Cat 3 Pesticide Practice Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
b) be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide applicator - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tennessee, an individual must:
a) be 16 years of age
b) be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide applicator
c) working under the supervision of a certified applicator
d) meet all the safety standards
b) must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-According to the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA),
amended FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide, an applicator:
a) must be certified in all cases
b) must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
c) does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety meetings
d) may always work under the supervision of a certified applicator
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,d) pest control technician working for a chartered company - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-The
follow applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use pesticide
a) farmer
b) greenhouse operator
c) nurseryman
d) pest control technician working for a chartered company
b) when he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
a) when he/she exchanges services for another private applicator
b) when he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
c) when he/she sprays within a greenhouse
d) when their income exceeds $25,000
c) $15 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-The exam fee for a commercial applicator is
a) $5
b) $10
c) $15
d) $20
c) earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators may become recertified by
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, a) paying $15 annually
b) sending an application to TDA
c) earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period
d) attending a recertification meeting during the last year of the recertification period
Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $25000 or one year in prison -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators who violate any provision of the FIFRA may
be fined
a) Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $25000 or one year in prison
b) Civil penalty of $1000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $5000 or one year in prison
c) Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $10000 or one year in prison
d) none of the above
c) general and restricted-use pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators must
keep records of
a) general-use pesticides
b) restricted use pesticides
c) general and restricted-use pesticides
d) pesticides with skull and cross bones
b) two years - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Records of pesticide application must be maintained
for a period of
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Questions and Answers
b) be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide applicator - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-In order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in Tennessee, an individual must:
a) be 16 years of age
b) be certified by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as a pesticide applicator
c) working under the supervision of a certified applicator
d) meet all the safety standards
b) must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-According to the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA),
amended FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide, an applicator:
a) must be certified in all cases
b) must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
c) does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety meetings
d) may always work under the supervision of a certified applicator
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,d) pest control technician working for a chartered company - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-The
follow applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use pesticide
a) farmer
b) greenhouse operator
c) nurseryman
d) pest control technician working for a chartered company
b) when he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-
When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
a) when he/she exchanges services for another private applicator
b) when he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
c) when he/she sprays within a greenhouse
d) when their income exceeds $25,000
c) $15 - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-The exam fee for a commercial applicator is
a) $5
b) $10
c) $15
d) $20
c) earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators may become recertified by
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, a) paying $15 annually
b) sending an application to TDA
c) earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period
d) attending a recertification meeting during the last year of the recertification period
Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $25000 or one year in prison -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators who violate any provision of the FIFRA may
be fined
a) Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $25000 or one year in prison
b) Civil penalty of $1000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $5000 or one year in prison
c) Civil penalty of $5000 for each offense; criminal penalty of $10000 or one year in prison
d) none of the above
c) general and restricted-use pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Commercial applicators must
keep records of
a) general-use pesticides
b) restricted use pesticides
c) general and restricted-use pesticides
d) pesticides with skull and cross bones
b) two years - CORRECT ANSWER✔️✔️-Records of pesticide application must be maintained
for a period of
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