D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-555

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 24-555 - OPERATIONAL STANDARDS: FOOD PREPARATION AND HANDLING

555.1

All preparation, handling, transportation, and storage of food vended under this chapter shall be in compliance with:

(a) 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 §§ 48-101 et seq. (2009 Repl. & 2011 Supp.));

(b) Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title 25 (Food Operations and Community Hygiene) of the DCMR;

(c) Any other applicable law or regulation related to the preparation, handling, transportation, or storage of food;

(d) Requirements of, and conditions imposed by, the health inspection certificate, including any plans or standards approved or imposed as part of the issuance of the health inspection certificate; and

(e) Any applicable standards established by DOH.

555.2

No food vending equipment shall be used for purposes other than those authorized by the DOH Director.

555.3

No food may be vended from a vending vehicle, cart, or stand unless there is a person in charge on site at the time of the preparation, handling, and sale of the food who holds a valid:

(a) Food Protection Manager Certificate issued by the Conference of Food Protection Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs in accordance with § 203 of Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR; and

(b) DOH-issued a Certified Food Protection Manager Identification Card in accordance with § 203 of Subtitle A (Food and Food Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR;

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-555

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013)

Authority: Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, effective December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986, the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619), and Mayor's Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010; Sections 101(b), 2002(b), and 2 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.04(c)(1), 47-2851.05(d), and 47-2851.12 (2005 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); Sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.04 and 2-1801.05 (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor's Order 86-38, dated March 4, 1986.