the applicator or applicator’s employer. Meets the same certification requirements as commercial and public applicators. This definition does not include private pesticide applicators.

Certified Commercial Applicator Information

Public Applicator

A person who applies pesticides as an employee of a state agency, county, municipality, or any other governmental agency.  Meets the same certification requirements as commercial and noncommercial applicators.

Certified Commercial Applicator Information

Certified Handler

A person who handles opened containers, repackages bulk pesticides, or disposes of pesticide related waste while under the supervision of a certified commercial applicator, noncommercial applicator, public applicator, or pesticide dealer. A handler does not apply pesticides to target sites; rather, the handler might only mix, transport, or dispose of pesticide materials used by a certified applicator.

Certified Commercial Applicator Information