REGULATORY SERVICES
A Pesticide Business License is required for any person or business operating in Virginia, which, in exchange for compensation, sells, stores, distributes, mixes, applies, or recommends for use, pesticides. A separate Pesticide Business License is required for each business location. This license is separate from and in addition to any other commercial business license.
Download an Application for Virginia Pesticide Business License (PDF format)
Download a Request to Take the Virginia Pesticide Business License Examination (PDF format)
How to apply for a Pesticide Business License
1. Complete
an Application for Virginia Pesticide Business License.
2. Furnish
a Certificate of Insurance showing a minimum of $100,000 for property damage,
$100,000 for personal injury to or death of one person, and $300,000 per
occurrence.
3. Mail the application form, certificate of insurance, and a check
or money order in the amount of $50.00, payable to the Treasurer of Virginia
to: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services P. O. Box
526 Richmond, Virginia 23218
4. The applicant for a Pesticide Business
License or his employee must also pass a written examination prior to being
issued a business license. However, if the applicant or his employee is certified
as a commercial applicator, the exam requirement is waived.