Recertification Credit Hours

Recertification Credit Hours

Recertification Continuing Credit Hours (CCH)


Category/Subcategory Number/Letter Designations	Commercial Categories	3 year CCH	6 year CCH	5 year CCH
1A	Agricultural Plant	8	16	13
1B	Agricultural Animals	6	12	10
1C	Companion Animals	5	10	8
1D	Fumigation of Soil and Agricultural Commodities	6	12	10
2	Forest Pest Control	6	12	10
3A	Ornamentals, Shade Trees and Turf	10	20	17
3B	Turf	10	20	17
3C	Interior Plant Maintenance	10	20	17
4	Seed Treatment	5	10	8
5A	Aquatic Vegetation Control	8	16	13
5B	Aquatic Insect & Misc. Aquatic Organisms Control	8	16	13
5C	Aquatic Fish Control	8	16	13
5D	Aquatic Antifouling Paints	5	10	8
13	Aquatic Antifouling Paints (under Title 9a)	N/A	N/A	8
5E	Sewer Line Root Control	5	10	8
6A	Rights-of-Way Vegetation Control	8	16	13
6B	Rights-of-Way In Place Pole Treatments	8	16	13
7A	Structural and Rodent	12	24	20
7B	Fumigation	6	12	10
7C	Termite	8	16	13
7D	Lumber and Wood Products	6	12	10
7F	Food Processing	12	24	20
7G	Cooling Towers, Pulp and Paper Process	5	10	8
8	Public Health Pest Control	8	16	13
9	Regulatory Pest Control	5	10	8
10	Demonstration and Research Pest Control	5	10	8
11	Aerial Pilot	6	12	10
12	Sales (of Restricted Use Pesticides)	3	6	5

Category/Subcategory Number/Letter Designations	Private Categories	3 Year CCH	6 Year CCH	5 Year CCH
21	Field and Forage	N/A	12	10
22	Fruit	N/A	12	10
23	Vegetable	N/A	12	10
24	Greenhouse and Florist	N/A	12	10
25	Nursery, Ornamentals and Turf	N/A	12	10
31	Agricultural Animal Pest Control	N/A	10	8
41	Aquatic Pest Control	N/A	10	8

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