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The difference between laws and regulations is
A. Laws are passed by county agricultural commissioners and regulations are passed by the
California legislature.
B. Laws are statutes passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws.
C. Laws are supplements to federal regulations.
D. Laws are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out regulations signed by the governor.
B. Laws are statutes passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Director of DPR to carry out the laws.
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest control
laws and regulations?
A. To protect workers from pesticide exposure
,B. To provide for proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides.
C. To encourage people to use more pesticides.
D. To encourage the development and implementation of integrated pest management
systems.
C. To encourage people to use more pesticides
Which agency cooperates with DPR to enforce pesticide laws in California?
A. The University of California
B. The Department of health services.
C. The department of labor
D. The department of consumer affairs.
D. The department of consumer affairs
Agricultural commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations if they are
approved by
A. The Director of DPR.
B. The governor.
C. The county of supervisors.
D. The US EPA.
A. The director of DPR
Which of the following could be considered part of a pesticide label?
A. A spray nozzle catalog.
B. The manufacturers advertisement in a grower magazine.
,C. The federal worker protection standard.
D. A written recommendation for a licensed pest control advisor.
C. The federal worker protection standard
When a manufacturer allows the registration of his pesticide product to lapse, pesticide
dealers, who sell this product
A. Must immediately return all unsold product to the manufacture.
B. May lawfully sell and deliver the product for two years.
C. Recall all the product in the possession of end users.
D. May sell and deliver all remaining product for as many years as it takes.
B. May lawfully sell and deliver the product for two years
When the registration of a pesticide product has been canceled, the sale and use of this
product
A. May always continue until supplies are exhausted.
B. May continue if the regulatory agency provides for a specified period allowing for its sale
and use.
C. Will always be allowed for two years from the date of cancellation.
D. Will never be allowed by regulatory agencies under any circumstance.
B. May continue if the regulatory agency provides for a specified period allowing for its sale
and use of
An emergency exemption from registration allows a pesticide product to be used for a
A. Specific non-registered purpose for an unlimited amount of time.
, B. Non-specified purpose for a specific amount of time.
C. Specific non-registered purpose for a specified time.
D. Non-specified purpose for an unlimited amount of time.
C. Specific non-registered purpose for a specified time
A special local need registration (SLN) allow
A. Growers to apply the pesticide to any crop as long as the SLN is valid in the growers state.
B. Supplemental uses of the pesticide uniformly throughout the US.
C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label.
D. Any feasible use of the pesticide in the specified local area
C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label
A supplemental label is
A. Literature distributed by the pesticide manufacturer by mail.
B. A sample pesticide label produced by the manufacturer or others.
C. The same as Special local need label.
D. A pamphlet containing required pesticide label information that will not fit on the
container label.
D. A pamphlet containing required pesticide label information that will not fit on the
container label
The purpose of the signal word on any pesticide label is to
A. Inform users and handlers of the relative acute toxicity or hazard of the product.
B. Tell users the formulation type of pesticide product.