Ohio Code 921.14 – Records
(A) Each commercial applicator shall keep a record of both of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 921.14
- agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
- Commercial applicator: means an individual who is licensed under section 921. See Ohio Code 921.01
- Direct supervision: means either of the following, as applicable:
(1) Unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a pesticide is considered to be applied under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator, if it is applied by a trained serviceperson acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator. See Ohio Code 921.01
- Pesticide: includes a pest monitoring system designated by rule. See Ohio Code 921.01
- Private applicator: means an individual who is licensed under section 921. See Ohio Code 921.01
- Restricted use pesticide: means any pesticide or pesticide use classified by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency for use only by a pesticide applicator or by an individual working under the direct supervision of a pesticide applicator. See Ohio Code 921.01
- Rule: means a rule adopted under section 921. See Ohio Code 921.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) All diagnostic inspections conducted to determine infestations of pests as required by rules adopted under division (C) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code;
(2) All pesticide applications made by the applicator and by any trained serviceperson acting under the applicator’s direct supervision as required by rules adopted under division (C) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code.
Each commercial applicator shall submit copies of the records required under division (A) of this section to the pesticide business, other business, state agency, or political subdivision that employs the commercial applicator.
(B) Each pesticide business, other business, state agency, or political subdivision that receives copies of records under division (A) of this section shall retain them for a period of time established by rule.
(C) Each private applicator shall keep a record of all restricted use pesticide applications made by the applicator or under the applicator’s direct supervision as required by rules adopted under division (C) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code. In addition, each private applicator shall maintain the record for a period of three years from the date of the restricted use pesticide application to which that record refers or for any longer period that the director of agriculture determines necessary.