Who Pays for the Bed Bugs

Structural pest control licensing

Is your exterminator licensed in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire runs a dedicated Division of Pesticide Control. 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. Division line: 603-271-3550. Pair with the New Hampshire law page, which has the best-designed bed bug provision in the country: the landlord pays first, and a court then weighs four specific factors to decide whether you were actually responsible — three of which look at the building rather than at you. Preparation instructions must reach you at least 72 hours before remediation, and disability accommodations for that preparation can be requested verbally.

Who regulates it
NHDAMF
Verification
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The business license

The regulator

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food — Division of Pesticide Control

The credential to look for

A commercial applicator certification covering structural work, plus a licensed pesticide business

Open the official New Hampshire search →

What to verify, in order

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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