Plant Quarantine Manual Review
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Final review test to be completed after finishing the Plant Quarantine Manual.
- 1.To find the name of a county in which a city in any state is located, you would consult:
- A.
A road map.
- B.
An atlas.
- C.
The Postal Guide.
- D.
A listing of county commissioners.
- 2.Which answer is not correct for the following statement: In most instances, failure to declare plant material is because the tourist:
- A.
Doesn't know what you are looking for.
- B.
Doesn't know the material is in the car.
- C.
Doesn't want to cooperate.
- D.
Doesn't realize the commodity is plant material.
- 3.It is best to try to obtain a declaration:
- A.
Before the beginning of the inspection.
- B.
During or after the time the vehicle is actually being inspected.
- C.
When finding plant material.
- D.
After notify your supervisor.
- 4.Of the following, which is the most acceptable wat to ask a tourist for a declaration:
- A.
"Do you have any fruits or plants?"
- B.
"You don't have any fruit or plants, do you?"
- C.
"I would like to have a look at any fruit or other plant material you are carrying"
- D.
"It is illegal to fail to declare plant material. I will take your declaration now please."
- 5.Cactus plants with roots that are dry and free from soil, in a private vehicle from the state of Arizona, should be:
- A.
Rejected, and returned out of state.
- B.
Allowed to enter only if accompanied by an Ozonium Root Rot certificate.
- C.
Inspected and released, if no insects are found.
- D.
Allowed to enter only if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
- 6.The best time to inform a tourist that a quarantined commodity is prohibited entry into the state is:
- A.
As soon as the material is declared.
- B.
During the inspection of the vehicle.
- C.
After completing inspection of the vehicle.
- D.
Never, just take the material.
- 7.To overcome the animosity of a tourist toward inspection, you might:
- A.
Have another inspector take over.
- B.
Admonish the tourist to keep quiet.
- C.
Threaten the tourist with arrest.
- D.
Insist that the tourist listen to your reasons for inspection.
- 8.Which of the following states is not covered in the Cherry Fruit Fly Quarantine:
- A.
Washington
- B.
Utah
- C.
Wyoming
- D.
Idaho
- 9.Under section 6461.5 there would not be reasonable cause to refuse admittance of a commidty if:
- A.
The commodity is a known host of a pest known to occur in the locality of origin.
- B.
You find the commodity to be infested with a pest not of common occurance in California.
- C.
Origin if the commodity cannot be established, but you suspect it to be coming from a quarantined area.
- D.
The material has not been declared according to law.
- 10.You need not answer "yes" to which of the following before issuing a citation:
- A.
Is the party unpleasant?
- B.
Is the party guilty of a violation?
- C.
Is issuing a citation the best way of deterring reoccurence of the violation?
- D.
Is the party in possession of a regulated commodity?
- 11.A commercial shipment of oak trees from Idaho, accompanied by a certificated stating they originated in an area free from oak wilt disease, should be:
- A.
Inspected and released, if findings are negative.
- B.
Sent to destination under warning notice.
- C.
Rejected and sent out of state.
- D.
Released only if accompanied by a special permit.
- 12.To be able to enter California from Texas without being fumigated, cotton bales must be compressed to a density of:
- A.
13.5 lbs per cubic foot.
- B.
20 lbs per cubic foot.
- C.
22 lbs per cubic foot.
- D.
28 lbs per cubic foot.
- 13.Which of the following articles would not be covered under the Imported Fire Ant Federal Domestic Quarantine if carried in a private vehicle.
- A.
House plants.
- B.
Three bales of alfalfa hay.
- C.
Roses bushes.
- D.
None of the above.
- 14.Which of the following states is not included in the area under quarantine for Cedar-Apple Rust:
- A.
Alaska
- B.
New York
- C.
Montana
- D.
Utah
- 15.A shipment of feed corn from a county not known to be infested with European Corn Borer, accompanied by a certificate of origin, destined to General Mills in Veron, CA, should be:
- A.
Inspected foir insects, and if findings are negative, released.
- B.
Inspected for weeds and insects, and if findings are negative, released.
- C.
Sent to destination under warning notice.
- D.
Rejected and sent out of state.
- 16.A commercial shipment of Japanese plum trees from Michigan, accompanied by a certificate stating the trees are free from Japanese Beetle, should be:
- A.
Inspected and released, if findings are negative.
- B.
Sent to destination under warning notice.
- C.
Rejected and sent out of state.
- D.
Sent to destination under notice of noncompliance.
- 17.Which of the following pests is not covered under section 3250 of the California Code of Regulations:
- A.
Mexican Fruit Fly.
- B.
Mediterranean Fruit Fly.
- C.
Citrus Canker.
- D.
Plum Curculio.
- 18.Barley seed in fifty-pound bags from Oregon should be:
- A.
Released if accompanied by a certificate of origin.
- B.
Released if accompanied by a certificate.
- C.
Sent to distination under warning notice.
- D.
Released without further inspection.
- 19.Which of the following commodities is exempt under the Burrowing and Reniform Nematode Exterior Quarantine:
- A.
House plants grown indoors and not for resale.
- B.
Aquatic plants free from soil.
- C.
Clean sand.
- D.
Commercial plants, if grown in a greenhouse.
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