Pesticide Use Enforcement CDFA
Exam
The difference between California's laws and the Department of Pesticide Regulation's
regulations is that laws are ________. - answer Passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations? - answer Encouraging people to use more pesticides
A cooperating agency that helps the Department of Pesticide Regulation enforce
pesticide use laws and regulations in California is the ________. - answer County
Agricultural Commissioner
County Agricultural Commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with
the approval of the ________. - answer Department of Pesticide Regulation
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling? - answerThe federal
Worker Protection Standard
When a Pesticide Registrant allows a pesticide product registration to lapse, Pest
Control Dealers __________. - answerCan sell and deliver the pesticide product for two
years
When a pesticide product registration is cancelled, the sale and use of this product
__________. - answerMay continue under conditions imposed by the regulatory agency
responsible for the cancellation
A Special Local Need registration (SLN) allows ________. - answerUses of pesticides
for crops or sites not listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued
Which of the following is considered a labeling booklet? - answerA pamphlet containing
use directions and restrictions that is attached to the containers
On pesticide labeling the signal word ________. - answerSignifies the relative acute
toxicity of the pesticide product
The precautionary statements section of pesticide labeling contains information about
the ________. - answerHazards to people and domestic animals
Making an application of a pesticide product at a lower rate than specified in labeling
directions is _________. - answerAlways allowed
,Exceeding the maximum application rate of a pesticide product as per its labeling is
_________. - answerIllegal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may classify a pesticide as a restricted use
pesticide if it ________. - answerPresents a significant dermal hazard to applicators
Any person in California who applies or supervises the application of a restricted
material must? - answerBe a certified commercial or private applicator
Which two documents must Pest Control Businesses have available when making an
agricultural use application of a pesticide that requires a permit? - answerCopies of the
written pest control recommendation or grower's work order and the current restricted
materials permit
An application for a restricted material permit for non-agricultural use must include the
_______. - answerCriteria for determining the need for the pesticide application
Restricted material permits for agricultural use must be ____________. - answerSite
and time specific
Which of the following is not required information on a Notice of Intent? - answerA
signed statement releasing the property owner or operator of the property from liability
Certain pesticides may be exempt from permit requirements in California if the
Department of Pesticide Regulation determines that the pesticide _________. -
answerRequires no further restrictions beyond those imposed by federal regulations
and the label
Which of the following pest control activities requires a Department of Pesticide
Regulation Pest Control Business License? - answerControl of tree pests
Which of the following qualifications must a person have to be responsible for the pest
control operations of a Pest Control Business? - answerQualified Applicator License
A Pest Control Business that has one or more employees must have ______. -
answerWorkers' compensation insurance
A Pest Control Business must be registered with the _________. - answerCounty
Agricultural Commissioner in each county where the business operates
Which type of pesticide application is covered under the provisions of a Maintenance
Gardener Pest Control Business License? - answerApplications incidental to
maintaining ornamental plants in a shopping mall
, A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for a person or business who _______. -
answerHas a Pest Control Business License and sells only pesticides they apply
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible for
__________. - answerActively supervising all operations conducted at the Pest Control
Dealer's location
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture" category
CANNOT _____. - answerSell or supervise people who sell agricultural pesticides
An Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License is required if you ________. -
answerSolicit pest control services or pesticide sales for agricultural uses
The specific application information that an operator of the property producing an
agricultural commodity must provide to handlers at a central location include all the
following EXCEPT the _________. - answerIdentification of the treated area
Which of the following is NOT one of the handler employee training requirements? -
answerThe location of pesticide purchase receipts
Engineering controls for handling pesticides include _________. - answerClosed mixing
systems
Pesticide handler safety training for employees must be completed before ________. -
answerEmployees are allowed to handle any pesticide
How often must handlers receive pesticide safety training? - answerEvery year
Which of the following qualifications enables a person to train pesticide handler
employees in commercial or research production of an agricultural plant commodity? -
answerA California Certified Private Applicator
Which of the following symptoms would NOT be reasonable grounds to suspect the
possibility of a pesticide illness or injury? - answerScratches on the arms or hands
Employers must maintain employee-handler use records that identify the employee, the
name of the pesticide, and the date of handling for which of the following scenarios? -
answerThe pesticide contains an organophosphate compound with the signal word
"DANGER" or "WARNING" and is used for research production of an agricultural plant
commodity
Employers that have employees who handle organophosphate pesticides in an
agricultural plant production operation must have a signed written agreement from a
doctor for medical supervision if ________. - answerThe employee regularly handle
organophosphate pesticides with the signal words "DANGER" or "WARNING"
Exam
The difference between California's laws and the Department of Pesticide Regulation's
regulations is that laws are ________. - answer Passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations? - answer Encouraging people to use more pesticides
A cooperating agency that helps the Department of Pesticide Regulation enforce
pesticide use laws and regulations in California is the ________. - answer County
Agricultural Commissioner
County Agricultural Commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with
the approval of the ________. - answer Department of Pesticide Regulation
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling? - answerThe federal
Worker Protection Standard
When a Pesticide Registrant allows a pesticide product registration to lapse, Pest
Control Dealers __________. - answerCan sell and deliver the pesticide product for two
years
When a pesticide product registration is cancelled, the sale and use of this product
__________. - answerMay continue under conditions imposed by the regulatory agency
responsible for the cancellation
A Special Local Need registration (SLN) allows ________. - answerUses of pesticides
for crops or sites not listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued
Which of the following is considered a labeling booklet? - answerA pamphlet containing
use directions and restrictions that is attached to the containers
On pesticide labeling the signal word ________. - answerSignifies the relative acute
toxicity of the pesticide product
The precautionary statements section of pesticide labeling contains information about
the ________. - answerHazards to people and domestic animals
Making an application of a pesticide product at a lower rate than specified in labeling
directions is _________. - answerAlways allowed
,Exceeding the maximum application rate of a pesticide product as per its labeling is
_________. - answerIllegal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may classify a pesticide as a restricted use
pesticide if it ________. - answerPresents a significant dermal hazard to applicators
Any person in California who applies or supervises the application of a restricted
material must? - answerBe a certified commercial or private applicator
Which two documents must Pest Control Businesses have available when making an
agricultural use application of a pesticide that requires a permit? - answerCopies of the
written pest control recommendation or grower's work order and the current restricted
materials permit
An application for a restricted material permit for non-agricultural use must include the
_______. - answerCriteria for determining the need for the pesticide application
Restricted material permits for agricultural use must be ____________. - answerSite
and time specific
Which of the following is not required information on a Notice of Intent? - answerA
signed statement releasing the property owner or operator of the property from liability
Certain pesticides may be exempt from permit requirements in California if the
Department of Pesticide Regulation determines that the pesticide _________. -
answerRequires no further restrictions beyond those imposed by federal regulations
and the label
Which of the following pest control activities requires a Department of Pesticide
Regulation Pest Control Business License? - answerControl of tree pests
Which of the following qualifications must a person have to be responsible for the pest
control operations of a Pest Control Business? - answerQualified Applicator License
A Pest Control Business that has one or more employees must have ______. -
answerWorkers' compensation insurance
A Pest Control Business must be registered with the _________. - answerCounty
Agricultural Commissioner in each county where the business operates
Which type of pesticide application is covered under the provisions of a Maintenance
Gardener Pest Control Business License? - answerApplications incidental to
maintaining ornamental plants in a shopping mall
, A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for a person or business who _______. -
answerHas a Pest Control Business License and sells only pesticides they apply
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible for
__________. - answerActively supervising all operations conducted at the Pest Control
Dealer's location
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture" category
CANNOT _____. - answerSell or supervise people who sell agricultural pesticides
An Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License is required if you ________. -
answerSolicit pest control services or pesticide sales for agricultural uses
The specific application information that an operator of the property producing an
agricultural commodity must provide to handlers at a central location include all the
following EXCEPT the _________. - answerIdentification of the treated area
Which of the following is NOT one of the handler employee training requirements? -
answerThe location of pesticide purchase receipts
Engineering controls for handling pesticides include _________. - answerClosed mixing
systems
Pesticide handler safety training for employees must be completed before ________. -
answerEmployees are allowed to handle any pesticide
How often must handlers receive pesticide safety training? - answerEvery year
Which of the following qualifications enables a person to train pesticide handler
employees in commercial or research production of an agricultural plant commodity? -
answerA California Certified Private Applicator
Which of the following symptoms would NOT be reasonable grounds to suspect the
possibility of a pesticide illness or injury? - answerScratches on the arms or hands
Employers must maintain employee-handler use records that identify the employee, the
name of the pesticide, and the date of handling for which of the following scenarios? -
answerThe pesticide contains an organophosphate compound with the signal word
"DANGER" or "WARNING" and is used for research production of an agricultural plant
commodity
Employers that have employees who handle organophosphate pesticides in an
agricultural plant production operation must have a signed written agreement from a
doctor for medical supervision if ________. - answerThe employee regularly handle
organophosphate pesticides with the signal words "DANGER" or "WARNING"
