District of Columbia Administrative Code

807 SIGNS AND ADVERTISEMENTS 807.1 During the inaugural period, no person shall in any manner convey, transport, drive, carry, or exhibit upon any street, avenue, alley, or reservation within the inaugural area any sign, advertising device, or other object that in any way obstruc…

808 TEMPORARY HOUSING 808.1 During the inaugural period, the proprietors or lessees of any premises or building used for temporary housing or quarters shall maintain the premises or building in a sanitary condition. 808.2 The proprietors or lessees shall permit inspections of the…

809 REVIEWING STANDS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 809.1 The provisions of this section shall apply during the inaugural period. 809.2 The approval of the Inaugural Committee shall be required before any reviewing stand or other temporary structure may be constructed on public grounds…

810 PARADE ROUTE SEATING 810.1 Except as provided in §810.2, during the inaugural period, no person shall occupy, sit, stand on, or otherwise use any table, box, ladder, crate, or similar object in any area along the inaugural parade route in which spectators are allowed to stand…

811 FLOATS AND VEHICLES 811.1 The provisions of this section shall apply during the inaugural period. 811.2 All decorations used on floats shall be made of flame-resistant material approved by the Fire Chief. 811.3 Heating devices or smoke effects used on floats shall not be inst…

812 STABLING OF ANIMALS 812.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of §§3 and 18 of the Ordinance to Revise, Consolidate, and Amend the Ordinances of the Board of Health (DCMR Title 22), temporary places for stabling animals may be established during the inaugural period within the Dis…

813 FEES 813.1 The following fee schedule shall be applicable during the inaugural period: License or Permit Fee (a) Oversized vehicles and floats $19.00; (b) Railroad sleeping cars (per car per day) 10.00 ; (c) Merchandise vendors 15.00; (d) Food vendors 25.00; (e) Food vendors …

815 MERCHANDISE VENDORS: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 815.1 The provisions of §§815 through 819 shall apply during the inaugural period. 815.2 No person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute any goods, wares, or merchandise in or on any street or avenue (including the roadway, treesp…

816 MERCHANDISE VENDORS: LICENSE APPLICATIONS 816.1 Application for the issuance of a special license to exercise the privilege of selling, offering for sale, or distributing goods, wares, or merchandise in or on any street, avenue, alley, or reservation in the Inaugural Area dur…

817 MERCHANDISE VENDORS: USE OF VEHICLES 817.1 No vehicle of any description shall be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any merchandise for which a license is issued, unless the Concessions Committee finds that the sale or distribution of the merchandise can be …

818 MERCHANDISE VENDORS: SALE OF MERCHANDISE 818.1 No person to whom the special license authorized by this section has been issued shall sell any item of merchandise other than the item or items as he or she may be specifically authorized to sell by the Concessions Committee, as…

820 FOOD VENDORS: SALE OF FOOD ITEMS 820.1 The provisions of §§820 through 824 shall apply during the inaugural period. 820.2 Except as provided in §§820.4 and 820.5, the sale of fruit, food, lunches, candy, tobacco, drinks, and similar items in any of the reviewing stands or on …

821 FOOD VENDORS: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 821.1 No person shall sell or offer to sell any fruit, food, lunches, candy, tobacco, drinks, or similar items in any reviewing stand or in or on any street, avenue, alley, or reservation in the Inaugural Area between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.…

822 FOOD VENDORS: LICENSE APPLICATIONS 822.1 Application for the issuance of a special license to sell or offer for sale fruit, food, lunches, candy, tobacco, drinks, or similar items in any reviewing stand or in the Inaugural Area shall be submitted to the Director of the Depart…

823 FOOD VENDORS: EMPLOYMENT OF HELPERS 823.1 Persons issued the special license authorized by this section may employ the number of assistants or helpers as the Concessions Committee and the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs may authorize. 823.2 Each assistant or helpe…

825 CONCESSION STANDS: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 825.1 The provisions of §§825 through 830 shall apply during the inaugural period. 825.2 No person shall set up any stand or booth to sell, offer for sale, or distribute any fruit, food, lunches, candy, tobacco, drinks, or similar items…

826 CONCESSION STANDS: PERMITS TO ERECT STANDS 826.1 Permits to erect concession stands on public space within the jurisdiction of the Mayor, shall be obtained from the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. 826.2 Applications for a permit shall be accompanied by at least t…

827 CONCESSION STANDS: CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT 827.1 All food stands shall be covered with wood, metal, flame-resistant canvas, or similar material approved by the Fire Chief. 827.2 Food stands and mobile units shall be constructed and ready for inspection by the District at l…

828 CONCESSION STANDS: COOKING APPLIANCES 828.1 Heating and cooking appliances in concession stands shall be those that operate either by electricity or by liquefied petroleum gas. 828.2 A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Chief for the use of liquefied petroleum gas. 828.3 …

829 CONCESSION STANDS: FOOD PREPARATION 829.1 Each work surface for food preparation shall be at least thirty inches (30 in.) from any service counter. The work surface shall be arranged, located, and protected so that the food on the surface is not unreasonably subjected to cont…

830 CONCESSION STANDS: FOOD HANDLERS 830.1 Food handlers shall be required to and shall cleanse their hands before beginning work, and again after each interruption of work. 830.2 Hands shall be kept clean at all times when persons are engaged in handling food, utensils, or equip…

899 DEFINITIONS 899.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Chief of Police - the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, as established by §1 of the Act relating to the D.C. Metropolitan Poli…

900 DOGS 900.1 No person shall own or keep a dog that, by barking or in any other manner, disturbs the quiet of any neighborhood or any person. 900.2 No dog shall be allowed to go at large. 900.3 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit t…

901 VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS AGAINST RABIES AND DISTEMPER 901.1 (a) Each person who owns, keeps, or has custody of a dog in the District of Columbia shall have that dog vaccinated against rabies and canine distemper by a licensed veterinarian before the dog is four (4) months…

902 FOWL 902.1 No person shall harbor, keep, or caused to be kept any live fowl within the District in a manner that is contrary to the provisions of this section, without a permit from the Mayor. 902.2 A permit to keep live fowl shall be issued only upon the approval of the Dire…

903 PIGEONS 903.1 No person or persons shall keep or cause to be kept any pigeons within the District, without a permit from the Mayor. 903.2 A permit shall be issued only upon the approval of the Director of the Department of Human Services. 903.3 Before a permit is issued to an…

904 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Article 18, §14 of the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Apiculture Act of 2012, effective April 20, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-262; 60 DCR 1300 (February 8, 2013)). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Space…

905 WILD ANIMALS 905.1 No person shall keep or display any captured wild animal (such as a bear, monkey, fox, or reptile) on any public space under the supervision of the Mayor, without first obtaining a permit to do so. 905.2 Any person desiring to keep or display any wild anima…

906 DROVES OF ANIMALS ON STREETS 906.1 No person shall drive or conduct sheep, swine, beeves, or other cattle in herds or droves through any improved city street, nor any densely populated suburban street, nor on any suburban paved or board sidewalk, except as provided in this se…

907 DANGEROUS DOGS 907.1 A dog that has been declared dangerous pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 8-1902 shall be spayed or neutered at the owner’s expense before the owner may take possession of the dog and after the owner has satisfied all other dangerous dog registration requir…

908 NOTICES OF INFRACTION 908.1 The Director or an enforcement official with the Animal Care and Control Agency may issue a Notice of Infraction, also known as a ticket or citation, imposing a civil fine or other civil penalty, whenever the Director or the enforcement official ha…

999 DEFINITIONS 999.1 When used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Abandon – to desert, forsake, or give up an animal without having secured another owner or custodian for the animal or having transferred the animal to the Animal Ca…

100 TITLE ─ FOOD CODE 100.1 These provisions shall be known as the Food Code, hereinafter referred to as “this Code.” SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR…

101 INTENT ─ FOOD SAFETY, ILLNESS PREVENTION, AND HONEST PRESENTATION 101.1 The purpose of this Code is to safeguard public health and provide to consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); …

102 SCOPE ─ STATEMENT 102.1 This Code establishes definitions; sets standards for management and personnel, food operations, and equipment and facilities; provides for food establishment plan review, license issuance, inspections, and the exclusion or restriction of food employee…

1000 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ FROZEN FOOD 1000.1 Stored frozen foods shall be maintained frozen. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 4 and…

1001 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD), SLACKING 1001.1 Frozen potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) that is slacked to moderate the temperature shall be held: (a) Under refrigerat…

1002 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ THAWING 1002.1 Except as specified in § 1002.5, potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) shall be thawed under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at five degrees Celsius (5o C) (forty-one degrees Fahr…

1003 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ COOLING 1003.1 Cooked potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) shall be cooled: (a) Within two (2) hours, from fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57o C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135o F)) to twenty-one …

1004 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ COOLING METHODS 1004.1 Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified in § 1003 by using one (1) or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (a) Placing the food in shal…

1005 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD) HOT AND COLD HOLDING 1005.1 Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified in § 1009, potentially hazardous fo…

1006 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD), DISPLAY 1006.1 Potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) that is displayed on drained ice, or held in a display container, and is exposed to exte…

1007 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ READY-TO-EAT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD), DATE MARKING 1007.1 Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method as specified in § 1011, and except as specified in §§ 1007.4 and 1007.5…

1008 TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL ─ READY-TO-EAT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (TIME/ TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD), DISPOSITION 1008.1 A food specified in §§ 1007.1 or 1007.2 shall be discarded if it: (a) Exceeds either of the temperature and time combinations specified in …

1009 TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL 1009.1 Except as specified in § 1009.4, if time without temperature control is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) before cooking, or for ready-to-eat …

1010 VARIANCE REQUIREMENT 1010.1 A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the Department as specified in §§ 4102, 4103, and 4104 before: Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement; Pf Curing food; Pf Using food additives o…

1011 SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS ─ REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, CRITERIA 1011.1 Except for a food establishment that obtains a variance as specified in § 1010, a food establishment that packages potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) using a reduce…