Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 901:5-11-13 | Recordkeeping for wood-destroying insect diagnostic inspections for real estate transactions.

                                                
Commercial applicators conducting wood-destroying
		insect diagnostic inspections for real estate transactions (hereinafter
		inspections) shall:
(A) Conduct all inspections in accordance
		  with the practices set forth in the Ohio wood-destroying insect diagnostic
		  inspection training program.
(B) Make a complete record of the
		  findings of each inspection on form NPMA-33 which can be located at the Ohio
		  department of agriculture, plant health division website here:
		  https://www.agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/plant-health/forms/npma_33.
		  For the purposes of this chapter, a complete record means that the information
		  recorded in NPMA-33 (hereinafter the form) shall be recorded pursuant to this
		  rule. In the event of conflicting instructions for completing the form, the
		  provisions of this rule shall apply for all inspections made within this
		  state.
(C) Completely and accurately record the
		  following information in section one of the form:
(1) The name, address and
			 telephone number of the pesticide business conducting the
			 inspection;
(2) The license number of
			 the pesticide business or registered location conducting the
			 inspection;
(3) The date of the
			 inspection;
(4) The physical address
			 of the property inspected;
(5) The name, license
			 number and original signature of the commercial applicator conducting the
			 inspection; and
(6) The specific
			 structures inspected.
(D) Record the following in section two
		  of the form for inspection findings on or within the specific structures
		  inspected by:
(1) Checking box A if
			 there is no visible evidence of wood-destroying insect (hereinafter insect)
			 activity;
(2) Checking box B if
			 there is visible evidence of insects observed; and
(a) Shall, if live insects are observed:
(i) Check box B(1);
				  and
(ii) List the types of
				  insects observed; and
(iii) State the specific
				  location (including by way of example but not limited to sill plates,
				  foundations, etc.) where the insects are observed;
(b) Shall, if dead insects, insect parts, frass, shelter tubes,
				exit holes, staining or other physical evidence are observed:
(i) Check box B(2);
				  and
(ii) Describe the type of
				  insects and insect parts observed, and describe all other physical indicators
				  observed, including but not limited to frass, shelter tubes, exit holes and
				  staining; and
(iii) State the specific
				  location (including by way of example but not limited to sill plates,
				  foundations, etc.) where the dead insects, insect parts, frass, shelter tubes,
				  exit holes, staining or other physical indicators are observed.
(c) Shall, if visible insect damage to the structure was
				observed:
(i) Check box 3;
				  and
(ii) Describe the type of
				  damage observed; and
(iii) State the specific
				  locations (including by way of example but not limited to sill plates,
				  foundations, etc.) where damage is observed.
If the comments to be noted in this section of
		  the form exceed the space provided, the commercial applicator conducting the
		  inspection shall attach supplemental pages to the form, and state in section
		  five of the form that additional pages are attached to the form.
(E) In section three of the form, shall
		  check one box in accordance with the following:
(1) Shall check the box
			 indicating "no treatment recommended" if box A in section two of the
			 form is checked; or
(2) May check the box
			 indicating that treatment is recommended if box B in section two of the form is
			 checked; and
(a) There is evidence of active insect infestation;
				or
(b) There is:
(i) No evidence of
				  previous treatment; or 
(ii) Evidence of insect
				  activity that appears to have occurred after the most recent treatment;
				  or
(iii) Evidence of
				  subterranean termites; and
(a) The structure is not
					 currently under a termite treatment service contract or warranty;
					 and
(b) The structure has not
					 been treated with a liquid soil termite treatment within the previous five
					 years; and
(c) The commercial applicator conducting the inspection describes
				the evidence relied upon in making the determination that treatment is
				recommended.
(3) May check the box
			 indicating that no treatment is recommended if:
(a) Box B in section two of the form is checked; and
(b) The commercial applicator conducting the
				inspection:
(i) Believes, based on
				  the evidence observed, that there is not an active insect infestation;
				  and
(ii) Describes the
				  evidence relied upon in making the determination that treatment is not
				  recommended.
(F) Designate by checkmark in section
		  four of the form any obstructed or inaccessible area of the specific structure
		  inspected. Access coverings which are readily removed using commonly available
		  tools such as screwdrivers, pliers and wrenches do not render an area
		  obstructed or inaccessible.
(G) Include in section five of the
		  form:
(1) A statement as to whether or not there is evidence of
			 previous treatment; and
(2) A description of the previous treatment, if any;
			 and
(3) The specific location (including by way of example but
			 not limited to sill plates, foundation, etc.) where the evidence of previous
			 treatment is observed or documented; and 
(4) Any comments which are not provided
			 for in the other sections of the form, including but not limited to infestation
			 or damage observed in areas other than the specific structure inspected;
			 and
(5) Any comments amplifying information
			 provided in other sections of the form; and
(6) If attachments were used to detail
			 inspection findings described in other sections of the form, a list and
			 description of these attachments.
(H) Complete and sign the form within
		  five business days following completion of the inspection. The commercial
		  applicator's signature on the form is the commercial applicator's
		  certification that the inspection was conducted and reported in accordance with
		  the requirements of Chapter 901:5-11 of the Administrative Code.
(I) Submit, within ten days following
		  completion of the inspection, a copy of the completed and signed form to the
		  pesticide business or registered location from which the inspection was
		  conducted.