Section 24-502. GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

 

502.1No person shall vend any product, service, or merchandise from public space in the District of Columbia without obtaining and maintaining a valid:

 

(a)Basic business license for vending (Vending Business License) issued by  the DCRA Director, except as provided by § 502.3;

 

(b)Vending Site Permit assigned pursuant to § 508 if the vendor is located on  a public sidewalk, pursuant to § 530 if the vendor is a Stationary Roadway  Vendor, or pursuant to § 533 if the vendor is a Mobile Roadway Vendor.

 

502.2In addition to the requirements specified in § 502, no person shall vend food from public or private space in the District of Columbia without obtaining and maintaining a valid:

 

(a)Health inspection certificate issued by the DOH Director;

 

(b)Food Protection Manager Certificate issued by the Conference of Food  Protection Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager  Certification Programs in accordance with § 203.1 of Subtitle A (Food and  Food Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR;

 

(c)Certified Food Protection Manager Identification Card issued by DOH in  accordance with § 203 of Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title  25 of the DCMR; provided, that a vendor without such certification may  employ a person who holds a valid:

 

(1)Food Protection Manager Certificate issued by the Conference of  Food Protection Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection  Manager Certification Programs in accordance with § 203.3 of  Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR;  and

 

(2)Certified Food Protection Manager Identification Card issued by  DOH in accordance with § 203 of Subtitle A (Food and Food  Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR;

 

(d)Required food safety analyses and plans in accordance with § 3701 of  Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR; and

 

(e)Permit from FEMS, if the vendor uses propane gas, open flames, or solid  fuels such as wood pellets or charcoal.

 

502.3The licenses and permits required under §§ 502.1 and 502.2 shall be subject to any conditions imposed by the District agency issuing or assigning the license, permit, or certificate.

 

502.4A Vending Business License shall not be required for:

 

(a)Employees of licensed vendors, but such employees shall be required to  obtain and display at all times a Vendor Employee Identification Badge  pursuant to § 564.1;

 

(b)Persons authorized to sell products, merchandise, food, or services at a  licensed or permitted Public Market, as that term is defined in § 541 A  individual under eighteen (18) years of age, if the person holds a valid  permit or other form of authorization issued by the District of Columbia  Public Schools and is accompanied by a licensed vendor;

 

(c)Certain vending activities authorized by the First Amendment Assemblies  Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-352; D.C. Official  Code §§ 5-331.01 et seq. (2008 Repl.)); or

 

(d)Persons authorized to sell products, merchandise, food, or services at a  licensed or permitted Special Event, as that term is defined in § 599.

 

502.5A Vending Business License is issued only to the licensee and may not be sold, transferred, conveyed, or otherwise assigned to any other person.

 

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.

source

Regulation No. 74-39 (21 DCR 1285 (December 23, 1974)); as amended by § 502 of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1984, effective September 26, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-113; 31 DCR 3974, 3981 (August 10, 1984)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 4935 (October 5, 1984); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5746 (October 11, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 7586 (December 27, 1985); as amended by D.C. Act (45 DCR 1172 (March 6, 1998)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).