1. Pesticide Recordkeeping
Stephen J. Toth, Jr. Wayne G. Buhler
Department of Entomology Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University
Photograph from North Carolina Pesticide Applicator Training Program.

2. Pesticide Recordkeeping
Keeping records of “restricted-use” pesticide applications is required by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and North Carolina Pesticide Board under the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has entered into an agreement with the USDA to carry out the provisions of the federal recordkeeping requirements in the state

3. Pesticide Recordkeeping USDA Requirements
Private and commercial applicators must keep records of “restricted-use” pesticide applications
Records must be completed within 14 days of application
Records must be kept for a period of 2 years
Records must be furnished by commercial applicators to customers within 30 days
Bill Tarpenning

4. Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements of North Carolina Pesticide Law
Commercial pesticide applicators and public operators must keep records of restricted-use pesticide applications
Records must be kept for a period of 3 years
North Carolina Pesticide Applicator Training Program

5. Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements of North Carolina Pesticide Law
Aerial applicators of pesticides must keep records of all pesticide applications
Records must be kept for a period of 3 years
Records must be completed within 72 hours after application
Bill Tarpenning

6. Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements of Worker Protection Standard
Information on a pesticide application must be posted in a central location
Records must be kept for a period of 30 days after the “restricted-entry interval” expires
Records must be completed prior to the application of a pesticide
Ken Hammond

7. Pesticide Recordkeeping Information Required
Brand (trade) name
EPA registration number
Total amount of pesticide applied
Date of the application (month/day/year)
North Carolina Pesticide
Applicator Training Program

8. Pesticide Recordkeeping Information Required
Description/location of the treated area
Crop, commodity, stored product or site
Size of the area treated (i.e., acres, square yards)
Name and certification number of the applicator
North Carolina Pesticide
Applicator Training Program

9. Pesticide Recordkeeping Who Has Access to the Records?
USDA representative with proper identification
State-authorized representative with proper identification (i.e., NCDA&CS pesticide inspector)
Attending health care professional when treating a patient exposed to pesticide
North Carolina Pesticide
Applicator Training Program

10. Reference
North Carolina & Federal Requirements for Pesticide Record Keeping. Brochure. North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. 2 pp.