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Pesticide
Applicator Certification and Training
Nevada Department of Agriculture and Nevada Cooperative Extension provide
training for pesticide applicators. State and federal laws require that only
certified applicators apply or supervise the application of Restricted-Use
Pesticides (RUP). To become certified in Nevada applicators must pass an exam
which is administered by the Department of Agriculture. Please contact any
Department of
Agriculture office to schedule an appointment. Appointments in Las Vegas
are generally given on Tuesdays, for
more information click here. Effective January 1, 2008, the 2
day certification trainings are no longer being offered by the Nevada
Cooperative Extension. Individuals wishing to become certified will have an
opportunity to attend limited training sessions and limited testing sessions
(click link for details).
Nevada certified applicators are able to renew a current or valid
certification by accruing pesticide Continuing Education Units (CEU's).
This is an optional way of renewal, as a certified applicator may renew
by examination. Should a Nevada certified applicator choose the CEU
renewal option, that applicator will need to accrue 12 total CEU, with
at least 2 of the CEU's being in "Laws". The CEU's must be obtained
during the applicators valid certification period. There is no "grace
period". To renew your certification by CEU's, download and complete the
RUP
Application & Continuing Education Record Renewal Summary. Page
two of the download provides detailed information on this program.
Approved CEU classes can be viewed by visiting the
Nevada CEU web site.
Click
here for more information about the on the Nevada Cooperative Extension
Pesticide Applicator Training program. The University of Nevada Cooperative
Extension has made the “Nevada
Pesticide Applicator's Certification Workbook” SP-87-07 revised
8-2006 available for downloading. Please Note this file is about 1MB
(190 pages) to download and requires Adobe Acrobat to view. The
downloadable workbook only contains the General and the 14 Categories of
certification.
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