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North Carolina pest control application log template

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the official starting point for North Carolina pesticide licensing and recordkeeping questions. PestLog provides a standard pesticide application record template for North Carolina; verify the current retention period and any reporting duties with the regulator before relying on any template.

At a glance
RegulatorNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division
Retention02 NCAC 09L .1402 requires ground-equipment applicators to keep restricted-use pesticide application records for three years; structural pest-control rules separately use two-year retention for several structural records.
Who should verify duties02 NCAC 09L .1402 applies to pesticide applicators using ground equipment for restricted-use pesticide applications; 02 NCAC 34 adds structural pest-control records for licensees and noncommercial certified applicators.
ReportingNorth Carolina operators should verify whether pesticide use reports, incident reports, or category-specific submissions apply through North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Template statusPestLog standard recordkeeping template
Record fields to verify
Regulator fieldPestLog fieldNotes
North Carolina applicator, customer, and treated siteApplicator, license number, customer name/address, service address, and site identifiers02 NCAC 09L .1402(1)-(3) requires applicator/operator, customer, and farm or site identification.
North Carolina crop/object, treated size, and completion timeApplication site, treated area size, treatment date, and completion time02 NCAC 09L .1402(4)-(6) requires crop/commodity/object, approximate size, and year, month, date, and specific completion time.
North Carolina product, EPA number, amount, and applicatorsProduct, EPA registration number, amount per unit, and persons applying pesticides02 NCAC 09L .1402(7)-(9) requires brand name, EPA registration number, amount per unit, and names of persons applying.
Visible pesticide application log template
Customer name
Service address
Application date and time
Applicator and license number
Target pest
Product and EPA registration number
Dilution rate and amount used
Application site and method
Weather conditions
Customer signature or no-signature reason

The visible template is informational. PestLog users can capture these fields, attach photos, record signatures, and export reports from inside the app.

What is different in North Carolina

North Carolina RUP ground records

02 NCAC 09L .1402 requires restricted-use pesticide ground-application records to be created within 72 hours and kept for three years.

North Carolina household pest records

02 NCAC 34 .0703 requires household pest-control records to be retained for two years beyond the last treatment date.

North Carolina WDO and fumigation records

02 NCAC 34 .0604 and .0803 add special wood-destroying organism and fumigation record fields and two-year retention triggers.

What PestLog captures

PestLog records pesticide applications, service addresses, customer signatures, photos, chemical inventory usage, reminders, and PDF exports for $29/month after the free trial.

North Carolina FAQ

How long should North Carolina pesticide records be kept?

For restricted-use pesticide ground applications, 02 NCAC 09L .1402 requires records to be kept for three years. Structural pest-control rules add two-year retention for several structural record types.

What North Carolina RUP fields should PestLog capture?

PestLog should capture applicator, customer, treated site, crop or object, treated size, completion date and time, product brand, EPA registration number, amount per unit, and persons applying.

Are North Carolina structural pest-control records different?

Yes. 02 NCAC 34 .0703, .0604, and .0803 add household pest, wood-destroying organism, and fumigation records with structural-specific fields and two-year retention triggers.

Sources and disclaimer

Last reviewed: 2026-06-12. PestLog is not a regulator and does not provide legal advice. Verify current requirements with the official sources below.