Florida Core Pesticide Exam |119 Questions
and Answers
FDACS - -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 - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides
the overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
-Limited Certification - -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 - -Laws developed by local government. Enforced by city or county.
-EPA - -Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products.
-Classifications - -All pesticides are classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and
environmental effects.
-Two main classifications: - -Unclassified use (general use) and restricted use
-RUP - -Sold to only certified and licensed applicators
-Types of applicators: - -Private, Public, and commercial
-Private Applicator - -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 - -Any applicator employed by a federal, state, city, or other local agency
or government entity.
-Commercial Applicator - -A certified applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other than
for agricultural production on private property.
-Section III FIFRA - -Federal registration of pesticide
-A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - -uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued.
Section 24
, -Emergency Exemption - -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 - -Environmental use permit needed for testing product on locations larger that 10
acres
-Law - -Legal acts written and passed by elected officials
-Rule - -Details of the law (fees, licensing qualifications)
-Regulation - -Collection of all the rules written about all the laws.
-252 - -Community Right To Know Act
Storage facility and pesticide spill reportage
State Emergency Response Commission
-SERC - -State Emergency Response Commission
Storage facilities containing extremely hazardous substances over the threshold quantity
must notify SERC
-388 - -Public health pest control and applicator licensing
"Florida Mosquito Control Law"
-403 - -Burn Law
Specifics of burning pesticide containers (who, where, what kind, how many, etc.)
-482 - -"Structural pest control act"
Governs all "for hire" pesticide applicators except public health pest control contractors
and agricultural areas.
-487 - -"Florida Pesticide Law"
License pesticide dealers and pesticide applicators not under 388 or 482
-Florida specific rules - -Aldicarb
Bromacil
Methyl Bromide
Organotin Antifouling paints
Organo-auxin herbicides
-Three limited certification license - -Structural
Lawn and ornamental
Commercial landscape maintenance
-Action Threshold - -The predetermined level at which pest control is needed
and Answers
FDACS - -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 - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides
the overall framework for the federal pesticide program.
-Limited Certification - -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 - -Laws developed by local government. Enforced by city or county.
-EPA - -Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products.
-Classifications - -All pesticides are classified according to their toxicity, use pattern, and
environmental effects.
-Two main classifications: - -Unclassified use (general use) and restricted use
-RUP - -Sold to only certified and licensed applicators
-Types of applicators: - -Private, Public, and commercial
-Private Applicator - -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 - -Any applicator employed by a federal, state, city, or other local agency
or government entity.
-Commercial Applicator - -A certified applicator who uses pesticides on the job, other than
for agricultural production on private property.
-Section III FIFRA - -Federal registration of pesticide
-A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows - -uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the Section 3 labeling in the state it was issued.
Section 24
, -Emergency Exemption - -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 - -Environmental use permit needed for testing product on locations larger that 10
acres
-Law - -Legal acts written and passed by elected officials
-Rule - -Details of the law (fees, licensing qualifications)
-Regulation - -Collection of all the rules written about all the laws.
-252 - -Community Right To Know Act
Storage facility and pesticide spill reportage
State Emergency Response Commission
-SERC - -State Emergency Response Commission
Storage facilities containing extremely hazardous substances over the threshold quantity
must notify SERC
-388 - -Public health pest control and applicator licensing
"Florida Mosquito Control Law"
-403 - -Burn Law
Specifics of burning pesticide containers (who, where, what kind, how many, etc.)
-482 - -"Structural pest control act"
Governs all "for hire" pesticide applicators except public health pest control contractors
and agricultural areas.
-487 - -"Florida Pesticide Law"
License pesticide dealers and pesticide applicators not under 388 or 482
-Florida specific rules - -Aldicarb
Bromacil
Methyl Bromide
Organotin Antifouling paints
Organo-auxin herbicides
-Three limited certification license - -Structural
Lawn and ornamental
Commercial landscape maintenance
-Action Threshold - -The predetermined level at which pest control is needed
