The Pesticide Reporting Law (PRL) (Environmental Conservation Law Article 33, Title 12) was enacted on July 8, 1996. DEC is responsible for implementing the data collection portion of this law.
The PRL requires Certified Commercial Applicators, Technicians, Aquatic Anti-Fouling Paint Applicators and Commercial Permittees to annually submit their pesticide applications or sales made in the calendar year (January 1 - December 31). Reports are due February 1st.
For people who prefer to keep their field notes or record keeping on paper before transferring the data into an electronic format for submitting to the DEC, we have provided a Printable PRL Field Notes Template (PDF, 146 KB) for this purpose. These printable templates are not to be submitted to the DEC and are not an acceptable format for the Pesticide Annual Report. DO NOT send these in the mail, email or upload them to the DEC as your annual report. The data needs to be typed into one of our electronic spreadsheets or software to be uploaded to the DEC. Please see New York State Pesticide Reporting Law for more information.
Water Quality Monitoring for Pesticides
In order to meet the requirements of ECL §33-0714, this program provides DEC with information that is necessary to have an adequate understanding of the health and environmental impacts of pesticide use in the State. This information will be used in:
- Making pesticide registration decisions:
- Reviewing suspensions and cancelations of pesticide registrations; and
- Assessing the status, trends, and health impacts of any pesticide contamination of ground and surface waters on Long Island and throughout the State.
