South Dakota pest control service report template

Set up for South Dakota

• No one may engage in, or advertise, the business of applying pesticides to the lands of another, or otherwise act as a commercial applicator, without a commercial applicator's license from the Secretary; a violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor with a civil penalty of up to 5,000 dollars per violation, and the license expires March 31 of the second year after issueSDCL 38-21-17 · SDCL 38-21-17.1
• The record gives the year, month, day and time the pesticide was appliedARSD 12:56:07:01 (5)

Also required in South Dakota

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• Commercial applicators using pesticides in and around human dwellings, food handling establishments, institutions and industrial sites, including rodent and bird control in or around structures, must be certified for industrial, institutional, structural and health-related pest control; that category does not cover fumigationARSD 12:56:04:08
• Each applicator keeps a record of each application with the name and address of the person it was applied for, the property location, the pest treated, the acreage, area or number treated, the year, month, day and time, the person who applied it, the trade or brand name and common name, the company name on the label, the amount and its concentration, and the specific crop, site or commodity treatedARSD 12:56:07:01
• The record gives the weather at the time of application, including wind direction and estimated velocity and the temperature, except for bait in bait stations or applications in or immediately adjacent to structuresARSD 12:56:07:01 (9)
• Each applicator has all pesticide application records completed and available to the Department for inspection at the close of each dayARSD 12:56:07:02
• Application records are kept for three years from the date of application, with a copy furnished to the Department on request; the Department may also require, not more than once in five years, a yearly summary by county of what was treated and with how much of which pesticidesARSD 12:56:07:03, 12:56:07:05
• On written request, a commercial applicator gives the customer a record of each pesticide application to the customer's landARSD 12:56:07:04

What is in it

• Products appliedBrand name (company on label), EPA Reg. No., Common name, Amount applied, Concentration, Method, Site and area treated
• Pest activity and conditions: insidePest activity seen inside, Sanitation and food or water sources, Leaks and moisture, Clutter and harborage
• Pest activity and conditions: outsidePest activity seen outside, Entry points: gaps, door sweeps, vents and utility openings, Vegetation, mulch and firewood against the structure, Drainage, gutters and standing water
• Monitoring and bait devicesRodent bait stations (secured and tamper-resistant), Traps and glue boards, Insect monitors, Termite monitoring stations
• Service performedWhat was inspected and treated, and how: areas serviced, devices checked, replaced or added, and any exclusion work done.
• Precautions given to the customerWhat the customer was told to do or avoid after the treatment, such as keeping people and pets off treated areas until dry.
• Next stepsThe next service, any callback, and what the customer agreed to do.

Rules last reviewed October 15, 2026. Read the full South Dakota pest control service report requirements.