WAC 16-228-1300   What are the recordkeeping requirements for pesticide dealers?  Pesticide dealers shall keep and furnish records to the director immediately upon request on the distribution of any pesticide except those determined by the department to be "home and garden use only" products. Records shall be kept for a period of seven years from the date of distribution. General use distribution requests shall be limited to records necessary for investigations of suspected violations, damage complaints, inspections, monitoring distribution and use under provisions of special local needs registrations, emergency exemptions from federal registration and experimental use permits, and monitoring of any pesticide suspected of unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. The records shall contain the following information:

     (1) Full name and address of purchaser;

     (2) Full name and address of certified applicator (if different from subsection (1) of this section for restricted use pesticides);

     (3) Certified applicator's pesticide license number (for restricted use pesticides);

     (4) Full name of authorized agent for restricted use pesticides;

     (5) Brand and specific pesticide name and EPA registration number;

     (6) Number of pounds or gallons of the pesticide distributed;

     (7) Date of distribution;

     (8) Crop and/or site to which pesticide will be applied (for restricted use pesticides).



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW. 07-11-041A, § 16-228-1300, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07; 03-22-029, § 16-228-1300, filed 10/28/03, effective 11/28/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 00-22-074, § 16-228-1300, filed 10/30/00, effective 11/30/00. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.54, 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 99-22-002, § 16-228-1300, filed 10/20/99, effective 11/20/99.]