Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
A |brown |bat |is |capable |of |capturing |... |insects |per |hour |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,000
..... |through |rehabilitation |is |prohibited |on |a |statewide |basis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
release |of |skunks, |raccoons, |foxes, |coyotes |and |groundhogs.
what |is |a |zoonotic/zoonoses? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diseases |that |people |can |catch |from |
wildlife.
You |don't |work |for |the |_________________ |you're |a |private |businessperson. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pennsylvania |Game |Commission(PGC)
Define: |Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |holder |of |a |valid |Nuisance |Wildlife |Control |Operator |
Permit |or |a |Legitimate |employee.
Define: |Humane |Manner |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |dispatching |an |animal, |death |shall |be
|induced |as |quickly |and |painlessly |as |possible.
Define: |Legitimate |Employee |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employee |of |record, |one |for |which |
the |employer |deducts |or |pays |taxes |or |other |fees |required |by |any |local, |state |of |the |Federal |
government |and |is |listed |on |the |permit.
Define: |Application |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |application |for |examination |shall |be |submitted
|on |a |form |supplied |by |the |Commission. |A |non-refundable |fee |of |$25 |for |each |test |shall |be |
submitted |with |the |application |for |new |agents |only. |An |additional |$50 |shall |be |submitted |for |
each |permit |if |the |examination |is |passed.
, Define: |Application |Part |2 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Experience |and |qualification |shall |be |listed |
on |the |application, |if |applicable, |the |business |business |name |shall |also |be |included. |Conviction
|of |a |violation |of |that |act |within |5 |years |of |the |date |of |application |shall |preclude |the |issuance |
of |a |permit, |an |agent |whose |permit |lapses |for |2 |or |more |years |shall |apply |as |a |new |applicant.
Records |and |Reports: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |record |of |all |activities |conducted |under |
authority |of |the |permit |can |be |kept |on |a |form |supplied |by |the |Commission |according |to |
instructions. |Records |shall |be |kept |for |3 |years |& |are |the |basis |of |any |reports |required |by |the |
Commission. |Records |are |available |for |inspection |during |normal |business |hours. |Submit |a |
report |by |the |10th |of |each |month.
Approved |Methods: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foot |hold |traps, |body |gripping |traps, |box |traps, |
clover |traps, |cage |traps, |net |and |snares. |shooting |with |a |firearm |that |will |induce |death |as |
quickly |& |painlessly |as |possible.
Dogs |used |to |harass |nuisance |geese. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |authorization |to |harass |
geese |with |dogs |is |prohibited |at |any |time |when |goslings |are |present |at |the |site |and |during |the
|period |from |June |16-July |20, |when |majority |of |adult |birds |are |flightless.
Traps |used |should |be: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tagged, |or |labeled |with |the |permit |number, |or |
trapper |I.D. |number.
Devices |shall |be |checked |on |by |the |agent...: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-or |property |owner |at |
least |once |each |calendar |day, |but |only |the |AGENT |may |remove |an |animal |from |a |trap.
Nuisance |wildlife |should |be |captured..: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-alive |and |within |24 |hours |be |
dispatched |in |a |humane |manner |or |released |in |an |area |open |to |hunting |or |trapping.
an |agent |may |or |may |not..: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-without |a |special |written |permission |from
|the |director, |destroy |or |euthanize |five |or |more |bats |at |any |one |locations.
Questions With Correct Answers
A |brown |bat |is |capable |of |capturing |... |insects |per |hour |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1,000
..... |through |rehabilitation |is |prohibited |on |a |statewide |basis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
release |of |skunks, |raccoons, |foxes, |coyotes |and |groundhogs.
what |is |a |zoonotic/zoonoses? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diseases |that |people |can |catch |from |
wildlife.
You |don't |work |for |the |_________________ |you're |a |private |businessperson. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pennsylvania |Game |Commission(PGC)
Define: |Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |holder |of |a |valid |Nuisance |Wildlife |Control |Operator |
Permit |or |a |Legitimate |employee.
Define: |Humane |Manner |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |dispatching |an |animal, |death |shall |be
|induced |as |quickly |and |painlessly |as |possible.
Define: |Legitimate |Employee |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employee |of |record, |one |for |which |
the |employer |deducts |or |pays |taxes |or |other |fees |required |by |any |local, |state |of |the |Federal |
government |and |is |listed |on |the |permit.
Define: |Application |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |application |for |examination |shall |be |submitted
|on |a |form |supplied |by |the |Commission. |A |non-refundable |fee |of |$25 |for |each |test |shall |be |
submitted |with |the |application |for |new |agents |only. |An |additional |$50 |shall |be |submitted |for |
each |permit |if |the |examination |is |passed.
, Define: |Application |Part |2 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Experience |and |qualification |shall |be |listed |
on |the |application, |if |applicable, |the |business |business |name |shall |also |be |included. |Conviction
|of |a |violation |of |that |act |within |5 |years |of |the |date |of |application |shall |preclude |the |issuance |
of |a |permit, |an |agent |whose |permit |lapses |for |2 |or |more |years |shall |apply |as |a |new |applicant.
Records |and |Reports: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |record |of |all |activities |conducted |under |
authority |of |the |permit |can |be |kept |on |a |form |supplied |by |the |Commission |according |to |
instructions. |Records |shall |be |kept |for |3 |years |& |are |the |basis |of |any |reports |required |by |the |
Commission. |Records |are |available |for |inspection |during |normal |business |hours. |Submit |a |
report |by |the |10th |of |each |month.
Approved |Methods: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foot |hold |traps, |body |gripping |traps, |box |traps, |
clover |traps, |cage |traps, |net |and |snares. |shooting |with |a |firearm |that |will |induce |death |as |
quickly |& |painlessly |as |possible.
Dogs |used |to |harass |nuisance |geese. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |authorization |to |harass |
geese |with |dogs |is |prohibited |at |any |time |when |goslings |are |present |at |the |site |and |during |the
|period |from |June |16-July |20, |when |majority |of |adult |birds |are |flightless.
Traps |used |should |be: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tagged, |or |labeled |with |the |permit |number, |or |
trapper |I.D. |number.
Devices |shall |be |checked |on |by |the |agent...: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-or |property |owner |at |
least |once |each |calendar |day, |but |only |the |AGENT |may |remove |an |animal |from |a |trap.
Nuisance |wildlife |should |be |captured..: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-alive |and |within |24 |hours |be |
dispatched |in |a |humane |manner |or |released |in |an |area |open |to |hunting |or |trapping.
an |agent |may |or |may |not..: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-without |a |special |written |permission |from
|the |director, |destroy |or |euthanize |five |or |more |bats |at |any |one |locations.
