ClearLicensed renewal checklist
North Carolina Pest control license renewal checklist
Verified dataState data last checked Oct 17, 2026clearlicensed.com/states/NC/checklist/pest-control
Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
Pest control
Certified Applicator (commercial) card (CA)
State license · NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division
- Deadline
- Jun 30 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 10 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $50. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No separate late fee is set in G.S. 106-65.31. No structural pest control work may be done after June 30 until the license or card is renewed.
- Grace period
- Work may not be performed after June 30 until renewed. Per G.S. 106-65.31, a license/card renewed before January 1 of the following year may be renewed without re-examination (unless scheduled for periodic reexamination).
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 10 hours of continuing education
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $50, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Registered Technician (RT) identification card (RT)
State license · NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division
- Deadline
- Jun 30 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- Not required
- Renewal fee
- About $40. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No separate late fee is set in G.S. 106-65.31. No structural pest control work may be done after June 30 until the license or card is renewed.
- Grace period
- Work may not be performed after June 30 until renewed. Per G.S. 106-65.31, a license/card renewed before January 1 of the following year may be renewed without re-examination (unless scheduled for periodic reexamination).
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $40, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Structural Pest Control Licensee (business license; phases P household, W wood-destroying organisms, F fumigation) (Licensee)
State license · NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division
- Deadline
- Jun 30 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 10 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $200. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No separate late fee is set in G.S. 106-65.31. No structural pest control work may be done after June 30 until the license or card is renewed.
- Grace period
- Work may not be performed after June 30 until renewed. Per G.S. 106-65.31, a license/card renewed before January 1 of the following year may be renewed without re-examination (unless scheduled for periodic reexamination).
- Insurance
- General liability covering structural pest control operations and completed operations: single limit $100,000 property damage + $300,000 bodily injury each occurrence, or $300,000 combined single limit each occurrence; certificate must be sent by insurer directly to the Division ([email protected]) with pollution/contamination endorsement. License expires if policy cancels/lapses/drops below limits (02 NCAC 34 .0902).
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 10 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $200, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup