Section 29.33. Applicator records.

 

(1)   I NDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS . An individual who is required to be licensed as a commercial applicator under s. ATCP 29.25 shall make a record of each pesticide application for which that license is required. The individual shall make the record on the day of the application. The individual shall keep the record for at least 2 years unless the individual is employed by a commercial application business that keeps the record under s. ATCP 29.21 .

(2)   P RIVATE APPLICATORS. An individual agricultural producer who applies a restricted-use pesticide as a private applicator shall make a record of that application. The individual shall keep the record for at least 2 years.

(3)   R ECORD CONTENTS. A pesticide application record under this section shall include all of the following:

(a) The first and last name of the individual making the pesticide application.

(b) The name and address of the customer, if any, for whom the pesticide was applied.

(c) The crop, commodity, or site to which the pesticide was applied.

(d) A specific description of the location of the pesticide application site. The description shall contain sufficient information and detail so that the location of the pesticide application site may be readily determined.

(e) The month, day, year, and approximate starting and ending time of the pesticide application.

(f) The brand name, or product name, or common chemical name, and the federal environmental protection agency registration number, of each pesticide applied.

(g) At least one of the following:

1. The concentration and total quantity of each pesticide applied.

2. The amount of pesticide product applied per unit area and the total area treated.

(h) Each location, other than a business location licensed under s. ATCP 29.20 , at which the pesticide was mixed or loaded. Mixing and loading sites need not be identified if the pesticide is applied directly from a prepackaged retail container, or is applied with application equipment having a total capacity of not more than 5 gallons of liquid pesticide or 50 pounds dry pesticide.

(4)   Records available for inspection and copying. Records kept under this section shall be made available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509 , eff. 6-1-98; CR 12-003 : am. (3) (d) Register May 2013 No. 689 , eff. 6-1-13.

Note

Under s. ATCP 30.31 (5) , an individual must keep a record of atrazine applications for at least 3 years. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1