ORNAMENTAL/TURF PESTICIDE APPLICATORS LICENSE
ACTUAL EXAM LATEST VERSION 023-2024 ACTUAL 180+
QUESTION AND CORRECT DEATAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) - ANSWER-Law
regulating the registration, distribution, sale and use of pesticides in the U.S. It
gives the EPA the authority to oversee the sale and use of pesticides
How much can you be fined for FIFRA violations? - ANSWER-$5,000 for
commercial applicators. Criminal penalties can be $25,000/1 year of prison.
The EPA can fine up to $1,000 for each offense.
What can the EPA do under FIFRA? - ANSWER-Fine offenders, stop sales or use,
issue removal orders, seize products, reevaluate older pesticides, protect
workers
Exceptions to FIFRA - ANSWER-Control a pest not on the label if the specific
crop or site is listed, use methods not prohibited, use at a lower dosage than
specified, in a pesticide-fertilizer mixture
Restricted use pesticide - ANSWER-A pesticide that the EPA or a State
Regulatory Agency determines to have the potential to cause unreasonable
adverse effects on the environment or human health, when applied in
accordance with its directions for use; requires additional regulatory
restrictions
,General Use Pesticide - ANSWER-A pesticide that can be purchased and used by
the general public with minimal toxicity when used according to the label.
Who regulates federal and state pesticide laws and regulation including the
Kentucky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of
1996? - ANSWER-The Division of Environmental Services of the Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
What is the KDA department for? - ANSWER-Regulating the sale, registration,
distribution, proper use, storage, disposal, and application of pesticides in the
state of Kentucky
Application - ANSWER-The spreading of lawn chemicals in liquid or dry form on
a lawn
Applicator for hire - ANSWER-Any person who makes an application of lawn
chemicals to a lawn for compensation, including applications made by an
employee to lawns owned, occupied, or managed by their employer
Certification - ANSWER-Recognition by the KDA that a person has
demonstrated a minimum level of competence by examination and CEU's and
is authorized to use or supervise the use of pesticides in their area of
certification
Commercial Pesticide Applicator - ANSWER-Any individual employed by an
operator to apply pesticides. Applicators must be certified in the appropriate
categories and must have a valid license issued by the KDA. The annual
applicator license expires on December 31st.
, Commercial Pesticide Operator - ANSWER-An individual who owns or manages
a business that applies pesticides on the lands of another for hire. Operators
must be certified in the appropriate category and must have a valid license
issued by the KDA. A licensed commercial pesticide operator also must be
registered as a pesticide dealer or must be employed by a registered dealer.
The annual operator license expires on December 31
Customer - ANSWER-a person who makes a contract, either written or verbal,
with an applicator for hire to apply a pesticide to a lawn.
Direct on the job supervision - ANSWER-when a licensed operator or applicator
is physically on site and is directly supervising or training an individual to apply
a pesticide.
Lawn - ANSWER-a land area covered with turf kept closely mown, except land
areas used for agricultural production, commercial production of turf, or land
situated within three (3) feet of the foundation of a structure when a pesticide
is applied to this area as a preventive or control measure for structural pests.
Lawn chemicals - ANSWER-fertilizers, pesticides, or defoliants applied or
intended for application to lawns.
License renewal - ANSWER-There is a 25% fine for license holders who do not
file a renewal before March 1. The licensee must take a new certification
examination if the license is not renewed before
ACTUAL EXAM LATEST VERSION 023-2024 ACTUAL 180+
QUESTION AND CORRECT DEATAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) - ANSWER-Law
regulating the registration, distribution, sale and use of pesticides in the U.S. It
gives the EPA the authority to oversee the sale and use of pesticides
How much can you be fined for FIFRA violations? - ANSWER-$5,000 for
commercial applicators. Criminal penalties can be $25,000/1 year of prison.
The EPA can fine up to $1,000 for each offense.
What can the EPA do under FIFRA? - ANSWER-Fine offenders, stop sales or use,
issue removal orders, seize products, reevaluate older pesticides, protect
workers
Exceptions to FIFRA - ANSWER-Control a pest not on the label if the specific
crop or site is listed, use methods not prohibited, use at a lower dosage than
specified, in a pesticide-fertilizer mixture
Restricted use pesticide - ANSWER-A pesticide that the EPA or a State
Regulatory Agency determines to have the potential to cause unreasonable
adverse effects on the environment or human health, when applied in
accordance with its directions for use; requires additional regulatory
restrictions
,General Use Pesticide - ANSWER-A pesticide that can be purchased and used by
the general public with minimal toxicity when used according to the label.
Who regulates federal and state pesticide laws and regulation including the
Kentucky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of
1996? - ANSWER-The Division of Environmental Services of the Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
What is the KDA department for? - ANSWER-Regulating the sale, registration,
distribution, proper use, storage, disposal, and application of pesticides in the
state of Kentucky
Application - ANSWER-The spreading of lawn chemicals in liquid or dry form on
a lawn
Applicator for hire - ANSWER-Any person who makes an application of lawn
chemicals to a lawn for compensation, including applications made by an
employee to lawns owned, occupied, or managed by their employer
Certification - ANSWER-Recognition by the KDA that a person has
demonstrated a minimum level of competence by examination and CEU's and
is authorized to use or supervise the use of pesticides in their area of
certification
Commercial Pesticide Applicator - ANSWER-Any individual employed by an
operator to apply pesticides. Applicators must be certified in the appropriate
categories and must have a valid license issued by the KDA. The annual
applicator license expires on December 31st.
, Commercial Pesticide Operator - ANSWER-An individual who owns or manages
a business that applies pesticides on the lands of another for hire. Operators
must be certified in the appropriate category and must have a valid license
issued by the KDA. A licensed commercial pesticide operator also must be
registered as a pesticide dealer or must be employed by a registered dealer.
The annual operator license expires on December 31
Customer - ANSWER-a person who makes a contract, either written or verbal,
with an applicator for hire to apply a pesticide to a lawn.
Direct on the job supervision - ANSWER-when a licensed operator or applicator
is physically on site and is directly supervising or training an individual to apply
a pesticide.
Lawn - ANSWER-a land area covered with turf kept closely mown, except land
areas used for agricultural production, commercial production of turf, or land
situated within three (3) feet of the foundation of a structure when a pesticide
is applied to this area as a preventive or control measure for structural pests.
Lawn chemicals - ANSWER-fertilizers, pesticides, or defoliants applied or
intended for application to lawns.
License renewal - ANSWER-There is a 25% fine for license holders who do not
file a renewal before March 1. The licensee must take a new certification
examination if the license is not renewed before
