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Indiana Pest Control Licensing — Transfer Guide
Pest control licensing in Indiana is handled by Indiana State Chemist. Understanding the licensing transfer process is critical for both sellers and buyers — a failed license transfer can delay or kill a deal.
Indiana Pest Control Licensing — Transfer Guide
- ✓Licensing agency: Indiana State Chemist
- ✓Transfer complexity: Moderate
- ✓Typical transfer timeline: 30–90 days for buyer to obtain license
- ✓Indiana requires a Pesticide Applicator License issued to individuals, not businesses. The license is NOT automatically transferable upon business sale — the buyer must hold their own individual applicator license. If buyer is unlicensed, a transition period with the seller staying on is typically required.
- ✓Official resource: https://www.isco.purdue.edu
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