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 D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017)
 Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES
 SubTilte 25-A. FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS
 Chapter 25-A15. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND LINENS

  Section 25-A1535. FUNCTIONALITY - VENDING MACHINE DOORS AND OPENINGS  

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    1535.1Vending machine doors and access opening covers to food and container storage spaces shall be tight-fitting so that the space along the entire interface between the doors or covers and the cabinet of the machine, if the doors or covers are in a closed position, is no greater than one and one-half millimeters (1.5 mm) or one sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in.) by: 

     

    (a)Being covered with louvers, screens, or materials that provide an  equivalent opening of not greater than one and one-half millimeters (1.5  mm) or one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in.). Screening of twelve (12) or  more mesh to two and a half centimeters (2.5 cm) twelve (12) mesh to one  inch (1 in.) meets this requirement;

     

    (b)Being effectively gasketed;

     

    (c)Having interface surfaces that are at least thirteen millimeters (13 mm) or  one-half inch (1/2 in.) wide; or

     

    (d)Jambs or surfaces used to form an L-shaped entry path to the interface. 

     

    1535.2Vending machine service connection openings through an exterior wall of a machine shall be closed by sealants, clamps, or grommets so that the openings are no larger than one and a half millimeters (1.5 mm) or one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16 in).

     

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6273 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).