Texas Pesticide Applicator General
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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F - correct answerFalse
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the
kinds of pesticides you use. T/F - correct answerTrue
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - correct answerc. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an
employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above - correct answerb. A noncommercial license from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land,
you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - correct answerb. A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each
application category in which they practice. T/F - correct answerTrue
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - correct answerc. wood preservation
,Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation - correct answerb. Seed Treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality - correct answerb. Texas A&M agrilife
extension service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with
the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. T/F - correct answerTrue
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
landowners before you apply pesticides. - correct answerPrior notification
In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on
the use of certain pesticides. T/F - correct answerTrue
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before
using regulated herbicides. T/F - correct answerTrue
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
T/F - correct answerTrue
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least ______
hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - correct answer48 hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - correct answerb. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
, d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - correct answerd. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - correct answerb. Federal
Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may
be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - correct answerc. Consult the Office of
Pesticide Programs
Which two correct answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate
the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - correct answera and c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - correct
answerc. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial
applicators
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - correct answera. Interpretations of the law that have the force
of law
What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - correct answerb. A plant or
animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
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If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F - correct answerFalse
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the
kinds of pesticides you use. T/F - correct answerTrue
Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applicator training,
certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research - correct answerc. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform pest control as an
employee of a privately owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above - correct answerb. A noncommercial license from SPCS
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on another person's land,
you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above - correct answerb. A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified in each
application category in which they practice. T/F - correct answerTrue
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation - correct answerc. wood preservation
,Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation - correct answerb. Seed Treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality - correct answerb. Texas A&M agrilife
extension service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be registered with
the TDA, even if they are already registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. T/F - correct answerTrue
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or adjacent
landowners before you apply pesticides. - correct answerPrior notification
In addition of the state government, even county commissioners courts may set rules on
the use of certain pesticides. T/F - correct answerTrue
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray permit before
using regulated herbicides. T/F - correct answerTrue
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that are labeled for
ornamental and turf use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
T/F - correct answerTrue
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least ______
hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - correct answer48 hours
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - correct answerb. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
, d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - correct answerd. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - correct answerb. Federal
Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may
be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - correct answerc. Consult the Office of
Pesticide Programs
Which two correct answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate
the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - correct answera and c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - correct
answerc. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial
applicators
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - correct answera. Interpretations of the law that have the force
of law
What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - correct answerb. A plant or
animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
