OREGON PESTICIDE APPLICATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
FIFRA - ANSWER-The Federa Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Requires U.S. EPA register all pesticides
- Requires EPA to approve each use of pesticed and approve the product label
- Requires all registered pesticides be classified as either general-use or restricted-
use
- Requires users of restricted-use be certified or work under liscenced supervision
- Provides penalties for "use inconsistent with the labeling" of a pesticide.
FFDCA - ANSWER-The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938
- Under FFDCA, a certain amount of residue is allowed on food and feed crops after
harvest.
- The FFDCA created the FDA.
- The EPA sets the tolerance, but FDA is responsible for enforcement of tolerances.
- In Oregon, the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture Food Safety Division cooperates
with FDA to make sure that the pesticide residue on food crops and in milk are not
greater than the tolerance.
Residue - ANSWER-After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on
plants and produce.
Tolerance - ANSWER-The amount of legally permitted residue.
FAA - ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
- In charge of the rules for applying pesticides by airplane.
- FAA certifies commercial and private farm aircraft pilots.
- Pilots must have the correct pesticide liscense from Oregon Deparment of
Agriculture (ODA), before applying pesticides.
Label Directions - ANSWER-The Pesticide label is a legal document under both
federal and state laws. Anyone who applies a pesticide in a way that does not agree
with label directions is breaking the law.
Supplemental Labeling - ANSWER-You must have special labeling for uses that are
not stated on the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - ANSWER--Any pesticide that poses special risks, even
when used according to the label, is classified as a restricted-use pesticide (RUP).
- You must have a pesticide aapplicator license to buy or use a RUP or be working
under the supervision of someone who does.
General-Use Pesticide - ANSWER-- If a product's label does not state "restricted-use
pesticide," then it is a general-use pesticide.
, - General-use pesticides should not harm people, animals, or the environment when
used according to label directions.
3 types of pesticide registrations - ANSWER-Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - ANSWER-Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 634) and the Oregon Pesticide
Regulations are the main Pesticide Control laws. ORS 634 states that each pesticide
product distributed, sold or offered for sale in Oregon must be registered with ODA.
Each product must be registered every year. ODA registers products that the EPA
has registered first unser Section 3 of FIFRA.
Section 24(c) - ANSWER-Special Local Need
- If a pest causes serious damage to a crop and there is no pesticide that already is
registered to control it, section 24(c) of FIFRA allows states to give a Special Local
Need.
-24(c) may add sites, increase rates, or change the way to apply the pesticide.
These are different from the federally registered label.
- The person or group asking for a SLN registration must give specific data to ODA.
The data must show that the product will control the pest and not harm the treated
animals, plants, or crop. The pesticide must have an existing tolerance set by EPA.
- You must have the SLN label with you when you use a pesticide registered under
Section 24(c). If you do not have the label, you are breaking federal and state law.
Section 18 - ANSWER-Emergency Exemption
-Sometimes, there is a pest crisis for farmers.
1) A pest may invade a site for which there is no registered pesticide to control it.
2) The pest could cause farmers in the area serious economic loss.
3) There is a pesticide product that could control the pest, but it hasn't been
registered with EPA
4) There is nomother way to help control the pest.
- ODA must show EPA that this is a crisis and request permission for farmers to use
the unregistered pesticide. This is called an Emergency Exemption, and is permitted
under Section 18 of FIFRA.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 - ANSWER-ESA protects threatened and
endangered species.
Endangered Species- a plant or animal at risk of extinction
Extinction- means to die out forever
Threatened Species- a plant or animal soon to be endangered
Critical habitat-
2,4-D - ANSWER-- Foliar-Applied
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
FIFRA - ANSWER-The Federa Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Requires U.S. EPA register all pesticides
- Requires EPA to approve each use of pesticed and approve the product label
- Requires all registered pesticides be classified as either general-use or restricted-
use
- Requires users of restricted-use be certified or work under liscenced supervision
- Provides penalties for "use inconsistent with the labeling" of a pesticide.
FFDCA - ANSWER-The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938
- Under FFDCA, a certain amount of residue is allowed on food and feed crops after
harvest.
- The FFDCA created the FDA.
- The EPA sets the tolerance, but FDA is responsible for enforcement of tolerances.
- In Oregon, the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture Food Safety Division cooperates
with FDA to make sure that the pesticide residue on food crops and in milk are not
greater than the tolerance.
Residue - ANSWER-After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on
plants and produce.
Tolerance - ANSWER-The amount of legally permitted residue.
FAA - ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
- In charge of the rules for applying pesticides by airplane.
- FAA certifies commercial and private farm aircraft pilots.
- Pilots must have the correct pesticide liscense from Oregon Deparment of
Agriculture (ODA), before applying pesticides.
Label Directions - ANSWER-The Pesticide label is a legal document under both
federal and state laws. Anyone who applies a pesticide in a way that does not agree
with label directions is breaking the law.
Supplemental Labeling - ANSWER-You must have special labeling for uses that are
not stated on the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - ANSWER--Any pesticide that poses special risks, even
when used according to the label, is classified as a restricted-use pesticide (RUP).
- You must have a pesticide aapplicator license to buy or use a RUP or be working
under the supervision of someone who does.
General-Use Pesticide - ANSWER-- If a product's label does not state "restricted-use
pesticide," then it is a general-use pesticide.
, - General-use pesticides should not harm people, animals, or the environment when
used according to label directions.
3 types of pesticide registrations - ANSWER-Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - ANSWER-Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 634) and the Oregon Pesticide
Regulations are the main Pesticide Control laws. ORS 634 states that each pesticide
product distributed, sold or offered for sale in Oregon must be registered with ODA.
Each product must be registered every year. ODA registers products that the EPA
has registered first unser Section 3 of FIFRA.
Section 24(c) - ANSWER-Special Local Need
- If a pest causes serious damage to a crop and there is no pesticide that already is
registered to control it, section 24(c) of FIFRA allows states to give a Special Local
Need.
-24(c) may add sites, increase rates, or change the way to apply the pesticide.
These are different from the federally registered label.
- The person or group asking for a SLN registration must give specific data to ODA.
The data must show that the product will control the pest and not harm the treated
animals, plants, or crop. The pesticide must have an existing tolerance set by EPA.
- You must have the SLN label with you when you use a pesticide registered under
Section 24(c). If you do not have the label, you are breaking federal and state law.
Section 18 - ANSWER-Emergency Exemption
-Sometimes, there is a pest crisis for farmers.
1) A pest may invade a site for which there is no registered pesticide to control it.
2) The pest could cause farmers in the area serious economic loss.
3) There is a pesticide product that could control the pest, but it hasn't been
registered with EPA
4) There is nomother way to help control the pest.
- ODA must show EPA that this is a crisis and request permission for farmers to use
the unregistered pesticide. This is called an Emergency Exemption, and is permitted
under Section 18 of FIFRA.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 - ANSWER-ESA protects threatened and
endangered species.
Endangered Species- a plant or animal at risk of extinction
Extinction- means to die out forever
Threatened Species- a plant or animal soon to be endangered
Critical habitat-
2,4-D - ANSWER-- Foliar-Applied
