Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training Manual - Section 1 Already Passed, Exams of Pest Management

Indicate which state agency is responsible for pesticide regulation (including licensing). ✔✔The

Office of Indiana State Chemist is the state agency responsible for pesticide regulation and

enforcement in Indiana. (more information can be found on page 12 in the left blue box)

Explain the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with respect to the product label ✔✔The

Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians

✔✔Private applicators- primarily farmers- who apply pesticides to property that they own, rent,

or otherwise control by some form of contractual arrangement for purposes of producing an

agricultural commodity are referred to as private applicators. Any private applicator wishing to

buy and use restricted use pesticides must be certified to do so and must have a private applicator

permit issued by OISC.Private applicator certification is attained by passing a closed-book core

examination only. Examinations are administered by OISC at regional sites and at the West