OREGON LAWS AND SAFETY
PESTICIDE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What federal law authorized the regulation of pesticides as we know it today? -
ANSWER-FIFRA - The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Which federal agency registers pesticides in the U.S.? - ANSWER-EPA - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
What is a pesticide tolerance? - ANSWER-The maximum amount of a pesticide
residue that is allowed on food or feed crops.
What are two types of penalties FIFRA allows for applicators who violate the law? -
ANSWER-FIFRA provides civil penalties when the violation of a regulation was
unintentional, and criminal penalties when the law was violated knowingly
What act makes it illegal to harm a threatened or endangered species? - ANSWER-
ESA - The Endangered Species Act of 1973
Which species is closer to extinction: an endangered or a threatened species? -
ANSWER-An endangered species is closer to extinction
Can a private pesticide applicator legally apply a general-use herbicide along the
fence of the school playground, ifthe school board president asks him or her to do
so? - ANSWER-Yes
Can a private pesticide applicator spray a highly toxic pesticide for a neighbor who is
not licensed? - ANSWER-No
Which federal agency sets the food tolerances for pesticides? Which agency
enforces these tolerances? - ANSWER-EPA sets pesticides tolerances. FDA
enforces pesticide tolerances.
What act authorizes the EPA to manage hazardous waste? - ANSWER-The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1975
What agency and what act have direct regulatory roles in the application of a
herbicide on forestlands in Oregon? - ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
and the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
What state agency administers (in charge of)the EPA Worker Protection Standard in
Oregon - ANSWER-Oregon OSHA
What agency administers the Hazard Communication Standard? - ANSWER-Oregon
OSHA
PESTICIDE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What federal law authorized the regulation of pesticides as we know it today? -
ANSWER-FIFRA - The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Which federal agency registers pesticides in the U.S.? - ANSWER-EPA - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
What is a pesticide tolerance? - ANSWER-The maximum amount of a pesticide
residue that is allowed on food or feed crops.
What are two types of penalties FIFRA allows for applicators who violate the law? -
ANSWER-FIFRA provides civil penalties when the violation of a regulation was
unintentional, and criminal penalties when the law was violated knowingly
What act makes it illegal to harm a threatened or endangered species? - ANSWER-
ESA - The Endangered Species Act of 1973
Which species is closer to extinction: an endangered or a threatened species? -
ANSWER-An endangered species is closer to extinction
Can a private pesticide applicator legally apply a general-use herbicide along the
fence of the school playground, ifthe school board president asks him or her to do
so? - ANSWER-Yes
Can a private pesticide applicator spray a highly toxic pesticide for a neighbor who is
not licensed? - ANSWER-No
Which federal agency sets the food tolerances for pesticides? Which agency
enforces these tolerances? - ANSWER-EPA sets pesticides tolerances. FDA
enforces pesticide tolerances.
What act authorizes the EPA to manage hazardous waste? - ANSWER-The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1975
What agency and what act have direct regulatory roles in the application of a
herbicide on forestlands in Oregon? - ANSWER-The Federal Aviation Administration
and the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
What state agency administers (in charge of)the EPA Worker Protection Standard in
Oregon - ANSWER-Oregon OSHA
What agency administers the Hazard Communication Standard? - ANSWER-Oregon
OSHA
