PESTICIDE REGULATION_DPR Laws and
Regulations Questions and answers 2025
"CAUTION" .means... .- .ANS✓✓-low .toxicity
"DANGER" .and ."DANGER/POISON" .with .a .skull .indicate... .- .ANS✓✓-
that .the .pesticide .is .highly .toxic
"DANGER" .used .alone .indicates... .- .ANS✓✓-
that .the .pesticide .poses .a .dangerous .health .hazard
"WARNING" .indicates... .- .ANS✓✓-moderate .toxicity
63 .- .ANS✓✓-
A ."label" .is... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .written, .printed, .or .graphic .matter .with .pest .control .directions, .reqs, .prohibi
tions, .and .other .information .such .as .health .and .safety .precautions.
A ."supplemental .label" .is... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .label .that .is .not .part .of .the .pesticide .container .but .is .otherwise .attached .to
.the .pesticide .product .container .or .device
A .cooperating .agency .that .helps .DPR .enforce .pesticide .use .laws .and .regulation
s .in .CA .is .the .- .ANS✓✓-County .Ag .Commissioner
A .Maintenance .Gardener .QAC-
Q .is .not .authorized .to .purchase, .apply, .or .supervise .the .app .of .restricted .mater
ials. .In .order .to .buy, .apply, .or .supervise .the .use .of .restricted .materials .in .a .gar
dening .maintenance .setting, .you .must... .- .ANS✓✓-
possess .a .valid .QAC .in .the .Landscape .Maintenance .Pest .Control .Category .B
A .non-
agricultural .restricted .material .use .permit .may .be .issued .to .the .... .- .ANS✓✓-
operator .of .the .property .to .be .treated .or .to .the .designated .licensed .pest .contro
l .business
A .person .with .a .QAL .can .also... .- .ANS✓✓-
May .also .use .or .supervise .the .use .of .pesticides .under .a .licensed .Maintenance .
Gardener .Pest .Ctrl .Business, .if .they .are .qualified .in .the .Landscape .Maintenanc
e .Pest .Ctrl .Cat .B
, A .registrant .cannot .sell .a .pesticide .product .in .CA .if .the .- .ANS✓✓-
Registrant .allows .the .registration .to .lapse .by .not .renewing .it, .OR .DPR .or .US .E
PA .suspends .or .cancels .the .pesticide .product .registration
A .restricted .material .use .permit .application .for .a .non-
agricultural .use .must .include: .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Name .and .address .of .the .applicant
2. .Restricted .materials .to .be .possessed .or .used
3. .pest .or .pests .to .be .controlled
4. .method .of .app
5. .criteria .for .determining .the .need .for .the .pesticide .app
A .restrictive .statement .is .___________ .from .a .statement .of .use .classification .- .
ANS✓✓-different
A .SLN .allows... .- .ANS✓✓-
uses .of .pesticides .for .crops .or .sites .not .listed .on .the .label
Advisers .must .retain .a .copy .of .each .written .recommendation .for .how .long? .- .A
NS✓✓-For .1yr .following .the .date .of .the .recommendation
After .evaluation .and .assessment .of .the .infestation .and .possible .control .measur
es... .- .ANS✓✓-
the .state .agency .can .petition .US .EPA .to .issue .a .section .18 .exemption .from .regi
stration .to .authorize .use .of .a .pesticide .that .is .otherwise .not .registered .for .use .
on .that .particular .crop
Agricultural .Pest .Control .Advisers .are .authorized .to... .- .ANS✓✓-
make .only .written .recommendations .in .categories .in .which .they .have .been .fou
nd .to .be .qualified .through .the .examination .process.
Agricultural .restricted .material .use .permits .are .issued .to .the .property .operator .
named .in .the .permit, .but .may .be .signed .by .the: .- .ANS✓✓-
1. .operator .of .the .property .to .be .treated
2. .property .operator's .authorized .representative
3. .Licensed .Ag .Pest .Control .Adviser .authorized .by .the .property .operator
An .agricultural .restricted .material .use .permit .application .must .include .the .follo
wing .info: .- .ANS✓✓-1. .name .and .address .of .the .applicant
2. .location .of .each .property .to .be .treated
3. .ID .and .location .of .all .known .areas .that .could .be .adversely .impacted .
(ex: .schools, .hospitals, .residential .areas, .parks, .lakes..etc.)
4. .ID .of .each .commodity, .crop, .or .site .to .be .treated
5. .Anticipated .pest .problems .for .each .crop .pest(s) .to .be .controlled
6. .Proposed .list .of .the .restricted .materials .necessary .to .control .each .pest .on .e
ach .commodity/crop/site
7. .Approx .dates .or .crop .stages .of .the .intended .pesticide .app(s)
8.Expected .method .of .app .including .the .dilution, .volume .per .acre .or .other .unit,
.and .the .dosage
Regulations Questions and answers 2025
"CAUTION" .means... .- .ANS✓✓-low .toxicity
"DANGER" .and ."DANGER/POISON" .with .a .skull .indicate... .- .ANS✓✓-
that .the .pesticide .is .highly .toxic
"DANGER" .used .alone .indicates... .- .ANS✓✓-
that .the .pesticide .poses .a .dangerous .health .hazard
"WARNING" .indicates... .- .ANS✓✓-moderate .toxicity
63 .- .ANS✓✓-
A ."label" .is... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .written, .printed, .or .graphic .matter .with .pest .control .directions, .reqs, .prohibi
tions, .and .other .information .such .as .health .and .safety .precautions.
A ."supplemental .label" .is... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .label .that .is .not .part .of .the .pesticide .container .but .is .otherwise .attached .to
.the .pesticide .product .container .or .device
A .cooperating .agency .that .helps .DPR .enforce .pesticide .use .laws .and .regulation
s .in .CA .is .the .- .ANS✓✓-County .Ag .Commissioner
A .Maintenance .Gardener .QAC-
Q .is .not .authorized .to .purchase, .apply, .or .supervise .the .app .of .restricted .mater
ials. .In .order .to .buy, .apply, .or .supervise .the .use .of .restricted .materials .in .a .gar
dening .maintenance .setting, .you .must... .- .ANS✓✓-
possess .a .valid .QAC .in .the .Landscape .Maintenance .Pest .Control .Category .B
A .non-
agricultural .restricted .material .use .permit .may .be .issued .to .the .... .- .ANS✓✓-
operator .of .the .property .to .be .treated .or .to .the .designated .licensed .pest .contro
l .business
A .person .with .a .QAL .can .also... .- .ANS✓✓-
May .also .use .or .supervise .the .use .of .pesticides .under .a .licensed .Maintenance .
Gardener .Pest .Ctrl .Business, .if .they .are .qualified .in .the .Landscape .Maintenanc
e .Pest .Ctrl .Cat .B
, A .registrant .cannot .sell .a .pesticide .product .in .CA .if .the .- .ANS✓✓-
Registrant .allows .the .registration .to .lapse .by .not .renewing .it, .OR .DPR .or .US .E
PA .suspends .or .cancels .the .pesticide .product .registration
A .restricted .material .use .permit .application .for .a .non-
agricultural .use .must .include: .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Name .and .address .of .the .applicant
2. .Restricted .materials .to .be .possessed .or .used
3. .pest .or .pests .to .be .controlled
4. .method .of .app
5. .criteria .for .determining .the .need .for .the .pesticide .app
A .restrictive .statement .is .___________ .from .a .statement .of .use .classification .- .
ANS✓✓-different
A .SLN .allows... .- .ANS✓✓-
uses .of .pesticides .for .crops .or .sites .not .listed .on .the .label
Advisers .must .retain .a .copy .of .each .written .recommendation .for .how .long? .- .A
NS✓✓-For .1yr .following .the .date .of .the .recommendation
After .evaluation .and .assessment .of .the .infestation .and .possible .control .measur
es... .- .ANS✓✓-
the .state .agency .can .petition .US .EPA .to .issue .a .section .18 .exemption .from .regi
stration .to .authorize .use .of .a .pesticide .that .is .otherwise .not .registered .for .use .
on .that .particular .crop
Agricultural .Pest .Control .Advisers .are .authorized .to... .- .ANS✓✓-
make .only .written .recommendations .in .categories .in .which .they .have .been .fou
nd .to .be .qualified .through .the .examination .process.
Agricultural .restricted .material .use .permits .are .issued .to .the .property .operator .
named .in .the .permit, .but .may .be .signed .by .the: .- .ANS✓✓-
1. .operator .of .the .property .to .be .treated
2. .property .operator's .authorized .representative
3. .Licensed .Ag .Pest .Control .Adviser .authorized .by .the .property .operator
An .agricultural .restricted .material .use .permit .application .must .include .the .follo
wing .info: .- .ANS✓✓-1. .name .and .address .of .the .applicant
2. .location .of .each .property .to .be .treated
3. .ID .and .location .of .all .known .areas .that .could .be .adversely .impacted .
(ex: .schools, .hospitals, .residential .areas, .parks, .lakes..etc.)
4. .ID .of .each .commodity, .crop, .or .site .to .be .treated
5. .Anticipated .pest .problems .for .each .crop .pest(s) .to .be .controlled
6. .Proposed .list .of .the .restricted .materials .necessary .to .control .each .pest .on .e
ach .commodity/crop/site
7. .Approx .dates .or .crop .stages .of .the .intended .pesticide .app(s)
8.Expected .method .of .app .including .the .dilution, .volume .per .acre .or .other .unit,
.and .the .dosage
