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.
Historical and Statutory
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-751.17.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-70, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 8-401.
DC CODE § 8-417
Current through December 11, 2012
Credits
(Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 18, 24 DCR 6867.)