GENERAL COLORADO COMMERCIAL
PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
FIFRA - ANS -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 3
Pesticide Classification - ANS -All Pesticides are classified according to their potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) - ANS 1. General Use Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 18
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies to permit additional use that is
not specified by the label to respond to a localized pest management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide to meet "Specialty Local
Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - ANS -Pesticides that are minimum risk due to having a
limited amount of active and inert ingredients and are not required to have an EPA registration
number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - ANS -RUP may only be sold to certified applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)
FIFRA Categories of Applicators - ANS 1. Private Applicators
2. Commercial Applicators
Private Applicators - ANS -A person who uses or supervises the use of RUP in the production
of agricultural commodities on land owned by them or their employer
-Ex. Farmer/Rancher
Commercial Applicators - ANS -Any person who engages in the business of applying RUP
pesticides or operating a device for hire
Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) - ANS -Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
-Pesticides must not cause harm to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals
-EPA reviews a registered pesticide every 15 years
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
FIFRA - ANS -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 3
Pesticide Classification - ANS -All Pesticides are classified according to their potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) - ANS 1. General Use Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 18
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies to permit additional use that is
not specified by the label to respond to a localized pest management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide to meet "Specialty Local
Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - ANS -Pesticides that are minimum risk due to having a
limited amount of active and inert ingredients and are not required to have an EPA registration
number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - ANS -RUP may only be sold to certified applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)
FIFRA Categories of Applicators - ANS 1. Private Applicators
2. Commercial Applicators
Private Applicators - ANS -A person who uses or supervises the use of RUP in the production
of agricultural commodities on land owned by them or their employer
-Ex. Farmer/Rancher
Commercial Applicators - ANS -Any person who engages in the business of applying RUP
pesticides or operating a device for hire
Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) - ANS -Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
-Pesticides must not cause harm to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals
-EPA reviews a registered pesticide every 15 years
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
