OREGON PESTICIDE APPLICATION
TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
FIFRA - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on plants and produce.
Tolerance - ANS The amount of legally permitted residue.
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,FAA - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS You must have special labeling for uses that are not stated on
the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - ANS -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 - ANS - 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 - ANS Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - ANS 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.
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, Section 24(c) - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Pesticides with labeling that makes false statements or labeling
that does not follow the rules of ORS 634 are called misbranded pesticides.
Adultered Pesticides - ANS Some pesticides do not contain the same ingredients or amounts
of concentratins that are listed on the container.
Experimental Use Permits - ANS These are special state and federal permits for testing
pesticides.
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TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
FIFRA - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS After applying a pesticide, a small amount of it remains on plants and produce.
Tolerance - ANS The amount of legally permitted residue.
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,FAA - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS You must have special labeling for uses that are not stated on
the container label.
Restricted-Use Pesticide - ANS -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 - ANS - 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 - ANS Section 3
Section 24(c)
Section 18
Section 3 - ANS 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.
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, Section 24(c) - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Pesticides with labeling that makes false statements or labeling
that does not follow the rules of ORS 634 are called misbranded pesticides.
Adultered Pesticides - ANS Some pesticides do not contain the same ingredients or amounts
of concentratins that are listed on the container.
Experimental Use Permits - ANS These are special state and federal permits for testing
pesticides.
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