Section 20-2402. PESTICIDE OPERATORS: LIABILITY INSURANCE

 

2402.1 The District Department of the Environment (Department) shall only issue a pesticide operator’s license when the applicant has provided proof of liability insurance for the protection of persons who may suffer damages as a result of the operations of the applicant. Proof of liability insurance shall be provided on a form prescribed by the Department.

 

2402.2 The insurer of a pesticide operator shall notify the Department in writing at least ten (10) days before the effective date of cancellation, if a certified operator’s policy is to be canceled.

 

2402.3 Each pesticide operator shall inform its insurer of the requirement to notify the Department of policy cancellation as provided by § 2402.2.

 

2402.4 Each pesticide operator shall keep its liability insurance in full force and effect as long as pesticide operations continue.

 

2402.5 Pesticide operators shall maintain liability insurance against bodily injury and property damage in amounts not less than the following:

 

(a)For bodily injury: $100,000 each person, $300,000 each occurrence; and

 

(b)For property damage: $15,000 each occurrence, $30,000 annual aggregate provision.

 

 

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

Section 7 of 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 30 DCR 2204, 2207 (May 13, 1983); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015).