PCA study exam Laws and Regulations questions with
verified answers
__________ are responsible for providing for
the laundering of coveralls used by pesticide
handler employees.
❏ A. Employees.
❏ B. Commercial laundries.
❏ C. Field supervisors.
❏ D. Employers. Ans✓✓✓ D
A cooperating agency that helps DPR
enforce pesticide use laws and regulations
in California is the
❏ A. County Department of Health
❏ B. State Department of Water Resources
❏ C. State Department of Labor
❏ D. County Agricultural Commissioner Ans✓✓✓ D
A fumigation accident response plan must
be located
❏ A. In the employer's files.
❏ B. On the employee bulletin board.
❏ C. At each work site.
❏ D. In one of the employees' vehicles. Ans✓✓✓ C
,A minimal exposure pesticide is a pesticide
❏ A. That can be handled by anyone with
the potential for little or no exposure.
❏ B. With labeling instructions that do not
mitigate specific hazards.
❏ C. With labeling instructions that mitigate
specific hazards.
❏ D. That will not cause significant human health
or environmental injury. Ans✓✓✓ B
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer
Designated Agent License is responsible for
❏ A. Actively supervising applications for the
pest control business.
❏ B. Ordering fertilizers from the manufacturer or
supplier.
❏ C. Actively supervising all operations conducted
at the dealer's location.
❏ D. Making pesticide use recommendations for
customers of the business. Ans✓✓✓ C
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator
Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture" category
,cannot
❏ A. Supervise the use of restricted materials
on agricultural crops.
❏ B. Sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides.
❏ C. Apply general use pesticides or restricted
materials on agricultural crops.
❏ D. Supervise the use of general use pesticides
on agricultural crops. Ans✓✓✓ B
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers
must
❏ A. Store the containers in a locked enclosure
or provide a person to maintain control
over the containers at all times.
❏ B. Keep the containers off the ground
in the back of a vehicle when they
are to be unattended.
❏ C. Cover the containers with a tarp if they
cannot be put into a storage facility.
❏ D. Keep the containers on the application
equipment at all times Ans✓✓✓ A
A pest control business must be registered
, with the
❏ A. County Board of Supervisors in the county
where the business operates.
❏ B. Department of Industrial Relations.
❏ C. Department of Pesticide Regulation.
❏ D. County Agricultural Commissioner in
counties where the business operates. Ans✓✓✓ D
A pest control business that has one or more
employees must have
❏ A. At least two service vehicles.
❏ B. Workers' compensation insurance.
❏ C. 24-hour phone service.
❏ D. A permit from the Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment. Ans✓✓✓ B
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required
for person or business who
❏ A. Has a Pest Control Business License
and sells only pesticides they apply.
❏ B. Solicits sales of pesticides by making
agricultural use recommendations through
field representatives or other agents.
❏ C. Sells insect trapping devices for
verified answers
__________ are responsible for providing for
the laundering of coveralls used by pesticide
handler employees.
❏ A. Employees.
❏ B. Commercial laundries.
❏ C. Field supervisors.
❏ D. Employers. Ans✓✓✓ D
A cooperating agency that helps DPR
enforce pesticide use laws and regulations
in California is the
❏ A. County Department of Health
❏ B. State Department of Water Resources
❏ C. State Department of Labor
❏ D. County Agricultural Commissioner Ans✓✓✓ D
A fumigation accident response plan must
be located
❏ A. In the employer's files.
❏ B. On the employee bulletin board.
❏ C. At each work site.
❏ D. In one of the employees' vehicles. Ans✓✓✓ C
,A minimal exposure pesticide is a pesticide
❏ A. That can be handled by anyone with
the potential for little or no exposure.
❏ B. With labeling instructions that do not
mitigate specific hazards.
❏ C. With labeling instructions that mitigate
specific hazards.
❏ D. That will not cause significant human health
or environmental injury. Ans✓✓✓ B
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer
Designated Agent License is responsible for
❏ A. Actively supervising applications for the
pest control business.
❏ B. Ordering fertilizers from the manufacturer or
supplier.
❏ C. Actively supervising all operations conducted
at the dealer's location.
❏ D. Making pesticide use recommendations for
customers of the business. Ans✓✓✓ C
A person who holds a Qualified Applicator
Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture" category
,cannot
❏ A. Supervise the use of restricted materials
on agricultural crops.
❏ B. Sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides.
❏ C. Apply general use pesticides or restricted
materials on agricultural crops.
❏ D. Supervise the use of general use pesticides
on agricultural crops. Ans✓✓✓ B
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers
must
❏ A. Store the containers in a locked enclosure
or provide a person to maintain control
over the containers at all times.
❏ B. Keep the containers off the ground
in the back of a vehicle when they
are to be unattended.
❏ C. Cover the containers with a tarp if they
cannot be put into a storage facility.
❏ D. Keep the containers on the application
equipment at all times Ans✓✓✓ A
A pest control business must be registered
, with the
❏ A. County Board of Supervisors in the county
where the business operates.
❏ B. Department of Industrial Relations.
❏ C. Department of Pesticide Regulation.
❏ D. County Agricultural Commissioner in
counties where the business operates. Ans✓✓✓ D
A pest control business that has one or more
employees must have
❏ A. At least two service vehicles.
❏ B. Workers' compensation insurance.
❏ C. 24-hour phone service.
❏ D. A permit from the Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment. Ans✓✓✓ B
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required
for person or business who
❏ A. Has a Pest Control Business License
and sells only pesticides they apply.
❏ B. Solicits sales of pesticides by making
agricultural use recommendations through
field representatives or other agents.
❏ C. Sells insect trapping devices for
