# 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-80: 2VAC5-685-80. Categories for private applicator certification

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-80
- **Heading:** 2VAC5-685-80. Categories for private applicator certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 2 Agriculture / Agency 5 Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services / Chapter 685 / 2VAC5-685-80

## Text

Private applicators who apply or supervise the application of restricted use pesticides shall be certified in one or more of the following categories:
1. Category 86: Single product certification. Includes private applicator applicants who are seeking authorization to apply a single identified restricted use product or related restricted use products with the same active ingredient and with a similar formulation and use. This category is intended for limited use under special or emergency circumstances as identified by the board.
2. Category 87: Limited certificate - single product or single use. Includes private applicator applicants who are seeking authorization to apply a single restricted use pesticide for a single identified purpose. This category is intended for limited use under special or emergency circumstances as identified by the board on a case-by-case basis.
3. Category 90: Agricultural commodity production - food, fiber, and forestry products, and commodity production. Includes private applicators who use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (i) in the production of agricultural crops, including fumigation and chemigation; (ii) on forestry products; (iii) on animals; (iv) in places where animals are confined; (v) for the control of vertebrate pests of agricultural crops and livestock animals; (vi) in the production of agricultural commodities; and (vii) for the fumigation of agricultural products.
4. Category 91: Ornamental production. Includes private applicators who use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides to control pests in (i) tree nurseries, (ii) shrub nurseries, (iii) ornamental plant nurseries, (iv) flower nurseries, (v) greenhouses used for breeding and growing ornamental plants, (vi) irrigation systems, and (vii) ornamental production using fumigants.

## Nearby sections

- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-10 2VAC5-685-10. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_10.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-20 2VAC5-685-20. General requirements for certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_20.md)
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- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-60 2VAC5-685-60. Persons exempt from certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_60.md)
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- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-90 2VAC5-685-90. Determination of general knowledge and qualifications for private and commercial applicators and registered technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_90.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-100 2VAC5-685-100. Specific knowledge required for the categories of commercial applicators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_100.md)
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- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-120 2VAC5-685-120. Specific knowledge required for registered technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_120.md)
- [2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-685-130 2VAC5-685-130. Renewal of certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_2_5_685_130.md)

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