District of Columbia § 8-2204 Wildlife control operator license.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 8-2204 — Wildlife control operator license.

District of Columbia § 8-2204

Title 8Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.

Ch. 22Wildlife Protection.

Subch. IGeneral Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 8-2204 (2026).

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(a)The Department shall implement a licensing program for wildlife control operators. After the program is implemented, a wildlife control operator shall not engage in the business of providing wildlife control services unless the person is licensed to do so under this chapter.

(b)The Director may deny a license if the Director has a reasonable belief that issuing a license to the applicant would pose a threat:

(1)To public health or safety; or

(2)Of cruelty to animals.

(c)The Director shall deny a license if the applicant has been convicted of an offense involving wildlife or cruelty to animals within the previous 10 years.

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(a) The Department shall implement a licensing program for wildlife control operators. After the program is implemented, a wildlife control operator shall not engage in the business of providing wildlife control services unless the person is licensed to do so under this chapter.

(b) The Director may deny a license if the Director has a reasonable belief that issuing a license to the applicant would pose a threat:

(1) To public health or safety; or

(2) Of cruelty to animals.

(c) The Director shall deny a license if the applicant has been convicted of an offense involving wildlife or cruelty to animals within the previous 10 years.