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NH PESTICIDE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Applying setback: Gravel Packed Public Well - correct answer-
400 feet
Applying setback: Non Gravel Packed Public Well - correct
answer- 250 feet
Applying setback: Public Water Supply Within Watershed out to
5 miles - correct answer- 250 feet
Applying setback: Public Waters - correct answer- 50 feet
Applying setback: Non Public Waters - correct answer- 25 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: Gravel Packed Public Well -
correct answer- 400 feet
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Mixing and Loading setback: Non Gravel Packed Public Well -
correct answer- 250 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: All surface water - correct answer-
75 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: All private water wells - correct
answer- 75 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: All public wells - correct answer-
400 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: All private wells - correct answer-
75 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: Surface water - correct answer- 75
feet
Storage/dispensing setback: Public surface water supplies -
correct answer- 400 feet
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Name the four classes of pesticides identified by New
Hampshire regulations and identify the class that cannot be
used in New Hampshire - correct answer- 1. General Use
2. Restricted Use
3. Prohibited-Limited Use
4. Prohibited (cannot be used in New Hampshire)
How often must a pesticide license be renewed? - correct
answer- Annually
When (what date) does a license expire if it is not renewed? -
correct answer- June 1st
How many years are there in a recertification cycle? - correct
answer- 5
How many credits are needed in a recertification cycle to
maintain a commercial license? - correct answer- 12 credits
multiplied by the number of categories licensed in
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What is the definition of a "crew" in regard to the New
Hampshire pesticide rules? - correct answer- One or more men
working with one piece of mechanically powered equipment
that has a capacity exceeding 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds
of dry material; and those men working within speaking
distance of one another and each applying pesticides by hand
or each operating a piece of mechanically powered equipment
that has a capacity of not more than 3 gallons of liquid or 25
pounds of dry material
What is the definition of a "special permit" in regard to the New
Hampshire pesticide rules and in what situation would a special
permit be required? - correct answer- a document issued by the
division approving the use of pesticides in restricted areas
including but not limited to application for mosquito control,
aquatic nuisance control, aerial application, bird control, forest
pest control, right of way pest control
Provide the NH pesticide rule definition of "drift" - correct
answer- Drift means the airborne movement of pesticides
resulting from a pesticide application such as to carry
pesticides beyond the target pest area
List two major considerations in regard to preventing drift -
correct answer- wind speed and direction, and pesticide particle
size
NH PESTICIDE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Applying setback: Gravel Packed Public Well - correct answer-
400 feet
Applying setback: Non Gravel Packed Public Well - correct
answer- 250 feet
Applying setback: Public Water Supply Within Watershed out to
5 miles - correct answer- 250 feet
Applying setback: Public Waters - correct answer- 50 feet
Applying setback: Non Public Waters - correct answer- 25 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: Gravel Packed Public Well -
correct answer- 400 feet
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Mixing and Loading setback: Non Gravel Packed Public Well -
correct answer- 250 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: All surface water - correct answer-
75 feet
Mixing and Loading setback: All private water wells - correct
answer- 75 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: All public wells - correct answer-
400 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: All private wells - correct answer-
75 feet
Storage/dispensing setback: Surface water - correct answer- 75
feet
Storage/dispensing setback: Public surface water supplies -
correct answer- 400 feet
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Name the four classes of pesticides identified by New
Hampshire regulations and identify the class that cannot be
used in New Hampshire - correct answer- 1. General Use
2. Restricted Use
3. Prohibited-Limited Use
4. Prohibited (cannot be used in New Hampshire)
How often must a pesticide license be renewed? - correct
answer- Annually
When (what date) does a license expire if it is not renewed? -
correct answer- June 1st
How many years are there in a recertification cycle? - correct
answer- 5
How many credits are needed in a recertification cycle to
maintain a commercial license? - correct answer- 12 credits
multiplied by the number of categories licensed in
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What is the definition of a "crew" in regard to the New
Hampshire pesticide rules? - correct answer- One or more men
working with one piece of mechanically powered equipment
that has a capacity exceeding 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds
of dry material; and those men working within speaking
distance of one another and each applying pesticides by hand
or each operating a piece of mechanically powered equipment
that has a capacity of not more than 3 gallons of liquid or 25
pounds of dry material
What is the definition of a "special permit" in regard to the New
Hampshire pesticide rules and in what situation would a special
permit be required? - correct answer- a document issued by the
division approving the use of pesticides in restricted areas
including but not limited to application for mosquito control,
aquatic nuisance control, aerial application, bird control, forest
pest control, right of way pest control
Provide the NH pesticide rule definition of "drift" - correct
answer- Drift means the airborne movement of pesticides
resulting from a pesticide application such as to carry
pesticides beyond the target pest area
List two major considerations in regard to preventing drift -
correct answer- wind speed and direction, and pesticide particle
size
