LOCAL RULES

Florida pest control service report requirements

Your Florida pest control service report has 8 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • A posted keep-off notice when you treat a lawn or exterior foliage
  • The posted notice of termite treatment by the attic or crawl space access
  • Every product used according to its label
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Florida's Structural Pest Control Act (chapter 482) and the department's rules (chapter 5E-14) set what a customer can ask you for after a treatment, what a termite contract report must say, and which notices go up at the property. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and how field notes become a Florida service report that answers them up front.

Last reviewed October 11, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Pest control service reportFLORIDA / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 113 words

Customer: Harold Bennett
2207 Willow Creek Rd
Date: 10/06/2026, applied 10:20am
Tech: Renee Park
License: 0045812
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We sorted 16 items into 6 sections and flagged 3 to fix soon.

  • Fix soonMonitoring and bait devices

    3 exterior rodent bait stations checked, 1 had feeding, rebaited, all locked

  • Fix soonPest activity and conditions: inside

    Mouse droppings under the kitchen sink

  • Fix soonPest activity and conditions: outside

    Gap under the garage side door, door sweep missing

8 Florida rules on your checklist, including your business name, the applicator's identification card number, and each pesticide's name and active ingredient.

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  • Florida lawPest control business name (as licensed)
  • RecommendedNotes for service performed
  • RecommendedNotes for wood-destroying organisms under contract

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Customer nameHarold Bennett
Service address2207 Willow Creek Rd
Service dateOct 6, 2026
TechnicianRenee Park
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What Florida requires

  • On request, a customer of pest control services is given the licensee's business name, the identification card number of the person applying the pesticide (or a limited certificateholder's name), the common or brand name of the pesticide and the common name of its active ingredient, and the safety information on the product labelFla. Stat. s. 482.2265 (1)
  • Every employee who performs pest control for a licensee holds an identification card, carries it (with their signature and current photograph) while performing or soliciting pest control, and presents it on demand to the person for whom the work is doneFla. Stat. s. 482.091 (1) (a), (2) (b), (c)
  • When a pesticide is applied to a lawn or to exterior foliage, a notice is posted in a conspicuous location at the time of application: at least 4 by 5 inches, of rigid, durable, weatherproof material, with contrasting background and lettering, print and symbol following the department's example ("Pesticide application", "Keep off until dry"), and the business name of the licensee making the applicationFla. Stat. s. 482.2265 (2) · Fla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.147
  • Before applying a pesticide to a lawn, plant bed or exterior foliage within the area a physician designated around the primary residence of a person on the department's prior-notification registry, the licensee notifies that person at least 24 hours ahead, by telephone, mail, in person or hand delivery, giving where the pesticide will be applied and the type of pesticide (the statute excepts a small amount applied to an infestation or disease discovered on site at the time of treatment)Fla. Stat. s. 482.2267 (4), (5) · Fla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.1471
  • The department publishes the registry as a map of registered people's names, addresses, property boundaries and buffers, updated as registrants are added, removed or amended; the statute also has the department notify licensees of the registry quarterlyFDACS, Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of Pesticides · Fla. Stat. s. 482.2267 (4)
  • No licensee or employee may tell a property owner or occupant that a specific pest is infesting the property, or that it needs a specific treatment, when no infestation or strongly supporting evidence of one exists; bona fide preventive treatments are the exceptionFla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.104 (4)
  • Pest control records, including contracts, are kept at the licensed business location (or the Florida address given in the license application) for department inspection for at least two years, and routine records of restricted-use pesticides (brand names, amounts, uses, dates and places of application) also for two years; electronic records are provided to the department on requestFla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.142 (1)
  • Only pesticides with state registration are used, never in a manner inconsistent with the label, and current labels for every pesticide used are kept (paper or digital) at the licensed business location for inspectionFla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.106 (1), (2)
  • When an inspection or treatment covered by a termite or other wood-destroying organism preventive or control contract is done, the property owner (or authorized agent) gets a signed report stating whether wood-destroying organisms covered by the contract are present or absent, whether treatment was made, and the common or brand name of the pesticide used; it need not be on a department formFla. Stat. s. 482.226 (3)
  • A licensee who treats for a wood-destroying organism posts a notice of treatment immediately next to the attic or crawl space access or another readily accessible area: at least 3 by 5 inches, of material lasting at least 3 years, giving the licensee's name and address, the date of treatment, the name of the pesticide and the organism treated; the treatment contract states where the notice isFla. Stat. s. 482.226 (5)
  • A wood-destroying organism inspection for a real estate transaction (when a fee is charged or a written report is requested) is reported on the department's Wood-Destroying Organisms Inspection Report, FDACS-13645, with no disclaimers or added language, and a copy is kept for at least 3 yearsFla. Stat. s. 482.226 (1) · Fla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.142 (5) (c)

What a customer can ask for

On request, a pest control customer is entitled to your business name, the identification card number of the person who applied the pesticide (or a limited certificateholder's name), the common or brand name of each pesticide and the common name of its active ingredient, and the safety information from the product label. A service report that carries all four answers the question before anyone asks it.

Every employee who performs pest control holds an identification card from the department, carries it while working, and shows it on demand to the customer.

Lawns, plant beds and the registry

When you apply a pesticide to a lawn or to exterior foliage, post a notice in a conspicuous location at the time of application. It is at least 4 by 5 inches, rigid, durable and weatherproof, with contrasting background and lettering, follows the department's example ("Pesticide application", a keep-off symbol, "Keep off until dry"), and shows your business name. It can be part of a larger sign.

Some Floridians are on the department's registry of people who need prior notification. Before treating a lawn, plant bed or exterior foliage within the area their physician designated around their home, notify them at least 24 hours ahead by phone, mail, in person or hand delivery, with where you will apply and the type of pesticide. The department publishes the registry as a map with each registrant's property and buffer.

Termite contract visits

After an inspection or treatment covered by a termite or other wood-destroying organism contract, the owner gets a signed report stating whether organisms covered by the contract are present or absent, whether treatment was made, and the common or brand name of the pesticide used. This report does not need a department form.

When you treat for a wood-destroying organism, post a notice of treatment right next to the attic or crawl space access, at least 3 by 5 inches and built to last 3 years, with your name and address, the treatment date, the pesticide and the organism treated.

A termite inspection for a real estate sale is different: it goes on the department's Wood-Destroying Organisms Inspection Report, FDACS-13645, with nothing added to the form.

Labels, records and honest findings

Use each pesticide only as its label allows, and keep current labels for everything you use at the licensed business location. Keep pest control records, including contracts, there for at least two years, along with the brand names, amounts, uses, dates and places of any restricted-use pesticide applications.

Never tell a customer a specific pest is infesting the property, or that it needs a specific treatment, without an infestation or strong evidence of one. Preventive treatments are allowed, as long as they are called preventive.

From field notes to a Florida service report

Note each product with its active ingredient, where it went, what you told the customer from the label, and anything you saw. ReportDraft prints your business name and the applicator's identification card number in the header, lists every pesticide by name and active ingredient, reports activity only where the notes show it, adds a wood-destroying organism section on termite contract visits, and reminds you about the lawn notice and the registry.

Common mistakes

  • Leaving the applicator's identification card number or the active ingredient off the report.
  • Treating a lawn or exterior foliage without posting the keep-off notice.
  • Skipping the registry check before lawn, plant bed or foliage work near a registered person's home.
  • Writing up a pest as an infestation when the visit found no activity or evidence.
  • Giving a termite contract customer an unsigned report, or one that does not say whether organisms were present.

Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Next review due January 11, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.