D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
SubTilte 25-B. FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS CODE |
Chapter 25-B36. PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND PRACTICES |
Section 25-B3600. PROHIBITED CONDUCT - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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3600.1The following activities are prohibited within the District:
(a)Selling a food or a food product that is adulterated or misbranded;
(b)Adulterating or misbranding a food or a food product;
(c)Receiving a food or a food product that is adulterated or misbranded, or selling such an item for pay or otherwise;
(d)Refusing the Department entry into or inspection of a food processing operation, collection of samples, or copying of any record as specified in section 3200.2;
(e)Refusing the Department access to any part, portion or area of a food processing operation as required by section 3200.2;
(f)Using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identification device that is not authorized or not required by this Code;
(g)Using, removing, selling, serving or otherwise disposing of any embargoed food in violation of section 3506, or using, removing or disposing of detained equipment, utensils or food packaging materials in violation of section 3513; and
(h)Altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing all or any part of the labeling of, or performing any other act with respect to a food if the act is done while the article is held for sale and results in the article being misbranded.
3600.2It shall be unlawful to resell, to offer for resale, or to distribute for resale within the District any food processed in a food processing operation that has not obtained a license in accordance with section 3100.1 after receiving notice from the Department that the food is from an unlicensed food processing operation.