Thursday, February 20, 2020

Bayfield County Courthouse Annex – EOC Room

Washburn, WI 54891

$30 fee includes manual. Registration is required.

A Private Pesticide Applicator is a person who uses pesticides to produce an agricultural commodity* on property they or their employer owns or controls.

Private applicators only legally need to be certified if they want to use a Restricted-Use Pesticide**.

For registration or for more information, Contact:

Sarah DeGraff at 715-373-6104 x 7 or sarah.degraff@wisc.edu

General information is available at the University of Wisconsin  Pesticide Applicator Training page.

*Agricultural Commodity

Means any plant or part of a plant, animal or animal product produced by a person primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by humans or animals. “Agricultural commodity” includes industrial hemp. [ 94.67(2) ]

**Restricted-Use Pesticide

RUPs have the potential to cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment and injury to applicators or bystanders without added restrictions. Only a certified applicator can apply a Restricted-Use Pesticide. [ EPA information on RUPs ]