Training and License Fees

Training and License Fees

There are two fees to be paid when you participate in your Private Pesticide Applicator training: one fee is paid to UNL and the other fee is paid to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). You will not receive your license until BOTH fees have been paid. 

Training Fees

The cost of the in-person training is $60. Only cash and checks are accepted. Checks are to be made payable to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

Licensing of Private Applicators

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) issues private applicator licenses. The general process for acquiring a private license in Nebraska is as follows:

1. An individual becomes certified (or if their existing license is expiring, becomes recertified).
2. The NDA receives the individual's (re)certification form and mails them a postcard requesting payment of the $25 private applicator licensing fee.
3. The individual pays the $25 licensing fee online or by mail.
4. The NDA mails the license, which is valid for three years, to the individual.

To obtain a private applicator license, you must first become certified. To renew an existing license, you must first recertify before the license expires. You can certify or recertify as a private applicator in one of several ways (see below).