PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and Regulations
Study Guide in Depth Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
1. The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are
Answer> - Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted by the DPR to
carry out the laws
2. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of CA's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations?
Answer> Encouraging people to use more pesticides
3. A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regu-
lations in CA is the
Answer> County Ag Commissioner
4. CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of
the
Answer> DPR
5. Restricted materials are
Answer> pesticides deemed to have a higher potential to cause harm to public
health, farm workers, domestic animals, bees, environment, wildlife, or other crops
,compared to other pesticides
6. What department issues a Certificate of Registration for each pesticide
product after reviewing and accepting data and documentation, including
labeling?
Answer> Department of Pesticide Regulation DPR
7. A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the
Answer> Registrant allows the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or
US EPA suspends or cancels the pesticide product registration
8. If the registrant allows a product to lapse, a pest control dealer who acquires
the pesticide product while it was still registered may
Answer> sell and deliver it for two years after the last date of registration
9. When US EPA or DPR CANCELS/SUSPENDS the registration of a pesticide
product they
Answer> often impose specific restrictions on the sale and use of existing stocks
10. Any changed made to the registered label, such as adding new crops or
prohibiting certain application methods, must be reviewed by
Answer> US EPA and DPR before the product bearing the proposed amended
label can be sold or used in CA
11. What is FIFRA
, Answer> Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act
12. FIFRA is the federal law that
Answer> outlines the various types of pesticide product registrations and
exemptions from registration
13. FIFRA section 3 grants...
Answer> US EPA the authority to register pesticide products with the corresponding
label often referred to as the section 3 label containing basic registered uses &
prohibitions
14. The pesticide label is
Answer> a complex legal document that you must read and understand before
making a pesticide application
15. Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes...
Answer> US EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if
EPA determines that emergency conditions exist
16. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA define the term "Emergency
Condition" as...
Answer> an urgent, non-routine situation that requires the use of a pesti- cide(s)
17. After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control
measures...
, Answer> 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
18. Who works with local, state, and federal agencies to evaluate the emer-
gency and determine if it meets certain criteria to submit an exemption request
to US EPA
Answer> DPR
19. What are the 4 types of section 18s?
Answer> Specific, Public health, Quarantine, Crisis
20. FIFRA section 24 grants
Answer> states pesticide regulatory authority in three areas, including isuance of a
new use registration for a federally registered pesticide
21. Explain section 24(a), one of the three areas FIFRA grants states pesticide
regulatory authority ...
Answer> Section 24(a) A state is authorized to regulate the sale and use of a
federally registered pesticide as long as the sale and use is not prohibited by FIFRA
22. Explain section 24(b)
Answer> A state cannot impose labeling or packaging require- ments different
from or more restrictive than the requirements of FIFRA
Study Guide in Depth Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
1. The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are
Answer> - Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted by the DPR to
carry out the laws
2. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of CA's pesticide and pest
control laws and regulations?
Answer> Encouraging people to use more pesticides
3. A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regu-
lations in CA is the
Answer> County Ag Commissioner
4. CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of
the
Answer> DPR
5. Restricted materials are
Answer> pesticides deemed to have a higher potential to cause harm to public
health, farm workers, domestic animals, bees, environment, wildlife, or other crops
,compared to other pesticides
6. What department issues a Certificate of Registration for each pesticide
product after reviewing and accepting data and documentation, including
labeling?
Answer> Department of Pesticide Regulation DPR
7. A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the
Answer> Registrant allows the registration to lapse by not renewing it, OR DPR or
US EPA suspends or cancels the pesticide product registration
8. If the registrant allows a product to lapse, a pest control dealer who acquires
the pesticide product while it was still registered may
Answer> sell and deliver it for two years after the last date of registration
9. When US EPA or DPR CANCELS/SUSPENDS the registration of a pesticide
product they
Answer> often impose specific restrictions on the sale and use of existing stocks
10. Any changed made to the registered label, such as adding new crops or
prohibiting certain application methods, must be reviewed by
Answer> US EPA and DPR before the product bearing the proposed amended
label can be sold or used in CA
11. What is FIFRA
, Answer> Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act
12. FIFRA is the federal law that
Answer> outlines the various types of pesticide product registrations and
exemptions from registration
13. FIFRA section 3 grants...
Answer> US EPA the authority to register pesticide products with the corresponding
label often referred to as the section 3 label containing basic registered uses &
prohibitions
14. The pesticide label is
Answer> a complex legal document that you must read and understand before
making a pesticide application
15. Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes...
Answer> US EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if
EPA determines that emergency conditions exist
16. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA define the term "Emergency
Condition" as...
Answer> an urgent, non-routine situation that requires the use of a pesti- cide(s)
17. After evaluation and assessment of the infestation and possible control
measures...
, Answer> 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
18. Who works with local, state, and federal agencies to evaluate the emer-
gency and determine if it meets certain criteria to submit an exemption request
to US EPA
Answer> DPR
19. What are the 4 types of section 18s?
Answer> Specific, Public health, Quarantine, Crisis
20. FIFRA section 24 grants
Answer> states pesticide regulatory authority in three areas, including isuance of a
new use registration for a federally registered pesticide
21. Explain section 24(a), one of the three areas FIFRA grants states pesticide
regulatory authority ...
Answer> Section 24(a) A state is authorized to regulate the sale and use of a
federally registered pesticide as long as the sale and use is not prohibited by FIFRA
22. Explain section 24(b)
Answer> A state cannot impose labeling or packaging require- ments different
from or more restrictive than the requirements of FIFRA
