TEXAS PESTICIDE
APPLICATORS GENERAL
STANDARDS
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with
restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited
pesticides. Answer: False
2. To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. Answer: True
3. Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing? Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife
Research
4. Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform
pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building
or hospital? Answer: A noncommercial license from the SPCS
5. To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another per- son's land, you must have? Answer: A commercial license from the
TDA
6. All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False Answer: True
7. Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories? Answer: Wood preservation
8. Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories? Answer: Seed treatment
9. Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
, Contact for further consultation
regulation?-
Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
10. Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state
must be regis- tered with the TDA, even if they are already
registered with the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency. T/F
Answer: True
11. is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or
adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. Answer: Prior
Notification
12. In addition to state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides? Answer: True
13. Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still
obtain a spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F
Answer: True
, Contact for further consultation
14. Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are
exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
T/F Answer: True
15. The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give
public notice at least hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments at a public building. Answer: 48 Hours
16. Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Answer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
17. What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency
that regulates pesticides? Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides? Answer: -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
19. Which of the following below is not something the EPA must
do before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.? Answer: Consult the
Oflce of Pesticides Programs
20. What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for
applicators who violate the law? Answer: Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
& criminal penalties when the law is knowingly
21. Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
Answer: Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
APPLICATORS GENERAL
STANDARDS
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with
restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited
pesticides. Answer: False
2. To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. Answer: True
3. Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing? Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife
Research
4. Which license must be obtained by a person who wants to perform
pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building
or hospital? Answer: A noncommercial license from the SPCS
5. To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another per- son's land, you must have? Answer: A commercial license from the
TDA
6. All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False Answer: True
7. Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories? Answer: Wood preservation
8. Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories? Answer: Seed treatment
9. Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticide
, Contact for further consultation
regulation?-
Answer: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
10. Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state
must be regis- tered with the TDA, even if they are already
registered with the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency. T/F
Answer: True
11. is your responsibility to inform nearby residents or
adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. Answer: Prior
Notification
12. In addition to state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides? Answer: True
13. Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still
obtain a spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F
Answer: True
, Contact for further consultation
14. Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are
exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
T/F Answer: True
15. The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give
public notice at least hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments at a public building. Answer: 48 Hours
16. Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
Answer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
17. What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency
that regulates pesticides? Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage
pesticides? Answer: -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
19. Which of the following below is not something the EPA must
do before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.? Answer: Consult the
Oflce of Pesticides Programs
20. What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for
applicators who violate the law? Answer: Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
& criminal penalties when the law is knowingly
21. Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the law?
Answer: Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
