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Pesticide Regulation Licensing Exam // // //




Questions With Answers
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The Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) mission -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔*To protect human health and
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the environment by regulating pesticide sales and use and
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by fostering reduced-risk pest management.
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*DPR's strict oversight begins with pesticide product
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evaluation and registration and continues through
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statewide licensing of commercial applicators, dealers,
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consultants, and other pesticide professionals; evaluation
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of health impacts of pesticides through illness surveillance
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and risk assessment; environmental monitoring of air,
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water, and soil; feld enforcement (with the County
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Agricultural Commissioners) of laws regulating pesticide
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use; residue testing of fresh produce; and encouraging
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development and adoption of least-toxic pest management
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practices through incentives and grants.
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*DPR is one of six boards, departments, and offces within
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the California Environmental Protection Agency
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,The Purposes of Pesticide and Pest Control Laws and
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Regulations - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. Provide for the
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proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides used in the
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production of food and fiber and the protection of public
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health and safety
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2. Protect the environment from environmentally harmful
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pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or controlling their
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uses
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3. Assure that agricultural and pest control workers have
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safe working conditions where pesticides are present
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4. Authorize pest control and make sure that it is done by
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competent, responsible licensees and permittees under
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strict control of the Department of Pesticide Regulation
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and the County Agricultural Commissioners
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5. Assure applicators, consumers, and other users that the
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pesticides they use are properly labeled and are
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appropriate for the uses designated on the labeling
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,6. Encourage the development and implementation of
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integrated pest management systems, stressing the
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integration of biological and cultural pest control
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techniques with the use of selective pesticides, when
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these are necessary, to achieve acceptable levels of control
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with the least possible harm to non-target organisms and
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the environment.
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In what publication are the state's pesticide use laws
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located? In what publication are the regulations located? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Pesticide Use Laws:
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Regulations:


What are the roles of the Department of Pesticide
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Regulation (DPR) and the California Agricultural
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Commissioners in regards to pesticide use laws and
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regulations? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Department of
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Pesticide Regulation - regulation, use & laws (i.e.
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certifying and licensing individuals/businesses)
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California Agricultural Commissioners - certify private
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pesticide applicators and conduct local enforcement of
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, pesticide use laws (for agricultural use, residential, non-
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agricultural use, structural use)
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The difference between California's laws and the
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Department of Pesticide Regulation's regulations is that
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laws are ____________________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔passed by the California legislature and
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regulations are adopted by the Department of Pesticide
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Regulation to carry out the laws
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Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of
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California's pesticide and pest control laws and
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regulations?
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A. protecting workers from pesticide exposure
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B. providing proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides
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C. encouraging people to use more pesticides
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D. protecting public health - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔C.
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encouraging people to use more pesticides
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A cooperating agency that helps the Department of
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Pesticide Regulation enforce pesticide use laws and
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