1. (a) Pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor in accordance with § 8-1506, beginning in 1991, any person who generates waste in the District shall register annually with the Mayor on a form prescribed by the Mayor and pay an annual registration fee to be established by the Mayor. Any generator who fails to register as required by this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each day of noncompliance and may be required to forfeit any right, license, permit, or privilege to possess radioactive materials in the District.
2. (b) Any registration issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Public Health: Radioactive Equipment endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47.

History

Mar. 7, 1991, D.C. Law 8-226, § 4, 38 DCR 219

Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(n), 46 DCR 3142

Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(n), 50 DCR 6913

Mar. 7, 2025, D.C. Law 25-277, § 10

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(n) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (b), substituted “Public Health: Radioactive Equipment endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class A Public Health: Radioactive Equipment endorsement to a master business license under the master”.

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-3703.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 25-277: § 11 of D.C. Law 25-277 provided that the repeal of this section by § 10 of D.C. Law 25-277 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.