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Michigan pesticide application records
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) requires commercial applicators to keep a record of general-use and restricted-use applications. The rule: Mich. Admin. Code R 285.636.15; MCL 324.8301 et seq.. This guide lists what the record must contain, when it is due, how long to keep it, and what SprayDocs checks before the PDF leaves your phone.
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At a glance
- Complete the record
- The rule we reviewed names no completion deadline.
- Keep it for
- At least 3 years from the application.
- Who keeps it
- Commercial applicators.
- Official form
- None mandated — the rule lists the elements the record must contain. SprayDocs exports its own layout with the citations printed on it.
- Filed with the state?
- No routine filing. Records are kept at the place of business and available to the director on request.
- Copies
- No standing copy deadline in the rule we reviewed; copies owed on request are described under filing. Federal law still requires a customer copy within 30 days for restricted-use applications.
What the record must contain
The elements below are required on every Michigan record. SprayDocs shows exactly these inputs for a Michigan record and will not produce the PDF while a required one is blank.
Always on the record
Required in every state, including Michigan.
- Date of the application
- Firm name, address and phone number
- Responsible commercial applicator and license number
- Name of each applicator who made the application
- Customer name and the address of the treated site
- Trade name of each product applied
- Type of site or property treated
Michigan adds
- Amount applied / total mix volumeThe total amount of mix or product applied to the site.
- EquipmentThe equipment or apparatus used to make the application.
- Application methodHow the pesticide was applied — ground, aerial, or chemigation.
- EPA registration numberThe EPA registration number printed on each product label.
- Mix rate / concentrationThe mix rate or concentration of each product in the tank.
- Target pestThe pest or purpose each product was applied for.
- Dosage rateThe rate each product was applied at per unit of area.
Who must keep it, and for which jobs
Who: Commercial applicators.
Which jobs: General-use and restricted-use applications. Retention differs by class; SprayDocs keeps every record for the longer period.
Is anything filed with the state?
No routine filing. Records are kept at the place of business and available to the director on request.
Copies of the record
No standing copy deadline in the rule we reviewed; copies owed on request are described under filing. Federal law still requires a customer copy within 30 days for restricted-use applications.
Restricted-use products in every state: federal law (7 U.S.C. 136i-1) requires commercial applicators to keep the record 2 years and give the customer a copy within 30 days. SprayDocs flags this on any record with a restricted-use line.
What SprayDocs checks before the PDF
Validation runs on your phone as you type. Blocking items stop the export; reminders do not.
- Every required element above is checked for a blank: 7 state-specific inputs plus the elements common to all states.
- A stop time before the start time blocks; an application date in the future is flagged.
- A product marked restricted-use requires its EPA registration number and shows the federal 2-year / 30-day reminder.
- Text that the PDF fonts cannot print (an emoji, say) is cleaned rather than allowed to blank a field.
Sources
The rule text SprayDocs was built against, and where to read it. The SprayDocs research ledger is dated August 4, 2026 and each state’s configuration was checked against it as the state was built; confidence for Michigan: high.
- Mich. Admin. Code R 285.636.15
- MCL 324.8301 et seq.
- regulations.justia.com — https://regulations.justia.com/states/michigan/agriculture-and-rural-development/pesticide-and-plant-pesticide-management-division/regulationno-636/section-r-285-636-15/
- michigan.gov — https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/pesticide-plant-pest/pesticide/pabl_regualtions.pdf
- michigan.gov — https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/plant-pest/pesticides/pesticide-laws-regs
Retention, deadline and filing facts on this page come from the rule cited above. Rules change; when in doubt, read the rule or ask MDARD.
Fill out the Michigan record
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