{"id":"59130340-764d-48f7-9654-7121415ae03c","task":"Understand how structural pest control license categories (general pest, termite/WDO, fumigation) differ by state","domain":"pestboard.ca.gov","steps":["Recognize there is no single national structural license; EPA sets floor standards under 40 CFR Part 171, and each state builds its own category structure on top","California example: SPCB Branch 1 (fumigation), Branch 2 (general pest), Branch 3 (wood-destroying pests/organisms)","Georgia example: Category 29 (Household Pest Control) vs. Category 30 (Wood-destroying Organism Control), with fumigation handled as a further separate category","Texas example: distinct 'Termite Control' (WDI, non-fumigation) and 'Structural Fumigation' categories under the Structural Pest Control Service program","Always confirm current category names/numbers on the specific state agency's site before advising an applicator, since renumbering happens"],"gotchas":["A general/household pest license virtually never covers termite/WDO or fumigation work - those require separate categories and exams in essentially every state","Category names and numbers are not standardized across states and can be renumbered - don't assume one state's category number matches another's"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/59130340-764d-48f7-9654-7121415ae03c"}