{"id":"8765a2ee-44be-487d-b142-33fd84ab6eb7","task":"Determine the correct applicator license category for mosquito/tick public-health vector control work","domain":"ncagr.gov","steps":["Recognize public-health/vector-control pesticide application is typically its own state license category, separate from general structural or agricultural categories","North Carolina example: a 'Public Health' category covers outdoor mosquito/tick applications (ncagr.gov)","Other state examples: Georgia Category 41 (Mosquito Control, requiring at least one full-time licensed applicator per location); New Jersey Category 8B (Mosquito Control); New York Category 8 (Public Health, for government mosquito programs); Maryland Category 8 (Public Health & Mosquito Control, requiring both an applicator and a business license)","Note Texas's narrower Category 13, limited to vector mosquito control in border counties by applicators employed by a federal/state/county/city/mosquito-or-vector-control district - not a general-purpose mosquito license","Always verify the specific state's current category number and name on that state's agriculture-department site before advising, since numbering is state-specific and subject to change"],"gotchas":["Category numbers are not standardized across states (e.g., 'Category 8' means different things in different states) - never assume a category number transfers from one state to another","Government/district-employed vector control applicators (e.g., Texas Category 13) can have different eligibility rules than private commercial mosquito-control businesses in the same state - confirm which applies before citing a category"],"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":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/8765a2ee-44be-487d-b142-33fd84ab6eb7"}