2402.1 The 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.

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); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 001173 (February 6, 2026).