Is Clark Pest Control legit?

Licenses

Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved.

• California

  Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs): Company Registration^{53, 89}

  Status: Active · Number 226 · Expires December 31, 2035

• Nevada

  Nevada Department of Agriculture (Pest Control program): Pest Control Business License⁹¹

  Status: Listed for 2026 (report dated September 2, 2026; all licenses expire December 31, 2026) · Number 5922 · Expires December 31, 2026

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-37-2025-022 (PCB 36865) ($350, December 3, 2024)⁹⁴

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-37-2025-025 (SPCB 5119) ($400, December 3, 2024)⁹⁴

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: Butte County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-04-2024-021 (SPCM 226) ($250, December 23, 2024)⁹⁴

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-37-2025-076 (SPCB 5119) ($500, April 29, 2025)⁹⁴

  Counted in the score: −0.5

Better Business Bureau record

• Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years.

  BBB accredited.^{9, 53, 55, 58}

  Full BBB record

What customers say

Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

• Google

  15,066 reviews across 30 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count).^{15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21}

• Yelp

  3.1 out of 5 from 88 reviews (Sacramento, California).^{51, 52}

  Retrieved October 28, 2026

• BBB

  1.59 out of 5 from 22 reviews (California and Nevada: BBB headquarters file).^{11, 47, 48}

  Retrieved October 28, 2026

Review excerpts and the themes customers raise are on the company’s review page.

Legal and regulatory record

Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Pending lawsuits, private suits and allegations are listed as such; they are allegations, not findings.

• California DAs (12 counties, led by Contra Costa and San Mateo): stipulated final judgment and permanent injunction with Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc., Orkin Services of California and Crane Pest Control; $3.15M total over unlawful disposal of pesticides/hazardous waste and improper disposal of customer records at Clark and Orkin facilities (2025)^{6, 53, 93}

  Counted in the score: −2

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Ventura County: NOPA EA-56-2026-037 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL-NEWBURY PARK”; incident date May 19, 2026; code section 3CCR 6616; final fine $250. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 4973 Newbury Park. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  May 19, 2026 · Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County: NOPA EA-48-2025-077 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF VACAVILLE INC.”; incident date November 19, 2025; code section FAC 12973; final fine $250. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 3435 Vacaville. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  November 19, 2025 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County: NOPA EA-48-2025-066 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF VACAVILLE INC.”; incident date August 27, 2025; code section 3CCR 6738; final fine $250. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 3435 Vacaville. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  August 27, 2025 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Diego County: NOPA EA-37-2025-145 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC.”; incident date July 11, 2025; code section FAC 11701.5; final fine $450. Matched by license number DPR PCB 36865. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  July 11, 2025 · San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Merced County: NOPA EA-24-2025-012 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL (MERCED)”; incident date June 4, 2025; code section 3CCR 6738.1(a); final fine $500. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 4530 Merced. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  June 4, 2025 · Merced County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Diego County: NOPA EA-37-2025-076 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC.”; incident date April 29, 2025; code section 3CCR 6738; final fine $500. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 5119. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  April 29, 2025 · San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• OSHA/Cal-OSHA complaint inspection 348054768 (opened Feb 21, 2025) at Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc., Bakersfield, California: closed with 3 other-than-serious citations, $555 in current penalties; no serious, willful or repeat citations.⁹⁶

  February 21, 2025 · Cal/OSHA (via federal OSHA establishment data) · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Butte County: NOPA EA-04-2024-021 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL - CHICO”; incident date December 23, 2024; code section FAC 12973; final fine $250. Matched by license number SPCB company registration PR 226. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  December 23, 2024 · Butte County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Diego County: NOPA EA-37-2025-022 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC.”; incident date December 3, 2024; code section FAC 12978.7; final fine $350. Matched by license number DPR PCB 36865 (Clark Pest Control of Stockton Inc, San Diego County). Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  December 3, 2024 · San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Diego County: NOPA EA-37-2025-025 against “CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC.”; incident date December 3, 2024; code section FAC 12978.7; final fine $400. Matched by license number SPCB branch office 5119. Minor administrative penalty.⁹⁴

  December 3, 2024 · San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• Lacorte, Jeanette v. Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. et al.: breach of contract (commercial) case filed Oct 3, 2024 in San Benito County Superior Court, with class allegations (the docket lists hearings on motions to strike the class allegations, Feb 10 and Apr 7, 2025). Outcome not shown (docket last refreshed Mar 14, 2025). Pending/unknown private suit; not scored.⁹⁹

  October 3, 2024 · San Benito County Superior Court, California (case CU-24-00243 per the Trellis URL) · Lawsuit · Not scored

• Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. v. Simonis: adversary proceeding brought by Clark in a Chapter 7 case (dischargeability, false pretenses/fraud); filed Feb 12, 2024, terminated Dec 20, 2024.⁹⁸

  February 12, 2024 · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California, Adv. No. 2:24-ap-02010 · Lawsuit · Not scored

• Kathy Lowe v. Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. et al.: civil complaint filed Nov 30, 2020. Nature and outcome not shown on the docket summary.⁹⁷

  November 30, 2020 · Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. 20STCV45816 · Lawsuit · Not scored

• SPCB Accusation (filed Dec 31, 2015) against Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. (PR 226, BR 2685), its qualifying manager and an operator, alleging an improper October 2013 wood-destroying-organism inspection report for a Fair Oaks property (unreported drywood termite and fungus damage) and failure to bring the property into compliance after a 2015 Board Report of Findings. Outcome not found (no decision PDF located).⁹⁵

  December 31, 2015 · Structural Pest Control Board (California), Case No. 2016-35 · Enforcement · Not scored

• Per the 2015 SPCB accusation, the company registration was suspended on Aug 2, 2009 under Code section 8690 (failure to maintain general liability insurance) and reinstated on Aug 18, 2009.⁹⁵

  August 2, 2009 · Structural Pest Control Board (California) · Enforcement · Not scored

One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is on its review page.

Does it sell door to door?

• Yes: the research record documents the company selling door to door.

  Sales evidence

How it ranks

• #111 of 164 in the West

  Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10, High confidence.

  Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).

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