Section 20-2314. RECIPROCITY OF CERTIFICATION

 

2314.1 The District Department of the Environment (Department) may certify a nonresident of the District of Columbia who is certified by a state under a certification plan that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and that is substantially in accordance with the Pesticide Operation Regulations, Chapters 22 through 25 of this title, provided that the state has a reciprocity provision granting similar accommodation to applicators certified by the District.

 

2314.2 The Department may waive all or part of any applicator certification examination required by the Pesticide Operation Regulations, Chapters 22 through 25 of this title. Grounds for waiver include when a commercial applicator or registered technician is certified under the state plan of another state granting similar accommodations to applicators licensed and certified by the District of Columbia, and the certifying state’s plan has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and is substantially in accordance with the Pesticide Operation Regulations, Chapters 22 through 25 of this title.

 

2314.3 The Department shall suspend or revoke certifications issued pursuant to this section in the same manner and on the same grounds as other certifications issued pursuant to the provisions of the Pesticide Operation Regulations, Chapters 22 through 25 of this title, or upon suspension or revocation of the applicator’s or registered technician’s certification by the state issuing the applicator’s original certification.

 

2314.4 An applicant for a waiver of all or part of any certification shall furnish to the Department a copy of the applicant’s credentials at the time of application. The applicant shall comply with all other requirements of the Pesticide Operations Act of 1977, effective April 18, 1978, as amended (D.C. Law 2-70; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-401 et seq.), and to the Pesticide Operation Regulations, Chapters 22 through 25 of this title.

 

 

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 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015).