What federal law authorized the regulation of pesticides as we know it today? - ANSWER FIFRA -
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Which federal agency registers pesticides in the U.S.? - ANSWER EPA - The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
What is a pesticide tolerance? - ANSWER The maximum amount of a pesticide residue that is
allowed on food or feed crops.
What are two types of penalties FIFRA allows for applicators who violate the law? - ANSWER
FIFRA provides civil penalties when the violation of a regulation was unintentional, and criminal
penalties when the law was violated knowingly.
Which federal agency sets the food tolerances for pesticides? Which agency enforces these
tolerances? - ANSWER EPA sets pesticides tolerances. FDA enforces pesticide tolerances.
What act authorizes the EPA to manage hazardous waste? - ANSWER The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1975
What agency and what act have direct regulatory roles in the application of a herbicide on
forestlands in Oregon? - ANSWER The Federal Aviation Administration and the Oregon Forest
Practices Act.
What state agency administers (in charge of)the EPA Worker Protection Standard in Oregon -
ANSWER OSHA
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Which federal agency registers pesticides in the U.S.? - ANSWER EPA - The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
What is a pesticide tolerance? - ANSWER The maximum amount of a pesticide residue that is
allowed on food or feed crops.
What are two types of penalties FIFRA allows for applicators who violate the law? - ANSWER
FIFRA provides civil penalties when the violation of a regulation was unintentional, and criminal
penalties when the law was violated knowingly.
Which federal agency sets the food tolerances for pesticides? Which agency enforces these
tolerances? - ANSWER EPA sets pesticides tolerances. FDA enforces pesticide tolerances.
What act authorizes the EPA to manage hazardous waste? - ANSWER The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1975
What agency and what act have direct regulatory roles in the application of a herbicide on
forestlands in Oregon? - ANSWER The Federal Aviation Administration and the Oregon Forest
Practices Act.
What state agency administers (in charge of)the EPA Worker Protection Standard in Oregon -
ANSWER OSHA
