Pest Control Business Permit Requirements in Bismarck, ND

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner — Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Required for any business selling taxable goods or services in North Dakota. The state sales tax rate is 5% for most retail sales, and cities and counties may levy additional local sales and use taxes that vary by location — check the Tax Commissioner’s local tax rate listings for your address. Apply for the permit in ND TAP, the state’s Taxpayer Access Point.

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   Free·Apply through ND TAP at least 30 days before you open for business, as the Tax Commissioner advises.

   Free

   Apply through ND TAP at least 30 days before you open for business, as the Tax Commissioner advises.

2. Commercial Applicator Proof of Financial Responsibility

   North Dakota issues no separate pest control business license or company registration. What the company must carry, in addition to each applicator being certified, is proof of financial responsibility under NDCC 4.1-33-10: $100,000 demonstrated by a surety bond, a general liability insurance policy, or a letter attesting to $100,000 in net assets. Certified commercial applicators file a Financial Responsibility Acknowledgement form with the NDSU Extension Pesticide Certification Program, and a certificate holder who lets the coverage lapse is in violation.

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   No state filing fee. The cost is the premium for a $100,000 bond or general liability policy, priced by your insurer, unless you qualify on net assets.·Put the coverage in place before certification is issued — the certificate is not valid without it.

   No state filing fee. The cost is the premium for a $100,000 bond or general liability policy, priced by your insurer, unless you qualify on net assets.

   Put the coverage in place before certification is issued — the certificate is not valid without it.

1. NDSU Extension Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification

   Pesticide certification and training in North Dakota is administered by the NDSU Extension Pesticide Certification Program under ND Department of Agriculture authority (NDCC ch. 4.1-33) — the Department of Agriculture itself does not run the exams. A commercial applicator (anyone applying pesticides to another person’s land or property for hire) must be certified in the relevant category — for structural pest control that is the Home, Industrial and Institutional category — by ordering study materials and passing a monitored core and category exam, scheduled by appointment through a local NDSU County Extension office. North Dakota also requires commercial and public applicators to be certified even for general-use pesticides. Certification must be paired with proof of $100,000 in financial responsibility under NDCC 4.1-33-10.

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   Study materials and training are purchased from the NDSU Extension Pesticide Program store — the Home, Industrial and Institutional recertification training is $75. Budget separately for the $100,000 bond or liability policy required as proof of financial responsibility.·Exams are taken by appointment at a county Extension office after you order study materials; allow a few weeks to schedule and prepare.

   Study materials and training are purchased from the NDSU Extension Pesticide Program store — the Home, Industrial and Institutional recertification training is $75. Budget separately for the $100,000 bond or liability policy required as proof of financial responsibility.

   Exams are taken by appointment at a county Extension office after you order study materials; allow a few weeks to schedule and prepare.

2. No General Business License in Bismarck

   The City of Bismarck states plainly that it does not presently have a general business license. Certain occupations do require a license or permit specific to that use — building permits, food service, gaming, liquor sales, excavation and concrete work, taxi operations, and Fire Department permits among them — and the State of North Dakota licenses some occupations separately. Check whether your specific activity is regulated rather than assuming a general license applies. There is no City Clerk business license.

   Official government source

   No fee — Bismarck issues no general business license. Activity-specific permits carry their own fees.·Not applicable

   No fee — Bismarck issues no general business license. Activity-specific permits carry their own fees.

   Not applicable

Official Sources

• North Dakota Department of Agriculture — Commercial Pesticide Applicator License
• City of Bismarck City Clerk

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