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Maryland pest control service report requirements

Your Maryland pest control service report has 10 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • Wind for outdoor work more than 3 feet from a structure
  • Keep records 2 years, immediately available
  • The label or its precautions to the customer; advance notice on request
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Maryland's Department of Agriculture sets the pesticide application record in COMAR 15.05.01.12, and a separate rule, 15.05.01.16, decides what the customer receives in writing every time you apply. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and what a Maryland pest control service record should hold.

Last reviewed October 14, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Pest control service reportMARYLAND / 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

10 Maryland rules on your checklist, including wind for outdoor work more than 3 feet from a structure.

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  • Maryland lawTime of day of application
  • Maryland lawMaryland pesticide business license number
  • Maryland lawType of equipment used

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Owner or tenant of the propertyHarold Bennett
Service address2207 Willow Creek Rd
Service dateOct 6, 2026
ApplicatorRenee Park
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What Maryland requires

  • Records give the applicator's name, the date and the time of day of the applicationCOMAR 15.05.01.12A, B, K
  • Records give the address of the treated property and the name of its owner or tenantCOMAR 15.05.01.12E, F
  • Records give the site and pest to be controlled, the area or structure treated (with its footage when the label specifies it), each pesticide's common name and EPA registration number, the rate and concentration, and the total amount usedCOMAR 15.05.01.12C, D, G, H, I
  • Records give the type of equipment usedCOMAR 15.05.01.12J
  • Records give the wind direction and estimated velocity at the site, except for baits in bait stations or applications in, or within 3 feet of, a structureCOMAR 15.05.01.12L
  • Licensees and permit holders keep records of every pest identification, recommendation and application for 2 years and make them immediately available to the Department on requestCOMAR 15.05.01.12
  • When a pesticide is applied, or when a pest control contract is signed, the customer receives in writing the licensee's name, Maryland pesticide business license number and telephone, the Maryland Poison Center telephone number, the common name or active ingredient applied, and the current label, its precautionary statements, or Department-approved precautionary informationCOMAR 15.05.01.16A, C
  • Each customer gets the current product label, the label's precautionary statements on hazards to people, animals and the environment, or Department-approved precautionary information, for every pesticide applied, and advance notice of applications on requestCOMAR 15.05.01.16A (6), D
  • Ornamental and turf licensees treating a lawn or exterior landscape plants post a rigid 4 by 5 inch yellow sign with black bold lettering as in the regulation's figure, with the date, licensee name and phone on the back, 12 to 16 inches above the soil at each primary access (or at a spot treatment), left for 48 hoursCOMAR 15.05.01.15
  • Ornamental, turf and public health licensees get the Department's list of registered pesticide-sensitive individuals each February and, before treating a property next to one, notify them by phone the day before or the morning of, or in person or in writing at their residence beforehandCOMAR 15.05.01.17

The Maryland application record

Record the applicator, the date and time of day, the site and the pest, the area treated (with footage when the label calls for it), the address, the owner's or tenant's name, each pesticide's common name and EPA registration number, the rate and concentration, the total amount and the type of equipment.

Outdoor work also needs the wind direction and estimated speed, unless it is bait in bait stations or within 3 feet of a structure. Keep records 2 years and produce them immediately when the Department asks.

What the customer receives in writing

At each application, or when a contract is signed, give the customer your business name, Maryland pesticide business license number and telephone, the Maryland Poison Center telephone number, the common name or active ingredient applied, and the current label or its precautionary statements. Customers who ask get advance notice of applications.

Lawn signs and sensitive neighbors

Lawn and landscape applications get a rigid 4 by 5 inch yellow sign at each main entry, or at the spot treated, standing 12 to 16 inches high for 48 hours, with the date, your name and phone on the back. Before treating next to someone on the Department's pesticide-sensitive list, call the day before or that morning, or tell them in person or in writing first.

From the truck to a finished Maryland record

Note the time, the equipment, each product's rate and concentration, and the wind for any yard work away from the house. ReportDraft lays out the Maryland record and prints your license number, phone and the Poison Center number on the copy the customer keeps.

Common mistakes

  • Leaving the Maryland Poison Center number off the customer's copy.
  • No type of equipment on the record.
  • Giving a rate but no concentration.
  • No wind reading for a yard treatment away from the house.
  • Pulling a lawn sign before 48 hours have passed.

Sources

Last reviewed October 14, 2026. Next review due January 14, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.