PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and Regulations Exam COMPLETE NEWEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and
Regulations Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: If the registrant allows a product to lapse, a pest control dealer who acquires the

pesticide product while it was still registered may - ANSWER-sell and deliver it for two years

after the last date of registration




QUESTION: When US EPA or DPR CANCELS/SUSPENDS the registration of a pesticide product

they - ANSWER-often impose specific restrictions on the sale and use of existing stocks




QUESTION: Any changed made to the registered label, such as adding new crops or prohibiting

certain application methods, must be reviewed by - ANSWER-US EPA and DPR before the

product bearing the proposed amended label can be sold or used in CA




QUESTION: What is FIFRA - ANSWER-Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act




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QUESTION: FIFRA is the federal law that - ANSWER-outlines the various types of pesticide

product registrations and exemptions from registration




QUESTION: FIFRA section 3 grants... - ANSWER-US EPA the authority to register pesticide

products with the corresponding label often referred to as the section 3 label containing basic

registered uses & prohibitions




QUESTION: The pesticide label is - ANSWER-a complex legal document that you must read and

understand before making a pesticide application




QUESTION: Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes... - ANSWER-US EPA to allow an unregistered use of a

pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency conditions exist




QUESTION: The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA define the term "Emergency

Condition" as... - ANSWER-an urgent, non-routine situation that requires the use of a

pesticide(s)




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QUESTION: After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control measures...

- ANSWER-the state agency can petition US EPA to issue a section 18 exemption from

registration to authorize use of a pesticide that is otherwise not registered for use on that

particular crop




QUESTION: Who works with local, state, and federal agencies to evaluate the emergency and

determine if it meets certain criteria to submit an exemption request to US EPA - ANSWER-DPR




QUESTION: What are the 4 types of section 18s? - ANSWER-Specific, Public health, Quarantine,

Crisis




Q; The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are - ANSWER-Passed by

the CA legislature and regulations are adopted by the DPR to carry out the laws




QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the purposes of CA's pesticide and pest control

laws and regulations? - ANSWER-Encouraging people to use more pesticides




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QUESTION: A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in

CA is the - ANSWER-County Ag Commissioner




QUESTION: CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the -

ANSWER-DPR




QUESTION: Restricted materials are - ANSWER-pesticides deemed to have a higher potential to

cause harm to public health, farm workers, domestic animals, bees, environment, wildlife, or

other crops compared to other pesticides




QUESTION: What department issues a Certificate of Registration for each pesticide product

after reviewing and accepting data and documentation, including labeling? - ANSWER-

Department of Pesticide Regulation DPR




QUESTION: A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the - ANSWER-Registrant allows

the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or US EPA suspends or cancels the pesticide

product registration




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