FLORIDA CORE PESTICIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
FDACS - ANS A state agency that enforces the provisions of FIFRA and the Florida Pesticide
Law.
Responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator licensing.
FIFRA - ANS Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the
overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
Limited Certification - ANS A designation on a license issued under the Structural Pest Control
Act that enables the licensee to apply pesticides only under certain prescribed circumstances.
Ordinance - ANS Laws developed by local government. Enforced by city or county.
EPA - ANS Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products.
Classifications - ANS All pesticides are classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and
environmental effects.
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, Two main classifications: - ANS Unclassified use (general use) and restricted use
RUP - ANS Sold to only certified and licensed applicators
Types of applicators: - ANS Private, Public, and commercial
Private Applicator - ANS A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any
restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity on his/her land..
Public Applicator - ANS Any applicator employed by a federal, state, city, or other local
agency or government entity.
Commercial Applicator - ANS A certified applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other
than for agricultural production on private property.
Section III FIFRA - ANS Federal registration of pesticide
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - ANS uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued.
Section 24
Emergency Exemption - ANS a section 18 exemption that allows the sale and use of a
registered pesticide product for a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period if no
feasible alternative is available
EUP - ANS Environmental use permit needed for testing product on locations larger that 10
acres
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
FDACS - ANS A state agency that enforces the provisions of FIFRA and the Florida Pesticide
Law.
Responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator licensing.
FIFRA - ANS Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the
overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
Limited Certification - ANS A designation on a license issued under the Structural Pest Control
Act that enables the licensee to apply pesticides only under certain prescribed circumstances.
Ordinance - ANS Laws developed by local government. Enforced by city or county.
EPA - ANS Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products.
Classifications - ANS All pesticides are classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and
environmental effects.
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, Two main classifications: - ANS Unclassified use (general use) and restricted use
RUP - ANS Sold to only certified and licensed applicators
Types of applicators: - ANS Private, Public, and commercial
Private Applicator - ANS A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any
restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity on his/her land..
Public Applicator - ANS Any applicator employed by a federal, state, city, or other local
agency or government entity.
Commercial Applicator - ANS A certified applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other
than for agricultural production on private property.
Section III FIFRA - ANS Federal registration of pesticide
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - ANS uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued.
Section 24
Emergency Exemption - ANS a section 18 exemption that allows the sale and use of a
registered pesticide product for a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period if no
feasible alternative is available
EUP - ANS Environmental use permit needed for testing product on locations larger that 10
acres
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