A commercial pesticide application business license, also referred to as a Pesticide Business License (PBL) is required for any business which makes commercial for-hire applications of pesticides. All applicators employed by the business must also hold an individual commercial applicator license and be certified in the appropriate category(ies).
Each business location from which a person operates on a regular basis as a pesticide applicator for hire, including any site at which the person regularly takes orders for pesticide applications requires a unique PBL license and requires a unique application to be filled out.
Separately, if your business uses remote mix and loading sites, these may also require a unique PBL if you mix more than 1,500 pounds of pesticide active ingredient at that site (Generally only applicable for large agricultural cooperatives).
Licenses require annual renewal to be maintained and are valid for one year January 1-December 31. The cost is $70 per location +
ACCP Surcharge + Manufacturer
or Distributer of Bulk Pesticide ACCP Surcharge (if applicable).
Please refer to the box below.
| NEW FOR 2025! ACCP Surcharge = $10.00
Manufacturer
or Distributer of Bulk Pesticide ACCP Surcharge = $12.50
If you are a business that does NOT have “bulk pesticides"*, your license fee will be $80.00. If you are a business that DOES have “bulk pesticides"*, your license fee will be $92.50.
*Note: “Bulk pesticide" means liquid pesticide in a container larger than 55 gallons or solid pesticide in undivided quantities greater than 100 pounds.
The ACCP surcharge amount is determined on May 1 each year. For more information about the ACCP fund and surcharges visit: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ACCPFundSurcharges.aspx. To learn how ACCP funds are used visit https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ACCP.aspx.
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Are you a newly certified applicator starting your own business? Please apply for your Individual Commercial Applicators License (ICAL) and Pesticide Business License (PBL) by paper, and mail in both completed applications to the address on the ICAL application.
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