New Mexico pest control application log template
New Mexico Department of Agriculture is the official starting point for New Mexico pesticide licensing and recordkeeping questions. PestLog provides a standard pesticide application record template for New Mexico; verify the current retention period and any reporting duties with the regulator before relying on any template.
| Regulator | New Mexico Department of Agriculture — Pesticide Compliance |
|---|---|
| Retention | 21.17.50.10(C) NMAC requires pesticide application records to be kept for two years from the date of application of any pesticide. |
| Who should verify duties | 21.17.50.10(A) NMAC applies recordkeeping to commercial applicators, non-commercial applicators, and public applicators for pesticides applied by them or under their direct supervision. |
| Reporting | 21.17.50.10(D)-(E) NMAC requires customer records upon written request and requires M-44 sodium cyanide private-applicator field records to be submitted by September 15 for the prior September 1 through August 31 period. |
| Template status | PestLog standard recordkeeping template |
| Regulator field | PestLog field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico customer, pest, site, and application date/time | Customer, target pest, crop/site, treatment date, and treatment time | 21.17.50.10(A)(1)-(3) NMAC requires the person for whom applied, target pests and crop/site, and year, month, day, and time. |
| New Mexico product identity, EPA registration number, concentration, and volume | Product, EPA registration number, concentration, rate, dilution, and volume used | 21.17.50.10(A)(4), (6), and (7) NMAC require product identity, EPA number, concentration, and use-dilution volume for listed categories. |
| New Mexico weather, location, business, and applicator identity | Weather, wind, temperature, service address/location, company profile, and applicator name | 21.17.50.10(A)(5), (8), and (10) NMAC require wind/temperature unless exempt, land or city address, and business/agency plus individual applicator. |
The visible template is informational. PestLog users can capture these fields, attach photos, record signatures, and export reports from inside the app.
New Mexico 24-hour completion
21.17.50.10(B) NMAC requires pesticide application records to be completed and available to the department within 24 hours after each covered pesticide application event.
New Mexico two-year copy duty
21.17.50.10(C) NMAC requires two-year retention and says NMDA must be furnished a copy of the records upon written request.
New Mexico structural categories
21.17.50.8(B) NMAC defines structural pest-control categories including household pests, vertebrate animal control, fumigation, and wood-destroying pest control.
How long should New Mexico pesticide records be kept?
21.17.50.10(C) NMAC requires pesticide application records to be kept for two years from the date of application of any pesticide.
What New Mexico fields should PestLog capture?
A New Mexico record should capture customer, target pest, crop or site, date and time, product and EPA number, weather when required, concentration, volume, location, business, and applicator.
When must New Mexico pesticide records be completed?
21.17.50.10(B) NMAC requires application records to be completed and available to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture within 24 hours after the pesticide is applied.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-12. PestLog is not a regulator and does not provide legal advice. Verify current requirements with the official sources below.