OREGON PESTICIDE LAWS AND SAFETY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED.| latest update 2024/25|

OREGON PESTICIDE LAWS AND SAFETY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. Pesticides - -include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and many other substances used to kill, harm, or repel pests. General Use Pesticides - -may be bought over the counter without a pesticide license. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - -are a category of products that pose a higher risk to people, animals, or the environment. They can only be purchased by a person with a pesticide license; use requires supervision by a licensed applicator. Pesticide CERTIFICATION - -the process of demonstrating a person knows how to handle and apply pesticides in a safe and responsible manner. valid for up to five (5) years Pesticide LICENSING - -the process to obtain the actual license that shows that a person has met certification requirements to make specific pesticide applications under that license. PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE - -needed to purchase, apply, or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) on land in agricultural production that a person, or their employer owns, leases, or rents. This includes farmland, rangeland, forests, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, etc. IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISED Pesticide TRAINEE LICENSE - -for individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator. • Must be on-site at all times with the trainee when making pesticide applications, and • Be able to reach the trainee's location within five minutes. • No required exam Trainees may only make applications within their supervisor's categories. • The supervising applicator is responsible for training the Immediately Supervised Trainee PESTICIDE APPRENTICE LICENSE - -individuals who work under the supervision of a Commercial or Public Pesticide Applicator. • The supervising applicator does not need to be onsite when the apprentice is making pesticide applications, BUT the apprentice must be able to reach the supervising applicat