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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
(ADAI) AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL PEST CONTROL Practice Exam
Bank: 150 Questions with Detailed Rationales
Agricultural / Pest Management / Animal Science / Entomology
Exam covergage:
✓ Regulatory Framework: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07
(AA category definition), ADAI authority and exemption for
veterinarians.
✓ Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Pest identification, monitoring,
economic thresholds, biological/cultural/mechanical/chemical
controls, and resistance management.
✓ Livestock Pest Identification – External Parasites: Horn flies, stable
flies, house flies, face flies, cattle grubs, lice, mites (sarcoptic,
chorioptic), sheep keds, and northern fowl mites.
✓ Livestock Pest Identification – Internal Parasites: Roundworms,
barber's pole worm (Haemonchus contortus), and gastrointestinal
nematodes; FAMACHA scoring.
✓ Pesticide Safety & Application: Label comprehension, LD50, signal
words, PPE, withdrawal times (meat and milk), application
methods (pour-on, spray, feed additives), and drift prevention.
✓ Environmental & Animal Safety: Proper storage, disposal (triple
rinsing), spill response, and protection of non-target organisms.
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QUESTIONS
1. According to Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07,
which of the following best defines the scope of work for a
Category AA – Agricultural Animal Pest Control commercial
applicator?
A) Application of pesticides to agricultural crops such as cotton,
corn, and soybeans
B) Application of pesticides on animals, including beef cattle,
dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry, and livestock,
and to places on or in which animals are confined
C) Application of pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and
forest seed-producing areas
D) Application of pesticides in the maintenance of public roads,
electric power lines, and pipelines
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07(1)(b)
defines the Agricultural Pest Control – Animal category as
including commercial applicators using or supervising the use
of restricted use and other pesticides on animals, including
without limiting, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses,
goats, poultry, and livestock, and to places on or in which
animals are confined.
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2. Under Alabama regulations, which of the following groups is
EXEMPT from the Agricultural Animal Pest Control (AA)
commercial applicator licensing requirements?
A) Livestock producers applying pesticides to their own animals
B) Employees of custom applicators applying pesticides to
livestock
C) Doctors of Veterinary Medicine engaged in the business of
applying restricted use pesticides for hire
D) Poultry farmers applying pesticides to poultry houses
CORRECT ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07(1)(b)
explicitly states that Doctors of Veterinary Medicine engaged in
the business of applying restricted use and other pesticides for
hire, publicly holding themselves out as pesticide applicators,
or engaged in large-scale use of restricted use and other
pesticides are exempt from this category.
3. A commercial applicator in Alabama wishes to apply
pesticides to beef cattle for hire. Which of the following licenses
or permits must this applicator hold?
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A) Only a Private Applicator License
B) A Commercial Applicator Permit in the Agricultural Animal
Pest Control (AA) category
C) Only a General Standards (Core) certificate
D) A Commercial Applicator Permit in the Agricultural Plant Pest
Control (AP) category
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Applying pesticides to animals for hire requires a
Commercial Applicator Permit specifically in the Agricultural
Animal Pest Control (AA) category. The General Standards
(Core) exam is a prerequisite for all commercial categories but is
not sufficient on its own.
4. What is the primary purpose of Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) in agricultural animal pest control?
A) To eliminate all pests from the livestock environment
immediately
B) To rely exclusively on chemical pesticides for pest control
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
(ADAI) AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL PEST CONTROL Practice Exam
Bank: 150 Questions with Detailed Rationales
Agricultural / Pest Management / Animal Science / Entomology
Exam covergage:
✓ Regulatory Framework: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07
(AA category definition), ADAI authority and exemption for
veterinarians.
✓ Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Pest identification, monitoring,
economic thresholds, biological/cultural/mechanical/chemical
controls, and resistance management.
✓ Livestock Pest Identification – External Parasites: Horn flies, stable
flies, house flies, face flies, cattle grubs, lice, mites (sarcoptic,
chorioptic), sheep keds, and northern fowl mites.
✓ Livestock Pest Identification – Internal Parasites: Roundworms,
barber's pole worm (Haemonchus contortus), and gastrointestinal
nematodes; FAMACHA scoring.
✓ Pesticide Safety & Application: Label comprehension, LD50, signal
words, PPE, withdrawal times (meat and milk), application
methods (pour-on, spray, feed additives), and drift prevention.
✓ Environmental & Animal Safety: Proper storage, disposal (triple
rinsing), spill response, and protection of non-target organisms.
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QUESTIONS
1. According to Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07,
which of the following best defines the scope of work for a
Category AA – Agricultural Animal Pest Control commercial
applicator?
A) Application of pesticides to agricultural crops such as cotton,
corn, and soybeans
B) Application of pesticides on animals, including beef cattle,
dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry, and livestock,
and to places on or in which animals are confined
C) Application of pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and
forest seed-producing areas
D) Application of pesticides in the maintenance of public roads,
electric power lines, and pipelines
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07(1)(b)
defines the Agricultural Pest Control – Animal category as
including commercial applicators using or supervising the use
of restricted use and other pesticides on animals, including
without limiting, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses,
goats, poultry, and livestock, and to places on or in which
animals are confined.
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2. Under Alabama regulations, which of the following groups is
EXEMPT from the Agricultural Animal Pest Control (AA)
commercial applicator licensing requirements?
A) Livestock producers applying pesticides to their own animals
B) Employees of custom applicators applying pesticides to
livestock
C) Doctors of Veterinary Medicine engaged in the business of
applying restricted use pesticides for hire
D) Poultry farmers applying pesticides to poultry houses
CORRECT ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Alabama Administrative Code r. 80-1-13-.07(1)(b)
explicitly states that Doctors of Veterinary Medicine engaged in
the business of applying restricted use and other pesticides for
hire, publicly holding themselves out as pesticide applicators,
or engaged in large-scale use of restricted use and other
pesticides are exempt from this category.
3. A commercial applicator in Alabama wishes to apply
pesticides to beef cattle for hire. Which of the following licenses
or permits must this applicator hold?
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A) Only a Private Applicator License
B) A Commercial Applicator Permit in the Agricultural Animal
Pest Control (AA) category
C) Only a General Standards (Core) certificate
D) A Commercial Applicator Permit in the Agricultural Plant Pest
Control (AP) category
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Applying pesticides to animals for hire requires a
Commercial Applicator Permit specifically in the Agricultural
Animal Pest Control (AA) category. The General Standards
(Core) exam is a prerequisite for all commercial categories but is
not sufficient on its own.
4. What is the primary purpose of Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) in agricultural animal pest control?
A) To eliminate all pests from the livestock environment
immediately
B) To rely exclusively on chemical pesticides for pest control
