1529. URBAN APICULTURE: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

1529 URBAN APICULTURE: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES 1529.1 A person who violates any provision in §§ 1520 to 1529 shall be subject to civil fines and penalties under the schedule of fines for a class 4 infraction, pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 (D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801 et seq.), and the enforcement procedures in this section. 1529.2 Each day that a violation occurs is a separate offense. 1529.3 Each colony shall constitute a single offense or count. 1529.4 The Department may also pursue administrative enforcement through: (a) Notices of violation; (b) Compliance orders; (c) Notices of violation combined with an immediate compliance order; (d) Denial, modification, suspension, or revocation of registration; (e) Notices of infraction; or (f) Any other order necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare or the environment. 1529.5 An administrative enforcement action shall: (a) Include a statement of the facts and the nature of the alleged violation; (b) Allow a reasonable time for compliance with the order, consistent with the likelihood of any harm and the need to protect the public health, safety, or welfare or the environment; (c) Advise the respondent that the respondent has the right to request an administrative hearing and at the respondent’s expense, the right to legal representation at the hearing; (d) Inform the respondent of any scheduled hearing date, or of any actions necessary to obtain a hearing, and the consequences of failure to comply with the compliance order or failure to request a hearing; (e) State the action that the respondent is required to take, or the activity or activities that the respondent is required to cease to comply with the order; and (f) State that civil infraction fines, penalties, or costs may be assessed for failure to comply with the order. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11540 (August 21, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Amusements, Parks, and Recreation 19 DCMR § 1529