Illinois pest control application log template
Illinois Department of Agriculture is the official starting point for Illinois pesticide licensing and recordkeeping questions. PestLog provides a standard pesticide application record template for Illinois; verify the current retention period and any reporting duties with the regulator before relying on any template.
| Regulator | Illinois Department of Agriculture — Pesticides |
|---|---|
| Retention | Illinois structural pest control records have a two-year baseline under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820 for commercial pesticide applications and non-commercial restricted pesticide applications. |
| Who should verify duties | Illinois commercial structural pest control business locations keep all pesticide application records; non-commercial structural pest control locations keep restricted-pesticide application records under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820. |
| Reporting | Illinois 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.870 requires a licensee, registrant, or certified technician to notify IDPH within one business day of pesticide-related illness, death, contamination, or health-threatening contamination. |
| Template status | PestLog standard recordkeeping template |
| Regulator field | PestLog field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois customer or application site identity | Customer, service address, and application site | 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820(d)(1) requires the name and address of the customer or site of application. |
| Illinois technician, date, time, and target pest or purpose | Applicator, treatment date, start/end time, target pest, and service notes | 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820(d)(2)-(4) requires technician, date/time, and target pest or purpose. |
| Illinois product identity, EPA number, active ingredient percentage, amount, and termite diagram when applicable | Product, EPA registration number, active ingredient, amount used, and attachments | 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820(d)(5)-(6) lists pesticide-use details and termite-treatment diagram requirements. |
The visible template is informational. PestLog users can capture these fields, attach photos, record signatures, and export reports from inside the app.
Illinois structural source
Structural pest control is addressed in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830; Section 830.820 is the direct records rule for Illinois structural pest-control logs.
Illinois separate restricted records
Illinois requires restricted pesticide usage records to be kept separate from general pesticide usage records, while both record sets carry the Section 830.820(d) fields.
Illinois service copy access
Illinois structural pest control businesses must provide service-record copies when requested by the serviced property’s current owner, manager, or tenant under Section 830.820(f).
How long should Illinois structural pest-control records be kept?
Illinois 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.820 sets a two-year baseline for commercial structural pesticide application records and non-commercial restricted pesticide application records.
What Illinois fields should PestLog capture?
Illinois logs should capture customer or site address, technician, application date and time, target pest or purpose, product name, USEPA registration number, active ingredient percentage, amount used, and termite diagrams when applicable.
Does Illinois require incident notification?
Yes. Under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 830.870, covered Illinois licensees, registrants, or certified technicians must notify IDPH within one business day of listed pesticide-related illness, death, contamination, or health-threatening contamination events.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-12. PestLog is not a regulator and does not provide legal advice. Verify current requirements with the official sources below.