Free Kansas Pesticide Applicator Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer Program

Correct. The Kansas Department of Agriculture's Pesticide and Fertilizer Program administers pesticide applicator certification, pesticide business licensing, and pesticide dealer registration under the Kansas Pesticide Law, K.S.A. 2-2438 et seq.

• B: KDHE administers Kansas's hazardous waste (RCRA) program, not pesticide applicator certification, which is a separate KDA function.
• C: The Kansas Corporation Commission regulates utilities and oil/gas, not pesticide applicator certification.
• D: EPA Region 7 sets the federal FIFRA framework, but Kansas operates its own EPA-approved state certification plan administered by KDA, not direct EPA administration.

Correct answer: B. Certified commercial applicator and private applicator

Correct. K.S.A. 2-2438a defines the two core applicator classifications in Kansas as the certified commercial applicator and the private applicator, distinguished primarily by whether the pesticide is applied for hire or on the applicator's own agricultural property.

• A: Kansas does not classify applicators by an experience tier such as junior/senior.
• C: Kansas classifies applicators by their role (commercial vs. private), not by level of government.
• D: Residential/industrial is not the classification scheme used by the Kansas Pesticide Law.

Correct answer: C. On property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer, or on another's property for no compensation other than an exchange of personal services between producers

Correct. K.S.A. 2-2438a limits private applicator authority to producing an agricultural commodity on property the applicator or their employer owns or rents, or on another producer's property where the only compensation is an exchange of personal services, not a cash fee.

• A: Applying for hire to any client's property for a fee is the definition of commercial, not private, application, and would require commercial certification and a business license.
• B: A private applicator certificate concerns agricultural production, not operating a retail pesticide storefront.
• D: Private applicator status is tied to agricultural production generally, not specifically to state-owned land.

Correct answer: D. A commercial applicator uses or supervises restricted use pesticide application for purposes or on property beyond the narrow agricultural production exception reserved for private applicators

Correct. K.S.A. 2-2438a defines a certified commercial applicator as a certified applicator, whether or not also a private applicator for some uses, who applies or supervises restricted use pesticide application for any purpose or property that falls outside the narrower private-applicator agricultural production exception.

• A: Commercial applicators are certified specifically because they apply restricted use pesticides that require certification; general use products do not require certification at all.
• B: The statute creates two distinct, separately defined and separately regulated categories with different certification tracks.
• C: Age is addressed separately by K.A.R. 4-13-12's minimum age rule; it is not what separates the commercial and private categories.

Correct answer: A. Category 5

Correct. K.A.R. 4-13-3 designates Category 5 as aquatic pest control, which includes the 5S sewer root control subcategory.

• B: Category 8 under K.A.R. 4-13-3 is public health pest control for government employees, a different category from aquatic control.
• C: Category 10 under K.A.R. 4-13-3 is demonstration and research pest control, not aquatic control.
• D: Category 2 under K.A.R. 4-13-3 is forest pest control, not aquatic pest control.