Ontario Pesticide Exam: Pesticide classes and the law

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1. Which federal product class is meant mainly for the public's use in and around their homes?

   1. Manufacturing
   2. Domestic
   3. Restricted
   4. Commercial

2. Why is a pest control product given the RESTRICTED class?

   1. It contains only natural, plant-based active ingredients
   2. It is used only to manufacture other products
   3. Health or environmental risks led to extra label limits
   4. It is sold only in hardware and garden stores

3. A product is registered federally in the Commercial class. What is its Ontario class?

   1. Class A
   2. Class D
   3. Class C
   4. Class B

4. How does a newly registered federal product get its Ontario class?

   1. The maker applies to MECP and waits for review
   2. A licensed vendor assigns the class at the time of sale
   3. It is classed automatically from its federal designation
   4. OPT&C assigns the class when the product is used

5. A customer finds an old can of chlordane in a garage. What does the regulation allow?

   1. Only managing it as hazardous waste
   2. Selling it back to a licensed vendor
   3. Using it once, then rinsing the container
   4. Using it up indoors where it is safe

6. Who may use Class C pesticides?

   1. Only manufacturers making other pest control products
   2. Anyone over 18 who buys them from a licensed vendor
   3. Only government staff working on public property
   4. Trained people such as licensed exterminators

7. What is the purpose of Ontario's cosmetic pesticide ban?

   1. To ban all pesticide use of any kind within city limits
   2. To allow only low-risk pesticides for cosmetic lawn use
   3. To ban pesticide use inside homes and offices
   4. To ban Domestic products from being sold

8. Before a pesticide can be sold or used in Ontario, under which law must it be registered?

   1. The federal Food and Drugs Act
   2. Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act
   3. The federal Pest Control Products Act
   4. Ontario's Environmental Protection Act

9. When may an unlisted pesticide be used on land around a house to control carpenter ants?

   1. Only in spring before ants become active
   2. Whenever the homeowner sees ants on the patio
   3. Only if the product is a Domestic-class spray from a store
   4. Only to prevent structural damage that risks safety

10. What is a Class E pesticide in Ontario?

    1. Any pesticide imported into Ontario for personal use only
    2. Corn or soybean seed treated with certain neonicotinoids
    3. Any fumigant gas used in grain storage
    4. Any product used to control aquatic weeds

11. Under the cosmetic ban, when may an unlisted pesticide be used on land around a building?

    1. When the use is integral to a structural extermination
    2. When the pest is visible from the street
    3. When the homeowner signs a written consent form
    4. When it is applied before 7 a.m.

12. Under Ontario's Pesticides Act, which of these is a pesticide?

    1. A cleaning product used to wash floors
    2. A fertilizer used only to feed lawns
    3. A ladder used to reach a wasp nest
    4. A product used to attract or repel pests

13. According to O. Reg. 63/09, how must every pesticide be used?

    1. However the supervising technician recommends
    2. At double the label rate for heavy infestations
    3. As the client asks, if the client signs a waiver
    4. In accordance with its label and the regulation