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Massachusetts law requires that all persons who apply pesticides in public areas and private places used for human occupation and habitation must be in possession of a valid pesticide license or certification issued by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources .

Yes, you need a Massachusetts pest control license.

There are approximately one million pesticide applicators in the United States certified to use RUPs and an estimate of 930,000 noncertified applicators.

The notification requirements of CGS § 22a-66a, as they apply to the site in question and other sites, depend on who applies the pesticide, the type of site, and whether the pesticide is a restricted use pesticide (Roundup™ is not).

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has been designated as the state lead agency for implementation and administration of the Pesticide Control Act and the Massachusetts pesticide program.

Corporate agriculture and the pesticide industry loudly cautioned about the negative ramifications to agriculture after DDT, aldrin, and carbofuran were banned. But public health ultimately benefited by the removal of these dangerous pesticides and agricultural productivity has continued to steadily climb ever since.

The Pesticide Program conducts the examination, licensing, and certification of pesticide applicators.

Any private applicator wishing to buy and use Restricted-Use Pesticides (RUP) must be certified by passing the "Core" exam. Any private applicator wishing to buy and use "RUP" fumigants must also pass the Category 7d (Fumigation) exam.