Florida Aquatic Pesticide
Certification & Test Information

People spraying aquatic weedsThe Aquatic pest control license is available either as a Public certification, for those applicators that apply herbicides to bodies of water and that work for federal, state, county or municipal public agencies, or as a Commercial certification for contractors for aquatic pesticide work.

The Aquatic pesticide exam requires a passing grade (70%) and a passing grade (70%) on the General Standards (Core) Exam. This certification must be renewed every 4 years either by testing or with 20 CEU's.

  • License Fees
  • License Renewal
  • Study Materials

Cost of test:

Cost of license:

Cost of renewal:

  • Free
  • $100 for Public category
  • $250 for Commercial category
  • $100 for Public category
  • $250 for Commercial category

CEUs needed for license renewal:

Renewal period:

  • 16 CEUs in the Aquatics category plus
  • 4 CEUs in the Core category
  • 20 CEUs Total
  • Every 4 years

Note: 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) equals 50 minutes of classroom time. This is a State of Florida certification issued by the Bureau of Compliance Monitoring (BCM), a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). If you need more information, or have a problem call the Bureau by phone at 850-488-8731 or by fax at 850-488-8498 8-5 Monday through Friday.

The exam study manuals are:

These exam study manuals are available from the IFAS Bookstore in Gainesville, either by ordering online or by calling 1-800-226-1764. If you order with a credit card, you should receive the books within 4-5 days. The links above go directly to the manuals themselves.