District of Columbia Administrative Code

1404 TRANSFER OF LICENSE 1404.1 Licenses granted for owning or operating a video arcade or for offering mechanical amusement machines for public use under the terms of these regulations may be assigned or transferred on application to the Department; provided that the transferee …

1405 RENEWAL OF LICENSE 1405.1 Licenses issued to own or operate a video arcade or offer mechanical amusement machines for public use shall be renewed annually at a time and in the manner prescribed by the Mayor. The Mayor may refuse to renew a license where the licensee fails to…

1406 DISPLAY OF LICENSE 1406.1 The license for owning or operating a video arcade shall be posted conspicuously in the premises of the licensee; provided that the face of such sign shall be no less than two feet square. SOURCE: D.C. Act 5-129, § 4 published at 31 DCR 2331, 2337 (…

1407 PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS 1407.1 No person, firm, association, or corporation owning or operating a video arcade or offering any mechanical amusement machine for public use shall permit any person under the age of sixteen (16) years to operate any of its machines between…

1408 REVOCATION OF LICENSE 1408.1 Every license issued under this regulation is subject to the right, which is expressly reserved, to revoke the license should the licensee permit directly or indirectly the operation or maintenance of any video arcade or mechanical amusement mach…

1409 PENALTIES 1409.1 Any person, firm, association, or corporation owning or operating a video arcade, or offering mechanical amusement machines for public use which violates any provision of these regulations shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $300.00 or imprisoned …

1410 ISSUANCE OF RULES 1410.1 The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of these regulations within 90 days of the effective date of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia/Video Arcades Mechanical Amusement Machines Regulations Amendment Act of 1984. SOU…

1411 PROSECUTION 1411.1 Prosecution for violations of any provision of these regulations shall be conducted in the name of the District of Columbia in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or by an Assistant Corporation Counsel. SOURCE: D.C. Ac…

1499 DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Mechanical amusement machine - any machine, device, or appliance, except music machine, offered for use by the public, as a game, ent…

1500 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1500.1 The rules in §§ 1501 through 1508.4 provide the minimum guidelines and procedures for the implementation of Section 4 of the Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code § 6-923 (1995 Repl.)), whic…

1501 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 1501.1 Any person fishing in the waters of the District of Columbia, including Rock Creek Park and all other fishable waters within the District of Columbia, regardless of whether the person is fishing from the Virginia shoreline or from National Park …

1502 ANGLING METHODS AND REGULATIONS 1502.1 Fishing or taking fish or other aquatic organisms for commercial purposes is prohibited. 1502.2 Except as otherwise permitted by these rules, a person shall fish only with rod, hook, and line, not to exceed three (3) lines in number and…

1503 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES 1503.1 It shall be unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Introduce any species of fish or other aquatic organism not indigenous to the District of Columbia into the waters of the District of Columbia; (b) Possess a fish with a total length less than …

1504 SPECIES MINIMUM SIZE AND POSSESSION LIMITS 1504.1 Species Minimum Size and Possession Limit: Species Minimum size Possession limits (Daily) Largemouth Bass 12" 5 (in combination with (Micropterus 15" (March 1 Smallmouth Bass) salmoides) through June 15) Smallmouth Bass 12" 5…

1505 LICENSE FEES 1505.1 The fees for the licenses required in Section 1501 shall be as follows: (a) Resident $ 7.00 (b) Nonresident (1) 2 week license $ 5.00 (2) 1 year license $ 10.00 (c) Scientific Collection Permit (1) Non-Profit or Public Institution No Charge (2) For-Profit…

1506 FISHING SEASONS 1506.1 [REPEALED]. 1506.2 With the exception of § 1506.1, there shall be no closed season for angling. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 2028 (March 27, 1987); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 5650 (August 4, 1989); as amended by …

1507 SEARCH AND INSPECTION 1507.1 A conservation officer may conduct a search and inspection in the following instances: (a) The officer reasonably believes that a person either is or recently has been fishing; (b) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person has vio…

1508 REVOCATION OF A LICENSE 1508.1 Each license or permit issued under this chapter may be revoked if the licensee violates any rules in the chapter. 1508.2 A license may be revoked by the Director after written notice is given to the licensee that sets forth the reasons for the…

1520 URBAN APICULTURE: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1520.1 No person shall keep a colony of bees in the District unless the colony is registered annually with the Department of Energy and Environment (Department). 1520.2 A person may keep a colony in the District if the colony is establish…

1521 URBAN APICULTURE: COLONY REGISTRATION 1521.1 All colonies shall be registered within thirty (30) days of establishment of a colony. 1521.2 To register a colony, the beekeeper shall provide the Department with the following information: (a) The beekeeper’s name, street addres…

1522 URBAN APICULTURE: FEES 1522.1 A fee of $10.00 per apiary shall be paid annually to the Department. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11540 (August 21, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Amusements, Parks, and Recreation 19 DCMR § 1522 AUTHORITY: DC-…

1523 URBAN APICULTURE: TRANSPORTATION PERMIT 1523.1 No person shall transport into the District, any colony, portion of a colony, bees on combs, empty used combs, used hives, or any other used apiary appliance without first obtaining a permit from the Department. 1523.2 To obtain…

1524 URBAN APICULTURE: BEEKEEPER RESPONSIBILITIES 1524.1 All colonies are subject to inspection by the Department. 1524.2 The beekeeper shall keep the colony in a Langstroth-type hive, Top Bar hive, or other hive with removable combs. 1524.3 The beekeeper shall maintain the hive …

1525 URBAN APICULTURE: APIARY DENSITY AND DISTANCE 1525.1 A hive shall be located at least fifteen feet (15 ft.) from a property line, unless one of the following applies: (a) A flyway barrier is maintained where the hive is at least five feet (5 ft.) from the property line; (b) …

1526 URBAN APICULTURE: COLONY DISPOSITION 1526.1 A colony shall be selected from honey bee stock bred for gentleness. 1526.2 The possession of Africanized bees is prohibited. 1526.3 A beekeeper shall promptly re-queen the colony with a marked queen if the colony exhibits unusual …

1527 URBAN APICULTURE: BEE DISEASE 1527.1 A beekeeper shall take measures to control the spread of bee diseases, including American foulbrood. 1527.2 A beekeeper shall quarantine the colony if the colony is suspected of having American foulbrood or other bee disease that may pose…

1528 URBAN APICULTURE: DENIAL, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION 1528.1 The Department may deny, suspend, modify, or revoke the registration issued pursuant to Section 1521, if the beekeeper has: (a) Threatened the public health, safety, or welfare, or the e…

1529 URBAN APICULTURE: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES 1529.1 A person who violates any provision in §§ 1520 to 1529 shall be subject to civil fines and penalties under the schedule of fines for a class 4 infraction, pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil I…

1530 URBAN APICULTURE: ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW 1530.1 A person adversely affected or aggrieved by an enforcement action of the Department shall exhaust administrative remedies by timely filing an administrative appeal with, and requesting a hearing before, the …

1560 HUNTING 1560.1 All wildlife in the District is protected, and none shall be killed or otherwise taken except in accordance with this chapter. 1560.2 Nothing in the chapter shall be construed to prohibit owners of private property from taking any action as may be reasonably n…

1565 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: WILDLIFE REHABILITATION LICENSING AND FEES 1565.1 No person shall engage in wildlife rehabilitation without a license from the Department. 1565.2 To obtain a wildlife rehabilitation license, an applicant shall: Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; Pre…

1566 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: WILDLIFE REHABILITATION RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING 1566.1 A wildlife rehabilitator shall maintain records of all wildlife rehabilitation activities for each wild animal in his or her care, including the: (a) Species; (b) Date of admission; (c) Location…

1567 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: CARE IN REHABILITATION 1567.1 A wildlife rehabilitator must care for wildlife in an animal facility that is licensed with the Department of Health. 1567.2 A wildlife rehabilitator may capture, receive, possess, transport, and transfer a wild animal only …

1570 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATOR LICENSING AND FEES 1570.1 Except in accordance with § 1560, no person shall engage in wildlife control without a license from the Department of Energy and Environment (Department). 1570.2 To obtain a wildlife control operator li…

1571 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: WILDLIFE CONTROL SERVICES PROVIDER REGISTRATION 1571.1 A business shall not engage in providing wildlife control services in the District unless the business is registered by the Department as a wildlife control services provider and uses the service of …

1572 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: NOTICE TO CLIENTS 1572.1 Before undertaking any wildlife control measures, a wildlife control services provider shall provide to the client, in writing, the following: An assessment of the wildlife problem, including possible causes; The methods and prac…

1573 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING 1573.1 A wildlife control operator shall maintain records of all wildlife control services, documenting the following information at each service call: (a) Client’s name and address; Date of services; Nature of the complaint …

1574 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: CONTROL OF SPECIFIC SPECIES 1574.1 A wildlife control operator and wildlife control services provider shall recommend and employ non-lethal means in preference to lethal means for the control of problem wildlife. 1574.2 The following wildlife shall be co…

1575 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: FERAL DOGS AND CATS 1575.1 When no other control methods have been proven to be adequate, a wildlife control services provider may control feral dogs and cats. 1575.2 The control of feral cats by a wildlife control services provider shall be consistent w…

1576 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF WILDLIFE CONTROL 1576.1 Live traps and exclusion devices may be used to control wildlife. 1576.2 Nets may be used to capture live birds and bats for immediate release. 1576.3 Mist nets must to be checked at least once every hour. 15…

1577 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: PROHIBITED METHODS OF CONTROL 1577.1 The Department may prohibit the use of toxicants on wildlife, where it is determined that the wildlife can be reasonably controlled using less harmful methods. 1577.2 The use of any toxicant to control pigeons, Europe…

1578 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: DENIAL, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE OR REGISTRATION 1578.1 The Department may deny, suspend, modify, or revoke a license or registration issued pursuant to §§ 1570 or 1571, if applicant, registrant, or license holder has: (a) Thr…

1579 WILDLIFE PROTECTION: ENFORCEMENT 1579.1 The Mayor may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of §§ 1565-1577. 1579.2 Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for an inf…

1599 DEFINITIONS 1599.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Africanized bee - a hybrid variety of Apis mellifera produced by the cross-breeding of the aggressive African honey bee Apis mellifera scutellata with a European h…

1600 PUBLIC HALL LICENSES 1600.1 No person shall operate a public hall without obtaining from the Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“Director”) a basic business license with an Entertainment (Public Hall) endorsement unless the establishment: (a) Has …

1601 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE 1601.1 Each application for a public hall license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Director and filed with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“Department”). 1601.2 Each application shall contain the following information: (a…

1602 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE 1602.1 The Director may deny an application or suspend or revoke a license if: (a) The application, or any other document required to accompany the application, contains a false statement; (b) The applicant or licensee, or its off…

1603 PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE DIRECTOR 1603.1 At least thirty (30) days before granting an application for a new or a renewal license, the Director shall give written notice to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission and shall cause the notice to be published in the District of…

1604 PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE APPLICANT 1604.1 The applicant shall post two (2) notices supplied by the Director in conspicuous places on the building for which the license is sought and shall take photographic evidence of the posting. 1604.2 The notices shall be posted for at least …

1605 FILING AN OBJECTION 1605.1 The affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission or any resident or owner of property within six hundred (600) feet of the boundary lines of the lot on which the public hall is situated may file an objection to the issuance of a new or a renewal licen…