The Matagorda County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering a Private Applicator Training Course to assist those interested in obtaining a license. If interested, please stop by the Matagorda County Extension office to purchase your study materials at a cost of $35 (check or cash only). There is also a $10 registration fee (check or cash only) the day of training.

A pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on:

• Personally owned property
• Rented property
• Property owned by his or her employer
• Property under his or her general control
• The property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities.

An agricultural commodity is a plant or animal grown for sale , lease, barter, feed or human consumption and animals raised for farm or ranch work. No license is required to apply general-use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities.