Oregon Pesticide Laws and
Safety Exam TEST Questions
WITH LATEST UPDATED
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
Pesticides - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔include herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, rodenticides, and many other
substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
General Use Pesticides - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔may be bought over the counter
without a pesticide license.
,Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔are a category of
products that pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the environment.
They can only be purchased by a person with a pesticide license; use
requires supervision by a licensed applicator.
Pesticide CERTIFICATION - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of demonstrating
a person knows how to handle and apply pesticides in a safe and
responsible manner. valid for up to five (5) years
Pesticide LICENSING - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process to obtain the actual
license that shows that
a person has met certification requirements to make specific pesticide
applications under that license.
PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔needed to
purchase, apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs)
on land in agricultural production that a person, or their employer owns,
leases, or rents. This includes farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses,
nurseries, orchards, etc.
, IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISED Pesticide TRAINEE LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔for individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or
Public Pesticide Applicator.
• Must be on-site at all times with the trainee when making pesticide
applications, and
• Be able to reach the trainee's location within five minutes.
• No required exam
Trainees may only make applications within their supervisor's categories.
• The supervising applicator is responsible for training the Immediately
Supervised Trainee
PESTICIDE APPRENTICE LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔individuals who
work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator.
• The supervising applicator does not need to be onsite when the
apprentice is making pesticide applications, BUT the apprentice must be
able to reach the supervising applicator at all times.
• The Pesticide Apprentice is not a certified applicator. In order to renew
this license, beyond the first year, the apprentice will need to attend eight
(8) hours of approved continuing education classes. The eight hours must
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Safety Exam TEST Questions
WITH LATEST UPDATED
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
Pesticides - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔include herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, rodenticides, and many other
substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
General Use Pesticides - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔may be bought over the counter
without a pesticide license.
,Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔are a category of
products that pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the environment.
They can only be purchased by a person with a pesticide license; use
requires supervision by a licensed applicator.
Pesticide CERTIFICATION - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of demonstrating
a person knows how to handle and apply pesticides in a safe and
responsible manner. valid for up to five (5) years
Pesticide LICENSING - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process to obtain the actual
license that shows that
a person has met certification requirements to make specific pesticide
applications under that license.
PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔needed to
purchase, apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs)
on land in agricultural production that a person, or their employer owns,
leases, or rents. This includes farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses,
nurseries, orchards, etc.
, IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISED Pesticide TRAINEE LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔for individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or
Public Pesticide Applicator.
• Must be on-site at all times with the trainee when making pesticide
applications, and
• Be able to reach the trainee's location within five minutes.
• No required exam
Trainees may only make applications within their supervisor's categories.
• The supervising applicator is responsible for training the Immediately
Supervised Trainee
PESTICIDE APPRENTICE LICENSE - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔individuals who
work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator.
• The supervising applicator does not need to be onsite when the
apprentice is making pesticide applications, BUT the apprentice must be
able to reach the supervising applicator at all times.
• The Pesticide Apprentice is not a certified applicator. In order to renew
this license, beyond the first year, the apprentice will need to attend eight
(8) hours of approved continuing education classes. The eight hours must
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
