Colorado QS/CO Pesticide Test Questions &
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 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 General use and restricted use
classifications?
General Use Pesticide Generally have a lower toxicity and have less
potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without
special permits or restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) 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 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 Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
Full Federal Label manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
Emergency Exemptions 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 - Colorado can register additional uses of a
Special Local Needs Label federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use
in a specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
, Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Can register pesticides that have a very limited
Minimum Risk Pesticides 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 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 Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator 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
Commercial certified operator Individual who engages in the business of
applying pesticides or operating a device for
hire.
Limited commercial operator Any person who in the course of conducting a
business only in or on property owned or leased
by the person or the person's employer is
engaged in applying RUPs
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Terms in this set (325)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 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 General use and restricted use
classifications?
General Use Pesticide Generally have a lower toxicity and have less
potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without
special permits or restrictions
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) 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 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 Section 3 - full federal label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
Full Federal Label manufacturers must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
Emergency Exemptions 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 - Colorado can register additional uses of a
Special Local Needs Label federally listed pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use
in a specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
, Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Can register pesticides that have a very limited
Minimum Risk Pesticides 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 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 Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
Private certified operator 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
Commercial certified operator Individual who engages in the business of
applying pesticides or operating a device for
hire.
Limited commercial operator Any person who in the course of conducting a
business only in or on property owned or leased
by the person or the person's employer is
engaged in applying RUPs
