Q: I just read your article on contractor licensing, and I need to know if termite inspectors must have a California state contractors license? The Structural Pest Control Act, found in the ...

For those who apply pesticides on a contractual or for hire basis, or as a part of their job to land owned or controlled by their employer, a pesticide applicator license is likely required.

Farmers need a license to make or supervise pesticide applications on their farms. Restricted-use pesticides cannot be purchased without an applicator’s license. Private chemical applicators ...