{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2204","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-2204","heading":"Wildlife control operator license.","body":"(a)\nThe 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.\n\n(b)\nThe Director may deny a license if the Director has a reasonable belief that issuing a license to the applicant would pose a threat:\n(1)\nTo public health or safety; or\n(2)\nOf cruelty to animals.\n\n(c)\nThe 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.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 22. Wildlife Protection.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-2204","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e47c95abfd93b3b9b6737934b89ef3f4f4513c82aa2108d63c60ae5930293e1f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2203","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-2205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}