CALIFORNIA DPR LAWS AND REGULATIONS EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

1. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may classify a pesticide as a restricted 
use pesticide if it  
o Answer: B. presents a significant dermal hazard to applicators 
2. Any person in California who applies or supervises the application of a restricted 
material must?  
o Answer: D. be a certified commercial or private applicator 
3. Which two documents must Pest Control Businesses have available when making an 
agricultural use application of a pesticide that requires a permit?  
o Answer: D. copies of the written pest control recommendation or grower's work 
order and the current restricted material permit 
4. An application for a restricted material permit for non-agricultural use must 
include the  
o Answer: C. criteria for determining the need for the pesticide application 
5. Restricted material permits for agricultural use must be  
o Answer: A. site and time specific 
6. Which of the following is not required information on a Notice of Intent?  
o Answer: D. a signed statement releasing the property owner or operator of the 
property from liability 
7. The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are  

 
o Answer: Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted by DPR to 
carry out laws 
8. A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in 
CA is the  
o Answer: County Agricultural Commissioner 
9. When pesticide registrant (the MAKER of that pesticide) allows a pesticide product 
registration (it's license to sell it in the state of California) to lapse/end, pest control 
dealers (like Univar) can continue to sell out their stock of that pesticide (stuff that 
they ALREADY bought in order to sell to pest control companies) for how many 
years?  
o Answer: 2 years 
10. Employee handler pesticide safety training topics (what the boss needs to teach to 
his techs) do not include how to:  
o Answer: C) Recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide 
o Options: A) confine spray to target area, B) handle, open and lift containers, C) 
recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide, D) recognize pesticide 
poisoning symptoms 
11. Why is it important for pesticide applications that employees receive training on 
recognizing and avoiding heat stress?  
o Answer: Because MANY heat stress symptoms are identical to pesticide 
poisoning symptoms 
12. The potential for pesticides leaching (soaking) through the soil into the ground 
water increases with what?  
o Answer: RAINFALL 
13. Arrange these label words from least dangerous to most dangerous: 
Warning/Danger/Caution  

 
o Answer: Caution, Warning, Danger 
14. Which signal word has the word poison and a skull and crossbones on the label?  
o Answer: DANGER 
15. What are the three signal words commonly used on all pesticides?  
o Answer: Danger, Warning, Caution 
16. The hazard (DANGER) of a pesticide is a relative measure of its potential to:  
o Answer: A) Harm people or the environment 
o Options: A) Harm people or the environment, B) control the pest, C) damage 
application equipment, D) bind to soil particles 
17. Which of the following is the MOST frequent route of pesticide exposure for 
pesticide handlers?  
o Answer: Dermal 
o Options: A) Oral (through your mouth), B) Dermal (through your skin), C) 
Inhalation (breathing it in), D) Eye 
18. Which of the formulation offers the greatest possibility of dermal (skin) absorption?  
o Answer: A) Oil soluble formulations 
o Options: A) Oil soluble formulations (these smell like gas and look like motor 
oil), B) Water-soluble liquids (like the Wisdom TC you spray), C) Granulars (like 
the bifen dry chemical you apply on lawns), D) Powder formulations (like a 
pesticide dust that we use for roaches) 
19. The Pesticide Safety Information Series leaflets with the "N" designation are 
written for  
o Answer: B. non-agricultural settings 
20. Certain pesticides may be exempt from permit requirements in California if the 
Department of Pesticide Regulation determines that the pesticide  

 
o Answer: D. requires no further restrictions beyond those imposed by federal 
regulations and the label