Section: 20-2305

COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS: CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 2/6/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 12 of the Pesticide Operations Act of 1977 (Act), effective April 18, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-70; D.C. Official Code § 8-411), Section 107 of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07), and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

Source : 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 the text of the Proposed Rulemaking published at 25 DCR 2118 (August 25, 1978); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 DCR 2204 (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).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055425 Adopted Rule COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS: CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING View Text Effective:
2/6/2026
N144081 Final Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 22, etc. - Pesticides Operations View Text 2/6/2026
Vol 73/6
N140675 Proposed Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 22, etc. - Pesticides Operations View Text 4/18/2025
Vol 72/16
R0017049 Adopted Rule COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS: CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING View Text Effective:
3/20/2015
N0052170 Final Rulemaking Environment, District Department of the - Notice of Final Rulemaking - District of Columbia Pesticide Operation Regulations View Text 3/20/2015
Vol 62/12
N0047874 Proposed Rulemaking Environment, District Department of the - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - District of Columbia Pesticide Operation Regulations View Text 5/30/2014
Vol 61/23
R0029487 Adopted Rule COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS: CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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