Colorado QS/CO Pesticide Test
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Laws that provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale,
and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing
pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or
dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide General use and restricted use
classifications?
Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential to harm
humans or the environment
General Use Pesticide
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
Might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health
and/or the environment
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs)
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and
Pesticide Registration must not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment when used in accordance with its approved label
directions and precautions.
Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
4 types of pesticide registration
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers
Pesticide Registration: Section 3
must follow.
- Full Federal Label
Most pesticides are registered this way
, Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional use
during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of
- Emergency Exemptions the product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed
pesticide.
Pesticide Registration: Section
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific
24c - Special Local Needs Label
area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and
inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to
Pesticide Registration: Section
have an EPA registration number.
25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order
to be sold and used in Colorado.
Individual who has been recognized by the state, tribe, territory,
or agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the
CDA) as being competent to use or supervise the use of
Certified Operator
restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified Private Applicators
operators Commercial Applicators
Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in the
Private certified operator production of agricultural commodities on land owned or rented
by him/her or his/her employer
Individual who engages in the business of applying pesticides or
Commercial certified operator
operating a device for hire.
Any person who in the course of conducting a business only in
Limited commercial operator or on property owned or leased by the person or the person's
employer is engaged in applying RUPs
FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards -
including determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
Food Quality Protection Act EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will
(FQPA) come to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed
to pesticides - cumulative effects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year
cycle.
Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality, local
Public operator
government, or political subdivision which applies RUPs
Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits, vegetables,
Pesticide Residues
grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or on each
Pesticide Residue Tolerance
treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide Exposure All possible sources of exposure to the same pesticide
Cumulative Pesticide Exposure Combined effect from multiple exposures to the same pesticide
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Laws that provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale,
and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing
pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or
dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide General use and restricted use
classifications?
Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential to harm
humans or the environment
General Use Pesticide
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
Might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health
and/or the environment
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs)
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and
Pesticide Registration must not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment when used in accordance with its approved label
directions and precautions.
Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
4 types of pesticide registration
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers
Pesticide Registration: Section 3
must follow.
- Full Federal Label
Most pesticides are registered this way
, Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional use
during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of
- Emergency Exemptions the product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed
pesticide.
Pesticide Registration: Section
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific
24c - Special Local Needs Label
area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active and
inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to
Pesticide Registration: Section
have an EPA registration number.
25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order
to be sold and used in Colorado.
Individual who has been recognized by the state, tribe, territory,
or agency responsible for regulating pesticides (in CO this is the
CDA) as being competent to use or supervise the use of
Certified Operator
restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified Private Applicators
operators Commercial Applicators
Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in the
Private certified operator production of agricultural commodities on land owned or rented
by him/her or his/her employer
Individual who engages in the business of applying pesticides or
Commercial certified operator
operating a device for hire.
Any person who in the course of conducting a business only in
Limited commercial operator or on property owned or leased by the person or the person's
employer is engaged in applying RUPs
FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards -
including determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
Food Quality Protection Act EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will
(FQPA) come to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed
to pesticides - cumulative effects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year
cycle.
Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality, local
Public operator
government, or political subdivision which applies RUPs
Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits, vegetables,
Pesticide Residues
grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or on each
Pesticide Residue Tolerance
treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide Exposure All possible sources of exposure to the same pesticide
Cumulative Pesticide Exposure Combined effect from multiple exposures to the same pesticide
