Pesticide Regulation Licensing Exam |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
The Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) mission
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
*To protect human health and the environment by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulating pesticide sales and use and by fostering|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reduced-risk pest management. |\ |\
*DPR's strict oversight begins with pesticide product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
evaluation and registration and continues through |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
statewide licensing of commercial applicators, dealers,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consultants, and other pesticide professionals; evaluation |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of health impacts of pesticides through illness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
surveillance and risk assessment; environmental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
monitoring of air, water, and soil; feld enforcement (with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the County Agricultural Commissioners) of laws regulating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide use; residue testing of fresh produce; and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
encouraging development and adoption of least-toxic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pest management practices through incentives and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
grants.
*DPR is one of six boards, departments, and offces within
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the California Environmental Protection Agency
|\ |\ |\ |\
,The Purposes of Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regulations
1. Provide for the proper, safe, and effective use of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticides used in the production of food and fiber and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the protection of public health and safety
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Protect the environment from environmentally harmful
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or controlling their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
uses
3. Assure that agricultural and pest control workers have
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
safe working conditions where pesticides are present
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Authorize pest control and make sure that it is done by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competent, responsible licensees and permittees under
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
strict control of the Department of Pesticide Regulation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and the County Agricultural Commissioners
|\ |\ |\ |\
5. Assure applicators, consumers, and other users that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the pesticides they use are properly labeled and are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate for the uses designated on the labeling |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6. Encourage the development and implementation of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
integrated pest management systems, stressing the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
integration of biological and cultural pest control
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
techniques with the use of selective pesticides, when
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,these are necessary, to achieve acceptable levels of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
control with the least possible harm to non-target
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
organisms and the environment. |\ |\ |\
In what publication are the state's pesticide use laws
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
located? In what publication are the regulations located?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Pesticide Use Laws: |\ |\
Regulations:
What are the roles of the Department of Pesticide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regulation (DPR) and the California Agricultural
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Commissioners in regards to pesticide use laws and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulations?
Department of Pesticide Regulation - regulation, use & |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laws (i.e. certifying and licensing individuals/businesses)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
California Agricultural Commissioners - certify private
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide applicators and conduct local enforcement of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide use laws (for agricultural use, residential, non-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
agricultural use, structural use) |\ |\ |\
, The difference between California's laws and the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Department of Pesticide Regulation's regulations is that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laws are ____________________.
|\ |\
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?
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. 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 ____________. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
County Agricultural Commissioner
|\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
The Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) mission
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
*To protect human health and the environment by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulating pesticide sales and use and by fostering|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reduced-risk pest management. |\ |\
*DPR's strict oversight begins with pesticide product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
evaluation and registration and continues through |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
statewide licensing of commercial applicators, dealers,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consultants, and other pesticide professionals; evaluation |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of health impacts of pesticides through illness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
surveillance and risk assessment; environmental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
monitoring of air, water, and soil; feld enforcement (with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the County Agricultural Commissioners) of laws regulating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide use; residue testing of fresh produce; and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
encouraging development and adoption of least-toxic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pest management practices through incentives and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
grants.
*DPR is one of six boards, departments, and offces within
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the California Environmental Protection Agency
|\ |\ |\ |\
,The Purposes of Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regulations
1. Provide for the proper, safe, and effective use of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticides used in the production of food and fiber and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the protection of public health and safety
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Protect the environment from environmentally harmful
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or controlling their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
uses
3. Assure that agricultural and pest control workers have
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
safe working conditions where pesticides are present
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Authorize pest control and make sure that it is done by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competent, responsible licensees and permittees under
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
strict control of the Department of Pesticide Regulation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and the County Agricultural Commissioners
|\ |\ |\ |\
5. Assure applicators, consumers, and other users that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the pesticides they use are properly labeled and are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate for the uses designated on the labeling |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6. Encourage the development and implementation of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
integrated pest management systems, stressing the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
integration of biological and cultural pest control
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
techniques with the use of selective pesticides, when
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,these are necessary, to achieve acceptable levels of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
control with the least possible harm to non-target
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
organisms and the environment. |\ |\ |\
In what publication are the state's pesticide use laws
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
located? In what publication are the regulations located?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Pesticide Use Laws: |\ |\
Regulations:
What are the roles of the Department of Pesticide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regulation (DPR) and the California Agricultural
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Commissioners in regards to pesticide use laws and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulations?
Department of Pesticide Regulation - regulation, use & |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laws (i.e. certifying and licensing individuals/businesses)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
California Agricultural Commissioners - certify private
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide applicators and conduct local enforcement of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pesticide use laws (for agricultural use, residential, non-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
agricultural use, structural use) |\ |\ |\
, The difference between California's laws and the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Department of Pesticide Regulation's regulations is that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laws are ____________________.
|\ |\
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?
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. 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 ____________. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
County Agricultural Commissioner
|\ |\
