Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 901:5-11-10 | Recordkeeping.

                                                
(A) Commercial applicators:
(1) Applying pesticides under the
			 pesticide use categories defined in paragraphs (N)(7) and (N)(10) of rule
			 901:5-11-01 of the Administrative Code, or to structures and their contents
			 shall record, in English, on the date of application the following information
			 for each application made by the commercial applicator or trained
			 servicepersons working under the commercial applicator's direct
			 supervision:
(a) Name of responsible commercial applicator and names of the
				trained servicepersons applying pesticides under the commercial
				applicator's direct supervision;
(b) Name and address of person contracting for
				service;
(c) Date of application;
(d) Pests to be controlled;
(e) Locations and methods of treatment for each pesticide
				used;
(f) Trade name (brand name) and EPA registration number of
				pesticides used;
(g) Application concentration or dilution used for each pesticide
				and total volume applied;
(h) Time of day of application, including the time of starting
				the actual application and the time of completion of application or, if
				uncompleted, the time when operations ceased for the day.
(2) All pesticide applications not covered in paragaraph
			 (A)(1) of this rule shall record, in English, on the date of application the
			 following information for each application made by the commercial applicator or
			 trained servicepersons working under the commercial applicator's direct
			 supervision:
(a) Name of responsible
				commercial applicator and names of the trained servicepersons applying
				pesticides under the commercial applicator's direct
				supervision;
(b) Name and address of
				person contracting for service;
(c) Date of
				application;
(d) Type and size of area
				to be treated;
(e) Location or field
				identification number of treatment area, if different than the address in
				paragraph (A)(2)(b) of this rule;
(f) Trade name (brand
				name) and EPA registration number of pesticides used;
(g) Total amount of each
				pesticide product used;
(h) If diluted, total
				volume of use dilution applied;
(i) Type of equipment
				used; Time of day of application, including the time of starting the actual
				application and the time of completion of application or, if uncompleted, the
				time when operations ceased for the day; and
(j) Wind direction,
				velocity and air temperature.
(3) Applying pesticides
			 or monitoring devices to structures for the control or monitoring of termites,
			 shall create before the application, a detailed drawing of the footprint of the
			 structure to be treated. This drawing must include linear dimensions of the
			 structure and, for liquid termiticide applications, the depth to footer on all
			 exterior walls.
(4) Utilizing bait or monitoring devices
			 in and around structures for the monitoring or control of termites shall create
			 in English on the date of installation and subsequent monitoring of those
			 stations, a record which includes all information required in paragraphs
			 (A)(1)(a), (A)(1)(b), (A)(1)(c), and (A)(1)(f) of this rule, as well
			 as:
(a) Total number of bait or monitoring devices installed or
				monitored;
(b) Status of termite activity in each bait or monitoring
				device.
(5) Shall submit, within ten days
			 following the date of completion, a copy of each record required under
			 paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3) and (A)(4) of this rule to the registered
			 pesticide business location from which the application was conducted or the
			 commercial applicator's employer if the employer is not a pesticide
			 business.
(6) Applying pesticides under
			 pesticide-use categories 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, and 2F shall provide a copy of each
			 pesticide application record to the person contracting for service, upon
			 request or, if not requested, within thirty days after the pesticide
			 application unless the person contracting for services has provided to the
			 pesticide business a signed agreement allowing the pesticide business to retain
			 that record.
(B) The employer of a commercial
		  applicator that receives copies of records under this rule or paragraph (I) of
		  rule 901:5-11-13 of the Administrative Code shall retain those records for a
		  period of three years from the date of application or inspection and shall make
		  those records available to the director.
(C) Pesticide businesses
		  shall:
(1) Retain at the
			 appropriate registered location, or at the pesticide business if there is no
			 registered location, records submitted to them under this rule or paragraph (I)
			 of rule 901:5-11-13 of the Administrative Code. Those records shall be
			 maintained for a period of three years from the date of application or
			 inspection and shall be made available to the director.
(2) Retain for three
			 years following the employee's termination, written verification
			 documenting that the employee has read the Ohio department of agriculture
			 trained servicepersons manual or received equivalent training prior to the
			 employee's first exposure to pesticides, as required by paragraph (A)(1)
			 of rule 901:5-11-02 of the Administrative Code. This verification shall be made
			 available to the director.
(D) Pesticide dealers shall:
(1) Keep a record of all
			 sales of restricted-use pesticides made to pesticide applicators. This record
			 shall be maintained at the registered pesticide business location where the
			 sale was made using a format which includes the following items:
(a) The name of the pesticide applicator;
(b) The license number and pesticide-use categories listed on the
				pesticide applicator's license;
(c) The brand name and quantity of pesticide
				purchased;
(d) The EPA registration number and invoice number from the
				pesticide dealer's sales paperwork;
(e) The date of sale; and
(f) The name of the person receiving the pesticide if different
				from the pesticide applicator.
The pesticide dealer's copy of the records
			 of sales shall be kept in a file and made available to the director during
			 reasonable hours. The dealer shall retain such records for no less than three
			 years.
(2) Compile an annual
			 report of restricted-use pesticide sales records made for the period from the
			 first day of July to the last day of June of the following calendar year. The
			 report shall contain all of the information required under paragraph (D)(1) of
			 this rule. If there are no sales of restricted-use pesticides for the period,
			 the report shall so state. This report shall be made on a form designed by the
			 director or on a computer-generated equivalent. The report shall be made
			 available to the director during reasonable business hours. The dealer shall
			 retain the report for no less than three years.
(3) Submit on or before
			 the last day of July of each year to the pesticide regulation section of the
			 Ohio department of agriculture a copy of the report for the most recently
			 completed reporting period compiled pursuant to paragraph (D)(2) of this rule.
			 The copy submitted under this paragraph shall be identical to the report
			 compiled and retained pursuant to paragraph (D)(2) of this rule.
(E) Private applicators:
(1) Shall record the
			 following information for each application on the date of
			 application:
(a) The responsible private applicator's name and license
				number;
(b) The brand or product name and EPA registration number of the
				restricted use pesticide applied;
(c) The total amount of the restricted use pesticide
				applied;
(d) Location and/or field number for area treated and total area
				or acreage treated;
(e) Crop treated; and
(f) Month, day and year of application;
(2) Shall submit on the
			 date of application a copy of records required under paragraph (E)(1) of this
			 rule to the private applicator's employer, if applicable.
(3)  Or their employers,
			 if applicable, shall retain records generated pursuant to paragraph (E)(1) of
			 this rule for a period of three years from the date of application and shall
			 make those records available to the director. In the case of a crop site being
			 leased or rented by a private applicator, the private applicator shall make the
			 pesticide application record available within thirty days of the request by the
			 owner of the land or an agent thereof.
(4) Shall record the
			 information required in paragraph (E)(1) of this rule for both restricted and
			 general use pesticides applied under the exemption in division (D) of section
			 921.26 of the Revised Code.