La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXV-121

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXV-121 - Wood Destroying Insect Report

A. A wood destroying insect report approved by the commission shall be issued only for inspections made to determine the presence of wood destroying insects for acts of sale or refinance of structures.

1. A wood destroying insect report shall not be renewable or issued for any other purposes, and shall not provide a guarantee to repair damage caused by wood destroying insects.

2. No licensee, pest control operator, or any person employed or supervised by a licensee or pest control operator, either before or after issuing a wood destroying insect report, shall represent, orally or in writing, to any customer or potential customer that if wood destroying insects are discovered more than 90 days after the date of the WDIR inspection the licensee or pest control operator will treat the property at no cost or repair any damage caused by the wood destroying insects.

B. A wood destroying insect report shall be issued by a person who is licensed by the commission in termite control or a certified WDIR technician who is working under the supervision of a person who is licensed by the commission in termite control. The report shall carry a guarantee that the property will be treated without charge should live subterranean termites covered by the report be found in any readily accessible area within 90 days from the date of inspection.

1. A contract approved by the commission shall be issued on date of treatment.

2. This contract shall be reported to the commission and a fee paid as required by the Structural Pest Control Law.

C. Regulations for completing wood destroying insect reports LPCA-143 WDIR without the arbitration clause and 143 A. with the arbitration clause. The following numbered sections correspond to the numbered sections on WDIR Form LPCA 143 and 143 A. LPCA 143 and 143 A shall be completed as follows.

1. Enter HUD/FHA/VA Case number (if available).

2. Enter date of structure(s) inspection.

A. Enter name of inspection company.

B. Enter address (including street, city, state, and zip code) of inspection company.

C. Enter telephone number (include area code) of inspection company.

4. Enter pest control inspector license number.

A. Enter name and address of property owner\seller at the time of inspection.

B. Enter address of property inspected (including street, city, state, and zip code).

C. List only structures located at address in 5B that are part of this report.

D. Information only. This area shall not be checked, circled or marked in any way.

6. If any areas of the structure(s) were obstructed or inaccessible mark box YES. If no, mark box NO.

7. Check the appropriate block as to the construction of the structure(s) inspected. More than one block can be checked.

A. Check this block only when there is no visible evidence of wood destroying insects in accessible areas on the structure(s) inspected. Evidence includes but is not limited to: live or dead wood destroying insects, wood destroying insect parts, shelter tubes, shelter tube stains, frass, exit holes or damaged wood due to wood destroying insects.

B. Check this block if evidence of wood destroying insects is observed. Evidence includes but is not limited to: live or dead wood destroying insects, wood destroying insect parts, shelter tubes, shelter tube stains, frass, exit holes or evidence of damage due to wood destroying insects. If live wood destroying insects are observed, identify and list the insect(s) observed and the location(s) in this Section.

C. Check this box if visible evidence of damage due to wood destroying insects was observed. Evidence of damage is defined as obvious feeding or removal of wood by wood destroying insects including "etching" or "scabbing" marks on the wood surface(s). Identify the wood destroying insect and list the location(s) of evidence of damage caused by wood destroying insects in this Section.

D. Treatment was or will be performed by inspection company? YES or No; If YES, explain as follows:

a. Inspecting company with a current treatment contract on the structure(s) inspected: list the original treatment date for all structures treated and the contract type.

b. Inspecting company without a current treatment contract on the structure(s) inspected: list the structure(s) to be treated and the type of treatment and contract.

9. Additional comments shall not contain language that extends the time for treatment contained in the WDIR should termites be discovered, that provides for or incorporates documents that provide inspection guarantees, damage repair guarantees or treatment guarantees, or that amends, modifies, or deletes any terms and conditions of the WDIR. (If necessary, continue on reverse side.)

10. Make no marks in this section.

11. Do not mark in this section.

a. If any of the conditions listed in this paragraph on the WDIR (LPCA 143 & 143 A) are present under or to within 12 inches of the inspected structure(s), list them in section #10 of this report.

12. Signature and registration\licensee number of inspector conducting the inspection.

13. Enter date of inspector signature.

14. Enter name of person requesting the WDIR (if available).

15. Enter name of person WDIR received by (if available).

16. Title of person in Number 15 (if available).

17. Date of signature of Number 15 (if available).

D. Minimum Specifications for conducting a Wood Destroying Insect Report

1. No person shall conduct a WDIR inspection unless that person is properly licensed in termite control or is a certified WDIR technician.

2. Persons described in LAC 7:XXIII.121.D.1 shall inspect all unobstructed or accessible areas including but not limited to bath traps with visible access, crawl spaces of raised pier construction, and attics having a permanent ladder or staircase specifically to provide access to the attic.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXV-121

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 12:285 (May 1986), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 23:856 (July 1997), LR 24:631 (April 1998), LR 25:235 (February 1999), LR 25:829 (May 1999), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, LR 31:26 (January 2005), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 32:797 (May 2006), repromulgated LR 32:1017 (June 2006), amended LR 37:282 (January 2011), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 39:301 (February 2013), LR 39:3238 (December 2013), Amended by LR 461542 (11/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366 and 3:3670.