When a customer enters into a contract for pesticide application services with a pesticide operator, the pesticide operator shall provide the customer with the following written information prior to applying treatment:
Notice of Pesticide Application:
CAUTION -- PESTICIDES MAY CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS. Companies that apply pesticides are licensed and regulated by the District Department of the Environment (DDOE). The United States Environmental Protection Agency and DDOE approve pesticides for use. At your request, the company conducting your pest control will provide you with either or both of the Safety Data Sheet(s) or the pesticide label(s), both of which provide further information about the approved uses of and recommended precautions for the pesticide being applied on your property. Neither of these documents is guaranteed to list every danger associated with a pesticide. DDOE maintains a list of pesticides that present a reduced risk to humans and the environment, and encourages the use of such pesticides whenever possible. The pesticide company:
[ ] HAS
[ ] HAS NOT
chosen to apply reduced-risk pesticide(s). The District of Columbia government encourages the use of non-chemical and reduced-risk methods of pest control by residents and commercial pest control companies. Even when using reduced-risk pesticides, residents should familiarize themselves with safety information for pesticide products, and should avoid exposure to pesticides."
In addition to the information required in § 2211.1, the pesticide operator may provide the customer with additional product information, such as a United States Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on the product, or additional labeling information provided by the product manufacturer or registrant.
Upon a customer's request at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to an application, the pesticide operator shall provide the customer with advance notice of a pesticide application, including the information required under § 2211.1, no less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the application.
When pesticide is to be applied on a multi-unit property, the pesticide operator shall provide the information listed in § 2211.1 to the customer at least forty-eight (48) hours before the pesticide is to be applied.
At least twenty-four (24) hours, and not more than seven (7) days, before the application of pesticides on a multi-unit property, the owner of the property shall provide each resident and tenant of the property that will be treated with the information listed in § 2211.1 by:
In the event that there is no clearly defined customer or business entity as identified in § 2211.1, the applicator shall post the documentation required in § 2211.1 in an accessible location at the site of the application for public inspection.
When applying a restricted-use pesticide outside the confines of an enclosed structure, the person applying the pesticide shall provide notice of the date and approximate time of any such pesticide application to any property that abuts the property to be treated.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-2211