ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Rhode Island Pest control license renewal checklist
Verified dataState data last checked Oct 17, 2026clearlicensed.com/states/RI/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
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification (e.g. Category 7A General Pest, 7B Termite and Structural Pest) (Commercial Applicator)
State license · RI Department of Environmental Management - Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment (Pesticides)
- Deadline
- Certification is valid from issuance through January 31 and must be renewed annually.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 8 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $45. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Insurance
- Financial responsibility is required as either a $50,000 per-job performance bond payable to the State of Rhode Island, or liability insurance with bodily injury $50,000 per occurrence / $100,000 aggregate and property damage $50,000 (including completed operations and chemical or pollution liability). Fumigation (7C): $100,000 bond or $100,000/$300,000 BI plus $100,000 PD. Aerial: $100,000 bond or $100,000/$200,000 BI plus $100,000 PD.
- Official link
- https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/dafe-permit-application-portal
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 8 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $45, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Commercial Pesticide License (general-use only) (Commercial License)
State license · RI Department of Environmental Management - Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment (Pesticides)
- Deadline
- License is valid from issuance through February 28 and must be renewed annually.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 8 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $30. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- A commercial applicator who fails to file a renewal before expiration loses the license 60 days after the expiration date; DEM sends written notice of impending loss before then.
- Insurance
- Financial responsibility is required as either a $20,000 per-job performance bond payable to the State of Rhode Island, or liability insurance with bodily injury $20,000 per occurrence / $40,000 aggregate and property damage $25,000 (including completed operations and chemical or pollution liability). Not required of government employees.
- Official link
- https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/dafe-permit-application-portal
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 8 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $30, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup