You can get licensed to perform pest control under various licenses in California. These licenses are issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), the California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), or the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The exact license you n

By: Siavash Taravati, Ph.D. Published: 29 Sep 2019 California Structural Pest Control act (Structural Pest Control Board \[SPCB\], Nov. 2015) states that: “It is unlawful for any individual to engage or offer to engage in the business or practice of structural pest control, as defined in Section 850

By: Siavash Taravati, Ph.D. First published: 26 Sep 2019 Are you planning to become licensed in structural pest control or help your technician in getting licensed? California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB hereafter) governs licensing of individuals and businesses involved in structural pest c

Published: 10 June 2019 This is one of the grey areas of pest control laws in California. Both the Structural Pest Control Board licensees and Qualified Applicator License (QAL) holders are legally allowed to do perimeter spraying for business to control ants and other pests immediately around struc

First release: 29 Sep 2018Disclaimer: This document may be outdated. Readers should get the most updated regulatory information from federal, state, county, and city resources. Remember, laws change all the time!Pesticide label is the law! You probably have heard this over and over. Although all of