2516 RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

2516.1 Any person applying pesticides, other than those excluded in § 2300.8(a), (b), or (d), shall maintain records containing the following information:

1. (a) Name or identification of applicator;
2. (b) Name of supervising certified applicator;
3. (c) Address of treated property;
4. (d) Date of application, including the month, day, and year;
5. (e) Time of application;
6. (f) Type of plant, animal, or structure treated and target pest;
7. (g) Acreage, or number of plants or animals, or a description of or square or cubic footage of the structure treated;
8. (h) Wind direction, estimated velocity, and weather conditions;
9. (i) Pesticide applied (the name brand) and the type of formulation;
10. (j) Classification of pesticide used, whether restricted-use, District restricted-use, or non-essential;
11. (j) Dilution rate of the product as applied (the percent of active ingredient);
12. (k) The amount of diluted material applied;
13. (l) The type of equipment used; and
14. (m) Environmental Protection Agency registration number of product used.

2516.2 Except as provided in § 2516.4, any person applying pesticides, other than those excluded in § 2300.8(a), (b), or (d) shall submit to the District Department of the Environment (Department) the records of pesticide applications to property in the District specified in § 2516.1.

2516.3 Each year, on or before February 1, an applicator or operator shall submit for each application performed during the previous year the records required to be maintained under § 2516.1 to the Department in a form prescribed by the Department.

2516.4 Applications of minimum-risk and reduced-risk pesticides are exempt from the reporting requirements of § 2516.2.

2516.5 Each person shall, upon written request from the Department, furnish the Department with copies of any requested records within 24 hours of the request.

2516.6 The records required in this chapter shall be subject to inspection by the Department in accordance with § 2501.3.

2516.7 Each licensee, permit holder, or certified applicator, shall immediately notify the Department in writing if there is any change in business ownership, name, address, or phone number.

2516.8 If an applicator or operator goes out of business, he or she shall immediately transfer all the pesticide application records in his or her possession to the Department.

2516.9 The pesticide operator shall file and maintain sales invoices provided to customers separately from the records required in § 2516.1, for a minimum of three (3) years.

2516.10 The applicator or operator shall provide the Department with written notification of any significant pesticide accidents or incidents within 24 hours of occurrence.

2516.11 The Department shall preserve the required records for not less than ten (10) years.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015).