North Carolina pesticide application records: what the rule requires (02 NCAC 34 .0703)

Not legal advice. This summarizes our research of the official rule, checked September 30, 2026. Rules change and may require more than what is listed here: confirm with the official text or with the agency (North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division).

What the record must include

Name and address of the property owner or authorized representative
Name and address of the company, and license number of the licensee responsible for the treatment
Address of the property treated
Type of treatment
Date of treatment
Common name of the pest(s) controlled or covered by the agreement
EPA-approved brand name of all pesticides used
Name of the licensee, certified applicator or registered technician making the application

Also for restricted use pesticides (RUP)

Name and address of the person for whom the RUP was applied
Location of the application
Size of the area treated
Site to which the RUP was applied
Time and date of application
EPA registration number
Total amount applied per location per application
Name and certification number of the certified applicator who made or supervised the application, and name of any noncertified applicator
Records required under 40 CFR §171.201(e)

How long to keep it

2 years. 2 years after the last date of treatment, kept at the office the license was issued to unless the Division grants annual permission otherwise. Available for inspection during regular business hours.

What the customer gets

Restricted use pesticides: the customer's copy of the written agreement or service record must include the brand name, the federal RUP record items and the name of the person who applied it.
The rule sets no explicit general requirement to give non-RUP customers a copy, and no delivery deadline.

Termites, fumigation and other cases

Wood-destroying organisms: keep a duplicate of each written agreement for 2 years after it expires, with brand names and names of employees who applied; for termiticide treatments also record date, portions of the structure treated, approximate volume and concentration (.0604).
Termite bait stations: after installation, give the owner a diagram with the number and actual location of the stations (.0605).

Recent changes

Nine rules, including .0703 and .0604 (records), were amended effective February 1, 2025. Field inspectors began enforcing them July 1, 2025.

How PestSheet covers it in North Carolina

Before you complete a visit for a client in North Carolina, PestSheet checks that these fields are filled in:

Target pest
Business license number

If you apply a restricted use product (RUP), it also checks:

Applicator license or certification number
EPA registration number
Amount applied
Areas or sites treated

Also:

Reminds you to keep records at least 2 years.
Export the records of any period as PDF or CSV for an inspection (Pro).

The client's name and address, the service date and start time, and the applicator's name are always recorded. The app uses the 02 NCAC 34 .0703 template. It doesn't check items the app doesn't record (for example active ingredients or equipment); those remain your responsibility.

What we could not confirm

We could not confirm exactly what changed in .0703 and .0604 compared with the previous text.

Sources

Checked September 30, 2026.

Pesticide application records in North Carolina