Texas Pesticide Applicator General | Certification Exam
Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
to perform pest control as an employee of a privately
owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited b. A commercial license from the TDA
pesticides on another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above
All licensed commercial and noncommercial True
applicators must be certified in each application
category in which they practice. T/F
Which of the following is not among the TDA c. wood preservation
application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS b. Seed Treatment
application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this True
state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are
already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby Prior notification
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply
pesticides.
In addition of the state government, even county True
commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides. T/F
, Texas Pesticide Applicator General | Certification Exam
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must True
still obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 True
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf
use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use
pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to 48 hours
give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments.
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission
What is the full name and acronym of the federal d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to b. Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for a and c
applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated
, Texas Pesticide Applicator General | Certification Exam
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial
violators? applicators
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial
applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1
year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
What are regulations? a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law
What is an endangered species? b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or range
hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged
Which federal agency determines what species are c. Fist and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of
the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting d. You, the applicator
endangered species from pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator
_________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison Toxicity
a living system, such as a human being, an animal, a
lake, or a forest.
What is pesticide exposure? a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above
Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
to perform pest control as an employee of a privately
owned apartment building or hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above
To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited b. A commercial license from the TDA
pesticides on another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above
All licensed commercial and noncommercial True
applicators must be certified in each application
category in which they practice. T/F
Which of the following is not among the TDA c. wood preservation
application categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation
Which of the following is not among the SPCS b. Seed Treatment
application categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation
Which of the following state agencies is not involved in b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
pesticides regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality
Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this True
state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are
already registered with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. T/F
_______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby Prior notification
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply
pesticides.
In addition of the state government, even county True
commissioners courts may set rules on the use of
certain pesticides. T/F
, Texas Pesticide Applicator General | Certification Exam
Even with a commercial applicator license, you must True
still obtain a spray permit before using regulated
herbicides. T/F
Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 True
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf
use are exempt from classification as state-limited-use
pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F
The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to 48 hours
give public notice at least ______ hours before
commencing indoor pesticide treatments.
Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission
What is the full name and acronym of the federal d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to b. Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the
U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for a and c
applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated
, Texas Pesticide Applicator General | Certification Exam
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial
violators? applicators
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial
applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1
year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
What are regulations? a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law
What is an endangered species? b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or range
hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged
Which federal agency determines what species are c. Fist and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of
the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting d. You, the applicator
endangered species from pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator
_________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison Toxicity
a living system, such as a human being, an animal, a
lake, or a forest.
What is pesticide exposure? a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above
