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How to Verify a Pest Control License in South Dakota

Pest control applicators in South Dakota must be certified as commercial applicators with the state — pesticide certification is administered by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR). Verifying takes minutes; do it for anyone treating your home, including anyone we connect you with.

The checks

1. Applicator certification. Ask for the technician's commercial applicator certification and the company's information; confirm with the SD DANR pesticide program (danr.sd.gov) if anything seems off.
2. Insurance. A certificate of general liability insurance — certification and insurance are separate items.
3. Product transparency. A legitimate operator tells you what products are applied, where, and what re-entry precautions apply for children and pets — it's part of the label law they work under.

Red flags

• Vague answers about what's being sprayed.
• No certification, or someone else's paperwork.
• Guarantees of total elimination in one visit for pests (like bed bugs) where that's not how treatment works.

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