GENERAL COLORADO COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATION AND SAFETY TRAINING 2024
FIFRA - Answers--Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - Answers--Section 3
Pesticide Classification - Answers--All Pesticides are classified according to their
potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) - Answers-1. General Use Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Private Applicators - Answers--A person who uses or supervises the use of RUP in the
production of agricultural commodities on land owned by them or their employer
-Ex. Farmer/Rancher
Commercial Applicators - Answers--Any person who engages in the business of
applying RUP pesticides or operating a device for hire
Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) - Answers--Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
-Pesticides must not cause harm to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals
-EPA reviews a registered pesticide every 15 years
Residue - Answers--Small amounts of pesticides that remains in/on fruits, veggies,
grains, other foods, and animal feeds
Tolerance - Answers--The maximum residue limit
Civil FIFRA Penalties - Answers--May not exceed $5,000 for each offence
-First violation results in a warning
-Penalties are enforced through EPA
Criminal (FIFRA) Penalties - Answers--Willful violation is a misdemeanor
- Applicator is subject to a fine up to $25,000 and or one year imprisonment
-Producer is subject to $50,000 fine and up to one year imprisonment
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act - Answers--EPA role: Sets tolerances or
maximum legal limits for pesticide residue on food commodities
FDA role: Monitors food crop residue and enforces EPA tolerance levels
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 1996 - Answers--One single health based standard
for the risk assessment of pesticide residue in/on food and feed
, Worker Protection Standard (2015) - Answers--WPS is a federal regulation that provides
protection to workers who preform hand labor task in fields after a pesticide application
-WPS label found under "Directions for Use"
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - Answers--Section 18
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies to permit additional
use that is not specified by the label to respond to a localized pest management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - Answers--Section 24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide to meet "Specialty
Local Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - Answers--Pesticides that are minimum risk due to
having a limited amount of active and inert ingredients and are not required to have an
EPA registration number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - Answers--RUP may only be sold to certified
applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Answers--Designed to protect endangered species
-Administrated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
-Some pesticides include "Endangered Species Restrictions" statement under
'Environmental Hazards'
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) - Answers--Provides authority
for federal cleanup of any uncontrolled hazardous waste site and response to spills or
accidental release of hazardous substances
Colorado Pesticide Applicators Act (CPAA) - Answers--Rules and regulations
administerd by CDA
-3 types of applicators
Commercial Applicator(CPAA) - Answers--A person who is engaged in the business of
applying pesticides or operating pest control devises for hire
Limited Commercial Applicator (CPAA) - Answers--A person who only does pesticide
applications in or on owned property (Theirs or employers)
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