Section 20-2210. REDUCED-RISK PESTICIDES AND METHODS OF PEST CONTROL

 

2210.1For the purposes of customer notification required by § 2211, the following pesticides are identified by the District Department of the Environment (Department) as reduced-risk:

 

(a)Products classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as exempt from regulation under Section 25(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), effective April 26, 1910 (7 U.S.C. § 136w(b)), when used according to District-approved label instructions, because the products meet all of the criteria set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 152.25, contain only the active ingredients listed in 40 C.F.R. § l52.25(f)(l), as amended, and include only the inert ingredients described in 40 C.F.R. § 152.25(f)(2) and listed in the most current List 4A (4A Inerts List).

 

(b)Biopesticide active ingredients in products registered by EPA under FIFRA and components of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) registered by EPA under FIFRA, when used according to EPA-approved label directions;

 

(c)The following compounds, when used according to EPA label directions: boric acid, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, silica gels, and diatomaceous earth; and

 

(d)Non-volatile pesticides in tamper resistant containers.

 

2210.2For the purposes of customer notification required by § 2211, the following methods for applying pesticides, when the pesticides are used according to EPA-approved label directions, are identified by the Department as reduced-risk:

 

(a)Pesticides used for the purpose of rodent control that are placed directly into rodent burrows or placed in areas inaccessible to children or pets; and

 

(b)Pesticides in the form of a non-liquid gel used for the purpose of insect control that are placed in areas inaccessible to children or pets.

 

 

authority

Section 12(a) of the Pesticide Operations Act of 1977, effective April 18, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-70; D.C. Official Code § 8-411(a) (2013 Repl.)); Section 11(a) of the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2012, effective October 23, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-191; D.C. Official Code § 8-440(a) (2013 Repl.)); Section 103(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.03(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II) (2013 Repl.)); the Brownfields Revitalization Amendment Act of 2010 (Brownfields Act), effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-369; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-631.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-47, dated April 15, 1998, as amended by Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

The Pesticide Operations Act of 1977, effective April 18, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-70; 24 DCR 6867 (February 17, 1978)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 25 DCR 3044 (October 6, 1978), incorporating Proposed Rulemaking published at 25 DCR 2118 (August 25, 1978); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015).