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North Dakota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test

Unofficial practice on North Dakota pesticide law: every answer names its Century Code section or rule.

How much financial responsibility must a North Dakota commercial applicator maintain?

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Who is certified and in what class 20

  • A certified private applicator wants to use a restricted use fumigant for burrowing pest control. What must the applicator pass? NDAC 60-03-01-05.2(4), read 2026-10-15
  • A dealer may sell a restricted use pesticide to a person certified by another state only if the board finds that state's requirements substantially similar and what else? NDCC 4.1-33-11(6)(b), read 2026-10-15
  • A dealer sells a pesticide labeled for more than one target pest. In how many of the applicable classes must the dealer be certified? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(8), read 2026-10-15
  • How much financial responsibility must a North Dakota commercial applicator maintain? NDCC 4.1-33-10(1), read 2026-10-15
  • How much notice must a bond or insurance company give the agriculture commissioner before a commercial applicator's coverage is canceled? NDCC 4.1-33-10(1), read 2026-10-15
  • How old must a person be to receive a North Dakota commercial, public, dealer or private applicator certificate? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(1)(a), read 2026-10-15
  • Under NDCC 4.1-33-01, who is a "commercial applicator"? NDCC 4.1-33-01(5), read 2026-10-15
  • What does NDCC 4.1-33-11 require at an outlet that distributes restricted use pesticides while the business is open? NDCC 4.1-33-11(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What does rule 60-03-01-05 say about the livestock class and predator control? NDAC 60-03-01-05(2), read 2026-10-15
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Who is certified and in what class, continued

  • What happens when a commercial applicator fails to maintain the required financial responsibility? NDCC 4.1-33-10(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What is a "ready-to-use pesticide" under NDCC 4.1-33-01(25)? NDCC 4.1-33-01(25), read 2026-10-15
  • What may a home rule city do about pesticides under NDCC 4.1-33-04? NDCC 4.1-33-04, read 2026-10-15
  • When may a private applicator apply a restricted use pesticide on another person's property? NDCC 4.1-33-01(23), read 2026-10-15
  • Which certification class does rule 60-03-01-05 describe as covering pesticide use in, on or around warehouses and grain elevators? NDAC 60-03-01-05(8), read 2026-10-15
  • Which is one of the three ways rule 60-03-01-05.2 lets an individual show competence as a private applicator? NDAC 60-03-01-05.2(2), read 2026-10-15
  • Which of these workers is a "public applicator" under NDCC 4.1-33-01(24)? NDCC 4.1-33-01(24), read 2026-10-15
  • Who is exempt from the financial responsibility requirement of NDCC 4.1-33-10? NDCC 4.1-33-10(2)(c), read 2026-10-15
  • Who is responsible for enforcing North Dakota Century Code chapter 4.1-33? NDCC 4.1-33-02(2), read 2026-10-15
  • Who may hold the public health pest control class under rule 60-03-01-05? NDAC 60-03-01-05(9), read 2026-10-15
  • Who sits on the North Dakota pesticide control board under NDCC 4.1-33-02? NDCC 4.1-33-02(1), read 2026-10-15

Exams, expiry and recertification 15

  • A certificate holder on active military duty cannot finish recertification. Until when may the board extend the certification? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(3), read 2026-10-15
  • At least how often must North Dakota commercial, public, dealer and private certificate holders recertify? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(2), read 2026-10-15
  • Before the board penalizes an applicant it believes cheated on an examination, what must the applicant be given? NDAC 60-03-01-05.3(2), read 2026-10-15
  • Besides certification in a class, what must every commercial applicator, public applicator or dealer pass under rule 60-03-01-05? NDAC 60-03-01-05, read 2026-10-15
  • The board may refuse to certify an individual whose certification was suspended or revoked in any state or province within the past how many years? NDAC 60-03-01-05.4(1), read 2026-10-15
  • How many examinations may a private applicator candidate be given before another initial training course is required? NDAC 60-03-01-05.2(9), read 2026-10-15
  • How may a North Dakota commercial applicator be recertified under rule 60-03-01-05.1? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(2), read 2026-10-15
  • How soon may a person who fails a North Dakota certification examination retake it? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(5), read 2026-10-15
  • On what date of the year do North Dakota commercial applicator, public applicator and dealer certificates expire? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(2), read 2026-10-15
  • What does rule 60-03-01-05.3 say about electronic devices during a written certification examination? NDAC 60-03-01-05.3(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What happens to a reciprocal North Dakota certification when the nonresident's home state certification is revoked? NDCC 4.1-33-15, read 2026-10-15
  • What must a nonresident file when applying for North Dakota certification as an applicator or dealer? NDCC 4.1-33-09(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What must the holder of an aerial pest control certificate attend at least once every three years? NDAC 60-03-01-05.1(4), read 2026-10-15
  • When may the pesticide control board temporarily waive certification requirements under NDCC 4.1-33-07.1? NDCC 4.1-33-07.1, read 2026-10-15
  • Who administers the examination for a North Dakota commercial or public applicator certificate? NDCC 4.1-33-07(2), read 2026-10-15

Use, storage and disposal rules 15

  • A spill kit must include one or more impervious containers with what combined minimum capacity? NDAC 60-03-01-02(24)(b), read 2026-10-15
  • How much liquid must the absorbent material in a North Dakota spill kit be able to absorb? NDAC 60-03-01-02(24)(a), read 2026-10-15
  • The labeling must be at the application site during an application. Where must an aerial applicator have it? NDAC 60-03-01-06(1)(i), read 2026-10-15
  • Storage areas holding products for commercial or public applicators and dealers must be marked at all entrances. Which storage area is exempt? NDAC 60-03-01-06(2)(d), read 2026-10-15
  • Under North Dakota's definition of direct supervision, how quickly must the certified applicator be able to reach a supervised applicator? NDAC 60-03-01-02(25), read 2026-10-15
  • What does NDCC 4.1-33-16 require for direct supervision of an application made by aircraft? NDCC 4.1-33-16(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What does rule 60-03-01-13 say about a mixture or custom blend once it is produced? NDAC 60-03-01-13(2), read 2026-10-15
  • What does the North Dakota storage rule require if a pesticide storage area has a floor drain? NDAC 60-03-01-06(2)(c), read 2026-10-15
  • What minimum containment capacity must an outdoor permanent containment area have, as a share of the single largest bulk pesticide container? NDAC 60-03-01-11.2(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What must application or filling equipment that is designed to draw water from surface water have? NDAC 60-03-01-06(1)(c), read 2026-10-15
  • When must empty nonreturnable pesticide containers be triple-rinsed or the equivalent? NDAC 60-03-01-06(4)(b), read 2026-10-15
  • Which application is exempt from the certification requirements under NDCC 4.1-33-16? NDCC 4.1-33-16(3), read 2026-10-15
  • Which practice is NOT "use of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling" under rule 60-03-01-02? NDAC 60-03-01-02(27)(a), read 2026-10-15
  • Which restricted use pesticide may a competent, uncertified person apply under a private applicator's direct supervision? NDCC 4.1-33-16(1), read 2026-10-15
  • Who is excused from the rule that a commercial or public applicator have immediate access to a spill kit at the filling site? NDAC 60-03-01-06(1)(h), read 2026-10-15

Records and incident reports 11

  • Besides restricted use pesticides, what must a North Dakota dealer's separate purchase and sales records cover? NDAC 60-03-01-07(1), read 2026-10-15
  • How long must records of pesticide applications, sales and purchases be kept under NDCC 4.1-33-14? NDCC 4.1-33-14, read 2026-10-15
  • How often must a right-of-way applicator record weather conditions and geographic location? NDAC 60-03-01-07(2)(l), read 2026-10-15
  • How soon after an application must a North Dakota commercial or public applicator make the record of it? NDAC 60-03-01-07(2), read 2026-10-15
  • How soon must a commercial applicator give the client a copy of the application record? NDAC 60-03-01-07(2), read 2026-10-15
  • How soon must a pesticide incident that could harm humans, animals or the environment be reported to the commissioner? NDAC 60-03-01-09, read 2026-10-15
  • Is a telephone report of a pesticide incident enough under rule 60-03-01-09? NDAC 60-03-01-09, read 2026-10-15
  • What must a dealer have on file before delivering a restricted use pesticide to someone other than the certified applicator who bought it? NDAC 60-03-01-07(1), read 2026-10-15
  • When does a record that the commissioner copied from an applicator stop being confidential? NDCC 4.1-33-21(5)(a), read 2026-10-15
  • When may a commercial applicator's record leave out wind direction, wind velocity and air temperature? NDAC 60-03-01-07(2)(g), read 2026-10-15
  • Which applications must a North Dakota private applicator keep a record of? NDAC 60-03-01-07(3), read 2026-10-15

Violations, penalties and damage claims 15

  • A person alleges pesticide exposure and the person's medical provider asks the commissioner for information. What may the commissioner reveal? NDCC 4.1-33-21(5)(b), read 2026-10-15
  • After receiving a "stop-sale, use, or removal" order, what may the person holding the pesticide do with it? NDCC 4.1-33-22, read 2026-10-15
  • After the damage notice, how many representatives may the applicator bring onto the property to examine the alleged damage? NDCC 4.1-33-18(2), read 2026-10-15
  • Before suing over alleged pesticide damage, a person must notify the applicator by certified mail within how many days of first knowing of the damage? NDCC 4.1-33-18(1), read 2026-10-15
  • The commissioner may suspend or revoke a certification for failure to pay a civil penalty within how long after the final determination? NDCC 4.1-33-21(7), read 2026-10-15
  • The damage notice of NDCC 4.1-33-18 must also reach the applicator before what share of the allegedly damaged crop or field is harvested or destroyed? NDCC 4.1-33-18(1)(a)(2), read 2026-10-15
  • What follows if a person claiming pesticide damage refuses to let the applicator onto the property to examine it? NDCC 4.1-33-18(2), read 2026-10-15
  • What follows if a person fails to obey a cease and desist order issued by the commissioner? NDCC 4.1-33-21(3), read 2026-10-15
  • What is the largest civil penalty for each violation of NDCC chapter 4.1-33 or its rules? NDCC 4.1-33-20(4), read 2026-10-15
  • What may the commissioner do if access to land or records is refused? NDCC 4.1-33-21(6), read 2026-10-15
  • What offense does a commercial applicator commit by knowingly violating NDCC chapter 4.1-33? NDCC 4.1-33-20(1), read 2026-10-15
  • What offense does a private applicator commit by knowingly violating NDCC chapter 4.1-33? NDCC 4.1-33-20(2), read 2026-10-15
  • When may a pesticide be applied to another person's property without the permission of the owner or lessee? NDCC 4.1-33-13(1)(i), read 2026-10-15
  • Which act does NDCC 4.1-33-13 list as a violation of the chapter? NDCC 4.1-33-13(1)(a), read 2026-10-15
  • Who answers for a violation committed by a dealer's employee in selling restricted use pesticides? NDCC 4.1-33-11(4), read 2026-10-15

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on North Dakota Century Code chapter 4.1-33, Pesticide Control (https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c33.pdf), and North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 60-03-01, Pesticide, Distribution, Handling, and Use, as amended effective April 1, 2026 (https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/60-03-01.pdf), both read 2026-10-15 on the Legislative Assembly's site. Who gives the exams is from the NDSU Extension Pesticide Certification Program page (https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/academics-and-research/ndsu-extension-pesticide-certification-program), read 2026-10-15. Each question names the section its answer was read from and links to the chapter. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site. The statutes and rules they describe are public law of the State of North Dakota.

How it works

This unofficial North Dakota pesticide applicator practice test asks 76 questions of our own on NDCC chapter 4.1-33 and rule chapter 60-03-01. It is not affiliated with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the pesticide control board or NDSU Extension.

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What the real exams cover

Rule 60-03-01-05 has every commercial applicator, public applicator and dealer pass a core examination and be certified in at least one of seventeen classes. This bank is the North Dakota law behind them. Federal label and worker protection rules are on the pesticide applicator practice test.

Length and pass mark

Neither chapter prints a question count or a pass mark. A mock exam here is 25 questions, our number, and ends in a score with no verdict.

  • Twenty-four hours appears twice: an application record is made within 24 hours, and an incident is reported within 24 hours.

Questions and answers

Is this the real North Dakota pesticide applicator test?

No. It is unofficial practice written for this site from the Century Code and the Administrative Code. The real exams are prescribed by the pesticide control board and given by NDSU Extension, and none of their questions are here.

How do I get a pesticide applicator license in North Dakota?

Rules 60-03-01-05 and 60-03-01-05.1 ask for age 18, an application, a passed core examination and certification in at least one class. NDSU Extension's page says to order the study materials, which explain how to set up an exam appointment at a county Extension office.

How long is a North Dakota pesticide certification good for?

Rule 60-03-01-05.1 says certificates expire on April 1 following the third anniversary of the year of certification. Holders recertify at least every third year by board-approved training, an examination, or both.

Can I retake the North Dakota pesticide exam if I fail?

Yes. Rule 60-03-01-05.1 lets any person who fails an examination retake it after three or more days. A private applicator candidate may be given no more than three examinations before attending another initial training course.

Does a commercial applicator need insurance in North Dakota?

Section 4.1-33-10 requires proof of $100,000 of financial responsibility: a notarized letter attesting to net assets, a performance bond or a general liability insurance policy. Right-of-way certification and some noxious weed work are exempt.

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