CO TURF QS TEST COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What are the two main pesticide classifications? Answer: General
use and restricted use
◉ General Use Pesticide Answer: Generally have a lower toxicity and
have less potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
◉ Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) Answer: Might result in an
unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the
environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
◉ Pesticide Registration Answer: Since 1988, the EPA has been in
charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must
not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment
,when used in accordance with its approved label directions and
precautions.
◉ 4 types of pesticide registration Answer: Section 3 - full federal
label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label Answer:
Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers
must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions
Answer: Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional
use during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
,◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label
Answer: Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed
pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides
Answer: Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active
and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to
have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to
be sold and used in Colorado.
◉ Certified Operator Answer: Individual who has been recognized
by the state, tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating
pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent to use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
◉ 2 categories of certified operators Answer: Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
◉ Private certified operator Answer: Individual who uses or
supervises the use of RUPs in the production of agricultural
, commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
◉ Commercial certified operator Answer: Individual who engages in
the business of applying pesticides or operating a device for hire.
◉ Limited commercial operator Answer: Any person who in the
course of conducting a business only in or on property owned or
leased by the person or the person's employer is engaged in
applying RUPs
◉ Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Answer: FIFRA was amended
in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards -
including determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will
come to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to
pesticides - cumulative effects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
◉ Public operator Answer: Any agency of the state, county, city,
municipality, local government, or political subdivision which
applies RUPs
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What are the two main pesticide classifications? Answer: General
use and restricted use
◉ General Use Pesticide Answer: Generally have a lower toxicity and
have less potential to harm humans or the environment
Can be bought and used by the public without special permits or
restrictions
◉ Restricted Use Pesticide (RUPs) Answer: Might result in an
unreasonable adverse effect on human health and/or the
environment
Application by trained persons is required to use these products
This classification will be stated on the label
◉ Pesticide Registration Answer: Since 1988, the EPA has been in
charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete database and must
not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment
,when used in accordance with its approved label directions and
precautions.
◉ 4 types of pesticide registration Answer: Section 3 - full federal
label
Section 18 - emergency exemptions
Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 3 - Full Federal Label Answer:
Outlines pesticide registration requirements that manufacturers
must follow.
Most pesticides are registered this way
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 18 - Emergency Exemptions
Answer: Allows state and federal agencies to permit an additional
use during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality.
Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote the use of the
product under this, even though the use is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no federally
registered pesticides available to control the problem.
,◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label
Answer: Colorado can register additional uses of a federally listed
pesticide.
These uses are for additional distribution and use in a specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
◉ Pesticide Registration: Section 25b - Minimum Risk Pesticides
Answer: Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of active
and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and are not required to
have an EPA registration number.
These pesticides are required to be registered with CDA in order to
be sold and used in Colorado.
◉ Certified Operator Answer: Individual who has been recognized
by the state, tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating
pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent to use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale to follow
directions to use them properly and safely
◉ 2 categories of certified operators Answer: Private Applicators
Commercial Applicators
◉ Private certified operator Answer: Individual who uses or
supervises the use of RUPs in the production of agricultural
, commodities on land owned or rented by him/her or his/her
employer
◉ Commercial certified operator Answer: Individual who engages in
the business of applying pesticides or operating a device for hire.
◉ Limited commercial operator Answer: Any person who in the
course of conducting a business only in or on property owned or
leased by the person or the person's employer is engaged in
applying RUPs
◉ Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Answer: FIFRA was amended
in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety standards -
including determining if pesticide is an endocrine disruptor.
EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm will
come to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals exposed to
pesticides - cumulative effects must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle.
◉ Public operator Answer: Any agency of the state, county, city,
municipality, local government, or political subdivision which
applies RUPs
