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DC Code § 8-403.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-403.03. Signs posted for exterior application

(a) Any person applying pesticides to a lawn or to exterior landscape plants shall post at the time of application a sign containing a uniform statement approved by the Mayor. (b) The sign shall remain for 48 hours following the pesticide application, after which time the property owner shall be responsible for the removal of the sign. (c) The sign shall be clearly visible: (1) From the principal places of access to the property; and (2) On the portion of the property where the pesticide is applied.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 4c; as added June 5, 2008, D.C. Law 17-168, § 2, 55 DCR 5180.)
DC Code § 8-403.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-403.04. Reduced-risk pesticides and methods of pest control

(a) If a pesticide designated by the Mayor as reduced-risk pursuant to subsection (b) of this subsection is applied, the operator shall indicate on the customer notice provided in § 8-403.01(a)(9) that the customer has selected a reduced-risk pesticide. (b) Within 6 months of June 5, 2008, the Mayor shall approve a list of reduced-risk pesticides and methods of pest control.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 4d; as added June 5, 2008, D.C. Law 17-168, § 2, 55 DCR 5180.)
DC Code § 8-403.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-403.05. Notification to abutting properties

A certified applicator or registered technician, before applying a restricted-use pesticide outside the confines of an enclosed structure, shall take reasonable actions to give notice of the date and approximate time of any such pesticide application to property that abuts the property to be treated.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 4e; as added Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-191, § 12(b), 59 DCR 10166.)  Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-191 added this section. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 19-191: Section 14(a) of D.C. Law 19-191 provided that §§ 1 through 5 and 8 through 13 of the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
DC Code § 8-404 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-404. Registered technicians

(a) No person, except those acting as a private applicator or licensed as a commercial applicator, public applicator, or registered technician shall apply any pesticide in the District for a fee. (b) The application to become a licensed registered technician shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Mayor, and the registration shall be valid for the time period prescribed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall, by regulation, establish appropriate education and training requirements for registration as a registered technician. (c) The Mayor shall provide for the issuance of appropriate credentials for all registrants.  (Apr. 18. 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 5, 24 DCR 6867; Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-191, § 12(c), 59 DCR 10166.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.4. Section References This section is referenced in § 8-401 and § 8-408. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-191 rewrote this section. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 19-191: Section 14(a) of D.C. Law 19-191 provided that §§ 1 through 5 and 8 through 13 of the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
DC Code § 8-405 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-405. Pesticide dealers

(a) No person shall act in the capacity of, or advertise as, or assume to act as a pesticide dealer at any time unless he is licensed by the Mayor in accordance with this subchapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. (b)(1) The Mayor shall provide for the licensing of pesticide dealers located within the District; provided, that any manufacturer, registrant, or distributor whose products are distributed or who distributes products in the District and who has no pesticide dealer outlet licensed within the District shall obtain a pesticide dealer’s license from the Mayor for his principal out-of-state location or outlet. (2) Application for a pesticide dealer’s license shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Mayor. (3) The Mayor shall establish fees in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the licensing. The license shall be valid for the time period prescribed by the Mayor. (c) A pesticide dealer shall be responsible for the acts of each of his employees in the solicitation and sale of restricted use pesticides, and for all claims and recommendations for the use of restricted use pesticides. (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a licensed pesticide operator who sells restricted use pesticides only as an integral part of his pesticide application service, or to any District or other governmental agency which provides pesticides only for its own programs.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 6, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.5.
DC Code § 8-406 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-406. Pesticide operators

(a) No person shall act in the capacity of a pesticide operator, or advertise as or assume to act as a pesticide operator at any time unless he is licensed by the Mayor in accordance with this subchapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. (b) Application for a pesticide operator license shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Mayor. Each application shall contain information regarding the applicant’s proposed operations, license classification or classifications applied for, and shall include the following: (1) The full name of the person applying for the license; (2) The full name of each member of the firm or partnership, or the names of the principal officers of the association, corporation, or group, if the applicant is a person other than an individual; (3) The business address of the applicant; (4) A certificate of liability insurance as required by § 8-407; (5) Designation of those individuals who are certified and licensed in each category in which the business will engage; and (6) Such other information as the Mayor may prescribe. (c)(1) No licensed pesticide operator (as defined in § 8-401(bb)(1) and (bb)(3) ) shall permit the use of any pesticide by any person who is not a licensed commercial or public applicator designated pursuant to § 8-406, or a registered employee of the pesticide operator acting under the direct supervision of the licensed applicator. (2) No licensed pesticide operator (as defined in § 8-401(bb)(2) ) shall permit the use of any restricted use pesticide by any person who is not a licensed commercial or public applicator designated pursuant to § 8-406(b)(5), or a registered employee of the pesticide operator acting under the direct supervision of the licensed applicator.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 7, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.6.
DC Code § 8-407 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-407. Liability insurance

(a) The Mayor shall not issue a pesticide operator’s license until the applicant has furnished evidence of financial responsibility in the form of liability insurance for the protection of persons who may suffer damages as a result of the operations of the applicant. (b) The amount of minimum financial responsibility shall be established by the Mayor and shall be maintained at not less than that sum as long as the pesticide operator engages in business in those categories for which his license is issued. (c) The insurer of a pesticide operator shall notify the Mayor in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of cancellation, if a licensee’s policy is to be cancelled. It shall be the licensee’s responsibility to inform his insurer of this requirement. (d) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to relieve any person from liability for any damages to the person or lands of another caused by the use of pesticides even though such use conforms to regulations prescribed by the Mayor.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 8, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.7. Section References This section is referenced in § 8-406 and § 8-408.
DC Code § 8-408 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-408. Application of this subchapter to governmental entities and public applicators

(a) Except as otherwise provided, all District and other governmental agencies shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter and to all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto concerning the application of pesticides. (b) Public applicators for District and other governmental agencies shall be subject to examination (as provided for in § 8-403) and to the licensing provisions of § 8-404. The Mayor shall issue a limited license to each qualified public applicator. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such a license to an employee of the District. The public applicator license shall be valid only when the licensee is engaged as an applicator in using or supervising the use of pesticides by District and other governmental agencies on lands owned or rented by such agencies or is acting within the scope of his employment. (c) District and other governmental agencies employing pesticide applicators shall not be subject to the financial responsibility requirements of § 8-407.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 9, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.8.
DC Code § 8-409 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-409. Records and reports

(a) Commercial applicators and pesticide operators shall maintain records containing the information the Mayor may promulgate by regulation. (b) Pesticide dealers shall maintain records containing such information as the Mayor shall promulgate by regulation to adequately identify purchases of restricted use pesticides and the materials purchased. (c) The Mayor may, pursuant to regulations promulgated by him, require private applicators to maintain records or file reports or other documents. (d) Each person shall upon written request furnish the Mayor with copies of any requested records or any other information requested by the Mayor. (e) The records required to be maintained by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be subject to inspection by the Mayor at any time during business hours. The applicator or operator who prepared them shall transfer to the Mayor as required by appropriate regulations all such records which were prepared during that period which is determined by the regulations, and the Mayor shall preserve them for not less than ten (10) years. Should any such applicator or operator go out of business all such records in his or her possession shall immediately be transferred to the Mayor.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 10, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.9.
DC Code § 8-410 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-410. Denial, suspension, modification, and revocation of certification or license

(a) In denying a license or certificate, or before revoking, modifying, or suspending a license or certificate, the Mayor shall notify the applicant, licensee, or certificate holder in writing of the proposed action and the basis therefor. The grounds upon which the Mayor may deny, revoke, modify or suspend a license or certificate include a violation of any of the unlawful acts specified in § 8-417, or the violation of any of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The applicant, licensee, or certificate holder shall have seven (7) business days from the date of receipt of the notice of proposed action to request a hearing before the Mayor to show cause why the license or certificate should not be denied, revoked, modified or suspended. (b) The Mayor may deny the issuance of a license, or revoke, modify, or suspend a license or certificate issued under this chapter if the applicant, licensee or certificate holder has been convicted under FIFRA, or is subject to a final order imposing a civil penalty under FIFRA. (c) The Mayor may issue a warning notice to an applicant, licensee, or certificate holder for a violation or threatened violation of any of the unlawful acts specified in § 8-417. (d) The Mayor may suspend a license or certificate immediately, to protect the public health, safety, or welfare pending further investigation. (e) The Mayor shall not reissue a license to one whose license has been revoked until after at least one hundred and eighty (180) days following the revocation. (f) Any person aggrieved by any action of the Mayor may obtain a review thereof by appealing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (“Office”). The decision of the Office shall be the final administrative remedy. Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Office may seek judicial review thereof in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 11, 24 DCR 6867; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 20, 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.10. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-354, in subsec. (f), substituted “Office of Administrative Hearings (‘Office’)” for “Board of Appeals and Review” in the first sentence, substituted “Office of Administrative Hearings (‘Office’)” for “Board of Appeals and Review” in the second sentence, and substituted “Office” for “Board” in the third sentence.
DC Code § 8-412 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-412. Enforcement

(a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Mayor may enter upon any public or private land in a reasonable and lawful manner during normal business hours for purposes of sampling, inspection, and observation. (b) If denied access to any land, the Mayor may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant. (c) The Mayor, or any person, may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rules or regulation promulgated thereto.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 13, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.12.
DC Code § 8-413 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-413. Reports of pesticide accidents or losses

The Mayor may require the reporting of significant pesticide accidents or incidents to a designated District agency.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 14, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.13.
DC Code § 8-414 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-414. Storage and disposal

No person shall transport, store, or dispose of any pesticide or pesticide container in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, beneficial insects, or as to pollute any waterway in a way harmful to any wildlife therein. The Mayor shall publish regulations for the storage and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 15, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.14.
DC Code § 8-415 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-415. Reciprocity

The Mayor may waive all or part of any applicator certification examination required by this chapter and issue a license to a nonresident of the District of Columbia who is certified by a state under a certification plan that has been approved by the Administrator and which is substantially in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that such state has a reciprocity provision granting similar accommodation to applicators certified by the District of Columbia. Certifications issued pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked in the same manner and on the same grounds as other certifications issued pursuant to this chapter, or upon suspension or revocation of the applicator’s certification by the state, issuing the applicator’s original certification.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 16, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.15.
DC Code § 8-416 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-416. Cooperative agreements

The Mayor may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into agreements with any agency of the Federal Government or the District, or with any agency of a state, to obtain assistance in the implementation of this chapter, or in the enforcement of the FIFRA.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 17, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.16.
DC Code § 8-417 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-417. Unlawful acts

It shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) Make a pesticide recommendation or use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the labeling thereof, or in violation of the restrictions imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Mayor on the use of that pesticide; (b) Falsify, or refuse or neglect to maintain or make available, records required to be kept by this chapter and by the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (c) Use fraud or misrepresentation in applying for certification or a license; (d) Refuse or neglect to comply with any limitations or restrictions on his certification or license; (e) Make false or fraudulent claims through any media which misrepresent the effect of a pesticide or the method to be utilized in the application of a pesticide; (f) Apply any known ineffective or improper pesticide; (g) Operate faulty or unsafe equipment; (h) Use or supervise the use of a pesticide in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner; (i) Make false or fraudulent records, invoices, or reports; (j) Aid, abet, or conspire with any other person to evade the provisions of this chapter; (k) Make fraudulent or misleading statements during or after an inspection concerning a pest infestation; (l) Impersonate any federal, state, or District inspector or official; (m) Distribute any pesticide which is adulterated or misbranded, or any device which is misbranded; (n) Fail to register a pesticide in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (o) Violate any other provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Mayor pursuant thereto.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 18, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.17. Section References This section is referenced in § 8-410.
DC Code § 8-418 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-418. Penalties

(a) A person violating a provision of this subchapter or of a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be fined according to the schedule set forth in Chapter 32 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. (b) The Department may, as set forth by the Mayor in regulations, revoke or suspend the license of a pesticide operator or applicator who violates § 8-433 more than once in a calendar year in a manner that endangers human health or the environment.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 19, 24 DCR 6867; Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 414, 32 DCR 4450; Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-191, § 12(e), 59 DCR 10166.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.18. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-191 rewrote this section. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 19-191: Section 14(a) of D.C. Law 19-191 provided that §§ 1 through 5 and 8 through 13 of the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
DC Code § 8-419 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter I - Pesticide Operations|§ 8-419. Severability

If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this chapter and applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.  (Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 20, 24 DCR 6867.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-751.19.
DC Code § 8-432 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 4 - Pesticides|Subchapter II - Pesticide Education and Control|§ 8-432. District restricted-use pesticides

(a) The Department shall create and maintain lists of pesticides classified as District restricted-use. (b) Repealed. (c) The Department shall, through regulations, designate as District restricted-use any pesticide that: (1) When used as directed or in accordance with commonly recognized practice requires additional restrictions for that use to prevent a hazard to human health, the environment, or property; or (2) The Department determines presents a significant, scientifically sound basis justifying that reclassification. In making this determination, the Department may rely on the findings of state, national, or international government bodies or non-governmental organizations that publish lists of chemicals that are known or likely to be hazardous to human health or the environment. (d) The Department shall offer an opportunity for public comment conforming to the conditions set forth in subsection (e) of this section before classifying as District restricted-use any pesticide that is not designated as restricted-use under 40 CFR § 152.175 or adding restrictions to a restricted-use pesticide designated under 40 CFR § 152.175. (e) The opportunity for public comment required by subsection (d) of this section shall include at least one published notice in the District of Columbia Register regarding the proposed reclassification of a particular pesticide and a comment period of at least 30 days; provided, that the agency is required to hold a public hearing only if significant public interest is expressed during the 30-day comment period.  (Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-191, § 3, 59 DCR 10166; Apr. 15, 2017, D.C. Law 21-277, § 2(b), 64 DCR 960.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 8-431 and § 8-440. Editor's Notes Section 14(a) of D.C. Law 19-191 provided that §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.