Checked 2026-08-21Next review 2027-02-21Written around what could and could not be verified
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Quick Answer
In short
This is the one trade on this list where you cannot finish the check online. Registration of pest control operators sits with the Registrar under Act 36 of 1947, and no public search tool for it was found. So ask for the registration in writing and confirm it with the Registrar. Membership of the industry association is a separate thing and is not a substitute for it.
- Governing ActAct 36 of 1947
- Registering authorityThe Registrar
- DepartmentAgriculture
- Public online registerNone found
- Industry associationSAPCA
- SAPCA012 654 8038
The Act and the Registrar are from the regulations on registration of pest control operators published at gov.za. Association details from sapca.org.za. Both read 2026-08-21.
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What You Need to Know
Pest control operators are registered under the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, No 36 of 1947. The Act provides for the registration of pest control operators alongside the products they apply, and the registering authority is the Registrar, at the Department of Agriculture.
Here is the part this page will not pretend about. For PSiRA, the LPC and SARS, the regulator publishes a search tool and you can settle the question yourself in a minute. For pest control operators, no equivalent public lookup was found. That does not mean the register does not exist. It means the check has to be made by asking, and by confirming with the Registrar, rather than by searching.
The South African Pest Control Association is the industry body, and it runs a Find Pest Control Company directory organised by region. SAPCA describes itself as commissioned by the Government in terms of
the Act. It does not state that membership of the association is the same as registration under the Act, and this guide does not treat it as such. The directory is a reasonable place to find candidates. It is not the registration check.
The reason to bother with any of this is that pest control is not a cosmetic service. The products are scheduled poisons, applied inside a home where children, pets and food are. Asking who is registered to apply them, and what exactly is being applied, is an ordinary question and a fair one.
- Governing ActProvides for registration of pest control operatorsAct 36 of 1947
- Registering authorityPrivate Bag X343, Pretoria, 0001The Registrar
- Public online search facilityChecked 2026-08-21; ask the Registrar insteadNone found
- Industry associationAn association, not the statutory registerSAPCA
- SAPCA directoryOrganised by region; a starting point for candidatesFind Pest Control Company
- SAPCA telephoneWeekdays, 08:00 to 17:00012 654 8038
- SAPCA officeOak House, 118 Oak Avenue, HighveldCenturion
The Act and the Registrar’s address are from the regulations on the registration of pest control operators published at gov.za. The association name, its description of itself, the directory, address, telephone numbers and office hours are from sapca.org.za. Both read 2026-08-21. SAPCA also publishes 064 756 1969 and info@sapca.org.za.
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Step-by-Step Guidance
Longer than the other guides, because the shortcut does not exist here.
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Ask for the registration in writing
Specifically, registration as a pest control operator under Act 36 of 1947, and ask for it on the quote or by email rather than at the door. An operator who is registered will have the paperwork; one who deflects the question has answered it.
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Ask what will actually be applied
The product name and its own registration under the same Act. This is a reasonable question, it is the one that tells you what is going into your home, and the answer should be specific rather than a category.
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Confirm the registration with the Registrar
Because no public search tool was found, this is the step that does the real work. The Registrar sits at the Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X343, Pretoria, 0001. Confirming takes longer than a web search and it is the only route this page can honestly point you to.
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Use the association directory to find candidates, not to check them
SAPCA’s Find Pest Control Company directory is organised by region and is a sensible way to build a shortlist. Treat what it shows as membership of an association, which is what it is.
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Get the safety instructions before the work, not after
Re-entry times, what to do about pets, whether food surfaces need covering, and how long children should stay out of a treated room. In writing. If this cannot be answered clearly, that is information too.
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Keep the paperwork and note the date
The registration you were given, what was applied and when you confirmed it. Registration status changes, so a check is only ever true as of the day you made it.
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Costs, Timing and Common Mistakes
- Cost to ask for registration detailsAsking is free; the paperwork is the operator’s ownNone
- Public online lookupChecked 2026-08-21None found
- Cost of a treatmentVaries by property, pest and product; no central tariffNot published
This page quotes no price for pest control work because no central tariff is published and quotes vary by property and treatment. The absence of a public online register is a statement about what was found on 2026-08-21, not a claim that no register exists.
Treating association membership as registration
They are different things. The association’s own site does not claim they are the same, and neither does this page.
Not asking what is being applied
These are scheduled poisons used inside your home. The product and its registration are fair questions.
Taking a uniform or a vehicle as evidence
Neither is a registration. The paperwork is, and it can be asked for before anyone arrives.
Skipping the safety instructions
Re-entry times and precautions for children and pets matter most in the hours after a treatment, when it is too late to ask.
What this page does not tell you
This guide explains which Act governs pest control operator registration and what to ask for. It does not assess any operator, it names nobody as registered or unregistered, and it is not advice on pesticide safety or on the treatment of any particular infestation.
If someone has been exposed to a pesticide and is unwell, that is not a registration question and it is not something to research first: see Explore Gezina emergency numbers.
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Related Gezina Services
Where to go next.
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Pest control operators working in the area, and what each one publishes about itself.
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Trades and professional services, with the other verification guides alongside this one.
Explore Gezina emergency numbers
For anything happening now rather than anything to be checked.
Explore list my business Gezina
If you run a registered pest control business locally and want a listing, at no cost.