Louisiana Structural Licensing and Business Rules

About 5 of every 50 questions on a Louisiana Structural General Standards practice exam come from this topic.

Sources checked November 10, 2026

What to know

Louisiana's Structural Pest Control Commission has five members, chaired by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or a designee; three are a quorum, it meets quarterly, writes and gives all exams, and its rules prevail over conflicting agency rules. Its staff may enter job sites during reasonable hours on showing credentials. Structural pest control covers advertising, inspections and wood-infestation reports but not agricultural pests; people treating property they own, lease or rent are exempt, and retail sellers need a license to demonstrate on a customer's premises. Each business location needs a permit for operation, renewed by June 30, with a primary licensee for each phase domiciled there, insurance with 10 days' notice of cancellation and a surety or fidelity bond; permits don't transfer. License applicants qualify by an entomology degree or four years as a registered technician within six years (termite control adds an approved termite program; structural fumigation, 30 jobs), need approval by three commission members (valid six years) and pass with 70 percent. Licenses are permanent but limited to licensed phases, and recertification is due by December 31 of the third year after the last one. Technicians register within 30 days, test within 90 days, work under direct supervision (contact twice in five working days), carry their certificate and train four hours a year. Know the change-in-status grace period, the violation classes, the unanimous vote to suspend and the six-month criminal penalty.

Where it comes from

• La. R.S. 3:3362, 3:3363, 3:3364, 3:3365, 3:3366
• La. R.S. 3:3367, 3:3368, 3:3369, 3:3376
• LAC 7:XXV.101, 105, 107, 109
• LAC 7:XXV.113, 115, 117, 123, 135
• La. R.S. 3:3371, 3:3372, 3:3373

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