D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-I9901

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 25-I9901 - DEFINITIONS

9901.1

Abate - removing rodent infestations by eliminating or rodent-proofing rodent food sources, eliminating rodent nesting areas, rodent-proofing buildings entry ways, and poisoning or trapping existing rodent populations.

Burrow - a below ground nest or above ground harborage conditions for rodents.

Construction and demolition waste - discarded building materials and rubble resulting from, remodeling, repairs, and operations on houses, commercial buildings, pavements, and other structures.

Corrective action - Department directives to property owners to cleanup and abate specific, and to take preventive measures.

Debris - any of the following:

(a) Construction or demolition waste that is not stored in a rodent proof container and not removed within fourteen (14) days or longer;

(b) Yard waste and branches that are not bundled or bagged and set out for waste collection, but not yard waste placed in a properly maintained compost pile; and

(c) Fire wood that is stored next to a building or left in loose piles on the ground, but not fire wood that is stored away from buildings and at least eighteen (18) inches above the ground or in a rodent-proof building.

Department - The District of Columbia Department of Health

Food waste - animal or vegetable waste resulting from the storage, handling, preparation, cooking, or serving of foods, but not food waste placed in a properly maintained compost pile or part of a properly managed compost pile or anaerobic digestion facility.

Foul - grossly offensive to the senses, disgustingly loathsome, noisome, a smell, or containing or characterized by an offensive or noisome matter such as air or stagnant water.

Grease - used cooking oil, vegetable oil, shortening, margarine or any other used fat or oil used for cooking, frying or baking intended for recycling or disposal.

Hardware cloth - galvanized metal cloth or netting with small diameter holes used to prevent rodents from entering buildings.

Notice of Abate Violation - an administrative order issued to correct a public health nuisance.

Occupant - the person who has the use of any building or any part thereof or who has the use or possession, actual or constructive, of the premises, as an owner or tenant. In the case of vacant buildings, or vacant portions of a commercial building or structure, or in case of occupancy in whole or in part by the owner, the owner of the building shall be deemed responsible for such building or structure.

Offal - the entrails and internal organs of an animal.

Ordure - excrement, dung; solid waste from the bowels of people or animals.

Person - any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, or any other private or public entity.

Premises - a building, together with any fences, walls, sheds, garages, or other accessory buildings appurtenant to that building, and the area of land surrounding the building and actually or by legal construction forming one enclosure in which the building is located.

Rodent-proofing - consist of but is not limited to the following:

(a) Using impervious materials such as hardware cloth or other appropriate materials to prevent the ingress of rodents into buildings from the exterior or from one building to another, and closing all openings in the exterior walls, ground or first floors, basements, roofs, and foundations to prevent gnawing that may be reached by rodents from the ground, by climbing, or by burrowing with;

(b) Using heavy gauge metal or heavy gauge plastic waste containers with tightly- fitting lids also constructed of heavy gauge metal or heavy gauge plastic and free of large gaps, cracks or holes and kept closed at all times other than when the container is being filled or emptied;

(c) If waste containers are equipped with a drain plug, the plug shall be constructed of heavy duty plastic or metal and shall be kept in the drain hole until the filled container is transported to its ultimate destination for emptying and disposal of its contents; and

(d) Areas where waste containers are stored are free of spilled waste at all times.

Rubmark - a dark, sometimes greasy mark formed from contact by the rat's body.

Runways - a narrow pathway of beaten earth and vegetation swept clear of debris by the frequent travel of a rat.

Solid waste - has the same meaning as provided in D.C. Official Code § 8-1031.01(15).

Weeds - uncultivated or wild vegetation that is greater than eight inches (8 in.) in height.

Yard waste - pruning's, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, and general yard and garden wastes.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-I9901

Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 7951 (7/5/2019)