D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 20-2303
To be certified as competent in the use and handling of pesticides, each applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.
An applicant for certification shall pass a written examination (and, where appropriate, a practical examination) administered by the District Department of the Environment (Department) in each category or subcategory for which the applicant seeks to be certified.
The required examinations and testing shall be based upon the standards set forth in § 2304.
The required examinations and testing shall include the general standards applicable to all categories and the additional standards specifically identified for each category or subcategory, if any, in which an applicator is to be certified.
Examinations shall be administered at least six (6) times a year at locations and times designated and announced by the Department.
To become certified in any category or subcategory, each applicant shall be required to pass the following separate written examinations:
A passing score for any examination shall consist of a total correct score equal to or exceeding seventy percent (70%) of the total points on the examination as graded by the Department.
The Department shall notify in writing each applicant who takes an examination of the results of the examination on a pass-fail basis.
An applicant who fails the general core or category examination, or, when applicable, the practical examination, may not reapply to take that examination until thirty (30) days after the date of the last failed examination.
An applicant who fails the general core or category examination, or, when applicable, the practical examination, three (3) consecutive times, shall wait one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of the last failed examination before re-applying to take the examination.
The Department shall notify in writing each applicant who has successfully completed the requirements for certification, stating the category(ies) or subcategory(ies) in which competency has been demonstrated.
A certified applicator who elects to add one (1) or more category(ies) or subcategory(ies) to an existing certification shall be required to take only the examination for the new category(ies) or subcategory(ies) for which certification is desired.
An applicator who has any part of his or her certification revoked shall retake the examination in the category(ies) or subcategory(ies) for which the applicator seeks to be recertified.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 20-2303