NJDEP PESTICIDE LICENSING & REGISTRATIONS
2023 PESTICIDE LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION
August 2022
PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION EXAMS
NJDEP no longer prepares or proctors any pesticide exams for, Dealer
Commercial or Private Pesticide Applicators. The online Pesticide
Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) system is available for your
use. Anyone interested in taking a Pesticide exam must register through the
PACER system at pacer.rutgers.edu
.
ATTENTION PRIVATE APPLICATORS
Zero-dollar invoices are no longer accepted through the mail; they must be
processed online (see directions below).
PESTICIDE RENEWAL - GENERAL INFORMATION
There may be delays with the processing of paper checks and purchase orders.
However, all pesticide license renewal invoice numbers are available online and
the most efficient processing of licenses is through online payment (see details
below). Also note that after paying online, please discard the paper invoice being
mailed between the end of August and mid- September.
Q: How to find your invoice number:
1. Click on this link
https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo.htm
2. Next, under the Online Reports and Payments heading, click on the link labeled “Invoice Numbers for Unpaid
License Invoices-Individuals” or “Invoice Numbers for Unpaid License Invoices - Businesses”
3. Enter License number (capitalize any letters at the end of your license number, use birthdate format
MM/DD/YYYY including slashes if prompted)
4. Click OK
Q: How to make a payment online:
1. Click on this link
https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo.htm
2. Next, click on the link labeled “Pay for Your License Online”
3. Enter Invoice number (from paper invoice or our website)
4. Enter License number (capitalize any letters at the end of your license number, use birthdate format
MM/DD/YYYY including slashes if prompted)
5. Click continue and follow subsequent prompts
Q: I cannot locate my invoice for the license that expires 10/31/2022 online?
It is likely that your license is not currently eligible for renewal due to insufficient recertification credits or failure to pay
for a renewal for two or more licensing years.
PESTICIDE LICENSE
RENEWALS
-Annual renewal invoices ran
on Tuesday August 2, 2022
-Invoice numbers are available
online NOW!
-Paper invoices will be mailed
in late August
-The most efficient way to
process your renewal invoice is
to pay online
-Private Applicators must
process their invoice online
• If you have not paid for the previous two years licenses that expire on 10/31/2021 and 10/31/2022, you can still be
eligible to renew by paying both old invoices on or before 10/31/2022. Otherwise, your license becomes inactive
and you can only recertify via examination.
• To determine if you have not earned the required amount of recertification credits, review your Course History
information by following the directions in the section below.
PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) that appear on the paper renewal invoices were recorded as of July 1, 2022 so there
may be a discrepancy between paper invoice and your online credit history. Course rosters are uploaded daily and the
online credit values are live linked to our webpage.
Q: How do I locate my credit history online?
1. Click on this link https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo.htm
2. Scroll down to “Credits and Courses”
3. Click on link labeled “Check Your Credit & Course History-Commercial Applicator” or “Check Your Credit and
Course History-Private Applicator”
4. Enter Requested information (license number with letter capitalized, and if prompted your birthdate including
slashes, and last four digits of Social Security number)
5. Click OK
Q: What if there are credits or courses missing from my credit history online?
If the course was completed within the past 30 days, the roster likely has not yet been uploaded. Course attendance
rosters are uploaded within four weeks from the date of the course. If the course was completed more than four weeks
prior, contact the course provider to ensure that the attendance roster was submitted in a timely manner. If the course
was not completed in the current licensing year, please email pestcer[email protected] and include your license
number, the course number and course date for review.
ONLINE COURSES FOR PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS
The Department recognizes that COVID-related restrictions and limitations have made it difficult for licensed Commercial
and Private applicators to obtain the required credits for those licensees whose five-year recertification cycle ends
10/31/2022. To address this concern, the Department has made an exception for those affected individuals and relaxed
the 25% maximum total online credits allowed. Licensees with one or more certifications expiring on 10/31/2022 may
earn up to 100% total required credits through online courses. Please note that this exception only applies to individuals
whose five-year recertification cycle expires on 10/31/2022. Online courses can be identified on an applicator’s transcript
by the date 01-JAN.
Q: Am I eligible to take the remainder of my continuing education credits online?
Click the link below to see if your name appears on the eligibility list. Only eligible categories will be listed.
https://njems.nj.gov/DataMiner/RUN_REPORT.aspx?RN=Applicators+Eligible+for+100+Percent+Online+Credits+thru
+2022
PRIVATE APPLICATORS and GOVERNMENT EXEMPT
There is no fee for Private applicators/Gov’t exempt license renewals. However, a license will not generate unless
the “$0.00” renewal invoice is processed. We are not accepting $0.00 invoices via post. To process these invoices,
use the “paying online” directions that are provided above in the General Information section. **Gov’t exempt must send
in a letter of employment verification from their supervisor to maintain/qualify for fee exemption status.
PESTICIDE OPERATORS
Pesticide Operator renewal invoices are mailed directly to the employer. Please note that once a Licensed Operator leaves
a business, it is the employer’s responsibility to notify the Department in writing of the employee’s departure within 30
calendar days from the last date of employment.
Q: How does an employer notify the Department when an Operator is no longer employed?
Requests to delete an Operator license from a business can be emailed to: PESTOPERATOR@DEP.NJ.GOV
PESTICIDE BUSINESSES
Pesticide businesses are required to update their insurance information when a change occurs. Please do so by using the
Insurance Verification Form.
Q: Where can I find an insurance verification form?
To access the form, click this link
https://www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo/certification/Insurance_Coverage_Verification_VPI-001.pdf
RECIPROCAL LICENSES
If a five-year reciprocal license recertification cycle expires on 10/31/2022, a license renewal invoice will not be
generated until a copy of the valid pesticide license from your primary licensing state has been received or if the
required recertification credits have been obtained: 16 credits per category and 8 credits for Core.
Q. Where should I send the copy of my primary state license? Copies of licenses should be emailed to
pestcer[email protected]
.
