General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and
Safety Training Review Questions and Answers
Pesticide Classification: Correct Ans-Under FIFRA, all pesticides are classified under their
potential hazards under the circumstances in which they are to be used.
The criteria used for most agricultural Section 18's is based on: Correct Ans-demonstrating
a significant economic loss.
Section 24c - Special Local Needs Label: Correct Ans-Under this pesticide registration,
Colorado can register addition uses of a federally registered pesticide. These additional uses
are for distribution and use within a particular state to meet a "special local need" (SLN).
Special local need: Correct Ans-is designed to allow states to register uses for needs that
may be specific to a small region. Often the potential use area does not represent a large
enough market to justify the effort required by a registrant to obtain full nation registration
Section 24c labels are: Correct Ans-valid only in the state of issue.
The supplemental 24 labeling prepared by the manufacturer must be: Correct Ans-
obtained from the dealer that supplies the product.
Section 24b Label - Minimum Risk Pesticides: Correct Ans-pesticides with active
ingredients that are considered minimum risk fall under this pesticide regulation of FIFRA.
, General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and
Safety Training Review Questions and Answers
These pesticides have only a very limited set of active and inert ingredients specified by the
EPA, but are not required to have an EPA registration number.
Minimum risk pesticides: Correct Ans-are exempt from federal registration.
The exemption is limited to a list of: Correct Ans-31 active ingredients and a minimal risk
of inert ingredients. However, these products must be registered with CDA in order to be sold
and use in Colorado.
Emergency exemptions are used when: Correct Ans-there is an emergency situation and
are no federally registered pesticides available to control a serious pest problem.
What are the two pesticide classifications? Correct Ans-Unclassified use (aka general use)
and restricted use.
Who determines which pesticides are federally classified as unclassified (general) or restricted
use? Correct Ans-EPA.
General use pesticides normally have a lower: Correct Ans-toxicity than restricted use
pesticides (RUPs).
Since general use pesticides have a lower toxicity than RUPs, there is: Correct Ans-less
potential to harm humans and the environment.
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