Oregon Statutes 634.146 – Records required of operators; retention period; report to owner of treated field crops
(1) Pesticide operators shall prepare and maintain records on forms approved by the State Department of Agriculture. Such records shall include:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 634.146
- applicator: means an individual who:
(a)(A) Is using, spraying or applying restricted-use or highly toxic pesticides; or
(B) Is spraying or applying pesticides for others;
(b) Is authorized to work for and is employed by a pesticide operator; and
(c) Is in direct charge of or supervises the spraying or other use of pesticides or operates, uses, drives or physically directs propulsion of equipment, apparatus or machinery during the spraying or other application of pesticides, either on the ground or, if certified under ORS § 634. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- Device: means any instrument or contrivance containing pesticides or other chemicals intended for trapping, destroying, repelling or mitigating insects or rodents or destroying, repelling or mitigating fungi, nematodes or such other pests as may be designated by the department, but does not include equipment used for the application of pesticides or other chemicals when sold separately from such pesticides or chemicals. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Pesticide operator: means a person who owns or operates a business engaged in the application of pesticides upon the land or property of another. See Oregon Statutes 634.006
(a) The name of the person for whom the pesticide was applied.
(b) The approximate location of the land or property on which the pesticide was applied.
(c) The date and approximate time of application.
(d) The person who supplied the pesticides.
(e) The trade name and the strength of such pesticides.
(f) The amount or concentration (pounds or gallons per acre of active ingredient or concentration per approximately 100 gallons).
(g) The specific property, crop or crops to which the pesticide was applied.
(h) The summary information of equipment, device or apparatus used and, if applied by aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration number.
(i) The names of the pesticide applicator or pesticide trainees who did the actual application or spraying.
(2) The records, which shall be kept for a period of at least three years from the date of application of pesticides, shall be available during business hours for review and inspection by the department.
(3) Upon receiving a request from any owner of field crops on which pesticides were applied, the pesticide operator within 40 days after making such application shall give or forward to the owner a written statement setting forth the information described in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) of this section. [1973 c.341 § 21; 2001 c.104 § 248]