QAC EXAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2025/2026 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
The difference between laws and regulations is
■ a. laws are passed by county agricultural
commissioners and regulations are passed by
the California legislature
■ b.laws are statutes passed by the California
legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws
■ c. laws are supplements to federal regulations
■ d.laws are adopted by the Director of DPR to
carry out regulations signed by the Governor - (Answer) -b. laws are statutes passed
by the California
legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of
California's pesticide and pest control laws and
regulations?
■ a. to protect workers from pesticide exposure
■ b.to provide for proper, safe, and efficient use
of pesticides
■ c. to encourage people to use more pesticides
■ d.to encourage the development and implementation
of integrated pest management
systems - (Answer) -c. to encourage people to use more pesticides
,3. Which agency cooperates with DPR to enforce
pesticide laws in California?
■ a. the University of California
■ b.the Department of Health Services
■ c. the Department of Labor
■ d.the Department of Consumer Affairs - (Answer) -d. the Department of
Consumer Affairs
Agricultural commissioners may adopt supplemental
pesticide regulations if they are approved by
■ a. the Director of DPR
■ b.the Governor
■ c. the County Board of Supervisors
■ d.the U.S. EPA - (Answer) -a. the Director of DPR
Which of the following could be considered part
of a pesticide label?
■ a. a spray nozzle catalog
■ b.the manufacturer's advertisement in a
grower magazine
■ c. the Federal Worker Protection Standard
■ d.a written recommendation from a licensed
Pest Control Adviser - (Answer) -c. the Federal Worker Protection Standard
,When a manufacturer allows the registration of
its pesticide product to lapse, pesticide dealers
who sell this product
■ a. must immediately return all unsold
product to the manufacture
■ b.may lawfully sell and deliver the product
for two years
■ c. must recall all of the product in the
possession of end users
■ d.may lawfully sell and deliver all remaining
product for as many years as it takes - (Answer) -b. may lawfully sell and deliver the
product
for two years
When the registration of a pesticide product has
been cancelled, the sale and use of this product
■ a. may always continue until supplies are
exhausted
■ b.may continue if the regulatory agency
provides for a specified period allowing
for its sale and use
■ c. will always be allowed for two years from
the date of cancellation
■ d.will never be allowed by regulatory
agencies under any circumstance - (Answer) -b.may continue if the regulatory agency
, provides for a specified period allowing
for its sale and use
An Emergency Exemption from Registration allows a
pesticide product to be used for a
■ a. specific nonregistered purpose for an
unlimited amount of time
■ b. non-specified purpose for a specific
amount of time
■ c. specific nonregistered purpose for a
specified time
■ d.non-specified purpose for an unlimited
amount of time - (Answer) -a. specific nonregistered purpose for a
specified time
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows
■ a. growers to apply the pesticide to any crop
as long as the SLN is valid in the grower's
state
■ b. supplemental uses of the pesticide
uniformly throughout the U.S.
■ c. uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
on the label
■ d.any feasible use of the pesticide in the
specified local area - (Answer) -c. uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
2025/2026 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
The difference between laws and regulations is
■ a. laws are passed by county agricultural
commissioners and regulations are passed by
the California legislature
■ b.laws are statutes passed by the California
legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws
■ c. laws are supplements to federal regulations
■ d.laws are adopted by the Director of DPR to
carry out regulations signed by the Governor - (Answer) -b. laws are statutes passed
by the California
legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of
California's pesticide and pest control laws and
regulations?
■ a. to protect workers from pesticide exposure
■ b.to provide for proper, safe, and efficient use
of pesticides
■ c. to encourage people to use more pesticides
■ d.to encourage the development and implementation
of integrated pest management
systems - (Answer) -c. to encourage people to use more pesticides
,3. Which agency cooperates with DPR to enforce
pesticide laws in California?
■ a. the University of California
■ b.the Department of Health Services
■ c. the Department of Labor
■ d.the Department of Consumer Affairs - (Answer) -d. the Department of
Consumer Affairs
Agricultural commissioners may adopt supplemental
pesticide regulations if they are approved by
■ a. the Director of DPR
■ b.the Governor
■ c. the County Board of Supervisors
■ d.the U.S. EPA - (Answer) -a. the Director of DPR
Which of the following could be considered part
of a pesticide label?
■ a. a spray nozzle catalog
■ b.the manufacturer's advertisement in a
grower magazine
■ c. the Federal Worker Protection Standard
■ d.a written recommendation from a licensed
Pest Control Adviser - (Answer) -c. the Federal Worker Protection Standard
,When a manufacturer allows the registration of
its pesticide product to lapse, pesticide dealers
who sell this product
■ a. must immediately return all unsold
product to the manufacture
■ b.may lawfully sell and deliver the product
for two years
■ c. must recall all of the product in the
possession of end users
■ d.may lawfully sell and deliver all remaining
product for as many years as it takes - (Answer) -b. may lawfully sell and deliver the
product
for two years
When the registration of a pesticide product has
been cancelled, the sale and use of this product
■ a. may always continue until supplies are
exhausted
■ b.may continue if the regulatory agency
provides for a specified period allowing
for its sale and use
■ c. will always be allowed for two years from
the date of cancellation
■ d.will never be allowed by regulatory
agencies under any circumstance - (Answer) -b.may continue if the regulatory agency
, provides for a specified period allowing
for its sale and use
An Emergency Exemption from Registration allows a
pesticide product to be used for a
■ a. specific nonregistered purpose for an
unlimited amount of time
■ b. non-specified purpose for a specific
amount of time
■ c. specific nonregistered purpose for a
specified time
■ d.non-specified purpose for an unlimited
amount of time - (Answer) -a. specific nonregistered purpose for a
specified time
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows
■ a. growers to apply the pesticide to any crop
as long as the SLN is valid in the grower's
state
■ b. supplemental uses of the pesticide
uniformly throughout the U.S.
■ c. uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
on the label
■ d.any feasible use of the pesticide in the
specified local area - (Answer) -c. uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
