Section A / Register extract
1ST Defense Rodent and Pest Control
Licensed as Rim Country Pest Services, LLC. (licensee of record on the OPM business licence)
Pest management business licence on the AZDA OPM register, Payson, AZ. Active on the AZDA Office of Pest Management licensed business record obtained by public records request on 11 Sep 2026.
Section B / AZDA OPM record
AZDA Office of Pest Management licensed pest management business list
- Licence no.
- 10366
- Licence type
- Pest management business licence
- Status
- Active (AZDA OPM file dated 11 Sep 2026)
- Licence expiry
- 31 May 2027
- Original issue
- 23 Apr 2024
- Categories
- Single pest management business licence; Arizona holds the certification categories on the qualifying party and the certified applicators, not on the business
- Termite / WDO
- Not recorded at business levelArizona records the certification categories, wood-destroying organisms included, on the qualifying party and the certified applicators rather than on the business licence
- Address
- 1000 N. Beeline Hwy #279
Payson, AZ 85541DirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps - Also at this address
- Absolute Pest Control (licence 10591)
- County
- Gila County
- Area
- Payson, AZ (micropolitan area)
- Phone
- (928) 399-9877
- Map precision
- Street address matched (Census geocoder)
Cost context / Arizona
What treatment costs in Arizona
Liquid
$900 to $2,200
Bait
$1,400 to $3,000
Tent
$1,800 to $3,500
Tent: uncommon in Arizona; mostly older central and southern AZ homes with confirmed drywood infestation.
Section C / Operator notes
What the register says about 1ST Defense Rodent and Pest Control
1ST Defense Rodent and Pest Control (Rim Country Pest Services, LLC. is the licensee of record on the OPM business licence) holds pest management business licence no. 10366 from the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Office of Pest Management. Active on the AZDA Office of Pest Management licensed business record obtained by public records request on 11 Sep 2026, with the licence expiry recorded as 31 May 2027. The original issue date on file is 23 Apr 2024, so the pest management business licence was about 2 years old at the snapshot. Absolute Pest Control (licence 10591) is registered at the same street address under a separate licence and appears as a row on the area sheet rather than as a second file.
Arizona records the certification categories against people rather than against the company. The Office of Pest Management licenses the business, while the wood-destroying organism categories, 2A for treatment and 2B for inspection, sit on the qualifying party and the certified applicators working under the licence. The business record therefore cannot say whether 1ST Defense Rodent and Pest Control is certified for termite work. The same limit applies to all 6 licensed businesses listed in Payson, AZ. Ask which qualifying party holds the wood-destroying organism categories, then check the licence number with AZDA before booking an inspection or a treatment.
The registered address is 1000 N. Beeline Hwy #279, Payson, AZ 85541, in Gila County. That places it in the Payson, AZ micropolitan area, where the AZ register holds 6 licensed operators.
The nearest other licensed operators on this register are Friendly Pest Control (0 mi), Absolute Pest Control (0 mi) and Rim Country Woodworx LLC (1.9 mi); 5 sit within 50 miles.
For price context, our Arizona cost sheet puts liquid termite treatment at $900 to $2,200, bait systems at $1,400 to $3,000 and tent fumigation at $1,800 to $3,500 statewide. Annual bond renewals run $175 to $450 a year.
The phone number on the register is (928) 399-9877. Confirm the licence number with the AZDA OPM before paying a deposit; the register extract above reflects the 11 Sep 2026 snapshot, not today's status.
Section D / Nearest licensed operators
5 closest alternatives on the AZ register
| Operator | Termite | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly Pest Control | not recorded | 0.0 mi |
| Absolute Pest Control | not recorded | 0.0 mi |
| Rim Country Woodworx LLC | not recorded | 1.9 mi |
| Rim Country Pest Control | not recorded | 4.9 mi |
| Alternative Pest & T. C., LLC. | not recorded | 36 mi |
Straight-line distances between register addresses (ZIP centroid where the rooftop did not match). Peers are drawn from the whole Arizona register, not only this area.
Site plan / AZ
1ST Defense Rodent and Pest Control
- Street address matched
- Selected record
This operator is ringed in amber until you pick one of the alternatives. The 5 forest pins are the nearest licensed operators from the table beside this plan.
No county outline drawn: this operator and its nearest alternatives span more ground than Gila County, so the plan is fitted to the pins. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Tiles: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Section E / Provenance and next steps
Provenance / Arizona
- Source
- AZDA Office of Pest Management licensed pest management business list
- Regulator
- Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Office of Pest Management
- Snapshot
- 11 Sep 2026 (records obtained by public records request from the Office of Pest Management, 11 Sep 2026)
- Basis
- Public record obtained by public records request from the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Office of Pest Management, 11 September 2026 (A.R.S. 39-121); the department released it as a commercial-purpose record under A.R.S. 39-121.03
- Verify
- AZDA OPM public licence search
Status is shown exactly as the regulator reported it on the snapshot date and is not a statement about today. Registers change with every renewal cycle; the regulator's own search is the only current source. Business records only: individual applicators, technicians and field representatives are never listed here.
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Payson, AZ
All 6 licensed operators in this area with categories and licence numbers.
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Arizona register
1,248 AZ records by area, plus how the AZDA OPM categories work.
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Arizona treatment cost
Regional liquid, bait and tent bands with sources.
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How to get quotes
Three written quotes and the licence check before any deposit.
This register extract is an independent consumer guide, not a referral service and not an endorsement of any operator. We are not a pest control company and receive nothing from the businesses listed. Verify licence status with the regulator before signing a contract or paying a deposit. Listed businesses can request a correction or removal at [email protected].