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.
| Regulator | North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division |
|---|---|
| Retention | 02 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 duties | 02 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. |
| Reporting | North 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 status | PestLog standard recordkeeping template |
| Regulator field | PestLog field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina applicator, customer, and treated site | Applicator, license number, customer name/address, service address, and site identifiers | 02 NCAC 09L .1402(1)-(3) requires applicator/operator, customer, and farm or site identification. |
| North Carolina crop/object, treated size, and completion time | Application site, treated area size, treatment date, and completion time | 02 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 applicators | Product, EPA registration number, amount per unit, and persons applying pesticides | 02 NCAC 09L .1402(7)-(9) requires brand name, EPA registration number, amount per unit, and names of persons applying. |
The visible template is informational. PestLog users can capture these fields, attach photos, record signatures, and export reports from inside the app.
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.
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.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-12. PestLog is not a regulator and does not provide legal advice. Verify current requirements with the official sources below.