Section 20-2215. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

 

2215.1A District agency shall utilize an IPM program to reduce application of pesticides applied by District employees or contractors to public rights-of-way, parks, District-occupied buildings, and other District property to ensure that:

 

(a)Pesticides are used only if monitoring indicates they are needed according to established IPM guidelines;

 

(b)Pesticides are used only as a last resort after all alternative pest management strategies have been exhausted; and

 

(c)Pesticide application is made with the purpose of removing only the target organism.

 

2215.2 A child-occupied facility shall utilize an IPM program to reduce application of pesticides.

 

2215.3A District agency and a child-occupied facility shall have an IPM program approved by the District Department of the Environment (Department) that meets the following requirements:

 

(a)Has a written IPM policy;

 

(b)Has a written policy on pest management roles and responsibilities of decision makers, including the name, address, and telephone number of the contact person;

 

(c)Has procedures for conducting the pest control program, including pest management objectives;

 

(d)Has procedures for regular inspection and monitoring activities to determine the presence and distribution of pests;

 

(e)Has standards to determine the:

 

(1)Severity of pest infestation;

 

(2)Need for alternative pest management strategies; and

 

(3)Need for pesticide application only as a last resort after all alternative pest management strategies have been exhausted;

 

(f)Has recordkeeping procedures for documenting:

 

(1)Pest sightings;

 

(2)Pest control procedures; and

 

(3)Any communications to potentially affected individuals regarding IPM or pesticide use; and

 

(g)Has a range of alternative pest management strategies, including sanitation, structural repair, physical, cultural, and biological control, and other non-chemical methods.

 

2215.4If a District agency employs a contractor to perform pesticide management or application, the District agency’s IPM policy shall be incorporated into the specifications or statement of work for the pest management or application contract.

 

2215.5No person required to obtain a license or certification under the Pesticide Operations Act of 1977, effective April 18, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-70; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-401 et seq.) shall apply any pesticide to public rights-of-way, parks, District-occupied buildings, other District property, or child-occupied facilities if the location does not have an IPM program approved by the Department.

 

 

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

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 9839 (September 19, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015).