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A RESOLUTION
20-476
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 6, 2014
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Vending Regulation Act of 2009 and Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to establish criminal penalty provisions for violations of regulations implementing the Vending Regulation Act of 2009.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Vending Regulations Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 2.(a) In 2009, the Council passed the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective July 28, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; D.C. Official Code § 37-131.01 et seq.)(“Vending Regulation Act”) , which authorized the Mayor to regulate vending in the District and required any proposed rules to be submitted to the Council for review and approval.
(b) On March 8, 2013, the Vending Business License Regulation Resolution of 2013, deemed disapproved on June 22, 2013 (D.C. Proposed Resolution 20-125) was introduced in the Office of the Secretary by Chairman Mendelson at the request of the Mayor. Some of the regulations contained in PR20-125 were adopted by the Vending Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, effective June 19, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-84; 60 DCR 9534), and the subsequent adoption of the Vending Regulation Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, effective September 18, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-90; 60 DCR 9551).
(c) On September 20, 2013, the Office of the City Administrator published final rules in the D.C. Register.
(d) With the adoption of the Vending Business License Regulation Resolution of 2013 in March of 2013, the provisions establishing criminal penalties for violations of the vending regulations were superseded.
(e) To permit complete enforcement of vending violations and avoid disruption of proper vending operations, it is necessary to enact emergency legislation establishing criminal penalty provisions for violations of regulations implementing the Vending Regulation Act.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Vending Regulations Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
