(a) A pesticide application business shall maintain records for not less than five years from the date such record is made or amended, whichever is later. The record shall indicate:

(1) For each application of a pesticide made on behalf of the business, (A) the name and certification number of the commercial supervisor and the commercial operator, (B) the kind and amount of pesticide used and the amount of acreage treated, if applicable, (C) the date and place of application, (D) the pest treated for, and (E) the crop or site treated;

(2) A list of the names and corresponding Environmental Protection Agency registration numbers of any pesticide applied by the business; and

(3) The name and applicator certification number of each certified commercial pesticide applicator, operator or supervisory, who is an employee or agent of the business, and a list of the types of applications which each is performing.

(b) Information required under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section may be kept separately from the records required by subdivision (1) of said subsection or may be integrated with such records by including on the record of each pesticide application the full name and Environmental Protection Agency registration number of the pesticide used.

(c) All records and information required to be kept pursuant to this section shall be kept at the registrant's place of business and may be inspected by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-59. If the registrant's place of business is outside of the state, the records and information shall be made available to the commissioner at a location in the state not more than ten days after receipt of a request for inspection from the commissioner.

(d) A pesticide application business shall, upon written request, provide a customer with a copy of the record which is required to be kept pursuant to this section and which pertains to a pesticide application performed for that customer.

(P.A. 86-353, S. 6; P.A. 10-32, S. 85.)

History: P.A. 10-32 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010.