PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR LAWS AND REGULATIONS Study Guide in Depth Exam Questions

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PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR LAWS
AND REGULATIONS Study Guide in Depth
Exam Questions and Answers (Verified)
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The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws
are

Answers>> Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are

adopted by the DPR to carry out the laws



Which of the following is not one of the purposes of CA's pesticide

and pest control laws and regulations?

Answers>> Encouraging people to use more pesticides



A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws

and regulations in CA is the

Answers>> County Ag Commissioner



CAC may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the

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approval of the

Answers>> DPR




Restricted materials are

Answers>> pesticides deemed to have a higher potential to

cause harm to public health, farm workers, domestic animals,

bees, environment, wildlife, or other crops compared to other

pesticides



What department issues a Certificate of Registration for each

pesticide product after reviewing and accepting data and

documentation, including labeling?

Answers>> Department of Pesticide Regulation DPR



A registrant cannot sell a pesticide product in CA if the

Answers>> Registrant allows the registration to lapse by not

renewing it, OR DPR or US EPA suspends or cancels the

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pesticide product registration



If the registrant allows a product to lapse, a pest control dealer

who acquires the pesticide product while it was still registered

may

Answers>> sell and deliver it for two years after the last date of
registration



When US EPA or DPR CANCELS/SUSPENDS the registration of

a pesticide product they

Answers>> often impose specific restrictions on the sale and use
of existing stocks



Any changed made to the registered label, such as adding new

crops or prohibiting certain application methods, must be

reviewed by




Answers>> US EPA and DPR before the product bearing the

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proposed amended label can be sold or used in CA



What is FIFRA

Answers>> Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act



FIFRA is the federal law that

Answers>> outlines the various types of pesticide product

registrations and exemptions from registration



FIFRA section 3 grants...

Answers>> US EPA the authority to register pesticide products

with the corresponding label often referred to as the section 3

label containing basic registered uses & prohibitions



The pesticide label is

Answers>> a complex legal document that you must read and

understand before making a pesticide application