It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. (a) Make a pesticide recommendation or use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the labeling thereof, or in violation of the restrictions imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Mayor on the use of that pesticide;
2. (b) Falsify, or refuse or neglect to maintain or make available, records required to be kept by this chapter and by the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto;
3. (c) Use fraud or misrepresentation in applying for certification or a license;
4. (d) Refuse or neglect to comply with any limitations or restrictions on his certification or license;
5. (e) Make false or fraudulent claims through any media which misrepresent the effect of a pesticide or the method to be utilized in the application of a pesticide;
6. (f) Apply any known ineffective or improper pesticide;
7. (g) Operate faulty or unsafe equipment;
8. (h) Use or supervise the use of a pesticide in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner;
9. (i) Make false or fraudulent records, invoices, or reports;
10. (j) Aid, abet, or conspire with any other person to evade the provisions of this chapter;
11. (k) Make fraudulent or misleading statements during or after an inspection concerning a pest infestation;
12. (l) Impersonate any federal, state, or District inspector or official;
13. (m) Distribute any pesticide which is adulterated or misbranded, or any device which is misbranded;
14. (n) Fail to register a pesticide in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
15. (o) Violate any other provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Mayor pursuant thereto.

History

Apr. 18, 1978, D.C. Law 2-70, § 18, 24 DCR 6867

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-751.17.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 8-410.