Limited Certification for
Commercial Landscape Maintenance
The Limited Commercial Maintenance certification is available only for landscape maintenance contractors applying pesticides to their customers property. This license is sometimes incorrectly called the Roundup license. In fact this license can be used for much more than the herbicide Roundup. Products are limited to "Caution" labels only, not "Warning" or "Danger" labels. Applications are limited to beds and shrubs, not turf. Application equipment is limited to backpacks and handheld pump-up sprayers, not powered equipment. This certification no longer requires documentation of 3 years experience in Landscape Maintenance . Each applicator must be licensed and may not supervise other applicators. Six hours of training, an application, and proof of insurance is required. See complete details and the application at http://www.flaes.org/pdf/lndspckt.pdf
This certification requires a passing grade (75%) on the exam. This certification must be renewed annually either by testing or with 4 CEU's.
- License Fees
- License Renewal
- Study Materials
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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. |
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The exam study manuals are:
- "Applying Pesticides Correctly" (SM-1) $7.00
also called the "Core" manual - "Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management" (SM 007) $20.00
You will also need:
- The Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter 482, Florida Statutes - available here: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute
&URL=Ch0482/ch0482.htm - Chapter 5E-14, Florida Administrative Code - available here: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=5e-14
(Remember you only need 5E-14. Not 5E-13 or anything before that. Not 5E-15 or anything after that.) - Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida, June 2002, Florida Green Industries. Available free of charge at your local County extension office or it can be downloaded directly from http://www.dep.state.fl.us/central/Home/MeetingsTraining/
FLGreen/BMP_Book_final.pdf
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.
