Georgia Pesticide Applicator — Requirements & Free Practice

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Agricultural, horticultural, or forestry commodity production on the applicant’s or employer’s property.

Initial training examination

Application: Present the certificate and completed private-applicator application to the county Extension agent for forwarding to GDA.
Commodity production: Engaged in production of an agricultural, horticultural, or forestry commodity; application is on property owned or rented by the applicant or employer, or another producer’s property without payment other than exchange of personal services.
Lawful presence: Complete verification of lawful presence and provide the identification required by the application.
Paraquat: Before mixing, loading, or applying paraquat, complete the separate EPA-approved product-specific training; it is valid for three years. This product training is an applicant/use condition, not a Georgia credential examination.
Training: Complete the UGA online course and pass each module final test with 70 or higher; print the certificate.

Reciprocal certification

Application and agent: Submit the application and designate a resident agent or attorney-in-fact for service of process.
Existing certification: Current certification under another EPA-approved state plan covering the application activities sought.
Foreign exam: Any other state’s own examination is evidence of that state’s certification and is not a Georgia examination leaf.
State law: Demonstrate knowledge of and agree to comply with the Georgia Act and rules, which may be shown by affidavit.
Waiver: The Commissioner may waive all or any part of Georgia examination requirements; waiver is discretionary, not automatic.

Renewal by continuing education

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Acknowledgement: Provide requested acknowledgements of new pesticide and application-technology information.
Credits: Three hours of approved recertification credits per five-year period, completed at least 90 days before expiration; no more than one hour from recordings or webinars.

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal
Rule 40-21-4-.03(a)(1)
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License Renewal and Recertification — credits avoid retaking course

Renewal by training examination

Cycle: Five-year private certification period.
Examination: Repeat the approved private applicator training program when renewing by examination/equivalent rather than approved recertification credits.

Temporary license number

Application: Present the certificate and completed private-applicator application to the county Extension agent for forwarding to GDA.
Commodity production: Engaged in production of an agricultural, horticultural, or forestry commodity; application is on property owned or rented by the applicant or employer, or another producer’s property without payment other than exchange of personal services.
Lawful presence: Complete verification of lawful presence and provide the identification required by the application.
Paraquat: Before mixing, loading, or applying paraquat, complete the separate EPA-approved product-specific training; it is valid for three years. This product training is an applicant/use condition, not a Georgia credential examination.
Temporary number: After completing training, ask the county Extension agent to call GDA for a temporary number pending the printed license; the number does not create a separate credential.
Training: Complete the UGA online course and pass each module final test with 70 or higher; print the certificate.

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