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Tennessee Pesticide-- Category 8 Questions
and Answers
Which of the following is not an example of a right-of-way req
where pest may appear?
A. Public Roads
B. Electric powerlines
C. Pipelines
D. Inside a food processing plant Ans: D. Inside a food
processing plant
Who is responsible for regulating the state pesticide laws of
Tennessee?
A. TDA
B. USDA
C. EPA
D. Local Judge Ans: A. TDA
Which of the following is always an example of a commercial
applicator?
A. Farmer
B. Pest Control Technician
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C. Greenhouse operator
D. Nursery operator Ans: B. Pest Control Technician
Commercial Applicators must keep records of general and
restricted-use pesticides for a period of:
A. One Year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. None of the above Ans: B. Two years
What category includes all governmental employees and
commercial applicators who use or supervise the use of pesticides
relative to public health programs on public land and public
waters and which are not specifically covered by other categories
of certification?
A. C10
B. C08
C. C06
D. C02 Ans: B. C08
Who is in charge of supervising technicians, registered solicitors or
salespersons?
A. A Commercial Applicator
B. An office manager
C. A Licensed Pest Control Operator
D. A certified technician Ans: C. A Licensed Pest Control Operator
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Who is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and
welfare of pest control employees and the general public from
hazards of the use of pesticides?
A. TDA
B. EPA
C. UT/TDA
D. USDA Ans: A. TDA
How many annual recertification points are required for Public
Health Pest Control?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 6 Ans: D. 6
What instrument cost $400 every two years and is required from
TDA for each office and branch office in order for an individual to
engage in business (custom application) as a commercial pest
control operator?
A. License
B. Charter
C. Certification
D. Technician registration card Ans: B. Charter
Which law allows the Commissioner of Agriculture or his/her
designee to enter any car, warehouse, store, building, boat, vessel
or other place where pesticides are held for distribution or sale for
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Tennessee Pesticide-- Category 8 Questions
and Answers
Which of the following is not an example of a right-of-way req
where pest may appear?
A. Public Roads
B. Electric powerlines
C. Pipelines
D. Inside a food processing plant Ans: D. Inside a food
processing plant
Who is responsible for regulating the state pesticide laws of
Tennessee?
A. TDA
B. USDA
C. EPA
D. Local Judge Ans: A. TDA
Which of the following is always an example of a commercial
applicator?
A. Farmer
B. Pest Control Technician
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C. Greenhouse operator
D. Nursery operator Ans: B. Pest Control Technician
Commercial Applicators must keep records of general and
restricted-use pesticides for a period of:
A. One Year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. None of the above Ans: B. Two years
What category includes all governmental employees and
commercial applicators who use or supervise the use of pesticides
relative to public health programs on public land and public
waters and which are not specifically covered by other categories
of certification?
A. C10
B. C08
C. C06
D. C02 Ans: B. C08
Who is in charge of supervising technicians, registered solicitors or
salespersons?
A. A Commercial Applicator
B. An office manager
C. A Licensed Pest Control Operator
D. A certified technician Ans: C. A Licensed Pest Control Operator
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Who is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and
welfare of pest control employees and the general public from
hazards of the use of pesticides?
A. TDA
B. EPA
C. UT/TDA
D. USDA Ans: A. TDA
How many annual recertification points are required for Public
Health Pest Control?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 6 Ans: D. 6
What instrument cost $400 every two years and is required from
TDA for each office and branch office in order for an individual to
engage in business (custom application) as a commercial pest
control operator?
A. License
B. Charter
C. Certification
D. Technician registration card Ans: B. Charter
Which law allows the Commissioner of Agriculture or his/her
designee to enter any car, warehouse, store, building, boat, vessel
or other place where pesticides are held for distribution or sale for
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