State, tribal and federal regulators have the authority to inspect pesticide application records whether as part of a routine inspection or a case investigation. They have the authority to make copies. Make sure you keep the originals. In addition, if a human health exposure may have occurred, health care professionals may request records, and if […]
Records
Private Applicator Record Requirements
Certified private applicators, as defined by federal law, are private property owners or their employees who apply restricted-use pesticides to their own properties, or properties they rent, for the purposes of producing an agricultural commodity. This encompasses farms, ranches, forests, greenhouses, and nurseries. The 1990 Farm Bill, also known as the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and […]
Application Recordkeeping
Pesticides include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, and any other product that claims to control or repel a pest organism. Why Keep Records? There are several answers to that question: Federal and state laws require you keep application records for restricted-use pesticides, or in some cases for all pesticide applications made by a certified applicator. Application […]