Structural pest control licensing
Is your exterminator licensed in Maine?
Maine licenses through a dedicated Board of Pesticides Control rather than a general program. No public applicator search was located for this state. The agency and program below are confirmed; verify by phone or email, and if you find a searchable register, add the URL here. Reach the BPC on 207-287-2731 or [email protected]. Two useful specifics: licenses are issued only to individuals who have first earned CERTIFICATION by examination, and are issued once fees are paid AND any insurance requirements are met — so asking about current insurance is a fair question. Certification runs three years and is maintained by continuing education. Pair with the Maine law page, which is unusually humane: the statute requires the landlord to employ a pest control agent carrying current liability insurance, and to offer reasonable assistance if you cannot physically do the preparation work.
- Who regulates it
- BPC
- Verification
- Online
- Check before paying
- The business license
The regulator
The credential to look for
Open the official Maine search →
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What to verify, in order
The business license, not just the technician
Most states license the company and certify the individual separately. A certified technician working for an unlicensed business is still an unlicensed job.
The category or phase covers structural work
Licenses are issued by category. An applicator certified for turf and ornamental has no business in your bedroom.
Status is active, not lapsed
Some state databases exclude cancelled licenses from results entirely, so a revoked company returns the same empty result as a typo. If you get nothing, phone the agency before assuming you mistyped.
Complaint and enforcement history
Where a state publishes disciplinary actions they are usually on the board site rather than inside the license search.
Link last confirmed: . State license portals migrate often and licenses lapse daily — treat anything older than a few months as a starting point, not an answer.
Always confirm on the state's own site. This page points at the official database; it does not mirror or cache license records. Status changes daily and only the issuing agency is authoritative.