California structural pesticide use report and the §8538 notice

What goes on the monthly report

The statute asks for each pesticide’s name, registration number and amount used. The DPR regulation (3 CCR §6627) also lists:

• Name and address of the company that applied the pesticides
• County where the work was done
• Month and year of use
• Site treated, or the use code from the report form
• Each pesticide with its EPA or state registration number and the amount used

Number of applications

Since 2015 the statute no longer asks structural companies for the number of applications, and DPR’s policy since October 1, 2016 is not to require it on structural monthly reports, even though §6627 still mentions it.

Deadlines and records

• Due to the county agricultural commissioner by the 10th of the month after the work. If mailed, the postmark is the delivery date
• One report per county where the company did work
• A month with no pest control in a county where the company is registered: a report saying so, with no stamp needed
• Each report carries a pesticide use stamp or stamp number from the Structural Pest Control Board as the filing fee
• The company keeps a copy for 3 years after it is submitted

The notice before treatment (§8538)

The owner (or agent) and the tenant get a clear written notice with the pest, the pesticides and active ingredients, the caution statement and phone numbers the statute prescribes (the company, county health department, county agricultural commissioner and the Structural Pest Control Board), and the treatment frequency under a periodic contract. Branch 1 (fumigation) notices go out at least 48 hours ahead; Branch 2 and 3 notices before the application. It can be mailed, emailed, posted in a conspicuous place or handed over, and commercial buildings also get a posted notice unless the owner objects. Under a periodic contract it is given at the first treatment, and again if the pesticide changes.

How Stampario fills it

• The pest report’s product table records the EPA Reg. # and amount for each product on every job, the two values the monthly report adds up.
• The pesticide use log (CSV) lists every application with date, address, product, EPA Reg. # and amount, so the month’s totals per county come from one spreadsheet.
• Business and applicator license numbers print on every service report.
• Stampario doesn’t write the §8538 notice. Give your notice before the first treatment; the service report afterwards records what was actually used.