Oregon Pesticide Application Test
CORRECT ANSWERS
FRA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federa Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Requires U.S. EPA register all pesticides
- Requires EPA to approve each use of pesticed and approve the product label
- Requires all registered pesticides be classified as either general-use or restricted-use
- Requires users of restricted-use be certified or work under liscenced supervision
- Provides penalties for "use inconsistent with the labeling" of a pesticide.
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938
- Under FFDCA, a certain amount of residue is allowed on food and feed crops after harvest.
- The FFDCA created the FDA.
- The EPA sets the tolerance, but FDA is responsible for enforcement of tolerances.
- In Oregon, the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture Food Safety Division cooperates with FDA to make
sure that the pesticide residue on food crops and in milk are not greater than the tolerance.
Residue - CORRECT ANSWER-After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on plants and
produce.
Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER-The amount of legally permitted residue.
FAA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
- In charge of the rules for applying pesticides by airplane.
- FAA certifies commercial and private farm aircraft pilots.
- Pilots must have the correct pesticide liscense from Oregon Deparment of Agriculture (ODA), before
applying pesticides.
,Label Directions - CORRECT ANSWER-The Pesticide label is a legal document under both federal and
state laws. Anyone who applies a pesticide in a way that does not agree with label directions is breaking
the law.
Supplemental Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER-You must have special labeling for uses that are not stated
on the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER--Any pesticide that poses special risks, even when used
according to the label, is classified as a restricted-use pesticide (RUP).
- You must have a pesticide aapplicator license to buy or use a RUP or be working under the supervision
of someone who does.
General-Use Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER-- If a product's label does not state "restricted-use pesticide,"
then it is a general-use pesticide.
- General-use pesticides should not harm people, animals, or the environment when used according to
label directions.
3 types of pesticide registrations - CORRECT ANSWER-Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 634) and the Oregon Pesticide Regulations
are the main Pesticide Control laws. ORS 634 states that each pesticide product distributed, sold or
offered for sale in Oregon must be registered with ODA. Each product must be registered every year.
ODA registers products that the EPA has registered first unser Section 3 of FIFRA.
Section 24(c) - CORRECT ANSWER-Special Local Need
- If a pest causes serious damage to a crop and there is no pesticide that already is registered to control
it, section 24(c) of FIFRA allows states to give a Special Local Need.
-24(c) may add sites, increase rates, or change the way to apply the pesticide. These are different from
the federally registered label.
- The person or group asking for a SLN registration must give specific data to ODA. The data must show
that the product will control the pest and not harm the treated animals, plants, or crop. The pesticide
must have an existing tolerance set by EPA.
, - You must have the SLN label with you when you use a pesticide registered under Section 24(c). If you
do not have the label, you are breaking federal and state law.
Section 18 - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency Exemption
-Sometimes, there is a pest crisis for farmers.
1) A pest may invade a site for which there is no registered pesticide to control it.
2) The pest could cause farmers in the area serious economic loss.
3) There is a pesticide product that could control the pest, but it hasn't been registered with EPA
4) There is nomother way to help control the pest.
- ODA must show EPA that this is a crisis and request permission for farmers to use the unregistered
pesticide. This is called an Emergency Exemption, and is permitted under Section 18 of FIFRA.
Misbranded Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Pesticides with labeling that makes false statements or
labeling that does not follow the rules of ORS 634 are called misbranded pesticides.
Adultered Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Some pesticides do not contain the same ingredients or
amounts of concentratins that are listed on the container.
Experimental Use Permits - CORRECT ANSWER-These are special state and federal permits for testing
pesticides.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) - CORRECT ANSWER-The U.S. Department of Labor is
in charge of OSHA.
-The law applies to an employer who has 11 or more workers.
- employer must keep records when workers have a serious accident that causes them to become
injured, sick, or die.
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) - CORRECT ANSWER-EPA created the Worker Protection Standard to
protect workers from exposure to pesticides at work.
The goal of WPS is to reduce the risk of poisoning and injury to these workers.
CORRECT ANSWERS
FRA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federa Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Requires U.S. EPA register all pesticides
- Requires EPA to approve each use of pesticed and approve the product label
- Requires all registered pesticides be classified as either general-use or restricted-use
- Requires users of restricted-use be certified or work under liscenced supervision
- Provides penalties for "use inconsistent with the labeling" of a pesticide.
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938
- Under FFDCA, a certain amount of residue is allowed on food and feed crops after harvest.
- The FFDCA created the FDA.
- The EPA sets the tolerance, but FDA is responsible for enforcement of tolerances.
- In Oregon, the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture Food Safety Division cooperates with FDA to make
sure that the pesticide residue on food crops and in milk are not greater than the tolerance.
Residue - CORRECT ANSWER-After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on plants and
produce.
Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER-The amount of legally permitted residue.
FAA - CORRECT ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
- In charge of the rules for applying pesticides by airplane.
- FAA certifies commercial and private farm aircraft pilots.
- Pilots must have the correct pesticide liscense from Oregon Deparment of Agriculture (ODA), before
applying pesticides.
,Label Directions - CORRECT ANSWER-The Pesticide label is a legal document under both federal and
state laws. Anyone who applies a pesticide in a way that does not agree with label directions is breaking
the law.
Supplemental Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER-You must have special labeling for uses that are not stated
on the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER--Any pesticide that poses special risks, even when used
according to the label, is classified as a restricted-use pesticide (RUP).
- You must have a pesticide aapplicator license to buy or use a RUP or be working under the supervision
of someone who does.
General-Use Pesticide - CORRECT ANSWER-- If a product's label does not state "restricted-use pesticide,"
then it is a general-use pesticide.
- General-use pesticides should not harm people, animals, or the environment when used according to
label directions.
3 types of pesticide registrations - CORRECT ANSWER-Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 634) and the Oregon Pesticide Regulations
are the main Pesticide Control laws. ORS 634 states that each pesticide product distributed, sold or
offered for sale in Oregon must be registered with ODA. Each product must be registered every year.
ODA registers products that the EPA has registered first unser Section 3 of FIFRA.
Section 24(c) - CORRECT ANSWER-Special Local Need
- If a pest causes serious damage to a crop and there is no pesticide that already is registered to control
it, section 24(c) of FIFRA allows states to give a Special Local Need.
-24(c) may add sites, increase rates, or change the way to apply the pesticide. These are different from
the federally registered label.
- The person or group asking for a SLN registration must give specific data to ODA. The data must show
that the product will control the pest and not harm the treated animals, plants, or crop. The pesticide
must have an existing tolerance set by EPA.
, - You must have the SLN label with you when you use a pesticide registered under Section 24(c). If you
do not have the label, you are breaking federal and state law.
Section 18 - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency Exemption
-Sometimes, there is a pest crisis for farmers.
1) A pest may invade a site for which there is no registered pesticide to control it.
2) The pest could cause farmers in the area serious economic loss.
3) There is a pesticide product that could control the pest, but it hasn't been registered with EPA
4) There is nomother way to help control the pest.
- ODA must show EPA that this is a crisis and request permission for farmers to use the unregistered
pesticide. This is called an Emergency Exemption, and is permitted under Section 18 of FIFRA.
Misbranded Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Pesticides with labeling that makes false statements or
labeling that does not follow the rules of ORS 634 are called misbranded pesticides.
Adultered Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Some pesticides do not contain the same ingredients or
amounts of concentratins that are listed on the container.
Experimental Use Permits - CORRECT ANSWER-These are special state and federal permits for testing
pesticides.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) - CORRECT ANSWER-The U.S. Department of Labor is
in charge of OSHA.
-The law applies to an employer who has 11 or more workers.
- employer must keep records when workers have a serious accident that causes them to become
injured, sick, or die.
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) - CORRECT ANSWER-EPA created the Worker Protection Standard to
protect workers from exposure to pesticides at work.
The goal of WPS is to reduce the risk of poisoning and injury to these workers.
