Glossary

Aquatic Anti-fouling Paint Applicator: Someone who is certified in the commercial application of general use aquatic antifoulant paints.  Anti-fouling applicators are issued an identification number that starts with the letter "B" followed by 7-digits.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Business Registration Number: Business registration numbers are issued by the NYSDEC to registered businesses.  The identification number is 5-digits in length.

Certification Identification Number: The Certification ID is issued by the NYSDEC to a commercial applicator, technician, or anti-fouling paint applicator. (Private applicators are also issued Certification IDs but are not required to submit PRL Reports.) The Certification ID begins with “C”, “T”, or “B”, followed by 7-digits.

Commercial Permit Number: Commercial Sales Permit numbers are issued by the NYSDEC to commercial permittees; they consist of an “R” followed by 5-digits.

Commercial Pesticide Applicator: Someone who is fully certified to make applications in the state of New York.  Commercial applicators are issued an identification number that starts with the letter "C" followed by 7-digits.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Commercial Pesticide Apprentice: Uncertified pesticide applicator working under the direct supervision of a Commercial Pesticide Applicator.  Apprentices do not have an identification number issued by the DEC.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Commercial Pesticide Technician: Someone who is certified to make some types of applications in the state of New York.  Technicians are issued an identification number that starts with the letter "T" followed by 7-digits.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Commercial Sales Permittee: Anyone who sells restricted use pesticides must hold a commercial sales permit issued by the NYSDEC.  Sales permittees are issued an identification number that starts with the letter "R" followed by 5-digits.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information. 

Form 25 (also known as Form 44-15-25): Form 25 is used by Commercial Permittees to report a summary of all sales of restricted use pesticides sold from their establishment to New York purchasers throughout the year. The same form is used for sales to resellers (other Commercial Permittees) or for sales for end use by commercial applicators, technicians, and anti-fouling paint applicators.

Form 26 (also known as Form 44-15-26):  Form 26 is used to report all pesticide applications made by commercial applicators, technicians, anti-fouling paint applicators and apprentices during the reporting year. Fully certified applicators that supervise apprentices must report applications made by those apprentices under the supervising applicator’s certification number.

Form 26A (also known as Form 44-15-26A): Form 26A is used to submit a list of certified applicators employed by a registered pesticide business or agency or by a non-registered business making pesticide applications (such as a golf course, cemetery, greenhouse, etc.).

Form 27 (also known as Form 44-15-27): Form 27 is used by Commercial Permittees to report all sales of restricted use pesticides or general use agricultural pesticides to certified private applicators in New York State.

Installation Folder: The default installation folder for all of our software options is: C:\Program Files\NYSPRL. This location is modifiable during installation.  Please note that your report files are not stored here; they are in the report folder.  There is no reason for you to access this folder.  While the blank Option B templates are stored here, it is simpler to use the Blank Form button on the registration form to open a new form.

Private Pesticide Applicator: Someone who makes private applications of restricted use pesticides for purposes of producing an agricultural commodity in the state of New York.  Private applicators are issued an identification number that starts with the letter "P" followed by 7-digits.  Private applicators are NOT required to file a PRL report.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Pesticide Reporting Law: The PRL requires the annual submission of reports by February 1 of each year, detailing pesticide activities for the prior calendar year. Commercial applicators, technicians, anti-fouling paint applicators and commercial sales permittees (including Importers, Manufacturers and Compounders) are required to submit the annual reports.  See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau

Registered Pesticide Business: Pesticide businesses registered with the state on New York to make commercial pesticide applications.  Registered businesses are issued a 5-digit identification number. See the NYSDEC web site for more information.

Registration Form: The main window of the Option A, B and C software.  Your contact and identification information is entered here.  You can open a reporting form to enter pesticide data¹, upload your report, change the report year, edit your list of products¹, change the report root and access the program documentation..

Report Folder (also known as Data Directory): The default folder for storing report files that you save and the identity.txt file containing the information entered on the registration form.  The folder name is PRLyyyy (where “yyyy” is the report year, for ex. PRL2014) and it is created by the PRL Reporting Software Options A, B, and C.  You may store your files in another location, but the identity.txt is always saved in the report folder.

The report folder is created as a sub-folder of the report root, one report folder for each report year. 

Report Root Folder: The report root folder contains a report folder for each report year, The default setting for the report root is your C:\ drive.  The report root folder can be changed using the Change Report Root menu item on the Tools menu of the registration form.  So if you set the report root folder to C:\PRL, and you create reports for 2011 and 2012, the C:\PRL folder will contain two sub-folders: PRL2011 and PRL2012.

Report Year: The year in which the pesticide applications or sales that you are reporting occurred.

#Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau

Submission Number (also known as Processing Number): A 5-digit number issued by the Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau, which identifies a particular report submission.  This number is included in the email the service bureau sends when you submit a report.  It is also shown on the web page that displays when you finish uploading your report via our web site or using our Option A, B and C software.

Footnotes:

1 - Options A & B only