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COLORADO QS/CO PESTICIDE
TEST 2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -
correct answer -Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing
pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or
dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide classifications? - correct answer
-General use and restricted use
General Use Pesticide - correct answer -Generally have a lower
toxicity and have less potential to harm humans or the
environment
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Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) - correct answer -Might result in
an unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the
environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Pesticide Registration - correct answer -Since 1988, the EPA has
been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and
must not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment when used in accordance with its approved label
directions and precautions.
4 types of pesticide registration - correct answer -Section 3 - full
federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
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Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label - correct
answer -Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions -
correct answer -Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
additional use during a short term pest management crisis in a
specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label -
correct answer -Colorado can register additional uses of a
federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific
area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
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Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides -
correct answer -Can register pesticides that have a very limited
set of active and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are
not required to have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order
to be sold and used in Colorado.
Certified Operator - correct answer -Individual who has been
recognized by the state, tribe, territory, or agency responsible for
regulating pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent
to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified operators - correct answer -Private
Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator - correct answer -Individual who uses or
supervises the use of RUPs in the production of agricultural
commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
COLORADO QS/CO PESTICIDE
TEST 2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -
correct answer -Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all existing
pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market, distribute, use, or
dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main pesticide classifications? - correct answer
-General use and restricted use
General Use Pesticide - correct answer -Generally have a lower
toxicity and have less potential to harm humans or the
environment
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Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) - correct answer -Might result in
an unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the
environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
Pesticide Registration - correct answer -Since 1988, the EPA has
been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and
must not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment when used in accordance with its approved label
directions and precautions.
4 types of pesticide registration - correct answer -Section 3 - full
federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
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Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label - correct
answer -Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions -
correct answer -Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
additional use during a short term pest management crisis in a
specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label -
correct answer -Colorado can register additional uses of a
federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific
area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
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Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides -
correct answer -Can register pesticides that have a very limited
set of active and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are
not required to have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order
to be sold and used in Colorado.
Certified Operator - correct answer -Individual who has been
recognized by the state, tribe, territory, or agency responsible for
regulating pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent
to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified operators - correct answer -Private
Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator - correct answer -Individual who uses or
supervises the use of RUPs in the production of agricultural
commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
