QAL - Qualified Applicator License Plant Agriculture Test
|| || || || || || || ||
with accurate detailed solutions
|| || ||
Venturi - ✔✔Used most often with systemic products, but can also work with contact
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
|| || || || || || || ||
County Agricultural Commissionersz - ✔✔Certify private pesticide applicators and
|| || || || || || || || ||
conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and regulations.
|| || || || || || || ||
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) - ✔✔Ensure the state's food
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive species, and promotes the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
California agricultural industry || ||
Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) - ✔✔Certifies and licenses structural pest
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
control applicators and conducts certain types of field enforcement of structural pest
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
control laws and regulations.
|| || ||
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease Section -
|| || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Certifies vector control pesticides applicators employed by a government vector
|| || || || || || || || || ||
control agency and develops vector control pest control study guides.
|| || || || || || || || ||
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) - ✔✔State lead agency for developing and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program. || || || || ||
The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide Regulation's
|| || || || || || || || || ||
regulations is that laws are || || || ||
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California legislature
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
,B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the Department
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
|| || || || || || ||
C. Supplements to federal regulations
|| || || ||
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out regulations signed
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
by the Governor - ✔✔B
|| || || ||
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
control laws and regulations?
|| || ||
A. Protecting workers from pesticide exposure
|| || || || ||
B. Providing proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides
|| || || || || || || ||
C. encouraging people to use more pesticides
|| || || || || ||
D. Protecting public health - ✔✔C
|| || || || ||
A coorperating agency that helps the DPR enfore pesticide use laws and regulations in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
California is the || || ||
A. County department of health
|| || || ||
B. State department of water resources
|| || || || ||
C. State department of labor
|| || || ||
D. County Agricultural Commissioner - ✔✔D
|| || || || ||
CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
A. Department of Pesticide Regulation
|| || || ||
B. Office of the Governor
|| || || ||
C. County Board of Supervisors
|| || || ||
D. California State Legislature - ✔✔A
|| || || || ||
,Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR - ✔✔Lists pesticides that are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
deemed as "california restricted materials". In section 6400.
|| || || || || || ||
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act - ✔✔Federal law that outlines the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
various types of pesticide product registrations and exemptions from registrations
|| || || || || || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 3 - ✔✔General pesticide product registration. Grants the EPA to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
register pesticide products with the corresponding labeling containing basic registered
|| || || || || || || || || ||
uses, use directions, requirements, and prohibitions.
|| || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 18 - ✔✔Emergency exemptions from registrations. Authorizes the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if the EPA
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
determines that emergency conditions exist. || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 24c - ✔✔Special local need registrations. Grants states pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
regulatory authority to issue a new use registration for a federally registered pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in subsection (c).
|| ||
Section 18 exemptions - ✔✔Specific
|| || || ||
Public Health ||
Quarantine
Crisis
Label - ✔✔Any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control directions,
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
requirements, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
|| || || || || || || || || ||
precautions. The label must appear on or be securely attached to the immediate
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pesticide product container or pest control device.
|| || || || || ||
, Labeling - ✔✔Incldues the label and all other written, printed, or graphic matter
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
accompanying the pesticide product container or device at any time. Can include the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
SDS or a commodity treatment schedule, WPS provisions of 40 CPR part 170.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Supplemental labeling - ✔✔EPA-approved written, printed, or graphic material
|| || || || || || || || ||
supplied by the pesticide manufacturer that provides additional product information
|| || || || || || || || || ||
not present on the current container label. The additional information may include
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
new application sites and rates, safety guidelines, Worker Protection Standard and
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
PPE requirements, and endangered species advisories.
|| || || || ||
When to read the pesticide labeling - ✔✔Before buying the pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Before mixing and applying the pesticide
|| || || || ||
When storing pesticides
|| ||
Before disposing of unused pesticide and empty containers.
|| || || || || || ||
Deviations from Labeling - ✔✔1. Decrease in rate per unit treated - decrease pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
2. Decrease in the concentration of the mixture applied - increase water
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
3. Increase in concentration as long as it corresponds with published
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
recommendations from UCs || || ||
4. Application at a frequency less than specified
|| || || || || || || ||
5. Use to control la target pest not listed on the labeling when the commodity or site is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
listed.
||
6. Use of any method of application not prohibited, provided other labeling directions
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
are followed.
|| ||
7. Tank-mixing with another pesticide or fertilizer
|| || || || || || ||
8. `Exceptions to or substitutions for PPE requirements.
|| || || || || || ||
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling?
|| || || || || || || || ||
|| || || || || || || ||
with accurate detailed solutions
|| || ||
Venturi - ✔✔Used most often with systemic products, but can also work with contact
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
|| || || || || || || ||
County Agricultural Commissionersz - ✔✔Certify private pesticide applicators and
|| || || || || || || || ||
conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and regulations.
|| || || || || || || ||
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) - ✔✔Ensure the state's food
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive species, and promotes the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
California agricultural industry || ||
Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) - ✔✔Certifies and licenses structural pest
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
control applicators and conducts certain types of field enforcement of structural pest
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
control laws and regulations.
|| || ||
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease Section -
|| || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Certifies vector control pesticides applicators employed by a government vector
|| || || || || || || || || ||
control agency and develops vector control pest control study guides.
|| || || || || || || || ||
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) - ✔✔State lead agency for developing and
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program. || || || || ||
The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide Regulation's
|| || || || || || || || || ||
regulations is that laws are || || || ||
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California legislature
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
,B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the Department
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
|| || || || || || ||
C. Supplements to federal regulations
|| || || ||
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out regulations signed
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
by the Governor - ✔✔B
|| || || ||
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
control laws and regulations?
|| || ||
A. Protecting workers from pesticide exposure
|| || || || ||
B. Providing proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides
|| || || || || || || ||
C. encouraging people to use more pesticides
|| || || || || ||
D. Protecting public health - ✔✔C
|| || || || ||
A coorperating agency that helps the DPR enfore pesticide use laws and regulations in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
California is the || || ||
A. County department of health
|| || || ||
B. State department of water resources
|| || || || ||
C. State department of labor
|| || || ||
D. County Agricultural Commissioner - ✔✔D
|| || || || ||
CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
A. Department of Pesticide Regulation
|| || || ||
B. Office of the Governor
|| || || ||
C. County Board of Supervisors
|| || || ||
D. California State Legislature - ✔✔A
|| || || || ||
,Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR - ✔✔Lists pesticides that are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
deemed as "california restricted materials". In section 6400.
|| || || || || || ||
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act - ✔✔Federal law that outlines the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
various types of pesticide product registrations and exemptions from registrations
|| || || || || || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 3 - ✔✔General pesticide product registration. Grants the EPA to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
register pesticide products with the corresponding labeling containing basic registered
|| || || || || || || || || ||
uses, use directions, requirements, and prohibitions.
|| || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 18 - ✔✔Emergency exemptions from registrations. Authorizes the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if the EPA
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
determines that emergency conditions exist. || || || ||
FIFRA - Section 24c - ✔✔Special local need registrations. Grants states pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
regulatory authority to issue a new use registration for a federally registered pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in subsection (c).
|| ||
Section 18 exemptions - ✔✔Specific
|| || || ||
Public Health ||
Quarantine
Crisis
Label - ✔✔Any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control directions,
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
requirements, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
|| || || || || || || || || ||
precautions. The label must appear on or be securely attached to the immediate
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pesticide product container or pest control device.
|| || || || || ||
, Labeling - ✔✔Incldues the label and all other written, printed, or graphic matter
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
accompanying the pesticide product container or device at any time. Can include the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
SDS or a commodity treatment schedule, WPS provisions of 40 CPR part 170.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Supplemental labeling - ✔✔EPA-approved written, printed, or graphic material
|| || || || || || || || ||
supplied by the pesticide manufacturer that provides additional product information
|| || || || || || || || || ||
not present on the current container label. The additional information may include
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
new application sites and rates, safety guidelines, Worker Protection Standard and
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
PPE requirements, and endangered species advisories.
|| || || || ||
When to read the pesticide labeling - ✔✔Before buying the pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Before mixing and applying the pesticide
|| || || || ||
When storing pesticides
|| ||
Before disposing of unused pesticide and empty containers.
|| || || || || || ||
Deviations from Labeling - ✔✔1. Decrease in rate per unit treated - decrease pesticide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
2. Decrease in the concentration of the mixture applied - increase water
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
3. Increase in concentration as long as it corresponds with published
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
recommendations from UCs || || ||
4. Application at a frequency less than specified
|| || || || || || || ||
5. Use to control la target pest not listed on the labeling when the commodity or site is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
listed.
||
6. Use of any method of application not prohibited, provided other labeling directions
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
are followed.
|| ||
7. Tank-mixing with another pesticide or fertilizer
|| || || || || || ||
8. `Exceptions to or substitutions for PPE requirements.
|| || || || || || ||
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling?
|| || || || || || || || ||
