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Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping For Certified Applicators

Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping For Certified Applicators. Presentation produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Edited by Robert G. Bellinger , Ph.D. Extension Pesticide Coordinator Clemson University November 1999.

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Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping For Certified Applicators

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  1. Federal Pesticide RecordkeepingFor Certified Applicators Presentation produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Edited by Robert G. Bellinger, Ph.D. Extension Pesticide Coordinator Clemson University November 1999

  2. Federal Pesticide RecordkeepingFor Certified Applicators U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service

  3. U.S. Department of Agriculture 1990 Farm Bill “Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements”

  4. Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements All certified applicators are required to maintain records of federally restricted use pesticide (RUP) applications.

  5. Requirements forPrivate Applicators

  6. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Eight steps to meeting the requirements for Pesticide Recordkeeping Records

  7. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Month • Day • Year 1. Date of application 1

  8. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 2. Brand or Product Name 2

  9. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 3. EPA Registration Number 3

  10. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Record the total quantity of the product used • Amount does not refer to active ingredient (a.i.) 4. Amount of pesticide applied 4

  11. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Record this information in the unit of measure which is shown on the label for the crop or commodity being treated 5. Size of area treated 5

  12. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements For example: 5. Size of area treated (Cont’d) • acres • linear feet • number of animals

  13. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location of the pesticide application (There are four ways to record location): 6

  14. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location (Cont’d): A. County, range, township and section

  15. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location (Cont’d): B. Identification system established by USDA

  16. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location (Cont’d): C. Legal property description

  17. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location (Cont’d): D. Applicator generated identification system that accurately identifies the location

  18. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 6. Location (cont’d): Field A A Pond Field B N B RT 22 RT 4 E D C

  19. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 7. Name of certified applicator 7

  20. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements 8. Certification number Note: If you keep your records together, you only have to record steps 7 and 8 once 8

  21. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Spot Applications • Small applications which total less than • 1/10th of an acre • And they are made in the same day • Spot applications do not apply to • nurseries or greenhouses

  22. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Spot Applications Requirements 1. Date of application - month, day, year 2. Brand or product name 3. EPA Registration Number 4. Total amount of pesticide applied 5. Location of the pesticide application, designated as “spot application” & short description

  23. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Recordkeeping Deadline • Pesticide application data must be recorded • within 14 days of application • There are no Federal forms for these • records. Your written information becomes • the official record

  24. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements How Long? • The law requires that pesticide records • be maintained for a minimum of two years • from the date of application • However, you may want to keep them • longer for future management decisions

  25. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Two Major Purposes for Requiring Restricted Use Pesticide Records

  26. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Licensed health care professionals • have timely access to the pesticide • record information for purposes of • medical treatment

  27. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Records improve pesticide use • survey data • May be used in reregistration process of pesticides • Can be used in policy decisions involving agricultural pesticide use

  28. Requirements forCommercial Applicators

  29. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Commercial applicators are required to: • Provide their clients a copy of a • restricted use pesticide application record • Provide the record within 30 days of the • application

  30. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Civil Penalties for Failure to Comply • First Violation - Not more than $550 • Subsequent Violations - Minimum of $1,100 (Can be less if good faith effort has been shown)

  31. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements Who Has Access to Your Restricted Use Pesticide Records??

  32. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements • Attending licensed health care professionals to provide medical treatment • Credentialed USDA Representatives • Credentialed State Regulatory • Representatives

  33. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingBenefits Pesticide Recordkeeping has many benefits • Saves money • Determines best pesticide management • program

  34. PesticideRecordkeepingRequirements PesticideRecordkeepingBenefits Pesticide Recordkeeping has many benefits • Documents pesticide performance • Helps secure funding for loans • Meets buyers’ requirements

  35. For More Information Contact: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Pesticide Records Branch 8700 Centreville Rd. Suite 202 Manassas, VA 20110 Phone (703) 330-7826 Fax (703) 330-6110

  36. In South Carolina contact: SC Dept. of Pesticide Regulation 511 Westinghouse Road Pendleton, SC 29670 Phone (864) 646-2150 Fax (864) 646-2178 or the Field Office listed in your phonebook under Clemson University

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