§ 169.2 Maintenance of records.

All producers of pesticides, devices, or active ingredients used in producing pesticides subject to this Act, including pesticides produced pursuant to an experimental use permit and pesticides, devices, and pesticide active ingredients produced for export, shall maintain the following records:

(a) Records showing the product name, EPA Registration Number, Experimental Permit Number if the pesticide is produced under an Experimental Use Permit, amounts per batch and batch identification (numbers, letters, etc.) of all pesticides produced. In cases where the product is an active ingredient used in producing a pesticide or where the product is a pesticide which is not registered, is not the subject of an application for registration, or is not produced under an Experimental Use Permit, the records shall also show the complete formula. The batch identification shall appear on all production control records. These records shall be retained for a period of two (2) years.

(b) Records showing the brand names and quantities of devices produced. These records shall be retained for a period of two (2) years.

(c) Records showing the following information regarding the receipt, by the producer, of all pesticides, devices, and active ingredients used in producing pesticides:

(1) Brand name of the pesticide or device, or common or chemical name of the pesticide active ingredient;

(2) Name and address of shipper;

(3) Name of delivering carrier;

(4) Date received; and

(5) Quantities received.

These records are not intended to cover receipt of pesticides used for in-plant maintenance, extermination, or sanitation programs, etc. Shipping and receiving documents such as invoices, freight bills, receiving tickets, etc., which provide the required information will be considered satisfactory for the purposes of this section. These records shall be retained for a period of two (2) years.