ACE ACE Pest Control Regulations & Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FIFRA, which term describes the process of transferring a pesticide product's EPA registration to a new owner?
- Re-registration
- Assignment (Correct answer)
- Label amendment
- Special local need registration
Correct answer: Assignment
Assignment under FIFRA refers to the legal transfer of a registered pesticide's ownership to another party.
Question 2: A Section 18 exemption under FIFRA allows for:
- Emergency use of unregistered pesticides (Correct answer)
- Sale of expired pesticide products
- Exemption from applicator licensing
- Private use of restricted pesticides without supervision
Correct answer: Emergency use of unregistered pesticides
A Section 18 emergency exemption allows states and federal agencies to use unregistered pesticides in crisis situations.
Question 3: Which component of an integrated compliance plan requires pest control companies to keep records of pesticide applications?
- Pesticide storage logs
- Application records (Correct answer)
- Employee training certificates
- Vendor invoices
Correct answer: Application records
Application records document where, when, and what pesticides were applied, which is required for regulatory compliance.
Question 4: What is the purpose of the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)?
- To sell pesticides directly to consumers
- To register new pesticide products
- To provide objective, science-based pesticide information to the public (Correct answer)
- To enforce pesticide label violations
Correct answer: To provide objective, science-based pesticide information to the public
NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the EPA, providing unbiased pesticide information.
Question 5: Which US law requires pesticide registrants to report adverse effects of their products to the EPA?
- TSCA Section 8(e)
- FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) (Correct answer)
- Clean Air Act
- Safe Drinking Water Act
Correct answer: FIFRA Section 6(a)(2)
FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) requires registrants to report information about unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or human health.
Question 6: What is a 'tolerance' in the context of US pesticide regulation?
- The amount of pesticide a worker can safely apply per day
- The maximum legal residue level of a pesticide allowed on food (Correct answer)
- The time required before re-entry into a treated area
- The permissible range of pesticide dilution rates
Correct answer: The maximum legal residue level of a pesticide allowed on food
Tolerances set by the EPA define the maximum permissible pesticide residue levels on food commodities.
ACE ACE Pest Control Regulations & Compliance 2
Under FIFRA, which term describes the process of transferring a pesticide product's EPA registration to a new owner?