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Dawn Charette seeks reinstatement of operator license after 2005 fumigation death; board takes matter under submission
Summary
Dawn Charette, majority owner of D & S (DNS) Termite Control, testified at a March 12, 2025 hearing about her rehabilitation, business changes and plans to manage branch 3 work after a longtime operator retires. The hearing concerned a 2005 fumigation incident that resulted in a death and multiple prior disciplinary proceedings; the board closed
A petition hearing for reinstatement of operator Dawn Charette’s license was held remotely on March 12, 2025, before Administrative Law Judge Wilbert Bennett and the Structural Pest Control Board. Deputy Attorney General Stephanie Lee presented the board’s petition package, which the board admitted into evidence. The hearing covered the 2005 fumigation incident that resulted in the death of a resident, related disciplinary proceedings and court litigation, Charette’s rehabilitation activities and changes in company operations. The record was closed and the matter was submitted for deliberation; the board issued no decision at the hearing.
The deputy attorney general summarized the agency’s record: Charette’s operator license and the company license for D & S (referred to in the record as DNS Termite Control) were subject to an accusation beginning in 2006 that led to findings about inadequate prefumigation preparation and related violations after a March 2005 fumigation of a 30-unit condominium complex using Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride). The board’s original decision placed the company…
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