All pest control businesses, advisers, aircraft pilots, and farm labor contractors must register annually with our office prior to advertising, soliciting, or performing work in Monterey County.  All registrations expire annually on December 31.  

• DPR Licensing requirements
• DPR Study Material for Licensing PDF Exams

Pest Control Business Registration: $50

Registration in-person or via mail by Qualified Applicator Licensee responsible for supervising pest control activities of the business. Along with the correct fee, the following items are required:

• PCB Registration
• Summary of Regulations
• Equipment List

Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business Registration: $10 

Registration in-person or by mail by Qualified Applicator responsible for supervising pest control activities of the business. Along with the correct fee, the following items are required: 

• PCB Registrations 
• PCB Summary of Regulations

Structural Pest Control Business: Branch 1 Registration: $25

Registration in-person by responsible party working for the location. The responsible party can be the Operator, the Qualifying Manager or the Branch Supervisor for the location(s) he/she is registering. One fee covers the business and all persons (operators, field representatives and qualifying managers) identified on the registration form.

• Structural PCB Branch 1 Registration

Structural Pest Control Business: Branch 1 Additions: $10

If during the year (after the initial registration) the company adds operators, field representatives, or qualifying managers to a registration, an amendment fee is required. 

• Page 2 of Structural PCB Branch 1 Registration

Registration in-person or by mail by responsible party working for the location. The responsible party can be the Operator, the Qualifying Manager, or the Branch Supervisor for the location(s) they are registering.  Companies that are both Branch 2 and Branch 3 can register the business as one entity, and the one fee covers both branches.

• Structural PCB Branch 2 & 3 Registration

Pest Control Adviser Registration: home county $10, additional county $5

Home County: Advisers are required to first register in person with their home county (county where the address on the license is located). If the address on the license is not within California then the home county registration is the county of the licensee’s choice.  Must bring current PCA license.

Additional County:  Registration can be in person or by mail. Must include a copy of PCA registration form that has been imprinted with PCA’s license by home county.

Along with the correct fee, the following items are required:

• PCA Registration
• PCA Signature Authorization (Only required for first registration with county)
• Summary of Regulations

Pest Control Pilot Registration: home county $10, additional counties $5

Registration can be in person or by mail. Must bring current Apprentice or Journeyman Pilot Certificate. Apprentice Pilot must indicate name of Journeyman Pilot who is currently registered in Monterey County who will be supervising the Apprentice. Unmanned Aircraft Pilots must register on the current form. Information about Unmanned Aircraft Pilots can be found here. Along with the correct fee, the following items are required:

• Registration Form
• Summary of Regulations 

Farm Labor Contractor Registration: $25

Registration is required before beginning work in Monterey County. Along with the correct fee, the following items are required:

• Registration Form
• Summary of Regulations
• FLC Pesticide Safety Tips

Private Applicator Certification: No Fee

California and Federally Restricted Use Pesticides may only be used, or the use supervised, by a certified applicator. In California persons holding a qualified license or certificate issued by the Department of Pesticide Regulation or a Private Applicator Certificate issued by the county agricultural commissioner’s office are certified applicators. A private applicator is a person who uses or supervises the use of a restricted use pesticide for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity on property owned, leased, or rented by him/her or his/her employer; or a householder who uses or supervises the use of a restricted use pesticide outside their residence to control plant or turf pests on residential property owned, leased, or rented by the householder.

To become certified, a private applicator must come into our office to take and pass a written examination with a minimum score of 70%. There is no fee for taking the examination, obtaining the certification card, or renewing the certification by passing the written examination.

The examination is available in both English and Spanish. The only part of the Spanish examination written in English is the pesticide label. Federal law requires all certified applicators to be able to read and understand the registered labeling. In the United States most pesticide labels are only written in English.

• DPR PAC Information
• Private Applicator Certificate Application
• Private applicator study guide
  1. PAC Study Guide Flyer 
  2. English Study Guide 
  3. Spanish Study Guide
  4. Burrowing Vertebrate Pest Fumigation Study manual - English
  5. Burrowing Vertebrate Pest Fumigation Study manual - Spanish
• Pesticide Laws and Regulations Study Guide