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Oregon Pesticide Laws And Safety
Exam 2026 |Certified Questions
And Answers
Pesticides - correct-answer - include herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, rodenticides, and many other
substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
General Use Pesticides - correct-answer - may be bought over the counter
without a pesticide license.
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - correct-answer - are a category of products that
pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the environment. They can only be
purchased by a person with a pesticide license; use requires supervision by a
licensed applicator.
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Pesticide CERTIFICATION - correct-answer - the process of demonstrating a
person knows how to handle and apply pesticides in a safe and responsible
manner. valid for up to five (5) years
Pesticide LICENSING - correct-answer - the process to obtain the actual license
that shows that
a person has met certification requirements to make specific pesticide
applications under that license.
PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - correct-answer - needed to purchase,
apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) on land in
agricultural production that a person, or their employer owns, leases, or rents.
This includes farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, etc.
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IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISED Pesticide TRAINEE LICENSE - correct-answer - for
individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide
Applicator.
• Must be on-site at all times with the trainee when making pesticide
applications, and
• Be able to reach the trainee's location within five minutes.
• No required exam
Trainees may only make applications within their supervisor's categories.
• The supervising applicator is responsible for training the Immediately
Supervised Trainee
PESTICIDE APPRENTICE LICENSE - correct-answer - individuals who work under
the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator.
• The supervising applicator does not need to be onsite when the apprentice is
making pesticide applications, BUT the apprentice must be able to reach the
supervising applicator at all times.
• The Pesticide Apprentice is not a certified applicator. In order to renew this
license, beyond the first year, the apprentice will need to attend eight (8) hours of
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approved continuing education classes. The eight hours must consist of at least
four (4) hours of CORE credits. If the apprentice does not accrue the required
credit hours, they will need to retake the Laws & Safety exam to re-license.
• Required exam: Laws & Safety Apprentices may only make applications within
their supervisor's categories. The supervising applicator is responsible for training
the apprentice.
PUBLIC PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - correct-answer - required of employees
of federal and state agencies,
counties, cities, municipalities, irrigation districts, drainage districts, soil and
water conservation districts or other special districts, public utilities, and
telecommunication utilities who in the course of their work:
• Use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides, (RUPs) and/or;
• Use machine-powered equipment to apply any pesticides (general or restricted)
• Apply pesticides (including organic and 25b products) on the property of any
Oregon pre-kindergarten, public and private K-12 schools, community colleges,
federal Head Start programs, Oregon School for the Deaf, Oregon Youth Authority
residential academy, or education service districts
Oregon Pesticide Laws And Safety
Exam 2026 |Certified Questions
And Answers
Pesticides - correct-answer - include herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, rodenticides, and many other
substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests.
General Use Pesticides - correct-answer - may be bought over the counter
without a pesticide license.
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - correct-answer - are a category of products that
pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the environment. They can only be
purchased by a person with a pesticide license; use requires supervision by a
licensed applicator.
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Pesticide CERTIFICATION - correct-answer - the process of demonstrating a
person knows how to handle and apply pesticides in a safe and responsible
manner. valid for up to five (5) years
Pesticide LICENSING - correct-answer - the process to obtain the actual license
that shows that
a person has met certification requirements to make specific pesticide
applications under that license.
PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - correct-answer - needed to purchase,
apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) on land in
agricultural production that a person, or their employer owns, leases, or rents.
This includes farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, etc.
,3|Page
IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISED Pesticide TRAINEE LICENSE - correct-answer - for
individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide
Applicator.
• Must be on-site at all times with the trainee when making pesticide
applications, and
• Be able to reach the trainee's location within five minutes.
• No required exam
Trainees may only make applications within their supervisor's categories.
• The supervising applicator is responsible for training the Immediately
Supervised Trainee
PESTICIDE APPRENTICE LICENSE - correct-answer - individuals who work under
the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator.
• The supervising applicator does not need to be onsite when the apprentice is
making pesticide applications, BUT the apprentice must be able to reach the
supervising applicator at all times.
• The Pesticide Apprentice is not a certified applicator. In order to renew this
license, beyond the first year, the apprentice will need to attend eight (8) hours of
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approved continuing education classes. The eight hours must consist of at least
four (4) hours of CORE credits. If the apprentice does not accrue the required
credit hours, they will need to retake the Laws & Safety exam to re-license.
• Required exam: Laws & Safety Apprentices may only make applications within
their supervisor's categories. The supervising applicator is responsible for training
the apprentice.
PUBLIC PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - correct-answer - required of employees
of federal and state agencies,
counties, cities, municipalities, irrigation districts, drainage districts, soil and
water conservation districts or other special districts, public utilities, and
telecommunication utilities who in the course of their work:
• Use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides, (RUPs) and/or;
• Use machine-powered equipment to apply any pesticides (general or restricted)
• Apply pesticides (including organic and 25b products) on the property of any
Oregon pre-kindergarten, public and private K-12 schools, community colleges,
federal Head Start programs, Oregon School for the Deaf, Oregon Youth Authority
residential academy, or education service districts
