Title 8 — Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.

Expired Expired.

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Bureau may undertake actions to correct certain health hazards that have resulted from the harborage of rodents, including cleanup, abatement, and preventive measures, if the following conditions exist: (1) The District needs…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit the accumulation of debris on public or private property or cause or permit weeds or grass to grow to a height of 8 inches or more on private property which they own. (b) Upon the transfer or change in occupancy of any re…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Abate” means to eliminate a public health nuisance, or to reduce the degree or intensity of a public health nuisance. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “Person” means any individual; partnership; corporation, inclu…

(a) No person shall: (1) Cause or allow the open dumping of any tire; (2) Cause or allow the open burning of any tire; (3) Cause or allow the storage of any tire unless the owner or operator of the property where the tire is stored takes measures to prevent the tire from accumula…

(a) The Mayor, acting on the Mayor’s own information or observation, or on the information or observation of another person, may inspect occupied or vacant property to investigate an allegation of a public health nuisance. (b) Upon the presentation of appropriate credentials to t…

The presence of vectors in their developmental stages on a property, or in a vessel, container, or other structure on a property, shall be prima facie evidence of a public health nuisance.

(a) When the Mayor determines that a public health nuisance exists on a property, the Mayor shall issue a notice of violation to the person alleged to have created the public health nuisance or the owner or occupant of the property. The Mayor may serve the notice of violation on …

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Mayor may undertake actions to correct certain health hazards that have resulted from the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors, including cleanup, abatement, and preventive measures, if the following conditions ex…

(a) There is established the Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Control Fund (“Fund”) as a nonlapsing, revolving fund, to be administered by the Mayor as an agency fund as defined in § 47-373(2)(I), to be used exclusively for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section. (…

A violation of this chapter or the rules issued under authority of this chapter shall be a civil infraction for the purposes of Chapter 18 of Title 2. Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules i…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Beginning March 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Department of Health shall develop and submit to the Council a mosquito-abatement plan, delineated by ward, for the following fiscal year to prevent and abate the infestation of mosquitoes, which shall, at a minimum, include …

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Animal Care and Control Agency” means the agency established by § 8-1802. (2) “Department” means the District Department of the Environment. (3) “Director” means the Director of the District Department of the Environment. (4) “L…

(a) A wildlife control services provider shall recommend and employ nonlethal means in preference to lethal means for the control of problem wildlife. (b) All traps and exclusion devices used by a wildlife control services provider shall be labeled with the name, address, and pho…

Before undertaking any control measures, a wildlife control services provider shall provide to the client, in writing, the following: (1) An assessment of the problem, including identification of possible causes of the problem; (2) The methods and practices that may be used to re…

(a) The Department shall implement a licensing program for wildlife control operators. After the program is implemented, a wildlife control operator shall not engage in the business of providing wildlife control services unless the person is licensed to do so under this chapter. …

(a) To obtain a wildlife control operator license, an applicant shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age; (2) Complete a wildlife control operator training class approved by the Department; (3) Pass an examination approved by the Department; (4) Pay a fee in an amount specified by …

(a) The use of any toxicant to control pigeons, European starlings, or house sparrows shall be prohibited. The Department may limit the use of toxicants on other species of wildlife where it is determined that the wildlife can be reasonably controlled using less harmful methods. …

(a) A wildlife control operator shall maintain records of all wildlife control services documenting the following information at each service call: (1) Client’s name and address; (2) Date of service; (3) Nature of the complaint; (4) Methods employed to alleviate problem; (5) Numb…

(a) The Department may suspend or revoke the license of a wildlife control operator if the applicant: (1) Violates the provisions of this chapter or the conditions of the license; or (2) Engages in fraudulent business practices. (b) The Department shall suspend or revoke the lice…

(a) The Mayor shall establish a schedule of fees for licenses issued under § 8-2204. (b) The Mayor may require reimbursement of costs for inspections, pursuant to § 8-2207.

The Department shall keep a record of any written or oral complaints lodged against a wildlife control services provider and shall document action taken by the Department in response to the complaint.

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) The Mayor may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of a…

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