Laws and Regulations for QAC Exam Questions with correct Answers

What is FIFRA Section 3? - Answer- General Pesticide Product Registration - run of the mill pesticide labeling production What is FIFA Section 18? - Answer- Emergency Exemptions from Registration - this authorizes the EPA to allow unregistered use of pesticides if necessary conditions exist. This generates a pesticide use label similar to a Section 3 Label. What is FIFRA Section 24 (generally)? - Answer- Authority of States What is FIFRA Section 24(c) - Answer- Special Local Need registration - gives the state the right to expand the use of REGISTERED pesticides within their jurisdiction - this generates a pesticide label with SLN and the State Code included What is a Supplemental Label? - Answer- Any added information about the pesticide that accompanies the product but is not directly part of the container. Ex. Section 18 and 24c labels, MSDSs, Treatment Schedules. What are the 8 permitted label deviations? - Answer- 1. Decrease in rate per unit treated 2. Decrease in [C] 3. Increase in [C] (but not rate) as recommended from UC 4. Lower frequency 5. Use on unmentioned pest in included site. 6. Use of not prohibited method 7. Combining with another pesticide/fertilizer if not prohibited 8. Acceptable changes in PPE What is the difference between EPA Restricted-Use Pesticides and California Restricted Materials? - Answer- California determines that the labeling instructions aren't enough and requires additional permit to use. Do you need a permit to use a Federal Restricted Use Pesticide that does not appear of the CA Restricted Materials List? - Answer- No, but you must be a certified applicator. Non-Agricultural restricted use permits are a little less stringent than Agricultural restricted use permits. What is a main difference? - Answer- Agricultural restricted use permits are required to be site and time specific. A Notice of Intent for restricted use materials that don't have specific dates and times must be submitted to ___ at least ___ before application. - Answer- The County Agricultural Commissioner; 24 hrs What are Pesticide Safety Information Series Leaflets (PSISs)? - Answer- These are pamphlets developed for all kinds of pesticides and given when restricted permits are issued. Series A is for ag settings, Series N is for non ag settings. Before selling restricted materials to a user, Pest Control Dealers must have---? - Answer- A copy of the buyer's restricted materials permit. What is a QAC valid for? - Answer- This license is valid for the use or supervision of restricted or normal pesticides. *QAC-Q (maintenance gardener) is not valid for restricted materials What is a QAL able to do? - Answer- May supervise pesticides of all types; may also supervise a Mainenance gardener business if they have completed the category B certification. Does a QAL need to register with the County? - Answer- No, but each business must register with the CAC of each county with annual renewal. What is a Pest Control Adviser able to do? - Answer- May provide agriculture related recommendations and act as an authority on agricultural use. PCAs may also solicit services or sales for agricultural use. All recommendations must be in writing and retain copies for a year. To whom may a person with a Pesticide Broker License sell? - Answer- To another broker or dealer; this license does not allow for selling to an end user. However, a registrant selling their own DPR licensed pesticide product may sell to end users. Brokers must maintain records for 4 years. What is the purpose of a Pest Control Business license? - Answer- Allows a person to advertise to, solicit, or operate a business to conduct pest control for hire. Businesses must have a qualified applicator around. In order to do work on a park, golf course, or cemetery, one needs a ___. - Answer- Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License. A Notice of Application must include what? - Answer- Start date, pesticide ID, and precautions. Businesses must also submit a Completion Notice within 24 hrs after completion. Pest Control Dealers must maintain records for 2 years of pesticides containing what 2 ingredients used for producing agricultural commodities? - Answer- Clopyralid or Tributyltin What three California counties require a 48 hr notice to beekeepers? - Answer- Butte, Glenn, and Tehama What leaflet must employers display for employees in order to ensure pesticide handler safety? - Answer- PSIS leaflet A-8 of N-8: "Safety Rules for Pesticide Handlers [on farms or non-ag settings]" What two compounds require employees to be constantly checked by a doctor? - Answer- Organophosphates and Carbamates What must a decontamination site include at minimum? - Answer- Soap, towels, and water for routine washing of hands and face and emergency washing of entire body. Closed mixing systems must be provided for which materials? - Answer- High level signal words, minimal exposure pesticides, and any pesticides used to aid cotton harvest. How often must employees be trained in routine field worker safety measures? - Answer- Every 5 years What is PSIS leaflet A-9? - Answer- "Pesticide Safety Rules for Farm Workers" In cases of fumigation, how many trained employees are needed? What is the exception? - Answer- 2 trained employees are needed at all times unless working with solid fumigants - then only 1 trained employee is needed What locations are sampled for pesticide residues by the DPR? - Answer- Chain store distribution centers, wholesale markets, and points-of-entry What two agencies review the biological assessment done by the EPA to determine impacts to listed species? - Answer- The National Marine Fisheries Service or the US Fish and Wildlife Service What tool helps users know if there are listed species in their areas and any limitations that may go along with them? - Answer- the Pesticide Regulation and Endangered Species Custom Real-time Internet Bulletin Engine (PRESCRIBE) What is a Ground Water Protection Area (GWPA)? - Answer- A 1-square mile area that is vulnerable to pesticide movement What two minimal exposure pesticides are not allowed in greenhouses? - Answer- Oxydemetonmethyl and propargite