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CA DPR LAWS AND REGULATIONS STUDY
GUIDE 2026- COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
Before a pest control business applies a pesticide for the production of an
agricultural commodity, the property operator must provide the business with -
correct-answer -Their operator identification number.
Which type of pesticide application for hire is not covered under the provisions of
a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business license? - correct-answer -Spraying
an herbicide in a cemetery.
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for person or business who - correct-
answer -Has a Pest Control Business License
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible
for - correct-answer -Actively supervising all operations conducted at the dealer's
location.
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A person who holds a Qualified Applicators Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture"
category cannot. - correct-answer -Sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides.
An Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License is required if you. - correct-answer -
Solicit services or sales for agricultural uses.
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers must. - correct-answer -Store
the containers in a locked enclosure or provide a person to maintain control over
the containers at all times.
The signs attached to a pesticide storage area must be readable form. - correct-
answer -25 feet
A service container that is used to hold a pesticide or pesticide mixture is. -
correct-answer -Any other legal container other than the original labeled pesticide
container.
Which of the following information is not required to be on the label of a service
container? - correct-answer -Name of the manufacturer of the pesticide in the
service container.
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It is illegal to store pesticides in - correct-answer -Containers that are commonly
used for food, drink, or household products.
Pesticides being carried in the back of a vehicle such as a truck must be properly
secured in order to. - correct-answer -Prevent spills into or off of the vehicle
Empty pesticide bags can be handled and disposed of as non-hazardous waste as
long as they. - correct-answer -Have been properly emptied according to DPR's
"Guidelines for emptying and burning pesticide bags"
Proper rinsing of an empty container involves - correct-answer -Partially filling an
empty pesticide container with water, shaking, and draining the contents into the
spray tank then repeating this process at least two more times.
Which containers that have held pesticides are exempt from the container
storage, triple rinsing, or disposal requirements in regulation? - correct-answer -
Containers that hold home use pesticides in the possession of the homeowners on
their own property.
CA DPR LAWS AND REGULATIONS STUDY
GUIDE 2026- COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
Before a pest control business applies a pesticide for the production of an
agricultural commodity, the property operator must provide the business with -
correct-answer -Their operator identification number.
Which type of pesticide application for hire is not covered under the provisions of
a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business license? - correct-answer -Spraying
an herbicide in a cemetery.
A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for person or business who - correct-
answer -Has a Pest Control Business License
A person who holds a Pest Control Dealer Designated Agent License is responsible
for - correct-answer -Actively supervising all operations conducted at the dealer's
location.
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A person who holds a Qualified Applicators Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture"
category cannot. - correct-answer -Sell or supervise people who sell agricultural
pesticides.
An Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License is required if you. - correct-answer -
Solicit services or sales for agricultural uses.
A person who is responsible for pesticide containers must. - correct-answer -Store
the containers in a locked enclosure or provide a person to maintain control over
the containers at all times.
The signs attached to a pesticide storage area must be readable form. - correct-
answer -25 feet
A service container that is used to hold a pesticide or pesticide mixture is. -
correct-answer -Any other legal container other than the original labeled pesticide
container.
Which of the following information is not required to be on the label of a service
container? - correct-answer -Name of the manufacturer of the pesticide in the
service container.
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It is illegal to store pesticides in - correct-answer -Containers that are commonly
used for food, drink, or household products.
Pesticides being carried in the back of a vehicle such as a truck must be properly
secured in order to. - correct-answer -Prevent spills into or off of the vehicle
Empty pesticide bags can be handled and disposed of as non-hazardous waste as
long as they. - correct-answer -Have been properly emptied according to DPR's
"Guidelines for emptying and burning pesticide bags"
Proper rinsing of an empty container involves - correct-answer -Partially filling an
empty pesticide container with water, shaking, and draining the contents into the
spray tank then repeating this process at least two more times.
Which containers that have held pesticides are exempt from the container
storage, triple rinsing, or disposal requirements in regulation? - correct-answer -
Containers that hold home use pesticides in the possession of the homeowners on
their own property.
