TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL HIGH-YIELD LAWS SUMMARY
2026
◉ To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use.
Answer: True
◉ Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
◉ Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to
perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment
building or hospital?
Answer: A noncommercial license from the SPCS
◉ To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have?
Answer: A commercial license from the TDA
◉ All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which the practice.
,a. True
b. False
Answer: True
◉ Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories?
Answer: Wood preservation
◉ Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories?
Answer: Seed treatment
◉ Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
regulation?
Answer: 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
Answer: True
◉ _____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or
adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides.
,Answer: Prior Notification
◉ In addition to state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides?
Answer: True
◉ Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a
spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F
Answer: True
◉ 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
Answer: True
◉ The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public
notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments at a public building.
Answer: 48 Hours
◉ Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Answer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
, ◉ What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that
regulates pesticides?
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
◉ What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides?
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
◉ Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do
before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.?
Answer: Consult the Office of Pesticides Programs
◉ What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators
who violate the law?
Answer: Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional &
criminal penalties when the law is knowingly
◉ Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
Answer: Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year
for commercial applicators
◉ What are regulations?
COMMERCIAL HIGH-YIELD LAWS SUMMARY
2026
◉ To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use.
Answer: True
◉ Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
◉ Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to
perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment
building or hospital?
Answer: A noncommercial license from the SPCS
◉ To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have?
Answer: A commercial license from the TDA
◉ All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which the practice.
,a. True
b. False
Answer: True
◉ Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories?
Answer: Wood preservation
◉ Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories?
Answer: Seed treatment
◉ Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
regulation?
Answer: 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
Answer: True
◉ _____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or
adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides.
,Answer: Prior Notification
◉ In addition to state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides?
Answer: True
◉ Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a
spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F
Answer: True
◉ 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
Answer: True
◉ The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public
notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments at a public building.
Answer: 48 Hours
◉ Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Answer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
, ◉ What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that
regulates pesticides?
Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
◉ What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides?
Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
◉ Which of the following below is not something the EPA must do
before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.?
Answer: Consult the Office of Pesticides Programs
◉ What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators
who violate the law?
Answer: Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional &
criminal penalties when the law is knowingly
◉ Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
Answer: Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year
for commercial applicators
◉ What are regulations?
