TEXAS AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE
DEALER CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES
|2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary role of a licensed pesticide dealer in Texas?
A. Apply pesticides to client properties
B. Distribute restricted-use and state-limited-use pesticides
C. Monitor pest populations
D. Train certified applicators
Licensed pesticide dealers are authorized to sell restricted-use and
state-limited-use pesticides, not to apply or monitor them.
2. Which Texas agency regulates pesticide dealer licensing?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. U.S. Department of Agriculture
C. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
D. Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) oversees licensing,
including pesticide dealers.
,3. How long is the Texas pesticide dealer license valid?
A. 1 year
B. 1 year, renewable annually
C. 2 years
D. 5 years
Dealer licenses must be renewed annually through the TDA.
4. A pesticide labeled as "Restricted Use" may only be sold to:
A. Any licensed applicator
B. Anyone over 18 years old
C. Certified applicators or licensed dealers
D. Farmworkers
Restricted-use pesticides can only be sold to certified applicators or
licensed dealers.
5. What is a "state-limited-use" pesticide in Texas?
A. A pesticide only available in northern counties
B. A pesticide restricted by Texas due to environmental risks
C. A pesticide used only on federal property
D. A pesticide allowed for household use
State-limited-use pesticides are regulated by TDA due to specific local
hazards.
6. Which of the following records must pesticide dealers maintain?
A. Product barcodes
B. Client payment history
C. Sales of restricted and state-limited-use pesticides
D. Weather conditions on day of sale
Dealers are required to record all restricted/state-limited pesticide
sales.
7. How long must pesticide sales records be retained by a dealer?
A. 1 year
, B. 2 years
C. 2 years minimum, as required by TDA
D. 5 years
Dealers must keep pesticide sales records for at least two years.
8. What is one required element in a sales record for restricted-use
pesticides?
A. Brand logo
B. Certified applicator's license number
C. Weather conditions
D. Pesticide batch number
Applicator license number must be included to verify proper
authorization.
9. Which of the following is a prohibited act for pesticide dealers?
A. Selling pre-approved pesticides
B. Offering training sessions
C. Selling restricted pesticides to uncertified individuals
D. Refusing expired product returns
It is illegal to sell restricted pesticides to uncertified buyers.
10. What federal law governs pesticide use and registration?
A. FDCA
B. TSCA
C. FIFRA
D. FQPA
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) regulates
pesticide use nationally.
11. What must be present on a pesticide label to identify it as
"restricted use"?
A. Red stripe
B. Barcode
DEALER CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES
|2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary role of a licensed pesticide dealer in Texas?
A. Apply pesticides to client properties
B. Distribute restricted-use and state-limited-use pesticides
C. Monitor pest populations
D. Train certified applicators
Licensed pesticide dealers are authorized to sell restricted-use and
state-limited-use pesticides, not to apply or monitor them.
2. Which Texas agency regulates pesticide dealer licensing?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. U.S. Department of Agriculture
C. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
D. Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) oversees licensing,
including pesticide dealers.
,3. How long is the Texas pesticide dealer license valid?
A. 1 year
B. 1 year, renewable annually
C. 2 years
D. 5 years
Dealer licenses must be renewed annually through the TDA.
4. A pesticide labeled as "Restricted Use" may only be sold to:
A. Any licensed applicator
B. Anyone over 18 years old
C. Certified applicators or licensed dealers
D. Farmworkers
Restricted-use pesticides can only be sold to certified applicators or
licensed dealers.
5. What is a "state-limited-use" pesticide in Texas?
A. A pesticide only available in northern counties
B. A pesticide restricted by Texas due to environmental risks
C. A pesticide used only on federal property
D. A pesticide allowed for household use
State-limited-use pesticides are regulated by TDA due to specific local
hazards.
6. Which of the following records must pesticide dealers maintain?
A. Product barcodes
B. Client payment history
C. Sales of restricted and state-limited-use pesticides
D. Weather conditions on day of sale
Dealers are required to record all restricted/state-limited pesticide
sales.
7. How long must pesticide sales records be retained by a dealer?
A. 1 year
, B. 2 years
C. 2 years minimum, as required by TDA
D. 5 years
Dealers must keep pesticide sales records for at least two years.
8. What is one required element in a sales record for restricted-use
pesticides?
A. Brand logo
B. Certified applicator's license number
C. Weather conditions
D. Pesticide batch number
Applicator license number must be included to verify proper
authorization.
9. Which of the following is a prohibited act for pesticide dealers?
A. Selling pre-approved pesticides
B. Offering training sessions
C. Selling restricted pesticides to uncertified individuals
D. Refusing expired product returns
It is illegal to sell restricted pesticides to uncertified buyers.
10. What federal law governs pesticide use and registration?
A. FDCA
B. TSCA
C. FIFRA
D. FQPA
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) regulates
pesticide use nationally.
11. What must be present on a pesticide label to identify it as
"restricted use"?
A. Red stripe
B. Barcode
