Texas Pesticide Applicator General
Standards Exam Questions with
Approved Answers.
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted
pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ B) False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
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 ✔️ C) 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?
A) A business license from the SPCS
B) A noncommercial license from the SPCS
C) A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
D) None of the the above ✔️ B) A noncommercial license from the
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 ✔️ B) A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified
in each application category in which they practice.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
A) Right-of-way
B) Predatory animal
C) Wood preservation
D) Fumigation ✔️ C) Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
A) Termite
B) Seed treatment
C) Wood preservation
D) Commodity fumigation ✔️ B) Seed treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
regulation?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
C) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ✔️ B) Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be
registered with the Texas Department of Agriculture, even if they are
already registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
__________ _____________ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. ✔️ Prior
Notification
,In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may
set rules on the use of certain pesticides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray
permit before using regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Speciality fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that
are labeled for ornamental and turd use are exempt from classification
as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice
at least __________ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments. ✔️ 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
C) Texas Commission on Aging
D) Texas Hazardous Waste Commission ✔️ B) 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) ✔️ D) Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides?
, A) Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
B) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
C) Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) ✔️ B)
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 registration number
C) Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs ✔️ C) Consult the Office of
Pesticide Programs
Which two 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 ✔️ A) Civil
penalties when the violation is unintentional
&
C) Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
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
✔️ C) 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) Exceptions to the law ✔️ A) Interpretations of the law that have the
force of law
Standards Exam Questions with
Approved Answers.
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted
pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ B) False
To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
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 ✔️ C) 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?
A) A business license from the SPCS
B) A noncommercial license from the SPCS
C) A private license from either the TDA or the SPCS
D) None of the the above ✔️ B) A noncommercial license from the
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 ✔️ B) A commercial license from the TDA
All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be certified
in each application category in which they practice.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Which of the following is not among the TDA application categories?
A) Right-of-way
B) Predatory animal
C) Wood preservation
D) Fumigation ✔️ C) Wood preservation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS application categories?
A) Termite
B) Seed treatment
C) Wood preservation
D) Commodity fumigation ✔️ B) Seed treatment
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
regulation?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
C) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ✔️ B) Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, pesticides used in this state must be
registered with the Texas Department of Agriculture, even if they are
already registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
__________ _____________ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. ✔️ Prior
Notification
,In addition to state government, even county commissioners courts may
set rules on the use of certain pesticides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a spray
permit before using regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
Speciality fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less that
are labeled for ornamental and turd use are exempt from classification
as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
A) True
B) False ✔️ A) True
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice
at least __________ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments. ✔️ 48
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
A) Texas Department of Agriculture
B) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
C) Texas Commission on Aging
D) Texas Hazardous Waste Commission ✔️ B) 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) ✔️ D) Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides?
, A) Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
B) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
C) Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) ✔️ B)
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 registration number
C) Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs ✔️ C) Consult the Office of
Pesticide Programs
Which two 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 ✔️ A) Civil
penalties when the violation is unintentional
&
C) Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
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
✔️ C) 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) Exceptions to the law ✔️ A) Interpretations of the law that have the
force of law
