Title 8 — Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.
43 chapters · 625 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 8-808 Hearing examiners
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(a) The Mayor shall appoint a chief hearing examiner and other hearing examiners needed to implement this chapter, and the administration of the hearing provided for in this section and in § 8-805 shall be regulated by the chief hearing examiner. (b) The powers of hearing examine…
D.C. Code § 8-809 Appeals
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(a) The hearing examiner’s decision may be appealed within 15 days of the issuance of the decision to the Board of Appeals and Review. (b) The parties may appeal a decision of the Board of Appeals and Review within 15 days of the issuance of the decision to the District of Columb…
D.C. Code § 8-810 Mayor to issue rules
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The Mayor shall issue rules to implement this chapter under the provisions of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, and the rules shall, at the least, establish a program of community service which may be used, according to an agreement under §§ 8-805(c)(3) and 8-807(e), as an al…
D.C. Code § 8-811 Identification of offenders
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(a) A person who is stopped by a police officer or other officials authorized by the Mayor to enforce the regulations listed in § 8-802(a)(1) after the person has committed a violation of these regulations shall be required to inform the officer or other authorized official of hi…
D.C. Code § 8-812 Annual reporting requirement
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(a) The Mayor shall submit to the Council statistics on the number of notices of infractions and violations issued for violation of regulations listed in § 8-802(a)(1), and the number of notices subsequently dismissed. (b) The statistics shall identify, by Ward, the number of not…
D.C. Code § 8-901 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Commercial purpose” means for the purpose of a person’s economic gain. (1A) “Dispose” means to discharge, deposit, dump, or place any solid waste in the District of Columbia. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (2A) “Haz…
D.C. Code § 8-902 Prohibition and penalties
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose or cause or permit the disposal of solid waste, hazardous waste, or medical waste in or upon any street, lot, park, public place, or any other public or private area, whether or not for a commercial purpose, unless the site is au…
D.C. Code § 8-903 Enforcement
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The Mayor may establish a special law enforcement unit with police powers to enforce this chapter, Chapter 8 of this title, Chapter 13 of this title, subchapter II of Chapter 1 of this title, and the Water and Sanitation Codes, as compiled in 21 DCMR 700 , et seq.
D.C. Code § 8-904 Bounty
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The Mayor is authorized to offer and pay rewards for information that, in the opinion of the Mayor, leads to the apprehension and charging of any person for violating § 8-902(a) and the collection of a penalty or fine from the person.
D.C. Code § 8-905 Forfeitures
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All motor vehicles which are used, or intended to be used, to transport, or in any manner to facilitate a violation of this chapter shall be subject to forfeiture. All seizures and forfeitures of motor vehicles under this section shall follow the standards and procedures set fort…
D.C. Code § 8-906 Rules
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The Mayor is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement and enforce this chapter in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.
D.C. Code § 8-1001 Council findings
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D.C. Code § 8-1002 Purposes
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D.C. Code § 8-1003 Definitions
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D.C. Code § 8-1004 Solid waste management policy for the District
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D.C. Code § 8-1005 Priority for recycling
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D.C. Code § 8-1006 Recyclable materials recovery targets
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D.C. Code § 8-1007 Mandatory source separation program
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D.C. Code § 8-1008 Establishment of Office of Recycling
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D.C. Code § 8-1009 Right to recycle individual solid waste not limited
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D.C. Code § 8-1010 Multi-material recycling buy-back centers and intermediate processing facilities
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D.C. Code § 8-1011 Contracting authority
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D.C. Code § 8-1012 Compost materials use requirements
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D.C. Code § 8-1013 District procurement policies
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D.C. Code § 8-1014 Annual reporting requirements; submission of plan
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D.C. Code § 8-1015 Tire recycling fee
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D.C. Code § 8-1016 Information clearinghouse
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D.C. Code § 8-1017 Enforcement
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D.C. Code § 8-1017.01 Applicability
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D.C. Code § 8-1018 Rules
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D.C. Code § 8-1019 Minimum recycled content percentage requirements
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D.C. Code § 8-1020 Minimum recycled content reporting requirements
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D.C. Code § 8-1021 Application for exemption and hearing procedure
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D.C. Code § 8-1022 Minimum recycled content surcharge
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D.C. Code § 8-1022.01 Establishment of a Recycled Newspaper Fiber Content Advisory Task Force
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D.C. Code § 8-1023 Minimum recycled content rules
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D.C. Code § 8-1051 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (1) “Composting facility” means any location or structure which uses a microbial process to convert organic material, including wood, paper, mulch, or yard or food waste into a soil amendment. (2) “Construction and demolition wastes” mea…
D.C. Code § 8-1052 Open solid waste facilities prohibited
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No person shall operate an open solid waste facility in the District.
D.C. Code § 8-1053 Permits required
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(a) No person shall construct or operate a solid waste facility in the District of Columbia which accepts solid waste for a fee except in accordance with a solid waste facility permit issued for that solid waste facility by the Mayor. (b)(1) An existing solid waste facility shall…
D.C. Code § 8-1054 Application for permits
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(a) Applications for solid waste facility permits and permit modifications shall be submitted to the Mayor in the form prescribed by regulation and shall include all information as the Mayor may reasonably require. (b) The application fees for permits to operate solid waste facil…
D.C. Code § 8-1055 Reporting and operating requirements
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(a) Owners and operators of solid waste facilities subject to the provisions of this chapter shall submit periodic reports to the Mayor at the times specified by regulation. The reports shall contain all information the Mayor considers reasonably necessary to determine compliance…
D.C. Code § 8-1056 Inspections
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(a) The Mayor shall have the right to randomly and periodically inspect any solid waste facility located in the District, and all records, documents, or data compilations retained by the solid waste facility, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this chapter. Inspections s…
D.C. Code § 8-1057 Solid waste facility charge
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(a) In addition to the solid waste facility application fee for a permit, a person shall pay a solid waste facility charge for operating a solid waste facility in the District. The solid waste facility charge shall be based upon the actual tonnage of solid waste deposited at the …
D.C. Code § 8-1058 Rulemaking
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(a) The Mayor is authorized, in accordance with § 2-501 et seq., to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, including the establishment of: (1) Solid waste facility permit requirements that include siting, construction, safety, environmental, and …
D.C. Code § 8-1059 Hearings
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Any person adversely affected by an action taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or the rules and regulations issued under its authority, shall be entitled to a hearing before the Mayor upon filing with the Mayor, within 15 days of the date of the action, a written re…
D.C. Code § 8-1060 Remedies and penalties
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(a)(1) Whenever the Mayor has reason to believe that (A) there has been a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under its authority, or (B) a threat exists to human health, the public welfare, or the environment as the result of the construction, modificat…
D.C. Code § 8-1061 Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel established
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(a) There is established the Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel (“Panel”) with the purpose of preparing comprehensive recommendations to the Council that identify tracts of land suitable for solid waste transfer operations within appropriately zoned secti…
D.C. Code § 8-1062 Composition; appointment; vacancies; terms of office; compensation
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(a) The Panel shall be a nonpartisan Panel composed of 9 voting and 5 non-voting, ex officio members. (1) The voting members of the Panel shall be composed as follows: (A) One member shall have expertise in environmental health standards; (B) One member shall have expertise in th…
D.C. Code § 8-1063 Moratorium
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There shall be a moratorium on the issuance or acceptance of the application for any new solid waste facility permits until after the Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel submits its report to the Council and the Council acts on the Panel’s recommendations …
D.C. Code § 8-1071 Definitions
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[Not funded].