Section 25-A3800. RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS - LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, CODE APPLICABILITY

 

3800.1No person shall operate a residential kitchen in a bed and breakfast operation without a valid license issued by the Mayor in accordance with § 4300.1. P 

 

3800.2No person shall operate a residential kitchen in a bed and breakfast operation without a Food Protection Manager Certificate and a Department-Issued Certified Food Protection Manager Identification Card in accordance with § 203. P

 

3800.3No person shall operate a residential kitchen in a bed and breakfast operation with a license that has been suspended for violations of this Code. P

 

3800.4Residential kitchens in bed and breakfast operations where the available guest bedrooms do not exceed (3) and the number of guests served does not exceed nine (9) are exempt from this Code, except that they must inform the consumer by statements contained in published advertisements, mailed brochures, and placards posted at the registration area that the food is prepared in a kitchen that is not regulated and inspected by the Department.

 

3800.5Residential kitchens in bed and breakfast operations where the available guest bedrooms are between four (4) and ten (10) and the number of guests served does not exceed eighteen (18) shall:

 

(a)Obtain a food establishment license;

 

(b)Comply with the requirements of this chapter as well as Chapters 41  through 49;

 

(c)Be exempt from Chapter 42, “Plan Submission and Approval” and only  submit an intended menu with the application for a food establishment  license; and

 

(d)Comply with all other District laws and regulations as to construction and  renovations.  

 

3800.6Residential kitchens in bed and breakfast operations where the available guest bedrooms are ten (10) or more shall comply with all provisions of this Code, and shall obtain a food establishment license.

 

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, 6331-32 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).