FLORIDA CORE PESTICIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
FDACS - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A state agency that enforces the
provisions of FIFRA and the Florida Pesticide Law.
Responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing.
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the overall framework for the
federal pesticide program.
Limited Certification - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A designation on a
license issued under the Structural Pest Control Act that enables the
licensee to apply pesticides only under certain prescribed circumstances.
Ordinance - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Laws developed by local
government. Enforced by city or county.
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing
pesticide products.
Classifications - CORRECT ANSWER >>>All pesticides are
,classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and environmental
effects.
Two main classifications: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Unclassified use
(general use) and restricted use
RUP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sold to only certified and licensed
applicators
Types of applicators: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Private, Public, and
commercial
Private Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A certified applicator
who uses or supervises the use of any restricted-use pesticide to produce
an agricultural commodity on his/her land..
Public Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Any applicator employed
by a federal, state, city, or other local agency or government entity.
Commercial Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A certified
applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other than for agricultural
production on private property.
Section III FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Federal registration of
pesticide
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - CORRECT
, ANSWER >>>uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the
Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued. Section 24
Emergency Exemption - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a section 18
exemption that allows the sale and use of a registered pesticide product
for a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period if no
feasible alternative is available
EUP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Environmental use permit needed for
testing product on locations larger that 10 acres
Law - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Legal acts written and passed by elected
officials
Rule - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Details of the law (fees, licensing
qualifications)
Regulation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Collection of all the rules written
about all the laws.
252 - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Community Right To Know Act Storage
facility and pesticide spill reportage
State Emergency Response Commission
SERC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>State Emergency Response
Commission
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
FDACS - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A state agency that enforces the
provisions of FIFRA and the Florida Pesticide Law.
Responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing.
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the overall framework for the
federal pesticide program.
Limited Certification - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A designation on a
license issued under the Structural Pest Control Act that enables the
licensee to apply pesticides only under certain prescribed circumstances.
Ordinance - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Laws developed by local
government. Enforced by city or county.
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing
pesticide products.
Classifications - CORRECT ANSWER >>>All pesticides are
,classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and environmental
effects.
Two main classifications: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Unclassified use
(general use) and restricted use
RUP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sold to only certified and licensed
applicators
Types of applicators: - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Private, Public, and
commercial
Private Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A certified applicator
who uses or supervises the use of any restricted-use pesticide to produce
an agricultural commodity on his/her land..
Public Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Any applicator employed
by a federal, state, city, or other local agency or government entity.
Commercial Applicator - CORRECT ANSWER >>>A certified
applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other than for agricultural
production on private property.
Section III FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Federal registration of
pesticide
A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - CORRECT
, ANSWER >>>uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the
Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued. Section 24
Emergency Exemption - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a section 18
exemption that allows the sale and use of a registered pesticide product
for a specific non-registered purpose during a specified period if no
feasible alternative is available
EUP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Environmental use permit needed for
testing product on locations larger that 10 acres
Law - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Legal acts written and passed by elected
officials
Rule - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Details of the law (fees, licensing
qualifications)
Regulation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Collection of all the rules written
about all the laws.
252 - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Community Right To Know Act Storage
facility and pesticide spill reportage
State Emergency Response Commission
SERC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>State Emergency Response
Commission
