D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-1008
No paper, handbills, dodgers, cards, circulars, or advertising matter of any kind, or samples of merchandise, shall be thrown, pushed, cast, deposited, dropped, scattered, distributed, or left in or upon any street, avenue, alley, highway, footway, sidewalk, parking, or other public space in the District of Columbia, or in or upon or from any vehicle.
No paper, handbills, dodgers, cards, circulars, or advertising matter of any kind, or samples of merchandise, shall be thrown, pushed, cast, deposited, dropped, scattered, distributed, or left in or upon the parking or doorsteps of any premises in the District of Columbia, or within the building line, vestibule, or yard of any premises, if it is likely to be taken up by the wind and scattered in the streets, or in or upon any of the places listed in § 1008.1.
This section is not intended to prevent the delivery of newspapers and addressed envelopes within the building line of any premises within the District, or the distribution of anything other than commercial and business advertising matter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-1008