Florida Statutes Chapter 482 — PEST CONTROL

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title XXXII

• § 482.011 — Short title.
• § 482.021 — Definitions.
• § 482.032 — Enforcement.
• § 482.051 — Rules.
• § 482.061 — Inspectors.
• § 482.071 — Licenses.
• § 482.072 — Pest control customer contact centers.
• § 482.0815 — Permit to perform preventive termite treatment services for new construction only.
• § 482.091 — Employee identification cards.
• § 482.111 — Pest control operator’s certificate.
• § 482.121 — Misuse of certificate.
• § 482.132 — Qualifications for examination and certification.
• § 482.141 — Examinations.
• § 482.151 — Special identification card for performance of fumigation.
• § 482.152 — Duties of certified operator in charge of pest control activities of licensee.
• § 482.155 — Limited certification for governmental pesticide applicators or private applicators.
• § 482.156 — Limited certification for commercial landscape maintenance personnel.
• § 482.1562 — Limited certification for urban landscape commercial fertilizer application.
• § 482.157 — Limited certification for commercial wildlife management personnel.
• § 482.161 — Disciplinary grounds and actions; reinstatement.
• § 482.163 — Responsibility for pest control activities of employee.
• § 482.165 — Unlicensed practice of pest control; cease and desist order; injunction; civil suit and penalty.
• § 482.1821 — Closing pest control business without providing for contracts and liabilities.
• § 482.183 — Limitations.
• § 482.191 — Violation and penalty.
• § 482.211 — Exemptions.
• § 482.226 — Wood-destroying organism inspection report; notice of inspection or treatment; financial responsibility.
• § 482.2265 — Consumer information; notice of application of pesticide.
• § 482.2267 — Registry of persons requiring prior notification of the application of pesticides.
• § 482.227 — Guarantees and warranties.
• § 482.231 — Use of fogging machines.
• § 482.2401 — Disposition and use of revenues from fees and fines.
• § 482.241 — Liberal interpretation.
• § 482.242 — Preemption.
• § 482.243 — Pest Control Enforcement Advisory Council.