Florida Public Health Pest Control

A draft sample for the Florida public health pest control exam. The full bank is not written yet.

Exam facts

Checked 2026-10-31. Each cell links the page that was read.
Pass mark	70 percent on the public health exam and 70 percent on the general standards core exam.
Who must be licensed	Someone who applies an arthropod-control pesticide on property other than their own residence or farm needs this license, unless they work under a licensed applicator. General-use products are included.
License length	4 years from the date of issuance.
Continued competency	16 public health continuing education units during the four-year license. Missing them means both exams must be passed again for a new license.
After the license expires	Re-examination is required if the 16 public health units are not obtained within 90 days after the expiration date.
Record retention	Pesticide-use reports are kept for 3 years and provided to the department on request.
Questions on the official exam	Not stated in 5E-13.040, the rule checked for this fact.
Time limit	Not stated in 5E-13.040, the rule checked for this fact.
Agency	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

These are the topics the draft questions cover. They are not an official blueprint, and no weights are published here.