12 hours of CE
Applies to the Commercial Pesticide Applicator (category: Industrial, Institutional, Structural & Health Related Pest Control)
- CE hours
- 12 hours
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- Renewal deadline
- License expires each December 31 and must be renewed annually before applying pesticides; renewals postmarked after March 1 incur the late fee. Category recertification (12 credits) cycle for the Structural category: Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027.
- License level
- State license
- Board
- Montana Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Licensing
The CE rules, as recorded from the sources
Hours and topics
- Each category must earn 12 continuing education credits within its 4-year recertification period, with at least 6 of those credits from in-person training (Structural category period: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027).
- Categories without the required credits are dropped at renewal, and a licensee must stay qualified in at least one category.
Who approves courses
- MDA approves the trainings; credits are tracked in MTPlants.
Confidence: HighConfirmed from official rule textLast checked Oct 17, 2026
Sources (5)
- https://www.agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-License-Program
- https://agr.mt.gov/Topics/N-P/Pesticide-Pages/Pesticide-License-Pages/Commercial-Applicators
- https://agr.mt.gov/_docs/pesticidetraining-docs/LicenseRecertificationSchedule.pdf
- https://agr.mt.gov/_docs/pesticides-docs/licensing-pesticides/HowToRenewCommercialLicenses.pdf
- https://agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Training-Recertification-Program