PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and Regulations
Study Guide in Depth questions with verified answers
"CAUTION" means... Ans✓✓✓ low toxicity
"DANGER" and "DANGER/POISON" with a skull indicate... Ans✓✓✓ that the
pesticide is highly toxic
"DANGER" used alone indicates... Ans✓✓✓ that the pesticide poses a dangerous
health hazard
"WARNING" indicates... Ans✓✓✓ moderate toxicity
63 Ans✓✓✓
A "label" is... Ans✓✓✓ any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control
directions, reqs, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
precautions.
A "supplemental label" is... Ans✓✓✓ any label that is not part of the pesticide
container but is otherwise attached to the pesticide product container or device
A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in
CA is the Ans✓✓✓ County Ag Commissioner
A Maintenance Gardener QAC-Q is not authorized to purchase, apply, or
supervise the app of restricted materials. In order to buy, apply, or supervise the
,use of restricted materials in a gardening maintenance setting, you must...
Ans✓✓✓ possess a valid QAC in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Control
Category B
A non-agricultural restricted material use permit may be issued to the ...
Ans✓✓✓ operator of the property to be treated or to the designated licensed
pest control business
A person with a QAL can also... Ans✓✓✓ May also use or supervise the use of
pesticides under a licensed Maintenance Gardener Pest Ctrl Business, if they are
qualified in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Ctrl Cat B
A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the Ans✓✓✓ Registrant
allows the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or US EPA suspends or
cancels the pesticide product registration
A restricted material use permit application for a non-agricultural use must
include: Ans✓✓✓ 1. Name and address of the applicant
2. Restricted materials to be possessed or used
3. pest or pests to be controlled
4. method of app
5. criteria for determining the need for the pesticide app
A restrictive statement is ___________ from a statement of use classification
Ans✓✓✓ different
A SLN allows... Ans✓✓✓ uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the
label
, Advisers must retain a copy of each written recommendation for how long?
Ans✓✓✓ For 1yr following the date of the recommendation
After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control
measures... Ans✓✓✓ the state agency can petition US EPA to issue a section 18
exemption from registration to authorize use of a pesticide that is otherwise not
registered for use on that particular crop
Agricultural Pest Control Advisers are authorized to... Ans✓✓✓ make only
written recommendations in categories in which they have been found to be
qualified through the examination process.
Agricultural restricted material use permits are issued to the property operator
named in the permit, but may be signed by the: Ans✓✓✓ 1. operator of the
property to be treated
2. property operator's authorized representative
3. Licensed Ag Pest Control Adviser authorized by the property operator
An agricultural restricted material use permit application must include the
following info: Ans✓✓✓ 1. name and address of the applicant
2. location of each property to be treated
3. ID and location of all known areas that could be adversely impacted (ex:
schools, hospitals, residential areas, parks, lakes..etc.)
4. ID of each commodity, crop, or site to be treated
5. Anticipated pest problems for each crop pest(s) to be controlled
6. Proposed list of the restricted materials necessary to control each pest on each
commodity/crop/site
Study Guide in Depth questions with verified answers
"CAUTION" means... Ans✓✓✓ low toxicity
"DANGER" and "DANGER/POISON" with a skull indicate... Ans✓✓✓ that the
pesticide is highly toxic
"DANGER" used alone indicates... Ans✓✓✓ that the pesticide poses a dangerous
health hazard
"WARNING" indicates... Ans✓✓✓ moderate toxicity
63 Ans✓✓✓
A "label" is... Ans✓✓✓ any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control
directions, reqs, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
precautions.
A "supplemental label" is... Ans✓✓✓ any label that is not part of the pesticide
container but is otherwise attached to the pesticide product container or device
A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in
CA is the Ans✓✓✓ County Ag Commissioner
A Maintenance Gardener QAC-Q is not authorized to purchase, apply, or
supervise the app of restricted materials. In order to buy, apply, or supervise the
,use of restricted materials in a gardening maintenance setting, you must...
Ans✓✓✓ possess a valid QAC in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Control
Category B
A non-agricultural restricted material use permit may be issued to the ...
Ans✓✓✓ operator of the property to be treated or to the designated licensed
pest control business
A person with a QAL can also... Ans✓✓✓ May also use or supervise the use of
pesticides under a licensed Maintenance Gardener Pest Ctrl Business, if they are
qualified in the Landscape Maintenance Pest Ctrl Cat B
A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the Ans✓✓✓ Registrant
allows the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or US EPA suspends or
cancels the pesticide product registration
A restricted material use permit application for a non-agricultural use must
include: Ans✓✓✓ 1. Name and address of the applicant
2. Restricted materials to be possessed or used
3. pest or pests to be controlled
4. method of app
5. criteria for determining the need for the pesticide app
A restrictive statement is ___________ from a statement of use classification
Ans✓✓✓ different
A SLN allows... Ans✓✓✓ uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the
label
, Advisers must retain a copy of each written recommendation for how long?
Ans✓✓✓ For 1yr following the date of the recommendation
After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control
measures... Ans✓✓✓ the state agency can petition US EPA to issue a section 18
exemption from registration to authorize use of a pesticide that is otherwise not
registered for use on that particular crop
Agricultural Pest Control Advisers are authorized to... Ans✓✓✓ make only
written recommendations in categories in which they have been found to be
qualified through the examination process.
Agricultural restricted material use permits are issued to the property operator
named in the permit, but may be signed by the: Ans✓✓✓ 1. operator of the
property to be treated
2. property operator's authorized representative
3. Licensed Ag Pest Control Adviser authorized by the property operator
An agricultural restricted material use permit application must include the
following info: Ans✓✓✓ 1. name and address of the applicant
2. location of each property to be treated
3. ID and location of all known areas that could be adversely impacted (ex:
schools, hospitals, residential areas, parks, lakes..etc.)
4. ID of each commodity, crop, or site to be treated
5. Anticipated pest problems for each crop pest(s) to be controlled
6. Proposed list of the restricted materials necessary to control each pest on each
commodity/crop/site
