QAL - Qualified Applicator License
Plant Agriculture Test With
Correct Answers
Venturi<correct answers>Used most often with systemic products, but can also work
with contact products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
County Agricultural Commissionersz<correct answers>Certify private pesticide
applicators and conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and regulations.
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)<correct answers>Ensure the
state's food safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive species, and promotes
the California agricultural industry
Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB)<correct answers>Certifies and licenses structural
pest control applicators and conducts certain types of field enforcement of structural
pest control laws and regulations.
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease Section<correct
answers>Certifies vector control pesticides applicators employed by a government
vector control agency and develops vector control pest control study guides.
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)<correct answers>State lead agency for
developing and implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program.
The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide Regulation's
regulations is that laws are
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California legislature
B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the Department
of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
C. Supplements to federal regulations
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out regulations signed
by the Governor<correct answers>B
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations?
A. Protecting workers from pesticide exposure
B. Providing proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides
C. encouraging people to use more pesticides
D. Protecting public health<correct answers>C
A coorperating agency that helps the DPR enfore 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<correct answers>D
CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the
A. Department of Pesticide Regulation
B. Office of the Governor
C. County Board of Supervisors
D. California State Legislature<correct answers>A
Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR<correct answers>Lists pesticides
that are deemed as "california restricted materials". In section 6400.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act<correct answers>Federal law that
outlines the various types of pesticide product registrations and exemptions from
registrations
FIFRA - Section 3<correct answers>General pesticide product registration. Grants the
EPA to register pesticide products with the corresponding labeling containing basic
registered uses, use directions, requirements, and prohibitions.
FIFRA - Section 18<correct answers>Emergency exemptions from registrations.
Authorizes the EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if the
EPA determines that emergency conditions exist.
FIFRA - Section 24c<correct answers>Special local need registrations. Grants states
pesticide regulatory authority to issue a new use registration for a federally registered
pesticide in subsection (c).
Section 18 exemptions<correct answers>Specific
Public Health
Quarantine
Crisis
Label<correct answers>Any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control
directions, requirements, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
precautions. The label must appear on or be securely attached to the immediate
pesticide product container or pest control device.
Labeling<correct answers>Incldues the label and all other written, printed, or graphic
matter accompanying the pesticide product container or device at any time. Can include
the SDS or a commodity treatment schedule, WPS provisions of 40 CPR part 170.
Supplemental labeling<correct answers>EPA-approved written, printed, or graphic
material supplied by the pesticide manufacturer that provides additional product
,information not present on the current container label. The additional information may
include new application sites and rates, safety guidelines, Worker Protection Standard
and PPE requirements, and endangered species advisories.
When to read the pesticide labeling<correct answers>Before buying the pesticide
Before mixing and applying the pesticide
When storing pesticides
Before disposing of unused pesticide and empty containers.
Deviations from Labeling<correct answers>1. Decrease in rate per unit treated -
decrease pesticide
2. Decrease in the concentration of the mixture applied - increase water
3. Increase in concentration as long as it corresponds with published recommendations
from UCs
4. Application at a frequency less than specified
5. Use to control la target pest not listed on the labeling when the commodity or site is
listed.
6. Use of any method of application not prohibited, provided other labeling directions are
followed.
7. Tank-mixing with another pesticide or fertilizer
8. `Exceptions to or substitutions for PPE requirements.
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling?
A. spray nozzle catalog
B. a printed pesticide advertisement
C. the federal WPS
D. a written recommendation<correct answers>C
When a pesticide registrant allows a pesticide product registration to lapse, pest control
dealers
A. must immediately return all unsold stock
B. can sell and deliver the pesticide product to two years
C. must retrieve all previously sold stock
D. can indefinitely sell and deliver the pesticide product<correct answers>B
When a pesticide product registration is cancelled, the sale and use of this product
A. is automatically prohibited under all circumstances
B. may continue under conditions imposed by the regulatory agency responsible for the
cancellation
C. will be allowed for two years from the cancellation date
D. is not affected as long as detailed sales records are kept current<correct answers>B
A special local need registration (SLN) allows
A. grower to apply the pesticide to any crop as long as the SLN is valid in the grower's
state
B. supplemental uses of the pesticide uniformly throughout the US
, C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the section 3 labeling in the state it
was issued.
D. any feasible use of the pesticide in the specified local area<correct answers>C
Which of the following is considered a labeling booklet?
A. sales literature distributed by the pesticide registrant
B. a sample of pesticide labeling produced y the pesticide registrant
C. literature containing use and maintenance directions for application equipment
D. a pamplet containing use directions and restrictions that is attached to the
container<correct answers>D
On pesticide labeling the signal word
A. signifies the relative acute toxicity of the pesticide product
B. identified the forumlation of pesticide product
C. warns of the potential crop damage level
D. identifies relative effectiveness or control level<correct answers>A
The precautionary statements section of pesticide labeling contains information about
the
A.application rate
B. crops on which the product can be applied
C. relative toxicity of the product
D. hazards to people and domestic animals<correct answers>D
Plant-back restrictions are found in what section of pesticide labeling
A. precautionary statement
B. Statement of practical treatment
C. Content
D. Directions for use<correct answers>D
Making an applications of a pesticide product at a lower rate than specified in labeling
directions is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written authorization for the CAC
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed<correct answers>A
Exceeding the maximum application rate of a pesticide product as per its labeling is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written authorization for the CAC
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed<correct answers>B
Restricted Use Pesticides<correct answers>Acute oral, dermal, ocular, or inhalation
toxicity hazards to applicators or others
Significant sub-chronic, chronic, or delayed toxic effects on humans
Plant Agriculture Test With
Correct Answers
Venturi<correct answers>Used most often with systemic products, but can also work
with contact products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
County Agricultural Commissionersz<correct answers>Certify private pesticide
applicators and conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and regulations.
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)<correct answers>Ensure the
state's food safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive species, and promotes
the California agricultural industry
Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB)<correct answers>Certifies and licenses structural
pest control applicators and conducts certain types of field enforcement of structural
pest control laws and regulations.
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease Section<correct
answers>Certifies vector control pesticides applicators employed by a government
vector control agency and develops vector control pest control study guides.
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)<correct answers>State lead agency for
developing and implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program.
The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide Regulation's
regulations is that laws are
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California legislature
B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the Department
of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
C. Supplements to federal regulations
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out regulations signed
by the Governor<correct answers>B
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations?
A. Protecting workers from pesticide exposure
B. Providing proper, safe, and effective use of pesticides
C. encouraging people to use more pesticides
D. Protecting public health<correct answers>C
A coorperating agency that helps the DPR enfore 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<correct answers>D
CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the
A. Department of Pesticide Regulation
B. Office of the Governor
C. County Board of Supervisors
D. California State Legislature<correct answers>A
Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR<correct answers>Lists pesticides
that are deemed as "california restricted materials". In section 6400.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act<correct answers>Federal law that
outlines the various types of pesticide product registrations and exemptions from
registrations
FIFRA - Section 3<correct answers>General pesticide product registration. Grants the
EPA to register pesticide products with the corresponding labeling containing basic
registered uses, use directions, requirements, and prohibitions.
FIFRA - Section 18<correct answers>Emergency exemptions from registrations.
Authorizes the EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if the
EPA determines that emergency conditions exist.
FIFRA - Section 24c<correct answers>Special local need registrations. Grants states
pesticide regulatory authority to issue a new use registration for a federally registered
pesticide in subsection (c).
Section 18 exemptions<correct answers>Specific
Public Health
Quarantine
Crisis
Label<correct answers>Any written, printed, or graphic matter with pest control
directions, requirements, prohibitions, and other information such as health and safety
precautions. The label must appear on or be securely attached to the immediate
pesticide product container or pest control device.
Labeling<correct answers>Incldues the label and all other written, printed, or graphic
matter accompanying the pesticide product container or device at any time. Can include
the SDS or a commodity treatment schedule, WPS provisions of 40 CPR part 170.
Supplemental labeling<correct answers>EPA-approved written, printed, or graphic
material supplied by the pesticide manufacturer that provides additional product
,information not present on the current container label. The additional information may
include new application sites and rates, safety guidelines, Worker Protection Standard
and PPE requirements, and endangered species advisories.
When to read the pesticide labeling<correct answers>Before buying the pesticide
Before mixing and applying the pesticide
When storing pesticides
Before disposing of unused pesticide and empty containers.
Deviations from Labeling<correct answers>1. Decrease in rate per unit treated -
decrease pesticide
2. Decrease in the concentration of the mixture applied - increase water
3. Increase in concentration as long as it corresponds with published recommendations
from UCs
4. Application at a frequency less than specified
5. Use to control la target pest not listed on the labeling when the commodity or site is
listed.
6. Use of any method of application not prohibited, provided other labeling directions are
followed.
7. Tank-mixing with another pesticide or fertilizer
8. `Exceptions to or substitutions for PPE requirements.
Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling?
A. spray nozzle catalog
B. a printed pesticide advertisement
C. the federal WPS
D. a written recommendation<correct answers>C
When a pesticide registrant allows a pesticide product registration to lapse, pest control
dealers
A. must immediately return all unsold stock
B. can sell and deliver the pesticide product to two years
C. must retrieve all previously sold stock
D. can indefinitely sell and deliver the pesticide product<correct answers>B
When a pesticide product registration is cancelled, the sale and use of this product
A. is automatically prohibited under all circumstances
B. may continue under conditions imposed by the regulatory agency responsible for the
cancellation
C. will be allowed for two years from the cancellation date
D. is not affected as long as detailed sales records are kept current<correct answers>B
A special local need registration (SLN) allows
A. grower to apply the pesticide to any crop as long as the SLN is valid in the grower's
state
B. supplemental uses of the pesticide uniformly throughout the US
, C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the section 3 labeling in the state it
was issued.
D. any feasible use of the pesticide in the specified local area<correct answers>C
Which of the following is considered a labeling booklet?
A. sales literature distributed by the pesticide registrant
B. a sample of pesticide labeling produced y the pesticide registrant
C. literature containing use and maintenance directions for application equipment
D. a pamplet containing use directions and restrictions that is attached to the
container<correct answers>D
On pesticide labeling the signal word
A. signifies the relative acute toxicity of the pesticide product
B. identified the forumlation of pesticide product
C. warns of the potential crop damage level
D. identifies relative effectiveness or control level<correct answers>A
The precautionary statements section of pesticide labeling contains information about
the
A.application rate
B. crops on which the product can be applied
C. relative toxicity of the product
D. hazards to people and domestic animals<correct answers>D
Plant-back restrictions are found in what section of pesticide labeling
A. precautionary statement
B. Statement of practical treatment
C. Content
D. Directions for use<correct answers>D
Making an applications of a pesticide product at a lower rate than specified in labeling
directions is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written authorization for the CAC
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed<correct answers>A
Exceeding the maximum application rate of a pesticide product as per its labeling is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written authorization for the CAC
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed<correct answers>B
Restricted Use Pesticides<correct answers>Acute oral, dermal, ocular, or inhalation
toxicity hazards to applicators or others
Significant sub-chronic, chronic, or delayed toxic effects on humans
