CDFA Pest Prevention Plant Regulation
Exam – Nursery UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is a qualified nursery inspector? - CORRECT ANSWER - Possesses state certificate
of qualification in Nursery/Seed Regulation and plant quarantine and pest detection
What conditions must be met for a nursery stock license exemption to be given? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1)Amateurs (sales less than $1000)
2)All plants are of own production 3)Communicate intent to sell to the commissioner.
4)Grown in same county as sale by the actual seller.
What commodities may be sold without a nursery stock license? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) Cut flowers and plants for indoor decoration
2) seeds
3) cut christmas trees
Define Nursery Stock - CORRECT ANSWER - Any plant sold for planting, propagation,
or ornamentation
Define Commercially Clean - CORRECT ANSWER - Pests are under effective control
and are present only to a light degree, and only a few plants in any lot or block show any
infestation or infection.
Define "Standards of Cleanliness" - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursery Stock shall be free of
pests of limited distribution and pests known not to exist in the state.
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a pest that is not known to occur in California. What
do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Isolate the infested lot and affix a noncompliance
tag
, 2) issue a hold notice to keep commodities on the premises
3) Collect and submit specimens to CDFA laboratory
4) Determine Origin of infested lot
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a lot that is infested with a pest of general distribution
to the point you do not believe the lot to be "commercially clean". What do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Remove from sale and affix a noncompliance warning tag to the lot and
isolate from non-infested nursery stock. It is at the discretion of the commissioner to allow for
reinspection following a treatment for the pest.
What time frame is given for a nursery to control an infestation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A "reasonable specified length of time" (30-60 days)
Where do you find the laws (statutory authority) and regulations pertaining to the sale of nursery
stock? - CORRECT ANSWER - CA Food and Agricultural Code.
1) Define "pest"
a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant
b) Any form of animal life
c) Any form of vegetable life
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d) All of the above
1) An unidentified pest is found - what do you do?
a) Hold until pest is determined
b) Reject if it is an "A" or "Q" rated pest
c) Commissioner determines action if it is a "B" or "C" rated pest
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d) All of the above
What steps should be taken when sampling nursery stock for nematode certification? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Make a map of area, indicate where samples are being taken
Exam – Nursery UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is a qualified nursery inspector? - CORRECT ANSWER - Possesses state certificate
of qualification in Nursery/Seed Regulation and plant quarantine and pest detection
What conditions must be met for a nursery stock license exemption to be given? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1)Amateurs (sales less than $1000)
2)All plants are of own production 3)Communicate intent to sell to the commissioner.
4)Grown in same county as sale by the actual seller.
What commodities may be sold without a nursery stock license? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1) Cut flowers and plants for indoor decoration
2) seeds
3) cut christmas trees
Define Nursery Stock - CORRECT ANSWER - Any plant sold for planting, propagation,
or ornamentation
Define Commercially Clean - CORRECT ANSWER - Pests are under effective control
and are present only to a light degree, and only a few plants in any lot or block show any
infestation or infection.
Define "Standards of Cleanliness" - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursery Stock shall be free of
pests of limited distribution and pests known not to exist in the state.
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a pest that is not known to occur in California. What
do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Isolate the infested lot and affix a noncompliance
tag
, 2) issue a hold notice to keep commodities on the premises
3) Collect and submit specimens to CDFA laboratory
4) Determine Origin of infested lot
While doing a nursery inspection, you find a lot that is infested with a pest of general distribution
to the point you do not believe the lot to be "commercially clean". What do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Remove from sale and affix a noncompliance warning tag to the lot and
isolate from non-infested nursery stock. It is at the discretion of the commissioner to allow for
reinspection following a treatment for the pest.
What time frame is given for a nursery to control an infestation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A "reasonable specified length of time" (30-60 days)
Where do you find the laws (statutory authority) and regulations pertaining to the sale of nursery
stock? - CORRECT ANSWER - CA Food and Agricultural Code.
1) Define "pest"
a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant
b) Any form of animal life
c) Any form of vegetable life
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d) All of the above
1) An unidentified pest is found - what do you do?
a) Hold until pest is determined
b) Reject if it is an "A" or "Q" rated pest
c) Commissioner determines action if it is a "B" or "C" rated pest
d) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - d) All of the above
What steps should be taken when sampling nursery stock for nematode certification? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Make a map of area, indicate where samples are being taken
