Oregon Pesticide Laws and Safety Exam
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1. Pesticides: Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
2. General Use Pesticides: Can be bought over the counter without a pesticide license.
3. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs): Products that pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the
environment. Can only be purchased with a pesticide license and require the use of supervision by a licensed applicator.
only for uses covered by applicators certifications.
4. Pesticide Certification: The testing process that determines an applicator meets certification require-
ments to make pesticide applications.
5. pesticide licensing: obtaining the actual license for application, this is needed to operate as an applicator and
applications cannot be made until the license is issued.
6. private pesticide applicator license: needed to purchase, apply, or supervise the use of RUPs on land that a
person or their employer owns, leases, or rents. can include farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses, orchards, etc. can only be
used on farm crops or products. must take private pesticide applicator exam.
7. Immediately Supervised Pesticide Trainee License: can only work under a supervising
licensed pesticide applicator. supervisor must be on site at all times during application, and the supervisor must be able to come to
the place you are applying within 5 minutes.
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, 8. Commercial Pesticide Applicator License: allows the application of pesticides on land owned
by other people when working for a commercial pesticide operator. Can supervise trainees. requires laws and safety examination,
plus specific endorsements related to your work. must be renewed every year, expiring on December 31st.
9. Public Pesticide Applicator License: required for pesticide application for any publicly owned
and/or operated company such as schools, telephone, electricity department, etc. Can supervise trainees. Cannot function as
commercial applicators. Must pass laws and safety plus endorsements, license must be renewed every year, expiring on Dec.
31st.
10. Pesticide Apprentice License: For individuals being supervised by a licensed applicator. the appli-
cator does not need to be on site, but must be contactable at any time. Not a certified applicator, cannot purchase RUPs. Must attend
8 hours of continuing education classes, including 4 hours of CORE credits to recertify. Must take Laws and Safety exam
11. Pesticide Consultant license: For someone supplying technical information on the application of
pesticides, not an applicator license. Must take Pesticide Consultant exam.
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, 12. Aerial pesticide applicator license: For pesticide applications by aircraft, including UAVs. Must also have a
Commercial, public or private applicator license. 50 or more hours of aerial application experience is required to apply. Must
take the aerial applicator exam.
13. Pesticide dealer license: required for each pesticide sales facility that sells, otters for sale, handles,
displays, or distributes RUPs to pesticide users. Must prepare and maintain sales and distribution records for all RUPs for 3 years.
No required exam
14. one year annual licenses: commercial, public, apprentice, aerial, consultants,
15. 5 year license: private applicator
16. certification periods: for yearly licenses, any license applied for before Nov. 17th expires on Dec. 31st of that year.
From Nov. 17th until the end of the year, any license applied for expires on Dec 31st of the following year.
17. ODA: Oregon department of Agriculture
18. 3 core activities of the ODA: Register pesticides, and ensure the safe use through education and assistance;
certify and license pesticide applicators, etc; carry out enforcement activities regarding licensing, pesticide sales and distribution, and
pesticide use; pollinator protection
19. FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and rodenticide act. allows the EPA to monitor/regulate all pesticide
production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides. Makes the EPA responsible for registering or authorizing products
for sale/distribution/use.
20. EPA Authority under FIFRA: impose civil or criminal penalties on a person who commits unlawful
acts listed in FIFRA, stop the sale of a pesticide, issue removal orders and seize products it deems are risks, reevaluate older pesticides
to ensure they meet new safety standards, implement certification programs for applicators of RUPs, protect agricultural workers
and pesticide handlers from exposure
21. violations under FIFRA: -distributing unregistered pesticide
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Questions and Answers Latest 2025/2026
(100% SOLVED)
1. Pesticides: Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
2. General Use Pesticides: Can be bought over the counter without a pesticide license.
3. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs): Products that pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the
environment. Can only be purchased with a pesticide license and require the use of supervision by a licensed applicator.
only for uses covered by applicators certifications.
4. Pesticide Certification: The testing process that determines an applicator meets certification require-
ments to make pesticide applications.
5. pesticide licensing: obtaining the actual license for application, this is needed to operate as an applicator and
applications cannot be made until the license is issued.
6. private pesticide applicator license: needed to purchase, apply, or supervise the use of RUPs on land that a
person or their employer owns, leases, or rents. can include farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses, orchards, etc. can only be
used on farm crops or products. must take private pesticide applicator exam.
7. Immediately Supervised Pesticide Trainee License: can only work under a supervising
licensed pesticide applicator. supervisor must be on site at all times during application, and the supervisor must be able to come to
the place you are applying within 5 minutes.
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, 8. Commercial Pesticide Applicator License: allows the application of pesticides on land owned
by other people when working for a commercial pesticide operator. Can supervise trainees. requires laws and safety examination,
plus specific endorsements related to your work. must be renewed every year, expiring on December 31st.
9. Public Pesticide Applicator License: required for pesticide application for any publicly owned
and/or operated company such as schools, telephone, electricity department, etc. Can supervise trainees. Cannot function as
commercial applicators. Must pass laws and safety plus endorsements, license must be renewed every year, expiring on Dec.
31st.
10. Pesticide Apprentice License: For individuals being supervised by a licensed applicator. the appli-
cator does not need to be on site, but must be contactable at any time. Not a certified applicator, cannot purchase RUPs. Must attend
8 hours of continuing education classes, including 4 hours of CORE credits to recertify. Must take Laws and Safety exam
11. Pesticide Consultant license: For someone supplying technical information on the application of
pesticides, not an applicator license. Must take Pesticide Consultant exam.
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, 12. Aerial pesticide applicator license: For pesticide applications by aircraft, including UAVs. Must also have a
Commercial, public or private applicator license. 50 or more hours of aerial application experience is required to apply. Must
take the aerial applicator exam.
13. Pesticide dealer license: required for each pesticide sales facility that sells, otters for sale, handles,
displays, or distributes RUPs to pesticide users. Must prepare and maintain sales and distribution records for all RUPs for 3 years.
No required exam
14. one year annual licenses: commercial, public, apprentice, aerial, consultants,
15. 5 year license: private applicator
16. certification periods: for yearly licenses, any license applied for before Nov. 17th expires on Dec. 31st of that year.
From Nov. 17th until the end of the year, any license applied for expires on Dec 31st of the following year.
17. ODA: Oregon department of Agriculture
18. 3 core activities of the ODA: Register pesticides, and ensure the safe use through education and assistance;
certify and license pesticide applicators, etc; carry out enforcement activities regarding licensing, pesticide sales and distribution, and
pesticide use; pollinator protection
19. FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and rodenticide act. allows the EPA to monitor/regulate all pesticide
production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides. Makes the EPA responsible for registering or authorizing products
for sale/distribution/use.
20. EPA Authority under FIFRA: impose civil or criminal penalties on a person who commits unlawful
acts listed in FIFRA, stop the sale of a pesticide, issue removal orders and seize products it deems are risks, reevaluate older pesticides
to ensure they meet new safety standards, implement certification programs for applicators of RUPs, protect agricultural workers
and pesticide handlers from exposure
21. violations under FIFRA: -distributing unregistered pesticide
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