The Missouri Department of Natural Resources describes a Pest Control business as:

This business provides a service to remove or eliminate potentially harmful insects, rodents and reptiles from commercial and residential properties.

You may need some or all of the following permits for a Pest Control business:

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Hazardous Waste/ Infectious Waste Transporter License

If you or your business plans to transport hazardous waste including waste oil, explosives, gases, flammable and combustible liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers and organic peroxides, poisons, radioactive materials, corrosives or infectious waste, you must obtain a Hazardous/ Infectious Waste Transporter License.

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Pesticide Applications Permit MOG870000

If your business sprays biological and chemical pesticides that leave a residue in waters of the state, you must obtain a Pesticide Applications MOG870000 master general permit. The permit requires applicators to implement site-specific control practices and other pest management strategies that are designed to minimize discharges of pesticides/ herbicides to waters of the state.

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Public Drinking Water Construction Permit

If your business plans to construct a public water system that will supply drinking water to the public, you must obtain a Public Drinking Water Construction Permit. You must obtain this permit if you also plan to complete the following construction projects to the water system: waterline extensions, waterline replacements, drilling water supply well, construction a storage tank, adding a disinfection system, treatment changes, building a pump station or other improvements or modifications. A public water system has at least 15 service connections or serves at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year. If your business plans to connect to a permitted public water system, then you are not required to obtain this permit.