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Texas Pesticide Law
requires that you must be licensed by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) in order to lawfully use a restricted-use pesticide, state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicides.
Applying pesticides for hire or as part of your job?
Individuals who want to apply any pesticides (regardless of use classification) to plants, trees, shrubs, grass or other horticultural plants for hire must be licensed by either the Texas Department of Agriculture 3A ag category or the Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS). Click here for more information. Applicators who apply only fertilizer do not need to be licensed.
Types of Licenses
To determine which type of license you may need click here . Select links below to learn more about each license.
Private Applicator License overview
- Training – Contact Galveston County Extension Office at 281-309-5068 for information on local trainings
- Testing by Texas Department of Agriculture through PSI Services
Commercial/Noncommercial License overview
- Training by Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Testing by Texas Department of Agriculture through PSI Services
Structural Pest Control Service License overview
- Training by Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Testing by Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service
School IPM Coordinator Program overview, training, and more
Re-certificationn & CEUs
Pesticide Labels Database
