Category 11 - Aerial Application (Plane, Helicopter, etc.)
Category 11 includes: Commercial applicators (for hire, not for hire, and government employees) and businesses using pesticides (insecticides, weed killers, fungicides, etc.) to make any application by plane, helicopter, ultra-light, or lighter than air aircraft. This would cover any aerial application being made to agricultural fields, power lines and other right-of-way areas, forests and wooded areas and aquatic sites.
It does not include community-wide mosquito control applications by air. Aerial mosquito control would require both Category 11 and Category 8.
It does not include community-wide mosquito control applications by air. Aerial mosquito control would require both Category 11 and Category 8.
Certification, Applications, Licensing, Insurance, Testing Information:
- Obtaining a Business License
- Becoming a Certified and Licensed Applicator
- License Application Form (pdf; 257kb)
- Insurance Requirements
- Study Materials (Purdue Pesticide Programs)
- Exam Dates and Sign-up
- Exam Results
- CCH Requirements
- View a list of approved CCH programs
- Reciprocity -- Out of State Businesses and Applicators
- Recordkeeping
Policy Statements:
- Interpretive Guidance 5-23-22: Licensing of Pesticide Business and RUP Dealer Locations (pdf, 169kb)
Supervision Information:
- Supervision of Non-Certified Employees -- Categories 11 & 12 only
- Policy Statement 03-0521: Supervision of Tender Truck Drivers (pdf, 36kb)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:
- Regulatory Requirements for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pesticide Applications - updated 01/2023 (pdf, 225kb)
Driftwatch and Drift Rule Information:
- "Driftwatch" - Indiana Sensitive Crop Registry
- 357 IAC 1-12: Indiana Pesticide Drift Rule (pdf, 14kb)
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