WAC 16-228-1300. Pesticide dealer recordkeeping requirements

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 or dealer manager (if different from subsection (1) of this section for restricted use pesticides); (3) Certified applicator or dealer manager's pesticide license number (for restricted use pesticides), including the state, tribe, or federal agency that issued the license, expiration date of license, and categories in which the applicator is licensed that are relevant to the pesticide sold; (4) Full name of authorized agent for restricted use pesticides; (5) Brand and specific pesticide name and EPA registration number, including any applicable emergency exemption or special local need registration number; (6) Number of pounds or gallons of the pesticide distributed; (7) Date of distribution; (8) Crop or site to which pesticide will be applied (for restricted use pesticides).