QAL: LAWS AND REGULATIONS WITH
RATIONALIZED ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
The difference between laws and regulations is
A. Laws are passed by county agricultural commissioners and
regulations are passed by the California legislature.
B. Laws are statutes passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out the
laws.
C. Laws are supplements to federal regulations.
D. Laws are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out
regulations signed by the governor. - verified answers-B. Laws
are statutes passed by the California legislature and regulations
are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out the laws.
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of California's
pesticide and pest control laws and regulations?
A. To protect workers from pesticide exposure
B. To provide for proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides.
C. To encourage people to use more pesticides.
D. To encourage the development and implementation of
integrated pest management systems. - verified answers-C. To
encourage people to use more pesticides
Which agency cooperates with DPR to enforce pesticide laws
in California?
A. The University of California
B. The Department of health services.
C. The department of labor
D. The department of consumer affairs. - verified answers-D.
The department of consumer affairs
Agricultural commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide
regulations if they are approved by
A. The Director of DPR.
B. The governor.
C. The county of supervisors.
,D. The US EPA. - verified answers-A. The director of DPR
Which of the following could be considered part of a pesticide
label?
A. A spray nozzle catalog.
B. The manufacturers advertisement in a grower magazine.
C. The federal worker protection standard.
D. A written recommendation for a licensed pest control
advisor. - verified answers-C. The federal worker protection
standard
When a manufacturer allows the registration of his pesticide
product to lapse, pesticide dealers, who sell this product
A. Must immediately return all unsold product to the
manufacture.
B. May lawfully sell and deliver the product for two years.
C. Recall all the product in the possession of end users.
D. May sell and deliver all remaining product for as many years
as it takes. - verified answers-B. May lawfully sell and deliver
the product for two years
When the registration of a pesticide product has been
canceled, the sale and use of this product
A. May always continue until supplies are exhausted.
B. May continue if the regulatory agency provides for a
specified period allowing for its sale and use.
C. Will always be allowed for two years from the date of
cancellation.
D. Will never be allowed by regulatory agencies under any
circumstance. - verified answers-B. May continue if the
regulatory agency provides for a specified period allowing for its
sale and use of
An emergency exemption from registration allows a pesticide
product to be used for a
A. Specific non-registered purpose for an unlimited amount of
time.
,B. Non-specified purpose for a specific amount of time.
C. Specific non-registered purpose for a specified time.
D. Non-specified purpose for an unlimited amount of time. -
verified answers-C. Specific non-registered purpose for a
specified time
A special local need registration (SLN) allow
A. Growers to apply the pesticide to any crop as long as the
SLN is valid in the growers state.
B. Supplemental uses of the pesticide uniformly throughout the
US.
C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label.
D. Any feasible use of the pesticide in the specified local area -
verified answers-C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the label
A supplemental label is
A. Literature distributed by the pesticide manufacturer by mail.
B. A sample pesticide label produced by the manufacturer or
others.
C. The same as Special local need label.
D. A pamphlet containing required pesticide label information
that will not fit on the container label. - verified answers-D. A
pamphlet containing required pesticide label information that
will not fit on the container label
The purpose of the signal word on any pesticide label is to
A. Inform users and handlers of the relative acute toxicity or
hazard of the product.
B. Tell users the formulation type of pesticide product.
C. Specify on which crops the product is registered.
D. Specify the pest the product controls. - verified answers-A.
Inform users and handlers of the relative acute toxicity or
hazard of the product
The precautionary statement section of the label contains
information about the
, A. Application rate.
B. Crops on which the product can be applied.
C. Relative toxicity of the product.
D. Hazards to people and domestic animals. - verified answers-
D. Hazards to people and domestic animals
Plant-back restrictions are found in the _________ section of
the pesticide label
A. Precautionary statements
B. Statement of practical treatment
C. Contents
D. Directions for use - verified answers-D. Directions for use
A decrease below the label rate of the amount of the
pesticide product applied to a crop or site is
a. always allowed
b.illegal
c. allowed only if you obtain written authorization
from the county agricultural commissioner
d.allowed only if the product is tank mixed - verified answers-A.
Always allowed
An increase above the label rate of the amount of
the pesticide product applied to a crop or site is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written
authorization from the county agricultural
commissioner
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed
with another similar product - verified answers-B. Illegal
If a pesticide label limits the number of applications of a product
to three a year, you can
A. Never make fewer than three applications in one year.
B. Always make fewer than three applications in one year.
RATIONALIZED ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
The difference between laws and regulations is
A. Laws are passed by county agricultural commissioners and
regulations are passed by the California legislature.
B. Laws are statutes passed by the California legislature and
regulations are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out the
laws.
C. Laws are supplements to federal regulations.
D. Laws are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out
regulations signed by the governor. - verified answers-B. Laws
are statutes passed by the California legislature and regulations
are adopted by the Director of DPR to carry out the laws.
Which of the following is not one of the purposes of California's
pesticide and pest control laws and regulations?
A. To protect workers from pesticide exposure
B. To provide for proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides.
C. To encourage people to use more pesticides.
D. To encourage the development and implementation of
integrated pest management systems. - verified answers-C. To
encourage people to use more pesticides
Which agency cooperates with DPR to enforce pesticide laws
in California?
A. The University of California
B. The Department of health services.
C. The department of labor
D. The department of consumer affairs. - verified answers-D.
The department of consumer affairs
Agricultural commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide
regulations if they are approved by
A. The Director of DPR.
B. The governor.
C. The county of supervisors.
,D. The US EPA. - verified answers-A. The director of DPR
Which of the following could be considered part of a pesticide
label?
A. A spray nozzle catalog.
B. The manufacturers advertisement in a grower magazine.
C. The federal worker protection standard.
D. A written recommendation for a licensed pest control
advisor. - verified answers-C. The federal worker protection
standard
When a manufacturer allows the registration of his pesticide
product to lapse, pesticide dealers, who sell this product
A. Must immediately return all unsold product to the
manufacture.
B. May lawfully sell and deliver the product for two years.
C. Recall all the product in the possession of end users.
D. May sell and deliver all remaining product for as many years
as it takes. - verified answers-B. May lawfully sell and deliver
the product for two years
When the registration of a pesticide product has been
canceled, the sale and use of this product
A. May always continue until supplies are exhausted.
B. May continue if the regulatory agency provides for a
specified period allowing for its sale and use.
C. Will always be allowed for two years from the date of
cancellation.
D. Will never be allowed by regulatory agencies under any
circumstance. - verified answers-B. May continue if the
regulatory agency provides for a specified period allowing for its
sale and use of
An emergency exemption from registration allows a pesticide
product to be used for a
A. Specific non-registered purpose for an unlimited amount of
time.
,B. Non-specified purpose for a specific amount of time.
C. Specific non-registered purpose for a specified time.
D. Non-specified purpose for an unlimited amount of time. -
verified answers-C. Specific non-registered purpose for a
specified time
A special local need registration (SLN) allow
A. Growers to apply the pesticide to any crop as long as the
SLN is valid in the growers state.
B. Supplemental uses of the pesticide uniformly throughout the
US.
C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label.
D. Any feasible use of the pesticide in the specified local area -
verified answers-C. Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not
listed on the label
A supplemental label is
A. Literature distributed by the pesticide manufacturer by mail.
B. A sample pesticide label produced by the manufacturer or
others.
C. The same as Special local need label.
D. A pamphlet containing required pesticide label information
that will not fit on the container label. - verified answers-D. A
pamphlet containing required pesticide label information that
will not fit on the container label
The purpose of the signal word on any pesticide label is to
A. Inform users and handlers of the relative acute toxicity or
hazard of the product.
B. Tell users the formulation type of pesticide product.
C. Specify on which crops the product is registered.
D. Specify the pest the product controls. - verified answers-A.
Inform users and handlers of the relative acute toxicity or
hazard of the product
The precautionary statement section of the label contains
information about the
, A. Application rate.
B. Crops on which the product can be applied.
C. Relative toxicity of the product.
D. Hazards to people and domestic animals. - verified answers-
D. Hazards to people and domestic animals
Plant-back restrictions are found in the _________ section of
the pesticide label
A. Precautionary statements
B. Statement of practical treatment
C. Contents
D. Directions for use - verified answers-D. Directions for use
A decrease below the label rate of the amount of the
pesticide product applied to a crop or site is
a. always allowed
b.illegal
c. allowed only if you obtain written authorization
from the county agricultural commissioner
d.allowed only if the product is tank mixed - verified answers-A.
Always allowed
An increase above the label rate of the amount of
the pesticide product applied to a crop or site is
A. always allowed
B. illegal
C. allowed only if you obtain written
authorization from the county agricultural
commissioner
D. allowed only if the product is tank mixed
with another similar product - verified answers-B. Illegal
If a pesticide label limits the number of applications of a product
to three a year, you can
A. Never make fewer than three applications in one year.
B. Always make fewer than three applications in one year.
