1. (a) The Department shall implement a licensing program for wildlife control operators. After the program is implemented, a wildlife control operator shall not engage in the business of providing wildlife control services unless the person is licensed to do so under this chapter.

2. (b) The Director may deny a license if the Director has a reasonable belief that issuing a license to the applicant would pose a threat:

   1. (1) To public health or safety; or
   2. (2) Of cruelty to animals.
3. (c) The Director shall deny a license if the applicant has been convicted of an offense involving wildlife or cruelty to animals within the previous 10 years.

Editor's Notes

Applicability of D.C. Law 18-289: Section 13 of D.C. Law 18-289, codified as § 8-2212, provided that §§ 8-2204 through 8-2209 shall apply upon the inclusion of their fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Section 8-2212 was repealed by D.C. Law 20-155, § 7008.

Former § 8-2204 has been recodified as § 8-2034.

History

Mar. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-289, § 5, 57 DCR 11499

Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 7008, 61 DCR 9990

Section References

This section is referenced in § 8-2201 and § 8-2212.