Title 37 — Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending.
3 chapters · 62 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 37-101 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (1) “Agricultural products” means vegetables, fruits, grains, mushrooms, honey, plants, plant cuttings, flowers, herbs, nuts, seeds, bulbs, and rootstock and includes baked or processed foods that are: (A) Processed in some way by the ma…
D.C. Code § 37-102 Coordinated management
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(a) The Department of General Services shall supervise and provide coordinated management over all operations in the Eastern Market Square. On April 16, 1999, the District of Columbia shall notify any extant lessees and sub-assignees with an existing lease, contract, agreement or…
D.C. Code § 37-103 Enterprise Fund
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(a) There is established the Eastern Market Enterprise Fund (“Fund”), an interest-bearing account, pursuant to § 47-373(2)(C). The Fund shall be operated by the CPMO in accordance with general accepted accounting principles. (b) The CPMO shall deposit into the Fund all revenues, …
D.C. Code § 37-104 Market operation
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Eastern Market shall be operated primarily as an indoor urban fresh food market and an outdoor Farmers’ Line, with a community arts center and public meeting space in the North Hall, with an arts and crafts market and a flea market on the North Plaza, and with compatible uses in …
D.C. Code § 37-105 Market manager
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(a) The CPMO shall consult with the EMCAC in preparing each request for proposals (“RFP”) which shall be issued by the District government for the selection of a market manager. The CPMO shall submit to the EMCAC each response to the market manager RFP for its review and recommen…
D.C. Code § 37-106 Eastern Market building and tenants
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(a) Tenants shall not occupy any space or stand inside the Eastern Market building without first having entered into a written contract with the market manager. (b) Each contract shall require that the tenant possess the required business license and sales and use tax number and …
D.C. Code § 37-107 Right of first refusal for existing inside operations
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(a) Any individual, association or corporation having a lease, contract, agreement, or legally binding understanding to operate one or more stalls in the South Hall, a breakfast or lunch restaurant in the Center and South Hall, a pottery studio in the Center Hall, a community- an…
D.C. Code § 37-108 Right of first refusal for existing sidewalk operations
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(a) Any farmer or other market vendor of agricultural products who has operated one or more stalls on the sidewalk at any time within the last 2 years shall be offered a right of first refusal to continue such operations under substantially similar terms, except that: (1) The ter…
D.C. Code § 37-109 Other neighborhood vending
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(a) In order to maintain the theme and character of Eastern Market, any District of Columbia agency having jurisdiction over public property, including, but not limited to, the property under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Department of Recrea…
D.C. Code § 37-110 Enforcement
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In the event that a market vendor violates any law, regulation, sidewalk market rule or condition of the market vendor’s sub-lease as specified in the contract, the market manager may issue a market violation notice (“MVN”) to the market vendor suspending the market vendor’s sub-…
D.C. Code § 37-111 Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee
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(a) There is hereby established the Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (“EMCAC”) to be comprised of no more than 11 voting members. The EMCAC shall be comprised as follows: (1) Repealed. (2) One representative of ANC 6B, who shall be a serving ANC Commissioner; (3) One r…
D.C. Code § 37-112 Insurance
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(a) The market manager shall maintain appropriate liability insurance. The market manager shall require each tenant and market vendor to maintain liability insurance, individually or as part of a group policy. (b) The market manager, each tenant and each market vendor shall indem…
D.C. Code § 37-113 Reporting requirements
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No later than January 2, 2004, the CPMO shall file a report with the Council for review. The report shall contain information including, but not limited to, a report on the operations and management of Eastern Market for the past 5 year period, financial operations, a summary of …