Pesticide- Core Practice Exam
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Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
What does FIFRA stand for? - Answer Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
What are 5 provisions of FIFRA? - Answer Extends federal regulations to cover all pesticides
used in the US instead of only those products shipped across state lines.
Requires federal registration of all pesticides with EPA.
Makes pesticide misuse unlawful.
Gives EPA the ability to classify all pesticide products for either "general use" or "restricted use."
Sets minimum standards for determining the competency of certified applicators.
When must you notify DOT of a pesticide spill? - Answer During shipment
What is the maximum penalty for commercial pesticide applicators convicted of violating FIFRA?
- Answer Fine up to $25,000, up to 1 year in prison, or both.
What is a tolerance? - Answer The maximum concentration of pesticide allowed in food
items.
Does Alabama law require licensing of dealers who sell "restricted use" pesticides? - Answer
Yes
What agency oversees the annual registration of pesticides? - Answer Department of
Agriculture and Insustries
What does the Alabama Pesticide Act of 1971 do? - Answer Regulates the sale, distribution,
transportation, and use of all pesticides.
What does the Custom Applicator Law do? - Answer Regulates the custom application of
pesticides by aircraft and ground equipment.
, What 9 categories of applicators are covered by the Custom Applicator Law? - Answer
Demonstration and Research
Agriculture Plant and Animal
Forest Pest Control
Right-of-way Pest Control
Aquatic Pest Control
Regulatory Pest Control
Seed Treatment
Public Health Pest Control
Wood Preservation
What 4 categories of commercial applicators are covered by the Professional Service Law? -
Answer Ornamental and Turf Pest Control
Industrial, Institutional, and Household Pest Control
Fumigation Pest Control
Control of Wood-Destroying Organisms
What is a 24(c) registration? - Answer Permits a state to register federally registered
pesticides for some uses that are not listed on the label (Special Local Need)
Who issues 24(c) registrations in Alabama? - Answer Alabama Department of Agriculture
and Industries
What is a Section 18 registration? - Answer Allows for the sale and use of a product for a non
registered purpose for a specified period of time.
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
What does FIFRA stand for? - Answer Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
What are 5 provisions of FIFRA? - Answer Extends federal regulations to cover all pesticides
used in the US instead of only those products shipped across state lines.
Requires federal registration of all pesticides with EPA.
Makes pesticide misuse unlawful.
Gives EPA the ability to classify all pesticide products for either "general use" or "restricted use."
Sets minimum standards for determining the competency of certified applicators.
When must you notify DOT of a pesticide spill? - Answer During shipment
What is the maximum penalty for commercial pesticide applicators convicted of violating FIFRA?
- Answer Fine up to $25,000, up to 1 year in prison, or both.
What is a tolerance? - Answer The maximum concentration of pesticide allowed in food
items.
Does Alabama law require licensing of dealers who sell "restricted use" pesticides? - Answer
Yes
What agency oversees the annual registration of pesticides? - Answer Department of
Agriculture and Insustries
What does the Alabama Pesticide Act of 1971 do? - Answer Regulates the sale, distribution,
transportation, and use of all pesticides.
What does the Custom Applicator Law do? - Answer Regulates the custom application of
pesticides by aircraft and ground equipment.
, What 9 categories of applicators are covered by the Custom Applicator Law? - Answer
Demonstration and Research
Agriculture Plant and Animal
Forest Pest Control
Right-of-way Pest Control
Aquatic Pest Control
Regulatory Pest Control
Seed Treatment
Public Health Pest Control
Wood Preservation
What 4 categories of commercial applicators are covered by the Professional Service Law? -
Answer Ornamental and Turf Pest Control
Industrial, Institutional, and Household Pest Control
Fumigation Pest Control
Control of Wood-Destroying Organisms
What is a 24(c) registration? - Answer Permits a state to register federally registered
pesticides for some uses that are not listed on the label (Special Local Need)
Who issues 24(c) registrations in Alabama? - Answer Alabama Department of Agriculture
and Industries
What is a Section 18 registration? - Answer Allows for the sale and use of a product for a non
registered purpose for a specified period of time.
