LOCAL RULES: MINN. STAT. 18B.37

Minnesota pest control service report requirements

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

  • Complete the record within 5 days; keep it 5 years
  • Leave or deliver a copy of the record
  • Post the label's after-treatment precautions inside a treated apartment
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Minnesota writes its structural pest control record into statute: Minn. Stat. 18B.37, subdivision 3 lists what each application record holds, sets five days to complete it and five years to keep it, and says how the customer gets a copy. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and what a Minnesota pest control service record should carry.

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

Pest control service reportMINNESOTA / 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 Minnesota rules on your checklist, including complete the record within 5 days; keep it 5 years.

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  • Minnesota lawTime the application was completed
  • Minnesota lawCompany name and address
  • RecommendedNotes for service performed

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Customer nameHarold Bennett
Service address2207 Willow Creek Rd
Service dateOct 6, 2026
Structural pest control applicatorRenee Park
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What Minnesota requires

  • Each structural pest control record gives the date and the time the application was completedMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (a) (1), (5)
  • Each record gives the applicator's name and license numberMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (a) (7)
  • Each record gives the company's name and the address of the applicator or companyMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (a) (7)
  • Each record gives the customer's name and addressMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (a) (6)
  • Each record gives the target pest and, for each pesticide, the brand name, EPA registration number and amount used; fumigation records add the temperature and exposure time; everything for one application sits in one document, which may be an invoiceMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (a) (2) to (4), (b)
  • The record is completed no later than five days after the application and kept five years after the treatment date; the commissioner may inspect it at any reasonable timeMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (c), (d); subd. 5
  • A copy of the record goes to the person who ordered the application if they are at the site, or is placed in a conspicuous location at the site immediately after the application, or is delivered to the person who ordered it or the site's ownerMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (e)
  • After treating inside a rented apartment, the applicator posts in a conspicuous place inside it a list of the post-application precautions on the label of each pesticide appliedMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 3 (f)
  • Structural pest control companies keep an incident response plan at a principal business site in Minnesota, update it every three years or sooner when out of date, review it with employees at least once a year with training records, and make it available to local first respondersMinn. Stat. 18B.37, subd. 4
  • Structural pest control for hire requires a structural pest control license, and a business must be or employ a licensed master; licensees are at least 18, carry a license identification card to buy restricted use pesticides or apply for hire, and display the license at their place of businessMinn. Stat. 18B.32, subds. 1, 2

One document per application

Each record shows the date, the target pest, each pesticide's brand name, EPA registration number and amount used, the time the application was completed, the customer's name and address, and the applicator's name and license number with the company's name and address. Fumigations add the temperature and exposure time. Everything sits in one document per application, and an invoice can serve as that document if it holds every item.

Five days to finish, five years to keep

Complete the record within five days of the application and keep it five years. A copy goes to the person who ordered the work if they are on site; otherwise leave it in a conspicuous spot at the site right after treating, or deliver it to whoever ordered the work or owns the site. Treating inside a rented apartment means posting the label's after-treatment precautions inside the unit.

Licenses and the incident response plan

Working for hire takes a structural pest control license, and every company is or employs a licensed master. Keep an incident response plan at your main Minnesota location, refresh it at least every three years, go over it with employees each year, and share it with local first responders.

From the truck to a finished Minnesota record

Note when you finished, each product and how much went down, and what you were after. ReportDraft builds the single-document record Minnesota expects, ready to hand over, leave at the site or send, and lists the label's precautions for apartment jobs.

Common mistakes

  • Recording when you arrived instead of when the application was completed.
  • No company address on the record.
  • Leaving an apartment without posting the label's precautions inside.
  • Finishing the paperwork more than five days later.
  • Discarding records before five years.

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.