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North Dakota pesticide application records
North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) requires commercial and public applicators to keep a record of every pesticide application. The rule: N.D.C.C. 4.1-33-14; N.D. Admin. Code 60-03-01-07. 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
- Within 24 hours of the application.
- Keep it for
- At least 3 years from the application.
- Who keeps it
- Commercial and public applicators.
- Official form
- NDDA publishes an optional sample form; none is mandated. SprayDocs exports its own layout with the citations printed on it.
- Filed with the state?
- No routine filing. Records go to the commissioner on request; a copy goes to the client within 30 days.
- Copies
- A copy of the record goes to the customer within 30 days.
What the record must contain
The elements below are required on every North Dakota record. SprayDocs shows exactly these inputs for a North Dakota record and will not produce the PDF while a required one is blank.
Always on the record
Required in every state, including North Dakota.
- 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
North Dakota adds
- Start timeThe time the application began, for each treatment.
- Stop timeThe time the application ended, for each treatment.
- Area treatedHow much area was treated (square feet, acres, linear feet…).
- 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.
- TemperatureAir temperature at the site during the application.
- Wind direction / velocityWind direction and speed at the site during the application.
- Pesticide supplierThe dealer or distributor the product was bought from.
- Target pestThe pest or purpose each product was applied for.
- Dosage rateThe rate each product was applied at per unit of area.
- Legal description / lat-longA description of the treated site beyond the street address — legal description, coordinates, or the state’s own site identifier.
Also on the SprayDocs record
Not required on every record by the North Dakota rule we reviewed, but common on inspection and worth having. SprayDocs shows these inputs and never blocks the PDF over them.
- Rinsate use / disposalWhat was done with rinsate — reused on a labeled site or disposed of.
Who must keep it, and for which jobs
Who: Commercial and public applicators.
Which jobs: Every pesticide application. Sales and purchases of restricted-use products are recorded separately.
Is anything filed with the state?
No routine filing. Records go to the commissioner on request; a copy goes to the client within 30 days.
Copies of the record
A copy of the record goes to the customer within 30 days.
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: 14 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.
Good to know
- The 24-hour clock also runs from any rinsate use or disposal, which is why the record carries a rinsate line.
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 North Dakota: high.
- N.D.C.C. 4.1-33-14
- N.D. Admin. Code 60-03-01-07
- ndlegis.gov — https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c33.pdf
- law.cornell.edu — https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/north-dakota/N-D-A-C-60-03-01-07
- ndda.nd.gov — https://www.ndda.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/files/SFN53456PesticideApp_0.pdf
Retention, deadline and filing facts on this page come from the rule cited above. Rules change; when in doubt, read the rule or ask NDDA.
Fill out the North Dakota record
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