PCA study exam Laws and
Regulations questions and answers39
The difference between California laws and
DPR regulations is that laws are
❏ A. Passed by County Agricultural
Commissioners and regulations are
passed by the California legislature
❏ B. Passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by DPR to carry
out the laws
❏ C. Supplements to federal regulations
❏ D. Adopted by DPR to carry out regulations
signed by the Governor - 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 and safety - ANSWERS c
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 - ANSWERS D
County Agricultural Commissioners 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 - ANSWERS A
Which of the following is considered to be
pesticide labeling?
❏ A. Spray nozzle catalog
❏ B. A printed pesticide advertisement
❏ C. The federal Worker Protection Standard
❏ D. A written recommendation - 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 for
two years
❏ C. Must retrieve all previously sold stock
❏ D. Can indefinitely sell and deliver the pesticide
product - 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 - ANSWERS B
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows
❏ A. Growers 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 U.S.
❏ C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
on the label
❏ D. Any feasible use of the pesticide in the
specified local area - ANSWERS C
, Which of the following is considered
a supplemental label?
❏ A. Sales literature distributed by the pesticide
registrant
❏ B. A sample of a pesticide label produced by
the registrant
❏ C. Literature containing use and maintenance
directions for application equipment
❏ D. A pamphlet containing use directions and
restrictions that is attached to the container - ANSWERS D
On a pesticide label the signal word
❏ A. Signifies the relative acute toxicity of
the pesticide product
❏ B. Identifies the formulation of pesticide
product
❏ C. Warns of the potential crop damage level
❏ D. Identifies relative effectiveness or control level - ANSWERS A
The precautionary statements section of the
label 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 - ANSWERS D
Regulations questions and answers39
The difference between California laws and
DPR regulations is that laws are
❏ A. Passed by County Agricultural
Commissioners and regulations are
passed by the California legislature
❏ B. Passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by DPR to carry
out the laws
❏ C. Supplements to federal regulations
❏ D. Adopted by DPR to carry out regulations
signed by the Governor - 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 and safety - ANSWERS c
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 - ANSWERS D
County Agricultural Commissioners 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 - ANSWERS A
Which of the following is considered to be
pesticide labeling?
❏ A. Spray nozzle catalog
❏ B. A printed pesticide advertisement
❏ C. The federal Worker Protection Standard
❏ D. A written recommendation - 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 for
two years
❏ C. Must retrieve all previously sold stock
❏ D. Can indefinitely sell and deliver the pesticide
product - 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 - ANSWERS B
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows
❏ A. Growers 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 U.S.
❏ C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed
on the label
❏ D. Any feasible use of the pesticide in the
specified local area - ANSWERS C
, Which of the following is considered
a supplemental label?
❏ A. Sales literature distributed by the pesticide
registrant
❏ B. A sample of a pesticide label produced by
the registrant
❏ C. Literature containing use and maintenance
directions for application equipment
❏ D. A pamphlet containing use directions and
restrictions that is attached to the container - ANSWERS D
On a pesticide label the signal word
❏ A. Signifies the relative acute toxicity of
the pesticide product
❏ B. Identifies the formulation of pesticide
product
❏ C. Warns of the potential crop damage level
❏ D. Identifies relative effectiveness or control level - ANSWERS A
The precautionary statements section of the
label 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 - ANSWERS D
