Montana Pesticide Private Applicator Information

What is Private Applicator?

Private applicator is a person applying restricted use pesticides to his/her own crops or land. A person certified as a private applicator to use or supervise the use of a restricted use pesticide for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on lands owned, rented, or leased by him/her or his/her employer.

Private applicators must be licensed prior to purchasing and using a pesticide designated by the Department of Agriculture as a restricted use pesticide. Persons interested in becoming a private applicator license must:

• pass a graded written exam from your local Montana State University (MSU) Extension Office or
• attend a training course provided by MSU Extension Service and take an ungraded written exam.

The fee for the private applicator license is $50 and is effective for 5 years. Private applicators wanting to renew their license must acquire 6 continuing education credits in 5 years by attending approved training courses.

What Continuing Education Credit events are coming up?

No classes have been scheduled at this time.