Pennsylvania pesticide application records: what the rule requires (7 Pa. Code §128.35)

Not legal advice. This summarizes our research of the official rule, checked October 1, 2026. Rules change and may require more than what is listed here: confirm with the official text or with the agency (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture).

What the record must include

Date of application; if the label sets a reentry time, the hour completed
Name and address of the customer, and the application site address if different
Brand name of each pesticide
EPA registration number
Total amount of each pesticide used, with units
Dosage or rate of application
Names and certification or technician registration numbers of each person making or supervising the application, and names of non-certified persons involved

How long to keep it

3 years. Records must be completed in written or printable form within 24 hours of the application.

What the customer gets

We found no requirement to give structural customers a copy of the record (the copy rule applies only to RUP in agricultural production).

Termites, fumigation and other cases

Hypersensitivity registry: notify each registered person within 500 feet 12 to 72 hours before a commercial application; interiors of detached structures and tamper-resistant bait stations are exempt. Keep the notification record 3 years.
Schools: no applications in common areas if students will be there within 7 hours (or the label reentry time, if longer), with exceptions such as contained baits and crack-and-crevice gel baits.

How PestSheet covers it in Pennsylvania

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

Applicator license or certification number
EPA registration number
Amount applied
Rate or dilution

Also:

Reminds you to keep records at least 3 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 7 Pa. Code §128.35 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 whether 7 Pa. Code §128.35 was amended after 2011.
We could not confirm the school's own notification duties under 24 P.S. §7-772.2.

Sources

Checked October 1, 2026.

Pesticide application records in Pennsylvania