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Have you completed the required CE to renew your license?

June 16, 2023

First, determine the amount of CE hours your license or certificate requires. If you are renewing multiple licenses or certificates, you only need to complete the amount of CE hours for the license or certificate with the most hours required. If you have excess “Laws and Regulations” CE hours, they can be used towards “Other” CE hours.

Next, ensure you received a certificate of completion for each CE course you attended. CE course sponsors are required by regulation to give each attendee a record of completion with the hours completed in each CE category. The record of course completion must include all of the following information:

1. DPR identification code number
2. Course date
3. Course title
4. Course location
5. Name of sponsoring organization
6. License or certificate holder’s name
7. License or certificate holder’s DPR license or certificate number
8. Hours credited in each category
9. Licensee’s original signature

The above information is required to be kept by each licensee and each course sponsor for three years. DPR may request copies of these records at any time. You should check your CE certificates to confirm they contain the required information.

If you are missing any certificates of completion or have questions about CE hours earned for a course, please contact the sponsor of the course in question. Course sponsor information can be found on the DPR web page sorted by date.

A delay in completing your CE can result in you not having enough hours to renew. Avoid having to retest by getting your required hours as soon as possible.

If you are still searching for CE, there are currently many online and correspondence-style courses available that can be taken during the day, evening, or weekends to satisfy CE requirements. Please check our list of approved CE courses.

DPR encourages you to submit your renewal applications before October to ensure that you are renewed by early December. This will allow adequate time for you to register with the County Agricultural Commissioner office prior to the New Year. It also allows extra time for DPR staff to identify any problems and resolve any issues before your license expires.

Questions? Contact Us:

Questions?

Please contact the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Licensing and Certification Program by emailing LicenseMail. For additional information about the Licensing and Certification Program, please visit DPR’s website.

Who We Are

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by fostering safer and sustainable pest management practices and operating a robust regulatory system to monitor and manage the sale and use of pesticides across the state. DPR’s work includes registering all pesticides sold or used in California, conducting scientific evaluation of pesticides to assess and mitigate potential harm to human health or the environment, investing in innovative research to encourage the development and adoption of integrated pest management tools and practices, monitoring for pesticides in the air and water, conducting outreach to ensure pesticide workers, farmworkers and local communities have access to safety information, and enforcing pesticide regulations in coordination with 55 County Agricultural Commissioners and their 400 field inspectors.