Laws and Regulations

Question 1

What is the primary licensing agency for pesticide applicators in Texas?

Answer 1

Texas Department of Agriculture

Question 2

T/F: Private applicators must attend a TDA-approved certification training to sit for an examination

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The penalty for non-compliance with certification and recertification can include:

Answer 3

Fines, loss or suspension of license, conviction of civil or criminal violations

Question 4

Private applicators must receive 15 CEUs during their 5-year license term for renewal. Two must be in:

Answer 4

Laws and regulations and IPM

Question 5

In some Texas counties, applicators must have:

Answer 5

a license and a permit

Question 6

T/F: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforces regulations affecting pesticide residue tolerances.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Applicators who fail to renew their licenses wihtin 12 months of their expiration must:

Answer 7

Retrain and retest to buy restricted use pesticides, state-limited use pesticides, and regulated herbicides

Question 8

A pesticide is defined as a substance or mixture of substances intended to:

Answer 8

Repel, destroy, or mitigate an organism & be used as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, or dessicant