Your Recertification Requirements

Massachusetts Pesticide Regulations require pesticide applicators and dealers to be re-certified every three years, by re-examination or attendance at pre-approved recertification training programs, also known as, continuing education workshops.

Licensed pesticide applicators are required to attend six (6) hours of recertification classes in a three year period. Certified applicators, both commercial and private, are required to attend twelve (12) hours of recertification classes PER CATEGORY for each three year period in which the particular certification category is maintained. Licensed pesticide dealers are required to attend three (3) hours of recertification classes in a three year period.

Your Requirements for Recertification and Audit Compliance

 Remember it is your responsibility to maintain the contact hour certificates for your recertification. Do not send your contact hour certificates to the Department but maintain these records yourself and make electronic copies of these records. You will upload these electronic copies into your EEA ePLACE Portal Account.  

Please note that the Department does not maintain your contact hour certificates for you or receive them from any party other than you.  CEU, however, keeps all forms indefinitely if you should need those.  They are also available for printing within your account and were emailed at the time of completion.

If you have met your recertification requirements, then you should be in possession of the needed training certificates; which, document the required number of contact hours earned. Please be sure to keep all copies of your training certificates and retain them for your records. 

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