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Pesticide Applicator Certification

Pesticide Management Education Program
Cornell University
and the
Bureau of Pesticides Management
New York State Department
Environmental Conservation

Resources:

1. PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION NEWS
   
   
2. PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION
   
   
   • Certification Categories
     
     
   • Requirements for Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification, Commercial Pesticide Technician Certification, and Business Agency Registration
     
     
     • Regulations (September 2000 - revised 9/02)
     • Fact Sheet (June 28 2000 - revised 6/05)
     • Compact Disc and On-Line Distance Learning Course Sponsor Requirements 9/06 (PDF)
     
     
   • Requirements for Private Applicator Certification
     
     
     • Regulations (August 2005) (PDF)
     • Fact Sheet (June 28 2000 - revised 9/02)
     
     
   • Requirements for Certified Technician (February 2001 - revised 9/02)
     
     
   • Thirty-Hour Certification Eligibility Information
     
     
     • Information for Course Attendees
       
       
       • The Recertification Course Calendar Database, which can be searched in a variety of ways, including searching for Thirty-Hour Certification courses.
       
       
     • Information for Sponsors of Pesticide Certification 30-Hour Eligibility Courses (9/7/05)
       
       
       • General Instructions
       • NYSDEC Letter-Deadline for Course Applications (PDF)
       • Online Course Sponsorship Application
       
       

       • Certification Documents	Part	Format	Get Acrobat Reader
         Minimum Category Specific Training for 30 Hour Eligibility Courses		PDF
         Certified Pesticide Applicator Training Course Application (10/00)	A
         Instructor Application and Qualification for Pesticide Applicator Training (10/00)	B
         Combined Document	A & B
         Compact Disc and On-Line Distance Learning Course Sponsor Requirements (09/06)
         Recertification Training Roster(01/07)
         Required Format for 30 Hour Eligibility Course Certificate

         
         
     
     
3. PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION
   
   
   • Private Pesticide Applicator ID Card Renewal/Recertification Notice (8/05) (PDF)
   • Commercial Pesticide Applicator ID Card Renewal/Recertification Notice (8/05) (PDF)
   • Pesticide Technician ID Card Renewal/Recertification Notice (8/05) (PDF)
     
     
   • Requirements for Recertification Courses
     
     
     • Instructions for Sponsors of Pesticide Applicator Recertification Courses (8/05)
     • NYSDEC Letter-Deadline for Submitting Course Applications (8/05) (PDF)
       
       
     • Online Course Sponsorship Application
       
       

     • Recertification Documents	Part	Format	Get Acrobat Reader
       Certified Pesticide Applicator Training Course Application (10/00)	A	PDF
       Instructor Application and Qualification for Pesticide Applicator Training (10/00)	B
       Combined Document	A & B
       Required Format for Recertification Course Certificate (2/06)
       Multiple Course Certificates (2/06)
       Compact Disc and On-Line Distance Learning Course Sponsor Requirements (9/06)

       
       
     • Recertification Credit Hours (revised 5/08)
       
       
     • Recertification Course Calendar Database
       
       
       • Searching the Recertification Training Course Calendar Database
       
       
     • NYSDEC Change of Address Form (PDF)
       
   
   
4. PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING MANUALS
   
   
   • Pesticide Training Manuals Order Form - Effective Jul., 2007 (PDF)
   • Manual Update Status (12/06)
   • Training Manual Sales Email: patorder@cornell.edu
   • New as of Jan. 31, 2008: Pesticide Management Education Program Web Store
        N.B.: ONLY for ordering via online credit card payments; see site for details.
   • Cornell Cooperative Extension Resource Center
     
     
5. PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING RESOURCES
   
   
   • Slide Sets, Movies, Videos Available for Rental at the Cornell Distribution Center (contact Liz Powers at 607-255-7282)
     
   • Pesticide Management Educational Materials
     
     
6. APPROVED INSTRUCTORS
   
   
   • List of Pesticide Instructors Approved by NYS DEC
     
     
7. SAMPLE COMMERCIAL LAWN APPLICATION CONTRACT PREPARED BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NASSAU/SUFFOLK LANDSCAPE GARDENER'S ASSOCIATION (PDF)
   
   
8. NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
   
   
   • Regional Offices (revised 8/05)
     
     
   • Bureau of Pesticides Management
     
     
   • Pesticide Certification and Compliance Information
     
     
   • Pesticides Residue Removal Proposed NYSDEC Rulemaking: Information on Proposed Rulemaking and Outreach Activities.
     
     

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For more information relative to pesticides and their use in New York State, please contact the PMEP staff at:   5123 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-0901 (607) 255-1866 PLEASE NOTE: If you are not in New York State, you must contact the appropriate agency for your area.

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