District Of Columbia § 8-406 - Pesticide operators.
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§ 8-406. Pesticide operators.
8-406No 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.
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:
The full name of the person applying for the license;
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;
The business address of the applicant;
A certificate of liability insurance as required by ;
Designation of those individuals who are certified and licensed in each category in which the business will engage; and
Such other information as the Mayor may prescribe.
No licensed pesticide operator (as defined in 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 , or a registered employee of the pesticide operator acting under the direct supervision of the licensed applicator.
No licensed pesticide operator (as defined in ) shall permit the use of any restricted use pesticide by any person who is not a licensed commercial or public applicator designated pursuant to , or a registered employee of the pesticide operator acting under the direct supervision of the licensed applicator.
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Section 8-406 ("Pesticide operators.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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