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title: "Is Pro Active Pest Control legit?"
description: "Pro Active Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in Arizona and California. It scores 8.3 out of 10 and ranks #28 of 164 in the West."
url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control/legit"
markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control/legit.md"
updated: "2026-11-03"
site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews"
---

# Is Pro Active Pest Control legit?

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 3, 2026

[Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md) · Is it legit?

**Answer:** As of November 3, 2026, Pro Active Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in Arizona and California. Its BBB profile shows an A- grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 8.3 out of 10, #28 of 164 in the West.

## Licenses

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

- **Arizona** Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Pest management business license, PRO ACTIVE PEST CONTROL, PO BOX 327, ROSEVILLE CA 95661, website WWW.BEPROACTIVEPESTCONTROL.COM (sources [30](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=10075), [31](https://opm.azda.gov/PCBusSearch.php#CoName=Pro+Active)) _Status: Active · Number 10075 · Expires 05/31/2027_
- **California** Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Department of Consumer Affairs: Company Registration (sources [2](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9), [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049)) _Status: Active · Number 6993 · Expires 12-31-2035 (placeholder-style date in the DCA file, not a renewal deadline)_
- **California** Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Department of Consumer Affairs: Branch Office (sources [2](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9), [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049)) _Status: Active · Number 5669 · Expires 12-31-2035_
- **California** Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Department of Consumer Affairs: Branch Office (sources [2](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9), [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049)) _Status: Active · Number 5672 · Expires 12-31-2035_
- **California** Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Department of Consumer Affairs: Branch Office (sources [2](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 5924 · Expires 12-31-2099_
- **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner NOPA EA-48-2024-057 (SCP#6993): 3 CCR 6726 and 6678, $250 each (sources [32](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_
- **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner NOPA EA-48-2025-074 (SCP#6993): 3 CCR 6738 ($500, November 19, 2025) (sources [32](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its BBB profile shows an A- grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 5/21/2026. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049), [11](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/complaints), [22](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/customer-reviews), [29](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/tracy/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/addressId/210986)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 12,014 reviews across 5 western US listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12960534958520681166), [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17195268265264363635), [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=494163396385376340), [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1230853039632569434), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12748185189718883596))
- **Yelp** 4.8 out of 5 from 76 reviews (Chandler, Arizona). (sources [28](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Exterminator&find_loc=Chandler%2C+AZ)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **Yelp** 3.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews (San Jose, California). (sources [27](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control+Services&find_loc=San+Jose%2C+CA)) _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.

- County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County, NOPA EA-48-2025-074 (agricultural civil penalty, ACP), incident date November 19, 2025, against “PRO ACTIVE PEST CONTROL (SCP#6993)”: Title 3 CCR section 6738, $500. No settlement, consent order or judgment shown. (sources [32](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _November 19, 2025 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California county pesticide regulator) · Enforcement · Not scored_
- County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County, NOPA EA-48-2024-057 (structural civil penalty, SCP), incident date September 24, 2024, against “PRO ACTIVE PEST CONTROL (SCP#6993)” (SPCB company registration 6993): Title 3 CCR sections 6726 ($250) and 6678 ($250); case total $500. No settlement, consent order or judgment shown. Final penalty listed in DPR’s county civil-penalty file (Sept 2024 to Sept 2026). (sources [32](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _September 24, 2024 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California county pesticide regulator) · Enforcement · Not scored_
- Perkins v. Pro Active Pest Control, Inc.: wage-and-hour class action on behalf of all non-exempt California employees (July 9, 2017 to March 29, 2023) alleging meal and rest break, overtime regular-rate, wage-statement and final-pay violations, UCL and PAGA claims. After mediation on February 21, 2023 the parties signed a Joint Stipulation of Class Action Settlement (dated March 29-30, 2023) with a Gross Settlement Amount of $125,000; the company denies liability. The court granted preliminary approval on June 6, 2023 and set the final fairness hearing for October 3, 2023 (ILYM Group, Inc. confirmed as settlement administrator). No final-approval order or judgment was found: the administrator’s case list shows only the stipulation and the preliminary approval order, UniCourt’s docket was last updated in 2021 (status “Pending - Other Pending”), and searches for a final approval returned nothing relevant. Private wage case: Workplace category, not legal and regulatory record. (sources [4](https://unicourt.com/case/ca-sj-marvin-perkins-as-an-individual-and-on-behalf-of-all-others-similarly-situated-vs-pro-active-pest-control-inc-a-california-corporation-606756), [33](https://irp.cdn-website.com/70605584/files/uploaded/Pro%20Active%20Pest%20Control-%20Joint%20Stipulation%20of%20Class%20Action%20Settlement.pdf), [34](https://irp.cdn-website.com/70605584/files/uploaded/Pro%20Active%20Pest%20Control-%20Order%20Granting%20Prelim%20Approval.pdf), [35](https://www.ilymgroup.com/cases)) _March 29, 2023 · Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin (Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2021-0006126) · Lawsuit · Not scored_

Three other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

## Does it sell door to door?

- Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#28 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 8.3 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control by state

- [#5 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md), [San Jose area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-jose.md), [Stockton area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/stockton.md)
- [#23 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md): [Phoenix area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/phoenix.md)

## Similar companies in California

- [Thrasher Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/thrasher-pest-control.md) · #3 of 38 · State Score 8.7 · [Is it legit? (Thrasher Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/thrasher-pest-control/legit.md)
- [HomeShield Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control.md) · #4 of 38 · State Score 8.6 · [Is it legit? (HomeShield Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/legit.md)
- [The Bugman](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/the-bugman.md) · #6 of 38 · State Score 8.6 · [Is it legit? (The Bugman)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/the-bugman/legit.md)
- [EcoGuard Pest Management](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoguard-pest-management.md) · #7 of 38 · State Score 8.5 · [Is it legit? (EcoGuard Pest Management)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoguard-pest-management/legit.md)

## Related

- [Pro Active Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md)
- [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)
- [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

## Sources

Numbered as in the full source list of [the Pro Active Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-active-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

2. [dca.box.com](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [unicourt.com](https://unicourt.com/case/ca-sj-marvin-perkins-as-an-individual-and-on-behalf-of-all-others-similarly-situated-vs-pro-active-pest-control-inc-a-california-corporation-606756) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
11. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
14. [Google — Roseville, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12960534958520681166) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [Google — Rancho Cordova, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17195268265264363635) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [Google — Tracy, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=494163396385376340) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [Google — San Jose, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1230853039632569434) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [Google — Chandler, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12748185189718883596) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
22. [BBB — headquarters file (Rancho Cordova, California) and corporate-owned locations](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/rancho-cordova/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [Yelp — San Jose, California (Yelp search results page)](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control+Services&find_loc=San+Jose%2C+CA) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
28. [Yelp — Chandler, Arizona (Yelp search results page)](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Exterminator&find_loc=Chandler%2C+AZ) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
29. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/tracy/profile/pest-control/pro-active-pest-control-1156-90094049/addressId/210986) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=10075) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
31. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/PCBusSearch.php#CoName=Pro+Active) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
32. [Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California county pesticide regulator)](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx) — cdpr.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
33. [Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin (Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2021-0006126)](https://irp.cdn-website.com/70605584/files/uploaded/Pro%20Active%20Pest%20Control-%20Joint%20Stipulation%20of%20Class%20Action%20Settlement.pdf) — irp.cdn-website.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
34. [Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin (Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2021-0006126)](https://irp.cdn-website.com/70605584/files/uploaded/Pro%20Active%20Pest%20Control-%20Order%20Granting%20Prelim%20Approval.pdf) — irp.cdn-website.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
35. [Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin (Case No. STK-CV-UOE-2021-0006126)](https://www.ilymgroup.com/cases) — ilymgroup.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026

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