Official sources and verification (9)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardColorado Department of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Apply with the agencyOpen the official agency page
https://ag.colorado.gov/pesticide-applicator-licensing-online-portal
apply for licensure through the Colorado Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator Online Portal
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / ExamQualified supervisors and certified operators must pass written examinations for each class or subclass sought.
Qualified supervisors and certified operators must pass written examinations for each class or subclass sought.
Pass a written examination in each class or subclass of pesticide application, or device use
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / InsuranceCommercial applicator businesses must carry at least $400,000 liability insurance.
Commercial applicator businesses must carry at least $400,000 liability insurance.
Obtain liability insurance in the minimum amount of four hundred thousand dollars
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
RenewalSubmit the required renewal application by the license termination date.
A licensee shall submit a renewal application in the form and manner designated by the commissioner on or before the termination date of such license Applies to: Qualified supervisor or certified operator
A licensee shall submit a renewal application in the form and manner designated by the commissioner on or before the termination date of such license
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education topicsRenewal without examination may be available after completing the commissioner's competency requirements within the prior three years.
Renewal without examination may be available after completing the commissioner's competency requirements within the prior three years.
completed, within the previous three years, the competency requirements established by the commissioner.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceCommercial applicators need a business license and a qualified supervisor licensed for the work performed.
Commercial applicators need a business license and a qualified supervisor licensed for the work performed.
A commercial applicator business license may only be issued for the class or subclass of pesticide application in which the qualified supervisor employed or otherwise retained by the commercial applicator is licensed.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceQualified supervisors and certified operators hold individual licenses. Their license duration is set by the commissioner and cannot exceed three years.
Qualified supervisors and certified operators hold individual licenses. Their license duration is set by the commissioner and cannot exceed three years.
Licenses issued pursuant to section 35-10-115 shall be valid for a period determined by the commissioner, but the duration of such license shall not exceed three years.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026