FLORIDA PESTICIDE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ✔✔EPA
✔✔What makes a pesticide be listed as a restricted use? - ✔✔the pesticide might result
in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the environment; however,
application by trained persons according to label directions would protect against such
an effect
✔✔Restricted Use Pesticide - ✔✔Due to high acute inhalation toxicity and
carcinogenicity. For retail sale and use only by certified applicators or persons under
their direct supervision and only for those uses covered by the certified applicators
certification
✔✔What determines if a chemical is going to be restricted use? - ✔✔if a chemical has a
high percentage of active ingredient it can be deemed restricted use, which the same
chemical with a lower percentage is not
✔✔What is a Law? - ✔✔legal acts written and passed by elected officials. the entire
organized collection of state law is referred to as Florida Statutes, FS.
✔✔What is a rule? - ✔✔details of the law that will include such things as the price of a
licensing fee, the minimum qualifications needed for a particular license, the kinds for
information one must keep written records of
✔✔What is a regulation? - ✔✔collectively, all of the rules that have been written about
all of the laws are referred to as regulations
✔✔Chapter 252 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Storage facility and pesticide spill reportage- FDAC
✔✔Chapter 388 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔public health pest control and applicator licensing- FDACS
✔✔Chapter 403 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔waste management and container burning- FDEP
✔✔Chapter 482 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Pest control businesses and applicator licensing- FDACS
✔✔Chapter 487 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Pesticide registrations and applicator licensing- FDACS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ✔✔EPA
✔✔What makes a pesticide be listed as a restricted use? - ✔✔the pesticide might result
in an unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the environment; however,
application by trained persons according to label directions would protect against such
an effect
✔✔Restricted Use Pesticide - ✔✔Due to high acute inhalation toxicity and
carcinogenicity. For retail sale and use only by certified applicators or persons under
their direct supervision and only for those uses covered by the certified applicators
certification
✔✔What determines if a chemical is going to be restricted use? - ✔✔if a chemical has a
high percentage of active ingredient it can be deemed restricted use, which the same
chemical with a lower percentage is not
✔✔What is a Law? - ✔✔legal acts written and passed by elected officials. the entire
organized collection of state law is referred to as Florida Statutes, FS.
✔✔What is a rule? - ✔✔details of the law that will include such things as the price of a
licensing fee, the minimum qualifications needed for a particular license, the kinds for
information one must keep written records of
✔✔What is a regulation? - ✔✔collectively, all of the rules that have been written about
all of the laws are referred to as regulations
✔✔Chapter 252 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Storage facility and pesticide spill reportage- FDAC
✔✔Chapter 388 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔public health pest control and applicator licensing- FDACS
✔✔Chapter 403 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔waste management and container burning- FDEP
✔✔Chapter 482 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Pest control businesses and applicator licensing- FDACS
✔✔Chapter 487 FS- what is the chief topic and state agency that manages this law -
✔✔Pesticide registrations and applicator licensing- FDACS
