In accordance with the 1990 Farm Bill, all private applicators are required by law to keep record(s) of their use of federally restricted use pesticides (RUP) for a period of 2 years. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Pesticide Records Branch administers the Federal pesticide recordkeeping regulations through compliance and educational outreach activities.

AMS utilizes the services of State pesticide regulatory agencies to conduct record compliance inspections in most States which are under the Federal pesticide recordkeeping regulations. There are currently 27 States and 3 Territories under the Federal pesticide recordkeeping program. Click here to see the list.

The remaining 23 States which have State recordkeeping regulations are recognized by AMS as equivalent to the Federal regulations. Certified private applicators in these States are required to maintain RUP records required by their State regulations. Click here to see the list.

No standard Federal form is required for recordkeeping RUP application records, which allows certified private applicators the flexibility to integrate RUP applications into any recordkeeping system. The required elements that must be recorded within 14 days of the application are as follows:

• The brand or product name, and the EPA registration number of the RUP applied.

• The total amount of the RUP applied.

• The location of the application, which can be recorded by GPS coordinates. Click here for more information.

• The size of the area treated, and the crop, commodity, stored product, or site to which the RUP was applied.

• The month, day, and year on which the RUP application occurred.

• The name and certification number of the certified applicator who applied or who supervised the application of the RUP.

Please use the links to the right to find more information about the Federal pesticide recordkeeping program.