New York State Pesticide Reporting Law

Free PRL Reporting Software

The Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau, in cooperation with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Pest Management, makes several software packages available to help pesticide applicators and businesses complete and submit reports for the Pesticide Reporting Law. For additional help deciding among the options, see Which Software Option Should I Use?

Options A and B all require Microsoft Windows® 7 or later. You can download installation packages (.msi files) below. Please see the Installation Guide for details about installing these software packages.

Package Description Install Documentation Doc Download
Option A Option A only requires a computer running Microsoft Windows 7 or later. We recommend this option for most users.

Option A now allows users to verify that ASCII text files they (or a third-party program) have created meet the NYSDEC Text File Format Guidelines (functionality previously available in Option C).
Download
v6.1.1
(1/07/2016)
User Guide

File Specifications
User Guide

File Specifications
Option B We have suspended distribution of Option B. Users who have experience with Microsoft Excel and wish to use it for PRL reporting are encouraged to use Option D.      
Option C As of version 6.1 Option C has been incorporated into Option A and no longer exists as a separate application.      
Option D

Option D is a set of Microsoft Excel workbooks formatted for PRL data entry.The workbooks should work in any version of Microsoft Excel, including Excel for Macintosh computers. The Option D worksheets do not include macros.

Each PRL form is a separate download. Download the form(s) you need to your computer, open them in Excel, enter your report data, then Save As a new file. Note: Keep the initial letter (P, A, M, or S) of the file name!

As a convenience to users, we have also provided an installation package for Windows that includes all four PRL report forms and a "Control Center" application to assist in opening forms and uploading your final report.

Form 26
Form 26A
Form 25
Form 27

Installation Package
(9/28/2017)
User Guide

Submitting Your Report
User Guide

Submitting Your Report
Option O

Option O is similar to Option D, but may be used with an “Excel-compatible” spreadsheet program, such as Apple’s Numbers or OpenOffice.org’s Calc.

In order to work with applications other than Microsoft Excel, we have removed or limited several helpful features. If you use Microsoft Excel, we recommend that you use either Option B or Option D instead.

DO NOT change the structure of the worksheets you download here. Please review the User Guide before using these spreadsheets. These workbooks are available in both XLSX and XLS format in case your spreadsheet program requires one or the other format.

XLSX:
Form 26
Form 26A
Form 25
Form 27

XLS:
Form 26
Form 26A
Form 25
Form 27
(12/03/2015)
User Guide

Submitting Your Report
User Guide

Submitting Your Report

Program Features