517.1No person shall vend food in the District unless DOH has issued a valid health inspection certificate for the vending vehicle, cart, or stand, or public market from which the food is vended.
517.2A health inspection certificate shall be valid for six (6) months or until the time of the next inspection, whichever is earlier.
517.3A person shall not be issued a Class A or Class C Vending Business License, or a Vending Site Permit for a Class A or Class C Vending Business License, until the person receives a health inspection certificate from DOH.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-517
Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1347 (March 8, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013)Authority: Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, effective December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986, the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619), and Mayor's Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010; Sections 101(b), 2002(b), and 2 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.04(c)(1), 47-2851.05(d), and 47-2851.12 (2005 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); Sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.04 and 2-1801.05 (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor's Order 86-38, dated March 4, 1986.