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TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATIORS GENERAL STANDARDS EXAM
LATEST UPDATES -2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
Seed treatment
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control
as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
A noncommercial license from the SPCS
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To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's
land, you must have?
A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each
application category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False
True
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered
with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F
True
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
landowners before you apply pesticides.
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Prior Notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules
on the use of certain pesticides?
True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit
before using regulated herbicides. T/F
True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are
labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-
limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F
True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least
______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a public
building.
48 Hours
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Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
pesticides?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide
may be marketed in the U.S.?
Consult the Office of Pesticides Programs
What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the
law?
Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional & criminal penalties when the
law is knowingly
Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATIORS GENERAL STANDARDS EXAM
LATEST UPDATES -2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
Seed treatment
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control
as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
A noncommercial license from the SPCS
, 2
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's
land, you must have?
A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each
application category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False
True
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide regulation?
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered
with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F
True
_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
landowners before you apply pesticides.
, 3
Prior Notification
In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules
on the use of certain pesticides?
True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit
before using regulated herbicides. T/F
True
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are
labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-
limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F
True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least
______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments at a public
building.
48 Hours
, 4
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
pesticides?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticides?
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do before a pesticide
may be marketed in the U.S.?
Consult the Office of Pesticides Programs
What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the
law?
Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional & criminal penalties when the
law is knowingly
Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
